XPLR vs Bad Magic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XPLR
Shop exclusive apparel and limited edition merchandise from the official brand of Sam Golbach and Colby Brock. Discover unique items and access special offers available only through this dedicated shopping experience.
- Official Sam and Colby merchandise
- Exclusive offers
- Limited edition items
- App-only purchases
- Apparel shopping experience
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The official merchandise and shopping experience for Sam Golbach and Colby Brock's apparel brand XPLR. Get exclusive offers and limited edition items only available to purchase through the app!
Bad Magic
Discover exclusive merchandise for popular podcasts and comedy shows. Shop a wide variety of apparel, home goods, and collectibles, with new designs released weekly. Special discounts are available for dedicated fans.
- Podcast merchandise
- Comedy show merchandise
- Weekly new item drops
- Apparel, home goods, collectibles
- Tie-dye options
- Fan discounts
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Merchandise for fans of Timesuck Podcast, Scared To Death Podcast, Secretsuck Podcast, & Dan Cummins Comedy. Boasting what is easily the best merchandise in the podcast universe, Bad Magic drops fresh new items weekly! Don't miss out! Designs don't last long as we're constantly making way for new merch. Tee Shirts, All Over Wearables, Home Goods, Collectibles, and More! Oh and TIE DYYYE! (Oprah yell) *Space Lizards get 20% off Timesuck and Secretsuck Merch!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: XPLR at weekly against Bad Magic's every 2 months. XPLR also leads on ratings volume (5.4K vs 78) and review sentiment (95% vs 87%). 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 — 5.0 for XPLR against 4.9 for Bad Magic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XPLR has 5.4K ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of XPLR's written reviews are positive against 87% of Bad Magic's.
XPLR ships an update weekly, Bad Magic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XPLR | Bad Magic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5.4K ratings) — better | 4.9 (78 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.1% of reviews — better | 86.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.4K — better | 78 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sam and Colby | Bit Elixir, LLC |
Customer experience
XPLR
Bad Magic
Bugs and requests
XPLR
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not loading products
- Checkout issues with payment methods
Requested features
3 requests- Add currency conversion options
- Improve app stability and performance
- Expand merch sizes and options
Bad Magic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
XPLR
No in-app purchases
Bad Magic
No in-app purchases
