Anime boxes vs Awful
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anime boxes
Browse and discover thousands of anime-related images with this comprehensive client. Features include tag searching, local favorites, offline viewing, and customizable display options. Save images, manage your collection, and enjoy a personalized browsing experience.
- Tag searching with autocomplete
- Local favorites and offline viewing
- Configurable server and home screen
- Slideshow mode
- Save images to Photos or Files
- Support for animated GIFs and Pools
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Anime boxes is a fully featured Gelbooru and Danbooru client that allows you to browse among thousands of anime related pictures. Features: -Search using tags -Tag autocomplete -Share option -Local favorites, search and view them offline -Configurable server list -Configurable home screen. Pin any search to the Home Screen and organize them with folders -Configurable blacklist rules -Search history log -Passcode lock -Slideshow mode -Save to Photos or Files App -Backup/Restore local data to a file -Support for Pools -Support for animated gifs -Configurable gestures and Themes You can contact us by email to support@bisimplex.com.
Awful
This app provides a streamlined browsing experience for the Something Awful forums on iOS devices. It offers access to all forums, bookmarked threads, private messages, and includes features like image uploads and a smilie keyboard.
- Browse all forums and subforums
- Access bookmarked threads
- Built-in SALR functionality
- Smilie stickers and keyboard
- Upload images and pictures
- Manage private messages
- Favorite forums
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Browse the Something Awful forums nicely on your iPhone and iPad! • Every forum and subforum! • Quickly check your bookmarked threads! • Built-in SALR! • Smilie stickers and keyboard! • Upload images and pictures! • Private messages! • Favorite forums! • Rap sheets! • Excessive exclamation marks!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Awful at none against Anime boxes's 4. Awful also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Anime boxes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Awful asks for nothing beyond the download.
Awful holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 325 and 239 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Anime boxes's written reviews are positive against 87% of Awful's.
Anime boxes ships an update every 4 months, Awful every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anime boxes | Awful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (325 ratings) | 4.9 (239 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 325 — better | 239 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bisimplex Technologies | Dale Stonall-Mellor |
Customer experience
Anime boxes
Awful
User reviews
Anime boxes
From 325 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient browsing
- 👍 Great for finding anime art
- 🔒 Secure and private
- 💡 Ability to add custom servers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Inconsistent search results
- 📥 Issues with saving/downloading images
- 🔌 High battery consumption
Awful
From 239 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🔒 Secure browsing experience
- 💡 Customizable layout and settings
- 🎨 Visually appealing design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 📉 Declining performance over time
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🚫 Compatibility issues with newer devices
Bugs and requests
Anime boxes
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login errors
- Images failing to load
- Webm playback issues
- Disappearing 'save' buttons
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more image boards
- Sync favorites across devices
- Customizable categories for favorites
- Sort by date/score for 'Hot Now' feature
- Option to disable content filters
Awful
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when opening certain forums
- Inability to load images and media
- Freezing and lagging on older devices
- Sync issues between app and website
Requested features
4 requests- Add search functionality
- Implement dark mode option
- Improve thread navigation and bookmarking
- Integrate with other social platforms
In-app purchases
Anime boxes
- Coffee$0.99
- Anime boxes Pro$1.99
- Cupcake$2.99
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- Cake$4.99
Awful
No in-app purchases
