IFI Archive Player vs StupidApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IFI Archive Player
Explore a vast collection of Irish film heritage with this app. Stream documentaries, short films, and home movies from the Irish Film Institute's archives directly to your device. Discover unique content regularly updated to showcase Ireland's cinematic history.
- Virtual viewing room of Irish film archives
- Global access to rich film heritage
- Browse by category and collections
- Search by date, location, and interest
- Regularly updated content
- Supports Airplay for Apple TV streaming
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The IFI Player app is a virtual viewing room of treasures from the Irish Film Institute’s (IFI) remarkable moving image collection in our Archives in Dublin, Ireland. This free app will give audiences across the globe instant and exclusive access to this rich heritage. The material on the IFI Player has been carefully selected to give audiences a taste of the breadth and depth of the collections preserved by the IFI Archive. You can browse by category and by specific collections as well as searching by date, location and area of interest. Contemporary short films, newsreels, travelogues, animation, public information films, home movies and documentaries have been included, as we want to reflect all aspects of indigenous amateur and professional film production in Ireland in the past 100 years. New content is uploaded regularly ensuring there is always something unique to discover from the IFI Irish Film Archive anytime and anywhere you want. The IFI Player App uses streaming technology, which means that you must be connected to the Internet in order to watch content. The IFI Player App supports Airplay so you can watch content on your Apple TV from any IOS device.The IFI Player is available worldwide from the App Store We hope you enjoy discovering Ireland’s rich film heritage
StupidApp
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StupidApp is the official app for the Stupid and Contagious podcast. The app brings all our episodes into one place where you can watch them all and listen to all our playlists. Watch this space for exclusive content. And we'll be adding lots of exciting features over the coming months and years.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StupidApp at daily against IFI Archive Player's every 3 months. StupidApp also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
IFI Archive Player ships an update every 3 months, StupidApp daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IFI Archive Player | StupidApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Irish Film Institute | David Webber |
In-app purchases
IFI Archive Player
No in-app purchases
StupidApp
No in-app purchases
Questions
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