Pics HD for Reddit vs theCHIVE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pics HD for Reddit
Discover thousands of hilarious, outrageous, and amusing pictures curated by the Reddit community. Browse by subreddit or all combined, sort by popularity, and enjoy animated GIFs. Easily share your favorite finds with friends.
- Thousands of curated pictures
- Animated GIF support
- Browse by subreddit
- Sort by hotness, newness, best
- Thumbnail previews
- Adjustable resolution
- Swipe navigation
- Share via social media
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Enjoy 1000's of internet's most outrageous, funny, amusing pictures discovered by the Reddit community. Features: ----------------------------------------- • 1000's of awesome pics • Premium support for viewing animated GIFs • See pics by subreddit or all subreddits combined • Sort pics by hotness, newness, and best of all time • Preview pic thumbnails for faster browsing • Toggle between high and low resolution picture quality • "Auto HD" feature lets switch to high resolution mode on pinch-zoom • Swipe your finger on the screen to see next or previous pic • Share pics via email, Twitter, or Facebook • Zoom-in on pictures through intuitive finger gestures • Toggle between comment page and picture page with a single touch See these awesome subreddits ----------------------------------------- • /r/funny - (hilarious pics) • /r/wtf - (shocking pics) • /r/aww - (cute pics) • /r/adviceanimals - (funny comics) • and many more... NOTE: This application is not affiliated with Reddit. If you experience any issues (i.e application crashes) with the application, please send an email to support@funpokesinc.com. In your email, please describe the problem, type of device you are using (e.g. iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch) and the iOS version and we'll investigate it.
theCHIVE
Discover a daily stream of amusing photos and videos curated for lighthearted entertainment. This app offers a unique blend of humor, visually appealing content, and heartwarming stories, providing a happy escape from daily life without politics or news.
- Daily dose of amusing photos and videos
- Mix of humor, hotness, and humanity
- Happy escape content
- No politics or snarky humor
- No news, purely entertainment
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theCHIVE App is the most-downloaded humor app in iOS history. The content variety is a unique mix of Humor, Hotness, and Humanity. No long-winded articles, just your daily dose of the most amusing photos and videos the internet has to offer. - Content curated to be a happy escape - No politics or snarky humor - A little cleavage never hurt anybody - No news! We're here to entertain not inform For more information and to access our Terms of Use, please visit http://www.chivemediagroup.com/legal/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pics HD for Reddit at none against theCHIVE's 3. Pics HD for Reddit also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (78% vs 51%). theCHIVE's advantage is ratings volume (168K vs 1.9K). On price, rating 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. theCHIVE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pics HD for Reddit asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Pics HD for Reddit against 4.6 for theCHIVE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: theCHIVE has 168K ratings behind it against 1.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Pics HD for Reddit's written reviews are positive against 51% of theCHIVE's.
Pics HD for Reddit ships an update every 9 days, theCHIVE every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pics HD for Reddit | theCHIVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.9K ratings) | 4.6 (168K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better | 50.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K | 168K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FunPokes Inc. | Chive Media Group, LLC |
Customer experience
Pics HD for Reddit
theCHIVE
Bugs and requests
Pics HD for Reddit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
theCHIVE
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Redirects to App Store or other sites
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce ads or offer ad-free option
- Improve app stability and performance
- Restore previous app functionality
In-app purchases
Pics HD for Reddit
No in-app purchases
theCHIVE
- Support$4.991 Month
- Monthly$6.991 Month
- Yearly$69.991 Year









