theCHIVE vs FailArmy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
FailArmy
Discover and watch a vast collection of hilarious fail videos, pranks, and comedy clips. This app lets you celebrate life's absurd moments and laugh off any failure.
- Hilarious fail videos
- Prank compilations
- Comedy clips
- Shareable content
- Celebrate absurd moments
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Celebrate life’s absurd moments through hilarious fail videos, pranks, and comedy. Why take failure too seriously? Laugh it off!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FailArmy at none against theCHIVE's 3. FailArmy also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 21%). theCHIVE's advantage is ratings volume (168K vs 1.7K) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. theCHIVE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FailArmy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for theCHIVE against 4.7 for FailArmy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: theCHIVE has 168K ratings behind it against 1.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of theCHIVE's written reviews are positive against 54% of FailArmy's.
theCHIVE ships an update every 4 weeks, FailArmy every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | theCHIVE | FailArmy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (168K ratings) | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.0% of reviews | 54.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 168K — better | 1.7K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chive Media Group, LLC | Jukin Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
theCHIVE
FailArmy
User reviews
theCHIVE
From 168K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast content loading
- 👍 Great community and charity work
- 🚀 Smooth user experience (before recent updates)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 💸 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🔍 Declining content quality and curation
FailArmy
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Funny and entertaining
- 🤩 Amazing content
- 💯 Best app for fails
- 🤗 Awesome entertainment
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🤔 Too many ads
- 🙄 Censored content
- 😒 Repetitive videos
- 🤯 Doesn't work properly
Bugs and 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
FailArmy
Reported bugs
5 issues- Videos fail to load
- App crashes on volume change
- Categories and collections don't work
- Blank screens and loading issues
- Compatibility problems on tablets
Requested features
5 requests- Full-screen mode
- Ability to rewind live videos
- More video categories
- Offline viewing option
- Improved search functionality
In-app purchases
theCHIVE
- Support$4.991 Month
- Monthly$6.991 Month
- Yearly$69.991 Year
FailArmy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is theCHIVE free?
Is FailArmy free?
Which has better reviews, theCHIVE or FailArmy?
Do theCHIVE or FailArmy have ads?
Which is updated more often, theCHIVE or FailArmy?
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