Yik Yak

• Monthly — $2.99/month
• Monthly — $6.99/month
• Monthly (Early Bird) — $4.99/month

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

3.9 50053 ratings · App Store

1. 1/5Whoever is in charge of this app RUINED it.

   I’ve never left a review on an app before, so this will be my first. I first got this app in high school because I had a really large school and thought it would be fun. This was when you could still interact with your local community rather than just college communities. Removing that feature was the start of this app’s downfall. It was funny to see everyone talking about teachers and what was going on around town. At some point I got a timeout for whatever reason. I never made rude comments on there or anything, so someone had to of reported one of my comments or something that caused the timeout. I didn’t understand and it never let me post anything else again, so I just deleted the app. I just re-installed it today because I’m in college now, and I wanted to join and post on the community. I joined the community and scrolled through a few comments. I then wrote up a post about our fall break that just started today. I tried to post it….and it told me I was in a timeout. A TIMEOUT FOR OVER 2 YEARS????? What sense does that make?! This app seriously downgraded, and it doesn’t seem like there will be any effort made to return it to its glory days. Unless you’re in college it’s a pointless app, and if you want to join a college community that actually functions normally just use Snapchat. I really, really, REALLY despise this company for ruining such a good app. Deleting it for the second time now and never downloading again.

   Yolo solo dog · 30 Aug 2026

2. 1/5This app should’ve stayed banned and deleted

   There’s hardly any moderation it very political. It’s giving a poor version of Reddit They allow racism cyber bullying you can post inappropriate content on here naked pictures on here. Ppl can dox your information. Not to mention they’re are minors also on this app. You do not have to be a college student to have access this app. This is not a safe space for people. They remove small things but the inappropriate content the racist comments and the cyber bullying hate speech death threats they’ll leave that up. You can report all day and it won’t do a thing. Also parents be careful with your children getting on this app. There are predators on here and they can send inappropriate Messages to your child. There is no age verification for this app. Just give a phone number and say I’m not a college student and you’re in. Also it’s hard to delete your account I’ve contacted support so many times nothing. This app needs to be demolished immediately. This app should’ve stayed banned. It got banned the first time because this app allowed two students to send death threats to a African American student Also cyber bullied a female college student Read about it especially parents. GET YOUR KIDS OFF THIS APP IMMEDIATELY.

   Lilone4l · 30 Aug 2026

3. 1/5AI Banning Is Out of Control

   I liked this app years ago when I first got it. But now they will ban posts simply for being reported, regardless of if what you did ACTUALLY violates guidelines. I had so many posts removed that did not mention the names, nicknames, or initials of anyone. They were removed because they implied the mention of a person, completely keeping the person's identity a secret. I wish it would tell you what part of your post violated guidelines, because I truly do not know what about my posts violated them, thus I couldn't avoid making that mistake again. This happened so many times I was indefinitely suspended. Can't even figure out why, because none of your posts are reviewed by actual people. They are reviewed by an AI, that essentially removes any posts that are reported at all, regardless of if they actually violate the guideline they are reported for. You can basically just get any posts that you don't like removed if you report them, regardless of what the posts say at all. It wasn't always like this, but this new model has resulted in so many loyal users being banned indefinitely. Wouldn't even let me log out after I was banned, but wanted me to stay in my communities and continue using the app. Why would I use this app if I can't post, comment, or DM anyone. It's essentially just a worse version of reddit.

   tiberiusbro · 30 Aug 2026

4. 2/5Fantastic but the Notification Tab Needs Work

   I love checking this app and engaging with my fellow people on campus, but the app really needs to update its notification tab to show more of a preview of what Yak it’s referring to. The notification of “someone else commented on a yak you commented on” is helpful, and I want to check in on the thread, I love that. But, it doesn’t tell me which Yak that is. I have to tap that notification, wait 10 seconds for the Yak to load and then I end up checking the responses on that entire Yak. Right after that, you turn around and go back to the notification tab, and the indicator light for the notification you left is still on. You might be thinking, “Oh, just refresh it!”. Nope, if you do that, it gets rid of all the indicator lights for new notifications. So now, you have to guess what the next notification you should check is with no help from the exactly the same notification descriptions. I would suggest having a feature that changes the notifications from individual updates on each new message in the thread, to instead being one that says “New comments on Yak, ‘XYZ’” standing for the first couple words of that Yak. This way, it’s labeled and it’s streamlined because in the old system, I was getting all the updated messages in a Yak from just clicking on the first notification but then I still had to wade through all the other notifications about the same Yak.

   Calvin.york99 · 30 Aug 2026

5. 1/5Yik Yak is dead and you have killed it

   How will you comfort yourself, the murderer of all murderers? The funniest and mightiest app that the App Store has ever owned has bled to death under your knife. Who will wipe this blood off you? In all seriousness, your act of pathetic corporate monopolization has destroyed a once precious communal app. You have butchered every good aspect of it. There is a reason why nobody cares about Sidechat when compared to Yikyak. This is due to your poorly designed user interface, your separation of colleges, which removes one of the most interesting elements of conversing, and the clear presence of bugs and glitches that you somehow ignored when vandalizing an app that people enjoyed. I'm sure that your dev team is comprised of sellouts who are only interested in advertiser money and are willing to plagiarize enjoyable elements just to make a quick buck. However, in the unlikely event that there was some little hope in one of your founder's hearts that you might create something special, I hope you feel the gut-wrenching emptiness of the disdain people have for your design. On the off chance that one of you cares enough to read your own reviews, I urge you to take the only positive step left to save the app - revert the update. Rest in peace, Yik Yak. You were once a beautiful space that allowed for true anonymous expression in an age of dwindling privacy. If nothing else, I hope your death exposes the insufferable sellout corporate conglomerates that have taken over our digital world and turned it into an empty business, devoid of the true spirit of free expression.

   TThhrriilleerr4477 · 30 Aug 2026

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