Comparison

Silo vs Yap

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Silo

Features
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Silo is the ultimate space for timely, direct sharing within your communities. Tired of algorithms deciding what you see? Silo brings back the chronological feed, focused entirely on the content you and your friends care about right now. Whether it’s sharing daily game scores, posting baby photos for the family, or keeping up with your local sports team, Silo makes it effortless to create and join niche feeds tailored to your interests. Customize notifications based on the content you care about ### Key Features: - **Instant Sharing**: Post photos, videos, and updates to your feeds in seconds. - **Custom Feeds**: Create private or public feeds for any topicβ€”memes, news, gaming, or family updates. - **Ephemeral by Design**: Keep your feeds fresh. Choose when posts expire (3 days, 7 days, or 2 weeks) to eliminate clutter and focus on the "now." - **Custom Reactions**: Express yourself with personalized emoji reactions configured for each feed. - **Full Control**: Admins can moderate memberships, approve followers, and decide who can post. - **Privacy First**: No ads, no tracking, and no algorithms. Your data is yours, and your feed is yours to control. Stop scrolling through noise. Start sharing with Silo.

About

Yap

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Yap is where a story turns into a group chat. Someone tells you what happened to them, out loud, in their own voice. It ends on a question with no clean answer. Was he wrong? Should she have said something? You tap, and you land in a room full of people talking it out right then. Text, photos, voice notes, whatever gets your point across. The room stays yours, and it keeps going long after the story ends. Every story here is somebody's real life. Every room is a group of strangers figuring out what they think about it. Why Yap β–  Stories told out loud Never written, never scripted. Someone talks, and you hear it exactly the way they told it. β–  Every story opens a room One tap and you are in, with everyone else who just heard the same thing. β–  Live group chats People reacting at the same time as you, not hours later in a comment section. β–  Your rooms stay in one place Ready for when you come back. The conversation kept going without you. β–  Talk once, and let the room take it from there No writing, no planning, no showing your face. You say it, and people show up. You know the feeling of finishing a story and needing to text someone about it right away. This is that, with the room already waiting. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://amonstudio.io/terms

Screenshots

Silo4 screens
Yap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Silo at 3 against Yap's 1. Silo also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Silo versus Yap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiloYap
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size53 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlex RichAmon Studio

In-app purchases

None

Silo

No in-app purchases

None

Yap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silo free?
Silo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yap free?
Yap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Silo or Yap have ads?
Neither Silo nor Yap shows ads.

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