theCHIVE vs RikSaw
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/
RikSaw
This app provides a TikTok-style infinite scroll for viewing GIFs and videos from Reddit. Log in to browse your feed, explore subreddits, and interact with posts. It supports various media platforms like Gfycat and Imgur.
- TikTok-style infinite scroll
- Browse feed and subreddits
- View comments
- Upvote/downvote posts
- Supports Gfycat, Imgur, native Reddit video
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Riksaw is a gif and media viewer for Reddit. Riksaw features a TikTok style infinite scroll so users can consume multimedia from their favorite subreddits with ease. Users can log in, browse their feed, browse subreddits, view comments and upvote and downvote posts. RikSaw currently supports Gfycat, Imgur, native reddit video and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: theCHIVE at 4.6 against RikSaw's 3.3. theCHIVE also leads on ratings volume (168K vs 7). RikSaw's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. theCHIVE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. RikSaw asks for nothing beyond the download.
theCHIVE holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: theCHIVE has 168K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of theCHIVE's written reviews are positive against 33% of RikSaw's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
theCHIVE ships an update every 4 weeks, RikSaw every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | theCHIVE | RikSaw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (168K ratings) — better | 3.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 168K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| 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 |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Chive Media Group, LLC | Yucheng Lin |
Customer experience
theCHIVE
RikSaw
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
RikSaw
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
theCHIVE
- Support$4.991 Month
- Monthly$6.991 Month
- Yearly$69.991 Year
RikSaw
No in-app purchases
