XKCD Browser vs Streamyfin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XKCD Browser
Easily browse, search, and save your favorite webcomics. View alt text, share with friends, and enjoy offline access to a vast archive. Features include dark mode and pinch-to-zoom.
- Offline browsing
- Favorite comics
- View alt text
- Save and share comics
- In-depth comic search
- Dark mode
- Random comic display
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The XKCD Browser App is an app for browsing XKCD comics! You can browse comics while offline, save your favorite comics, and share comics with your friends! You can search for comics by keyword - the app allows you to search not only just the title, but also the comic contents as well! And unlike the web browser mobile site, you can easily view the alt text for all the comics. All comics are sourced from https://xkcd.com and are drawn by Randall Munroe. If you want to report a bug or request a new feature, you can do so through here: https://github.com/defCoding/xkcd-browser-ios/issues/new/choose List of features: - Offline browsing - Favoriting comics - View comic alt text - Saving/sharing comics - Comic in-depth search - Dark mode - Show a random comic - Pinch to zoom
Streamyfin
Access and stream your entire media library from a Jellyfin server. Download content for offline viewing, cast to your television, and enjoy a seamless entertainment experience.
- Stream movies and TV shows
- Connect to Jellyfin instance
- Download media for offline viewing
- Cast to TV
- Manage media library
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Stream movies and TV-Shows from your Jellyfin instance. Download media to watch on the go, cast to your TV, and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XKCD Browser at 5.0 against Streamyfin's 4.2. XKCD Browser also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 72%). Streamyfin's advantage is ratings volume (125 vs 8). On price, update cadence, 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.
XKCD Browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Streamyfin has 125 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of XKCD Browser's written reviews are positive against 72% of Streamyfin's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XKCD Browser | Streamyfin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.2 (125 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 71.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Cao | Fredrik Burmester |
Customer experience
XKCD Browser
Streamyfin
Bugs and requests
XKCD Browser
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Streamyfin
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes on launch
- Unable to connect to server
- Playback URI errors
- Subtitles not working with downloads
- Crashes when switching between videos
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- Downloading issues and lost downloads
Requested features
8 requests- Playback speed controls
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Apple TV and Mac support
- OpenSubtitles integration
- Ability to delete media
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- Folder structure support in libraries
- Customizable UI colors
- Improved media metadata display
In-app purchases
XKCD Browser
No in-app purchases
Streamyfin
No in-app purchases
