Comparison

Awful vs Kabaddi the WebBrowser

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

Head to head
About

Awful

Access and navigate the Something Awful forums with ease on your iPhone and iPad. Enjoy features like bookmarked threads, image uploads, private messages, and a dedicated smilie keyboard. This app offers a streamlined browsing experience for forum enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Browse all forums and subforums
  • Access bookmarked threads
  • Built-in SALR functionality
  • Smilie stickers and keyboard
  • Image and picture uploads
  • Private message access
  • Favorite forums and rap sheets
Features
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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!

About

Kabaddi the WebBrowser

Features
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Kabaddi is a web browser featuring the unique south asian sports "Kabaddi". It looks like an ordinarily WebBrowser, but you need to keep on saying "Kabaddi" (or something) while loading pages. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Awful1 screens
Kabaddi the WebBrowser1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Awful at none against Kabaddi the WebBrowser's 1. Awful also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 24 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kabaddi the WebBrowser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Awful asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Awful ships an update every 8 days, Kabaddi the WebBrowser every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Awful versus Kabaddi the WebBrowser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwfulKabaddi the WebBrowser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (239 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings239 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDale Stonall-MellorTahito Aoki

Bugs and requests

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

Kabaddi the WebBrowser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Awful

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kabaddi the WebBrowser

One-time1
  • Remove Ad$1.99

Questions

Is Awful free?
Awful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kabaddi the WebBrowser free?
Kabaddi the WebBrowser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Awful or Kabaddi the WebBrowser have ads?
Kabaddi the WebBrowser shows ads; Awful does not.
Which is updated more often, Awful or Kabaddi the WebBrowser?
Awful ships an update every 8 days, and Kabaddi the WebBrowser every 24 months. Most recently, Awful was updated on November 1, 2026 and Kabaddi the WebBrowser on November 2, 2026.

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