Comparison

FailArmy vs PanelPal

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

PanelPal

Features
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PanelPal is the ideal reader for your library of syndicated comic strips like Dilbert, Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes, and other daily classics. Even if your collection consists of thousands of individual strips stored in folders or archives, PanelPal lets you browse, search, and enjoy them effortlessly. Open folders, ZIP/CBZ archives, or individual image files directly on your device and read in a clean, distraction-free interface that keeps the focus on the artwork. Navigation is fast and natural: swipe between strips, zoom in for details, and instantly return to the last comic you viewed. PanelPal goes beyond simple viewing. With on-device text recognition, you can search inside your comics to find specific jokes, characters, or dialogue across your entire collection. Everything happens locally on your device — no cloud services, no uploads, and no privacy concerns. Favorites and keywords help you organize large strip archives without forcing you into a rigid library system. Whether you’re revisiting decades of newspaper comics or maintaining a growing daily collection, PanelPal keeps everything accessible and searchable. The Comic of the Day widget brings a random strip from your collection to your Home Screen. Lightweight thumbnails ensure the widget stays fast, while the app always displays the original full-quality artwork. PanelPal supports common comic image formats and archive types including CBR, CBZ, ZIP, JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and TIFF. Simply open a folder or archive and start reading. PanelPal is built for strip collectors: fast, private, and fully under your control.

Screenshots

FailArmy4 screens
PanelPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FailArmy at Free against PanelPal's $0.99. FailArmy also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). PanelPal's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FailArmy is free to download; PanelPal costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FailArmy versus PanelPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFailArmyPanelPal
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJukin Media, Inc.Arjen Broeze

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

PanelPal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FailArmy

No in-app purchases

None

PanelPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FailArmy free?
FailArmy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PanelPal free?
PanelPal costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do FailArmy or PanelPal have ads?
FailArmy shows ads; PanelPal does not.

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