Awful vs SK Tours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
SK Tours
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Dive into Derry and beyond! Discover landmarks and maintain your reading lists. SK Tours, the world's leading and most trusted name in Stephen King tourism, turns your phone into a personal guide. Visit King-related sites across the country and learn more about one of history's most influential authors. FIND WHAT'S NEARBY Open the interactive map to see curated points of interest. Tap any pin for photos, details, directions, and helpful access notes. ON THIS DAY IN KING HISTORY Check out the On This Day calendar to discover events, milestones, and stories tied to today's date. MAINTAIN YOUR OWN CHECKLIST Your personal checklist keeps your reading and watch lists organized. ALWAYS FRESH New content is added regularly, so there's always something new to discover.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Awful at none against SK Tours's 1. Awful also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. SK Tours sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Awful asks for nothing beyond the download.
Awful ships an update every 8 days, SK Tours fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Awful | SK Tours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (239 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dale Stonall-Mellor | SK Tours of Maine |
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
SK Tours
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Awful
No in-app purchases
SK Tours
- Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
