Comparison

theCHIVE vs Imgur Browsr

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Imgur Browsr

Browse a vast collection of funny images, GIFs, inspirational posters, and cat pictures. Upload your own content, interact with others through comments and votes, and save your favorite finds. Customize your experience with personalized feeds and notifications.

Highlights
  • Browse gallery images and albums
  • Comment, upvote, and downvote content
  • Upload images to your account
  • Share images via social media or email
  • Save images to camera roll
  • Search and access subreddit galleries
  • Receive 'Image of the Day' notifications
Features
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Look at this app right here: you can browse funny images, gifs, inspirational posters and pictures of cats, 'cause, let's face it, everyone likes cats. Upload images to your Imgur account, share them to Facebook or Twitter...like a picture, dislike a picture, comment everything or like and dislike other peoples comments! Save images to your camera roll, receive "Image of the Day" via push notifications or don't if push notifications annoy you. Are we done here? Not by a long shot. With Imgur app you can search and add subreddit galleries to a list for easier access and filter subreddit images by time or score and read subreddit. Pretty cool, huh? We think so too. Enough reading, download the app and start browsing! ------ App Features ------ » browse Gallery images and albums by category: highest scoring, user submitted or most viral » comment, upvote and downvote images or add them to your favourites » view images in full screen » upvote, downvote or reply on comments » long hold on image to share images and albums on Facebook or twitter, email them to your friends or save them to camera roll » search and add subreditt galleries to a list for easier access » receive "Image of the Day" via push notifications (you can opt out if push notifications annoy you) » login to see your favourites, submissions, uploaded images & created albums » upload images to your account and submit them to the Gallery » delete images cache from settings page if cached images take too much of space on your device » report inappropriate images and albums "Imgur" is a treadmark of Imgur LLC and is used here for informational purposes only.

Screenshots

theCHIVE4 screens
Imgur Browsr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: theCHIVE at 4.6 against Imgur Browsr's 2.8. theCHIVE also leads on ratings volume (168K vs 211) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Imgur Browsr's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. theCHIVE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Imgur Browsr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

theCHIVE holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: theCHIVE has 168K ratings behind it against 211, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of theCHIVE's written reviews are positive against 28% of Imgur Browsr's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

theCHIVE ships an update every 4 weeks, Imgur Browsr every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
theCHIVE versus Imgur Browsr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertheCHIVEImgur Browsr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (168K ratings) — better2.8 (211 ratings)
Positive reviews21.0% of reviews28.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings168K — better211
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB11 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperChive Media Group, LLCMarin Huljev

Customer experience

theCHIVE

All ratings167,892 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews496 reviews
Positive21.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative72.4%

Imgur Browsr

All ratings210 ratings
Positive41.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative51.4%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive28.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative59.8%

User reviews

theCHIVE

From 168K App Store ratings

What 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

Imgur Browsr

From 211 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and easy to use
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 💡 Great alternative to official Imgur app
  • 🚀 Fast image loading

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Unable to load more than 3 images in a post
  • 🐛 Login and account-related problems
  • 🐛 Ads with annoying audio

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

Imgur Browsr

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Images and comments fail to load
  • App freezes or crashes when opening subreddits
  • Upload button not visible on iPad
  • Endless login loop on iPhone

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to view own comments and replies
  • Implement a grid-based thumbnail view
  • Allow searching for images/users, not just subreddits
  • Expand/collapse threaded comments

In-app purchases

3 purchases

theCHIVE

Subscriptions3
  • Support$4.991 Month
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$69.991 Year
1 purchases

Imgur Browsr

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is theCHIVE free?
theCHIVE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Imgur Browsr free?
Imgur Browsr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, theCHIVE or Imgur Browsr?
theCHIVE is rated higher. theCHIVE averages 4.6 out of 5 from 168K ratings, while Imgur Browsr averages 2.8 from 211 ratings.
Do theCHIVE or Imgur Browsr have ads?
theCHIVE shows ads; Imgur Browsr does not.
Which is updated more often, theCHIVE or Imgur Browsr?
theCHIVE ships an update every 4 weeks, and Imgur Browsr every 2 months. Most recently, theCHIVE was updated on October 15, 2026 and Imgur Browsr on October 7, 2026.

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