Comparison

Bitbook vs Jokesmith

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

Head to head
About

Bitbook

This app helps stand-up comedians organize their material, build set lists, and track audience reception. It offers features for writing, practicing, and performing, with tools to analyze bit performance and share content.

Highlights
  • Organize comedy bits with labels and full-text search
  • Build and time set lists
  • Practice with timed runs and recording
  • Live performance timer and cues
  • Track bit performance with star ratings
  • Transcribe and search recordings
  • Share material and receive feedback
Features
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Your whole act in one notebook. Bitbook is where stand-up comedians write jokes, build set lists, run the show from the stage, and turn the tape into clips. No account to create, and it runs on every Apple device. EVERY BIT, IN ORDER Capture material the moment it hits, add labels, and find any line again with search. Keep versions of a bit, and alternates for a punchline or a tag, each with its own track record. On iPad, write or draw alongside a bit with Apple Pencil. TURN SETS INTO CLIPS Select the lines in the transcript and Create Clip cuts the video: vertical, square, or 4:5. Add captions in a dozen styles, bleep a word, zoom in on the lines you choose, cut filler words, and stay in frame with Follow Subject. Join clips from different shows into one video. BUILD YOUR SETS Drag bits into set lists, reorder them as the act evolves, and see the running time at a glance. Your set lists follow you to iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, and print when you want paper. PRACTICE WITH PURPOSE Run a timed practice on a bit or a whole set, with a lap time for every bit and notes stamped as you go. Minimize it mid-run, use Apple Watch as the remote, and record yourself to play it back. WATCH THE CLOCK, FULLSCREEN Live Show keeps elapsed and remaining time in front of you on stage, cues you with haptics as your time runs out, and keeps your set list under the timer. One tap records the show in audio or video, or press Camera Control to start filming. Or run it from Apple Watch: timer, cues, set list, and its own recording. KNOW WHICH BITS KEEP LANDING Log every show with its venue, set list, and notes, see them all on a calendar, and find every room you've played on a map. Rate each bit from one to five stars and watch its track record build across every show. HEAR IT BACK Recordings become searchable text, transcribed on your device. Find Laughs marks the laughs so you can jump straight to them, and Enhance Voice lifts your voice out of a noisy room while keeping the laughs. GET A SECOND OPINION Share a bit, a set list, or a recording with people you choose, and their comments come back inside the app. Or pitch a bit to another comic: a kept bit lands in their library credited to you. START A BIT FROM ANYWHERE Start a bit from Siri, Shortcuts, a widget, Control Center, or the Lock Screen, and what you said is already text. Import a text file, a paste from Notes, or photos of notebook pages, and Bitbook cuts it into bits for you to review. YOUR MATERIAL STAYS YOURS No accounts, no analytics, no trackers, and no Bitbook server. Your material lives on your device and syncs only through your own iCloud, and everything the app does with it runs on your device, using Apple's frameworks. Your whole library exports as one .bitbook archive and imports straight back, so it can always leave with you. EVERYWHERE YOU PERFORM A native app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple TV, made for iPhone Duo too, with widgets, App Lock, CarPlay for listening back on the drive home, and iCloud sync across all of them. Make it yours with themes, accent colors, fonts, and alternate app icons. Terms of Use: https://bitbook.lol/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://bitbook.lol/privacy/

About

Jokesmith

This app helps comedians write, organize, and refine their jokes and sets. It records performances, analyzes audience reactions like laughter, and provides insights to improve material. Features include AI-assisted punch-up notes and venue-specific predictions.

Highlights
  • Joke library with version tracking
  • Set list building with drag-and-drop
  • Live laugh detection and transcription
  • Performance heatmaps and insights
  • AI-assisted punch-up notes
  • StageIntel venue predictions
  • iCloud sync and web access
Features
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Write stronger jokes, build tighter sets, and learn what landed—without scattering your material across Notes, voice memos, and spreadsheets. Now with Jokesmith for Web, so you can write at a real keyboard too. Jokesmith is the performance analytics platform built for stand-up comedians who want to sharpen their material after every set. WRITE, ORGANIZE, AND BUILD SETS Keep your material in one searchable joke library. Add tags, estimate timing, save revision notes, and track every version of a bit. Build set lists with drag-and-drop ordering while your run time updates automatically. RECORD EVERY PERFORMANCE Record your set, transcribe it, and detect audience laughter in real time—from light chuckles to roaring laughs. Each reaction is matched to your transcript, so you see exactly what you said when the room responded. TURN REACTIONS INTO INSIGHTS • Performance heatmaps show where energy peaked • Spot slow sections and dead air • Measure laughs per minute • Review joke-by-joke results • Compare performances side by side to see if a rewrite worked NEW: JOKESMITH FOR WEB With Pro, open jokesmith.fouledanchorsafety.com and sign in with the Apple Account you use for iCloud. • Write and edit jokes with a full keyboard • Build sets by hand and watch the running time add up • Changes sync both ways with the app through your private iCloud Start in the app: the web works with the library Jokesmith has synced. AI features stay in the app. PUNCH-UP NOTES Open any joke for an optional, AI-assisted punch-up: a quick room read, what's already working, and a few new directions to explore. It supports your writing—it doesn't replace your voice. BUILD THE RIGHT SET FOR THE ROOM StageIntel uses your performance history to predict how jokes may land at clubs, bars, open mics, and corporate events, with confidence scores to help you pick material that fits the room. TAKE IT WITH YOU With Pro, sync your library across your devices with iCloud. Export performance transcripts as PDF reports with color-coded laugh overlays, and explore a directory of 100+ US comedy venues with capacity, booking contacts, open-mic schedules, and recording policies. JOKESMITH PRO FEATURES • Live laugh detection with confidence scoring • Real-time transcription • Heatmaps and intensity timelines • StageIntel venue predictions • Side-by-side comparisons • PDF performance reports • Unlimited jokes and sets • iCloud sync and Jokesmith for Web • Expanded Punch-Up Notes Created by a veteran and working comedian. PRIVACY FIRST Your jokes, recordings, and performance data stay on your devices and in your private iCloud, in the app and on the web. The only exception is Punch-Up Notes: when you request one, that joke's text is sent securely through Jokesmith's proxy. No third-party analytics. Privacy Policy: https://fouledanchorsafety.com/comedy/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bitbook4 screens
Jokesmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bitbook at none against Jokesmith's 4. Bitbook also leads on device support (6 vs 2). Jokesmith's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Jokesmith sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Bitbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bitbook against 5.0 for Jokesmith. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bitbook ships an update every 9 days, Jokesmith every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Bitbook versus Jokesmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBitbookJokesmith
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB97 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSammy GutierrezFouled Anchor Safety LLC

Customer experience

Bitbook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Jokesmith

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bitbook

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Jokesmith

Subscriptions3
  • Jokesmith Pro Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Jokesmith Yearly Military14 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Jokesmith Pro Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Jokesmith Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Bitbook free?
Bitbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jokesmith free?
Jokesmith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bitbook or Jokesmith?
Bitbook and Jokesmith are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Bitbook or Jokesmith have ads?
Neither Bitbook nor Jokesmith shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bitbook or Jokesmith?
Bitbook ships an update every 9 days, and Jokesmith every 5 days. Most recently, Bitbook was updated on October 30, 2026 and Jokesmith on November 5, 2026.

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