FailArmy vs Flashy Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Hilarious fail videos
- Prank compilations
- Comedy clips
- Shareable content
- Celebrate absurd moments
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Celebrate life’s absurd moments through hilarious fail videos, pranks, and comedy. Why take failure too seriously? Laugh it off!
Flashy Social
Discover and create written stories and videos within a vibrant community. Grow your audience with creator spotlights and promotions, and connect with fellow creatives by building stories together or interacting on your social feed.
- Watch written stories and videos
- Create solo or group stories
- Post videos after application
- Grow audience with subscribers
- Creator Spotlight and promotions
- Connect with community members
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Join the StoryFire rebellion! Watch and create the stories and videos that you want while growing a massive fanbase! WATCH: Watch videos or read written stories created by awesome members of our growing creative community. CREATE:Write a solo story if you want to write on your own. Build a group story with some new friends. Or post videos after submitting an application and unlocking the video feature. GROW YOUR AUDIENCE: Build your audience with subscribers. With features like the Creator Spotlight and Story Promotions, StoryFire shines a light on both smaller creators just starting out and bigger established Creators with millions of fans. MAKE FRIENDS: Meet awesome members of the community by staying active on the app and posting to your social feed. Follow your friends to see what kinds of stories they are creating or build a story with a new friend! By Using StoryFire, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://help.storyfire.com/legal/terms https://help.storyfire.com/legal/privacy Questions or feedback? Please reach out to us here: support@storyfire.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flashy Social at every 2 weeks against FailArmy's every 3 months. Flashy Social also leads on ratings volume (30K vs 1.7K) and review sentiment (66% vs 54%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for FailArmy against 4.7 for Flashy Social. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashy Social has 30K ratings behind it against 1.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of FailArmy's written reviews are positive against 66% of Flashy Social's.
FailArmy ships an update every 3 months, Flashy Social every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FailArmy | Flashy Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.7 (30K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.4% of reviews | 66.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jukin Media, Inc. | StoryFire, Inc. |
Customer experience
FailArmy
Flashy Social
User reviews
FailArmy
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Funny and entertaining
- 🤩 Amazing content
- 💯 Best app for fails
- 🤗 Awesome entertainment
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🤔 Too many ads
- 🙄 Censored content
- 😒 Repetitive videos
- 🤯 Doesn't work properly
Flashy Social
From 30K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔥 Great app for storytelling and video content
- 👥 Supportive and friendly community
- 💰 Ability to earn in-app currency (Blaze)
- 🎨 Creative freedom for creators
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and glitches
- 📺 Issues with video playback and ads
- 🔒 Account and login problems
- 🔍 Navigation and discoverability needs improvement
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
Flashy Social
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications not working
- Automatic logout issues
- Inability to move/reorder episodes in a series
- Inconsistent UI elements and layout
Requested features
4 requests- Expand character limit for stories
- Add ability to add images and media to stories
- Improve video upload and monetization options
- Implement better search and discovery features
In-app purchases
FailArmy
No in-app purchases
Flashy Social
No in-app purchases
Questions
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