Comparison

Bits vs Comedy Seen

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bits

This app helps professional stand-up comedians organize their writing process. Quickly capture ideas, add notes, build and reorder sets, and use on-stage mode for performances. Organize jokes with labels and track their status.

Highlights
  • Quickly capture joke ideas
  • Add detailed notes to each bit
  • Build and reorder performance sets
  • On-stage mode for live shows
  • Organize bits with custom labels
  • Track bit status (draft, done, gold)
  • Estimate and time bit performance
Features
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Bits is an app for professional stand-up comedians. It’s designed to keep your writing process fast and organized so you can focus on your comedy instead of the tools. Here's what it offers: *WRITE BITS* Whenever a funny thought pops into your brain, you can quickly add it to your infinite bits list. Just open the app, hit that plus button, and start writing. All your bits are saved securely*, instantly, and automatically so you won’t have to worry about that. *ADD NOTES* Writing the perfect bit comes with lots of experimentation and small details to remember. To help you with the ongoing process of adjustments, each bit has its section of notes. Bits and notes always come together so you won’t be able to lose important notes you’ve written to yourself. *BUILD SETS* We all wish for the perfect set. The set will catch the crowd on its first bit and finish with resounding laughter. This glory set is the easiest to build and manage. You can add bits to existing sets or create a new set and add bits to it. Simply drag & drop to reorder the bits and have them ready one by one. Move jokes up and down, remove and add until you find that perfect balance of laughs. *ON STAGE MODE* The old days of paper pages on a stool are over! When you’re up there on stage, you can switch to the on-stage mode and have your set ready for your performance. The screen will remain turned on and all black. While you perform, you can swipe right or left to indicate if the joke did well or not so you can come back to it later and reshape it the way you think best. *ORGANIZE WITH LABELS* Planning a Christmas set? And how about those airport bits? Or where did you put all of your funny bits about your dad? Oh, they’re all labeled! Label each bit with any label(s) you want. Either apply labels from the bit screen or add bits to an existing label from the labels screen. Access by bit the themes you think are most suitable for your next set. *SET STATUSES* Writing a bit is a process. It starts with a thought and moves up the ladder until it’s done. Draft, done, or gold - these are predefined statuses for your bits which will help you plan ahead and easily see which bits need more work, which can be performed and get laughs, and which are so good that you can close and get max cheers from your crowd. *TIME YOUR BITS* You got only 5 minutes, 5:10 at most. Which bits can be squeezed in to fit that time limitation? Oh, that’s easy. Each bit is generated with an approximate time it’ll take you to perform it, but you can always tweak it and make sure you can plan every bit to fit perfectly into its time slot. ---- --- *Please note that material backup, bit feedback, and custom icons are available to paid subscribers only. ---- --- I’d love to answer your questions or just hear what you think about Bits. Find me online at: amitay@thebits.club Twitter: @standUpBitsApp ---- --- Privacy Policy: https://www.thebits.club/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.thebits.club/termsnconditions

About

Comedy Seen

Connect with comedians and fans in a dedicated social network for the stand-up comedy scene. Discover local and global talent, share your passion for comedy, and engage with the community.

Highlights
  • Social network for comedy scene
  • Connect with comedians and fans
  • Discover local and global talent
  • Engage with the comedy community
Features
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The Comedy Seen App is a FREE social network app for the local and global stand up comedy scene!

Screenshots

Bits4 screens
Comedy Seen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Comedy Seen at none against Bits's 16. Comedy Seen also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Bits's advantage is ratings volume (228 vs 6). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bits sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Comedy Seen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comedy Seen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bits has 228 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Bits's written reviews are positive against 100% of Comedy Seen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bits ships an update fortnightly, Comedy Seen weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bits versus Comedy Seen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBitsComedy Seen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (228 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings228 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size263 MB61 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAmitay TweetoPobblebonk LLC

Customer experience

Bits

All ratings228 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative14.5%

Comedy Seen

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bits

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App fails to save edits and loses material
  • Cross-platform synchronization not working properly
  • Entire joke libraries deleted without warning
  • Writing streak counter resets unexpectedly
  • Bits randomly dropped from sets
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  • Text formatting jumps to bottom of page when adding line breaks
  • Sets page pops up repeatedly when trying to navigate back
  • Gags stuck scrolled to top when editing
  • Keyboard stays on screen blocking text visibility
  • Showtime swipe function has unintuitive directional logic
  • Data loss on app updates or device transfers

Requested features

17 requests
  • Font size adjustment for visually impaired users
  • Better web version functionality
  • iPad-optimized version
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to record and playback jokes
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  • Keyword search functionality for set building
  • Performance tracking with worked/didn't work indicators
  • Gag title feature for better organization
  • Bullet points and checkbox formatting within gags
  • Drag-and-drop custom gag organization
  • Social component to connect with other comedians
  • Timer with toggle visibility during showtime
  • Better text formatting and color highlighting
  • Improved showtime display with larger text
  • Filter and sort gags by status (drafts, completed, etc.)
  • Ability to edit gags while in a set
  • Auto-correct and spell-check functionality

Comedy Seen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Bits

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly Written Back Up7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Written Back Up7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Written Back Up7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Yearly Written Back Up1 Month trial$9.991 Year
  • Monthly Written Back Up7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Written Back Up3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Written Back Up7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Yearly Written Back Up1 Month trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Written Back Up14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Written Back Up1 Month trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Written Back Up14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Written Back Up1 Month trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Written Back Up7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Written Back Up1 Month trial$59.991 Year
None

Comedy Seen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bits free?
Bits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comedy Seen free?
Comedy Seen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bits or Comedy Seen?
Comedy Seen is rated higher. Bits averages 4.7 out of 5 from 228 ratings, while Comedy Seen averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Bits or Comedy Seen have ads?
Neither Bits nor Comedy Seen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bits or Comedy Seen?
Bits ships an update fortnightly, and Comedy Seen weekly. Most recently, Bits was updated on August 21, 2026 and Comedy Seen on September 10, 2026.

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