Comparison

FailArmy vs Artcast

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

Head to head
About

FailArmy

Discover and watch a vast collection of hilarious fail videos, pranks, and comedy clips. This app lets you celebrate life's absurd moments and laugh off any failure.

Highlights
  • Hilarious fail videos
  • Prank compilations
  • Comedy clips
  • Shareable content
  • Celebrate absurd moments
Features
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Celebrate life’s absurd moments through hilarious fail videos, pranks, and comedy. Why take failure too seriously? Laugh it off!

About

Artcast

Discover, share, and create art with a global community. Curate personal collections, display them on your TV, and even earn revenue from your own creations. Connect with artists and art lovers worldwide.

Highlights
  • Discover diverse artwork and artists
  • Connect with a global artist community
  • Create and upload your own artwork
  • Earn revenue from artwork views
  • Curate custom art playlists
  • Sync art collections to your TV
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Let’s Create a More Vibrant and Artistic World Together. Artcast is an integrated mobile and Smart TV platform that allows you to access extraordinary Artists around the world, upload and generate revenue from your own Artwork, and connect with a dynamic international Artist Community. The Artcast iPhone app syncs with our Artcast Smart TV and streaming device app, giving you an easy, handheld way to manage art playlists (Artcasts), save Favorites, and navigate our incredible collection of artworks. From Classical Masters to thrilling new emerging Artists, Artcast offers a captivating array of art to inspire your mind and enliven your space. Curate your own personal art collection with the mobile app, then display it larger than life on your TV. Here are some of the key features of the Artcast mobile app: DISCOVER * Browse a wide variety of exquisite artwork and talented artists spanning numerous styles and mediums. * Experience unique new artists and ideas via weekly recommendations from our Curators. * Access exclusive gallery and museum collaborations. FOLLOW * Engage with our Global Community of talented Artists and expand your horizons. * Connect and dialogue with fellow Artists and Art Lovers * Comment, share and participate in discussions about artworks and enjoy a vibrant creative community. CREATE * Showcase Your Creativity on the World Stage * Use the mobile app to post artwork conveniently from your phone. * Easily organize your artwork into themed galleries, add titles, descriptions and more. * Earn 50% of revenue from user views of your artwork. * Gain exposure to Artcast’s expansive Global Audience EARN * You're in Good Company - from thrilling emerging artists to established Masters, our Artist Community is renowned for its creative talents. * Track your Earnings with Infographs and Reports showing your views, revenue and payouts. * Link your Paypal account to cash out earnings ME * Personalize Your Artcast Experience - a powerful array of features allow you to tailor your art collection to your vision. * Create custom artcasts and manage favorites * Curate your own artcasts with individual artworks you love, or easily add an entire collection to your Favorites. * Share artcasts or artworks with friends and contacts, and browse artcasts created by the Artcast community. SYNC TO YOUR TV * The Artcast TV app is available on most Smart TVs and streaming devices. Our TV app is standalone, so you don’t need a mobile app to use it. Simply control the TV app from your TV remote. You can easily link the Artcast mobile app to the Artcast TV app to synchronize all your favorites and playlists for large format TV display. The creativity in this world is wondrous and inspiring. Artcast exists to support that artistic landscape, by empowering Artists and broadening the ability for people around the world to experience and enjoy their artwork. We want to create more opportunities for Artists to support themselves through their talents, and more opportunities for people to engage with artists around the world. We are grateful you've joined us in this effort. Your subscription is processed completely through Apple — we do not collect or store any of your personal information. Please review our Privacy Policy at https://artcast.tv/privacy-policy and Terms of Use at https://artcast.tv/terms-of-use/ to learn more.

Screenshots

FailArmy4 screens
Artcast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FailArmy at 4.7 against Artcast's 3.9. FailArmy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 27). Artcast's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Artcast sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FailArmy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FailArmy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FailArmy has 1.7K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of FailArmy's written reviews are positive against 39% of Artcast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FailArmy ships an update every 3 months, Artcast every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FailArmy versus Artcast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFailArmyArtcast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better3.9 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews54.4% of reviews — better38.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB33 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJukin Media, Inc.Ambience Visuals LLC

Customer experience

FailArmy

All ratings1,669 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews182 reviews
Positive54.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative37.4%

Artcast

All ratings27 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.8%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive38.9%
Neutral27.8%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

FailArmy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Videos fail to load
  • App crashes on volume change
  • Categories and collections don't work
  • Blank screens and loading issues
  • Compatibility problems on tablets

Requested features

5 requests
  • Full-screen mode
  • Ability to rewind live videos
  • More video categories
  • Offline viewing option
  • Improved search functionality

Artcast

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FailArmy

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Artcast

Subscriptions2
  • Gallery Pass (1 Month)$4.991 Month
  • Gallery Pass (Annual)$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Gallery Rental2 variants$0.99
  • Gallery Rental2 variants$1.99

Questions

Is FailArmy free?
FailArmy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Artcast free?
Artcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FailArmy or Artcast?
FailArmy is rated higher. FailArmy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Artcast averages 3.9 from 27 ratings.
Do FailArmy or Artcast have ads?
Both FailArmy and Artcast show ads.
Which is updated more often, FailArmy or Artcast?
FailArmy ships an update every 3 months, and Artcast every 10 days. Most recently, FailArmy was updated on September 24, 2026 and Artcast on August 16, 2026.

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