flat.social vs Yakura StudySquad

flat.social is a browser-based virtual meeting and events space where people move around shared rooms and talk with nearby participants. Audio volume and video connection respond to proximity. A flat can combine Open Spatial rooms for mingling, Conference rooms for presentations, and Chat rooms for text. Participants can draw, write and add images to shared whiteboards and sticky notes; built-in activities include football, chess, surfing, dice and arcade cabinets. Conference rooms support screen sharing and speaker or gallery layouts. Guests can join from a link, and the service runs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. The Free plan costs nothing and allows up to five people at once with unlimited session length. A Day Pass costs $2, paid once, billed at $2 per seat for 24 hours, requires at least 10 seats and supports up to 100 people. Monthly costs $6 a month, billed at $6 per seat per month, with 10 to 100 seats, attendance insights, branding removal, roles and advanced access control, and priority support. Larger capacity can be discussed with the company. Slack users can start a flat with /flat and schedule recurring weekly events.

Yakura StudySquad is a browser-based study space where students can focus alongside other people in live rooms. Users can open private rooms or join public lobbies, appearing as cartoon avatars with live status badges. Everyone in a room shares one synchronized Pomodoro timer. Room tools include shared flashcards, goals, streaks, chat, sticky notes, resources and built-in focus music. Focus sessions earn coins and XP, and squads can climb a weekly leaderboard; the listing says scores are earned on the server. StudySquad requires a free Yakura account and works in a modern browser on a laptop or tablet. All StudySquad features are included on the free plan, which allows users to host up to five rooms. StudySquad Pro costs $3 a month and raises the room limit to 25, allowing more squads and lobbies to run side by side. First-time subscribers get seven days free, and cancellation leaves access in place until the current period ends. Yakura App Inc. is the publisher and is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. Yakura's privacy policy says it uses encryption protocols, firewalls, secure server environments and access controls to help protect personal data in transit and at rest.