Y/n Downloads & RevenueY/n · App Store & Google Play
Y/n gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Y/n by Emittance Inc. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 55 events
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: fictionsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: fanfict, fanfics, novelsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Y/n updated to version 1.3.46Android- Bug fixes
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: fanfiction, fanfics, glimmeriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Y/n entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Books · GB
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: fanfictioniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: characteriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: fictioniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦Y/n updated to version 1.0.48iOSYou can now share your stories to TikTok as slides, sort comments, and see how many public stories someone has on their profile.
- 📈Y/n entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Books · CA
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: novelsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: novel, charactersiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: characteriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Y/n entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Books & Reference · CA
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Books & Reference · CA · Top Grossing · Books & Reference · CA
- 📈Y/n charting in a new countryAndroidSpain
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: fictionsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Books & Reference · AU
- 📈Y/n charting in a new countryAndroidCanada
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: novelsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Books & Reference · IT · Top Grossing · Books & Reference · TR
- 📈Y/n charting in a new countryAndroidTurkey
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Books · AE · Top Free · Books · BR
- ✏️Y/n: app got biggeriOS57 MB → 67 MB (+18%)
- 📦Y/n updated to version 1.0.47iOSBug fixes
- 📈Y/n charting in a new countryAndroidMexico
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Books & Reference · NL
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Books & Reference · DE
- 📦Y/n updated to version 1.0.46iOS- Invite your friends with referrals for limit resets
- Branch your stories
- Pinned comments
- Dark mode in settings
- Long press reply suggestions to edit them
& a ton of other bug fixes and improvements - 📈Y/n charting in a new countryAndroidItaly
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Books & Reference · NL
- 📈Y/n charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📦Y/n updated to version 1.3.41Android- Pin comments
- Bug fixes - 📈Y/n entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Books · FR
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: fanficsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Books & Reference · FR
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Free · Books · AU · Top Free · Books · CA
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Books & Reference · FR
- 📈Y/n charting in a new countryAndroidFrance
- ✏️Y/n added hidden keywords: fictioniOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Books · DE
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Books · IT
- 📈Y/n entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Books & Reference · GB
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Books & Reference · AU · Top Free · Books & Reference · GB
- 📈Y/n charting in a new countryAndroidAustralia
- 📈Y/n entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Books · AE
- 📈Y/n charting in a new countryiOSUnited Arab Emirates
- 🆕Y/n first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidBrazil
- 📦Y/n updated to version 1.0.45iOSBug fixes and improvements.
- 🆕Y/n first spotted by AppInsideriOS#3 in Top Grossing · Books · United Kingdom
- 📦Y/n version 1.0.44iOSNo release notes
- 📦Y/n version 1.3.38Android- Bug fixes
- 🆕Y/n released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Y/n released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Books GrossingY/n at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Y/n is a free interactive fiction platform where users play as customizable protagonists in community-generated stories, primarily targeting fans of romance and fanfiction who seek personalized narrative experiences. The app demonstrates strong monetization potential by ranking #2 in GB Books Grossing and consistently placing within the top 15 grossing charts across major markets like the US, CA, AU, and DE, despite being a free download.
Similar apps: Episode, Choices: Stories You Play, Wattpad
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Y/n’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 3 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v1.3.22, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Y/n downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | – |
| Google Play | 500+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Y/n's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Y/n makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Y/n+ Weekly subscription | |
| 2 | Y/n+ Monthly subscription |
Hidden keywords
Y/n shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #3 Books Grossing | 11 of 30 countries | #18 | #17 |
| Google Play | #23 Books & Reference Grossing | 12 of 23 countries | #53 | #28 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in 
Brazil ▲ +175% · 
France ▲ +50%
New ratings by country (8)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 152 | 72% | ▲ +24% |
| United Kingdom | 35 | 17% | ▲ +17% |
 Canada | 5.5 | 3% | ▲ +18% |
 Australia | 5 | 2% | ▼ -17% |
 Germany | 5 | 2% | ▼ -17% |
| Brazil | 3.2 | 2% | ▲ +175% |
| France | 3.2 | 2% | ▲ +50% |
 Italy | 1.8 | 1% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.5 ★ | 6k |
| Google Play | 4.4 ★ | 1.8k 241 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 7.8k |
What users say about Y/n
From the 157 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's creative storytelling and AI quality but are heavily frustrated by restrictive message limits and recent content moderation changes. Many long-time users feel the app is becoming 'greedy' or losing its unique appeal due to paywalls and age-rating restrictions.
Mixed but leaning positive (57% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being fun. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “I do not want to pay for it”
- Fun: “The stories are fun and engaging”
- Features & content: “I wish this feature wasn’t a thing?”
- Ads: “I would rather have ads tbh”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Instead of chat limits can we get ads?”
- Price & subscription: “Why is it so hard to manage our subscription?”
- Features & content: “What’s even the point of having the option to reroll for the storyline if it doesn’t!”
- Login & account: “Can’t update my account either”
About Y/n
Stories are made for you. Your texts change the plot and how characters feel about you (oops!). No two playthroughs are the same (but you can rewind).
There's a Y/n story for every taste: romance, fanfiction, fluff, mystery, and more. Discover 10M+ stories created by the community.
Can't find the one you want? Write and publish your own.
Download Y/n for free and play your story!
EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Y/n App Store
Y/n gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Y/n is #3 in Books Grossing in United Kingdom and charting in 11 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Books GrossingY/n at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Y/n is a free interactive fiction platform where users play as customizable protagonists in community-generated stories, primarily targeting fans of romance and fanfiction who seek personalized narrative experiences. The app demonstrates strong monetization potential by ranking #2 in GB Books Grossing and consistently placing within the top 15 grossing charts across major markets like the US, CA, AU, and DE, despite being a free download.
Similar apps: Episode, Choices: Stories You Play, Wattpad
Y/n on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Y/n’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 3 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
Y/n downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Y/n's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Y/n before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Y/n makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Y/n+ Weekly subscription | |
| 2 | Y/n+ Monthly subscription |
Hidden keywords
Y/n shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | BooksGrossing | #3 |
| United States | BooksGrossing | #17 |
| United States | BooksFree | #18 |
| United Kingdom | BooksFree | #13 |
| Germany | BooksGrossing | #16 |
| Canada | BooksGrossing | #13 |
| Australia | BooksGrossing | #15 |
| France | BooksGrossing | #30 |
| France | BooksFree | #27 |
| Italy | BooksGrossing | #20 |
| Brazil | BooksGrossing | #37 |
| Germany | BooksFree | #57 |
 South Korea | BooksGrossing | #69 |
| Canada | BooksFree | #56 |
 United Arab Emirates | BooksGrossing | #28 |
 Saudi Arabia | BooksGrossing | #60 |
| Brazil | BooksFree | #93 |
| Italy | BooksFree | #78 |
| Australia | BooksFree | #115 |
| Saudi Arabia | BooksFree | #149 |
Apps near Y/n on the chart
Books Grossing, around #3.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in Brazil ▲ +175% · France ▲ +50%
New ratings by country (8)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 152 | 72% | ▲ +24% |
| United Kingdom | 35 | 17% | ▲ +17% |
| Canada | 5.5 | 3% | ▲ +18% |
| Australia | 5 | 2% | ▼ -17% |
| Germany | 5 | 2% | ▼ -17% |
| Brazil | 3.2 | 2% | ▲ +175% |
| France | 3.2 | 2% | ▲ +50% |
| Italy | 1.8 | 1% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Y/n
From the 157 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's creative storytelling and AI quality but are heavily frustrated by restrictive message limits and recent content moderation changes. Many long-time users feel the app is becoming 'greedy' or losing its unique appeal due to paywalls and age-rating restrictions.
Mixed but leaning positive (57% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being fun. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “I do not want to pay for it”
- Fun: “The stories are fun and engaging”
- Features & content: “I wish this feature wasn’t a thing?”
- Ads: “I would rather have ads tbh”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Instead of chat limits can we get ads?”
- Price & subscription: “Why is it so hard to manage our subscription?”
- Features & content: “What’s even the point of having the option to reroll for the storyline if it doesn’t!”
- Login & account: “Can’t update my account either”
About Y/n
Stories are made for you. Your texts change the plot and how characters feel about you (oops!). No two playthroughs are the same (but you can rewind).
There's a Y/n story for every taste: romance, fanfiction, fluff, mystery, and more. Discover 10M+ stories created by the community.
Can't find the one you want? Write and publish your own.
Download Y/n for free and play your story!
EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Latest updates
Store changes
What Y/n changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from Emittance Inc.
Y/n Android
Y/n gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Y/n is #28 in Books & Reference Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 12 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Books & Reference GrossingY/n on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v1.3.22, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Y/n downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Y/n's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Y/n before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How Y/n makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Y/n+ Weekly subscription | |
| 2 | Y/n+ Monthly subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #28 |
| United States | Books & ReferenceFree | #53 |
| United Kingdom | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #23 |
| France | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #36 |
| Canada | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #30 |
| United Kingdom | Books & ReferenceFree | #54 |
| Germany | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #56 |
| Australia | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #42 |
| Brazil | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #43 |
| Canada | Books & ReferenceFree | #61 |
| Germany | Books & ReferenceFree | #110 |
| Australia | Books & ReferenceFree | #66 |
| Saudi Arabia | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #48 |
| France | Books & ReferenceFree | #115 |
 Netherlands | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #42 |
| United Arab Emirates | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #46 |
 Turkey | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #47 |
| Italy | Books & ReferenceFree | #132 |
| Netherlands | Books & ReferenceFree | #64 |
Apps near Y/n on the chart
Books & Reference Grossing, around #28.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Y/n
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (59% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and good value. The main complaints are about login and account problems, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Fun: “I really enjoyed it though”
- Price & subscription: “the bots remember even without the premium subscription”
- Features & content: “I personally love the features of creating a character!”
- Ads: “actually really good, no ads yet”
Common complaints
- Login & account: “now it won't let me log in?”
- Price & subscription: “I even have a subscription”
- Crashes & bugs: “idk why but it keeps giving me an error”
- Updates: “I don't know about the new update”
About Y/n
On Y/n, you play a character in your story. Be a boarding school student and get the boys to fall in love with you, or plan a jailbreak with Sherlock Holmes.
Stories are made for you. Your texts change the plot and how characters feel about you, so no two playthroughs are the same (but you can rewind).
There's a Y/n story for every mood: romance, fanfiction, fluff, mystery, and more. Discover 10M+ stories created by the community.
Can't find the one you want? Write and publish your own.
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