xkcd Lite vs Bun Alert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xkcd Lite
A free, open-source comic reader for a popular webcomic. It offers a minimalistic and fast experience for viewing the latest comics, saving favorites, and sharing them with friends.
- View latest comics
- Save favorite comics
- Share comics
- Lightweight and fast
- Open-source
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xkcd Lite (codenamed Uvarovite) is a free, lightweight and open-source comic reader for the webcomic xkcd. I designed it to be small, minimalistic and fast. You can use it to view the latest xkcd comics, save your favorites to find them later easily, and share them with your friends! You can find the source code for xkcd Lite here: https://github.com/tolga87/Uvarovite For more info, check the support page here: http://tolgaakin.com/?page_id=1229#xkcd
Bun Alert
Get real-time notifications when a bun is spotted using crowd-sourced technology. Document and share sightings of these adorable bread-like creatures with friends. Inspired by popular comics.
- Real-time bun spotting notifications
- Crowd-sourced technology
- Document bun sightings
- Share with friends
- Inspired by XKCD comics
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Want to get notified every time a bun is spotted? Now with real-time, crowd-sourced technology you can! Document those cute little loaves of bread that hop and share with your friends. Based on the popular comics from XKCD.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: xkcd Lite at none against Bun Alert's shown. xkcd Lite also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Bun Alert's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 5). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for xkcd Lite against 5.0 for Bun Alert. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bun Alert has 40 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | xkcd Lite | Bun Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AKIN, Tolga | Austin Nelson |
Customer experience
xkcd Lite
Bun Alert
In-app purchases
xkcd Lite
No in-app purchases
Bun Alert
No in-app purchases
