Yac review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Voice and screen messages that replace meetings
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Yac report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for voice and screen messages instead of meetings
Yac sends voice, screen and camera messages so a team can skip some meetings. Teams cost $3 a user a month on yearly billing. The free plan is for one person, with only the last 100 messages visible, and the homepage says a new version is coming.
Who Yac is for
- Fits if you want to replace some meetings with short recorded messages
- Works for teams on Macs and phones that use Slack
Who Yac is not for
- Skip it if you use Windows, as no Windows or browser version is listed
- Tight if you stay free, since you cannot invite teammates and see only 100 messages
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $5 against $3 on yearly billing
- Watch out: the homepage says a new version is coming, and some pages carry a 2021 copyright
Why Yac gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$3 a user a month billed yearly, at the edge of the cheaper quarter, $5 if billed monthly.
- CFree plan and trialFree for personal use with unlimited voice messages, but no teammates and only the last 100 messages.
- CFeaturesVoice, screen and camera messages, channels and transcription search. Private groups, full history and the Slack link are paid.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. A team has to be invited and the habit built before it helps.
- BPlatforms and integrationsMac, iPhone and Android, with Slack and Zapier. No Windows or web version appears on the pages read.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Yac's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/yac#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/yac.svg" alt="Yac: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Yac stands among team communication apps
Yac's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 29 of the 75 other team communication apps we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 47 of 75) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $3 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6.90 for the category: 9 of the 51 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 76 team communication apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Yac’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 47 of 75, level with 10
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 75, level with 35
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 75, level with 61
- CEase of useAbove 11 of 75, level with 46
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 75, level with 41
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 66 team communication apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Yac, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Yac you would be making chat that a whole team counts on staying up. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $36 a year.
What you could not
- Chat that a whole team counts on staying up.
- Recording the screen with its sound, and somewhere to keep the video.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- Apps for macOS, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
What this rests on. Yac’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Yac?
Yac is an asynchronous messaging app for teams that talk by recording short voice messages, screen recordings and camera clips instead of joining calls. Messages live in channels and private groups, and paid plans add transcription search and unlimited history.
Worth knowing
- Free accounts see only the last 100 messages and cannot invite teammates.
- The homepage says a new version of Yac is coming soon, with a waitlist.
- The Mac, iOS and Android apps are listed; no Windows or browser version appears on the pages read.
- The pricing and footer pages show a 2021 copyright line, so some pages may be older than the rest.
Key features
- Voice messages
- Record a message and share it in a channel or with one person, so teammates can reply when it suits them.
- Screen and camera recording
- Record your screen or camera to give feedback or report a bug. Included on the free plan.
- Channels and private groups
- Channels and personal connections are free; private groups and team management are on the paid plan.
- Transcription search
- Search the text of past voice messages. This needs the Teams plan.
- Public sharing links
- Share a recording through a link that can be opened outside the team.
- Slack and Zapier
- The Teams plan lists a Slack and Zapier integration; the page invites customers to ask about Asana and Jira.
Yac pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Yac has a free plan, and paid plans start at $3 per user / month, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $3 per user / month, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Unlimited voice messages, screen and camera recording, public sharing links, a Yac.com profile and channels, with the last 100 messages visible.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | For personal use. Inviting teammates or creating multiple teams needs a paid plan; message history is limited to the last 100. |
| Yac for Teams | $3per user / month, billed yearly ($5 billed monthly) | Unlimited message history, transcription search, team management, private groups and the Slack and Zapier integration. |
Read from yac.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Yac before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Yac have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Yac is listed for macOS, iOS and Android.
Does Yac have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Yac is listed for macOS, iOS and Android.
Is Yac open source?
Yac is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.