Comparison

FailArmy vs Emby for TV

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

Emby for TV

This app consolidates your personal videos, music, and photos, streaming them to your Apple TV. It organizes your media with artwork and metadata, and allows easy sharing with family and friends. Advanced parental controls ensure safe access for all users.

Highlights
  • Personal media aggregation
  • On-the-fly media conversion
  • Elegant media organization
  • Easy media sharing
  • Parental controls
  • Cloud-synced media streaming
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Emby on your Apple TV! Bringing all of your personal media together into one place has never been easier! Emby unites your personal videos, music, and photos and streams them to your devices. Get the free Emby Server from the Emby website (required as part of your Emby install). • Emby automatically converts your media on-the-fly to play on any device. • Emby organizes your media into an elegant display with artwork, rich metadata and related content. • Easily share your media with friends and family. • Rich parental control and management features allow you to easily control access for your entire family. • Stream your cloud-synced media (with installed cloud sync providers)

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FailArmy at 54% against Emby for TV's 0%. FailArmy also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Emby for TV's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FailArmy ships an update every 2 months, Emby for TV monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FailArmy versus Emby for TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFailArmyEmby for TV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betterApple TV
Requires iOS15.614.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB77 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJukin Media, Inc.Emby Media

Customer experience

FailArmy

All ratings1,672 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews182 reviews
Positive54.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative37.4%

Emby for TV

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

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

Emby for TV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FailArmy

No in-app purchases

None

Emby for TV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FailArmy free?
FailArmy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emby for TV free?
Emby for TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FailArmy or Emby for TV have ads?
FailArmy shows ads; Emby for TV does not.
Which is updated more often, FailArmy or Emby for TV?
FailArmy ships an update every 2 months, and Emby for TV monthly. Most recently, FailArmy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Emby for TV on November 2, 2026.

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