HISTORY vs ChuckleChat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HISTORY
Stream a vast library of popular HISTORY TV series and documentaries. Watch full episodes, catch up on seasons, and access exclusive clips. Create a profile to continue watching across devices.
- Watch full episodes and clips
- Catch up on entire seasons
- Exclusive clips and deleted scenes
- Create a user profile
- Continue watching on any device
- Discover new documentary events
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Stream your favorite HISTORY TV shows! Alone, The Curse of Oak Island, Pawn Stars, Mountain Men, Forged in Fire, American Pickers, to name a few. Watch your favorites and discover your next binge from HISTORY’s best-in-class documentary events, industry-leading nonfiction series and premium fact-based scripted programming. HISTORY serves as the most trustworthy source of informational entertainment. With the newly re-designed HISTORY app, you can: > Watch full episodes and clips > Catch up on entire seasons of new and classic shows > See exclusive clips and deleted scenes, never shown before on television > Create a profile with HISTORY TV so you can continue watching episodes whenever you want, on any device POPULAR SHOWS ON HISTORY Alone Pawn Stars Colosseum After Jackie The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Lost Gold of the Aztecs American Pickers’ Ancient Aliens Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War Food That Built America Forged in Fire History’s Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman History’s Greatest Mysteries I Was There Modern Marvels Mountain Men The Curse of Oak Island The UnXplained Toys That Built America ...and so much more! The HISTORY app is free to use. If your TV Provider is supported, you can sign in and get access to even more content. This app features Nielsen’s proprietary measurement software which will allow you to contribute to market research, like Nielsen’s TV Ratings. For more information, please visit: http://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy HISTORY content is only available to stream in the United States.
ChuckleChat
Engage in humorous conversations with an AI chatbot that specializes in delivering dad jokes. Enjoy a unique entertainment experience with a dedicated joke-telling bot.
- AI-powered chatbot
- Dad joke specialist
- Interactive chat experience
- Entertainment focused
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Chat with the funniest chat bot on the internet that only tells dad jokes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChuckleChat at 100% against HISTORY's 49%. ChuckleChat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). HISTORY's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 1). On in-app purchases, 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
HISTORY is free to download; ChuckleChat costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ChuckleChat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HISTORY has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of HISTORY's written reviews are positive against 100% of ChuckleChat's.
HISTORY ships an update every 4 weeks, ChuckleChat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HISTORY | ChuckleChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | A+E Global Media | Scherer Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
HISTORY
ChuckleChat
Bugs and requests
HISTORY
Reported bugs
4 issues- Video and audio desynchronization
- Unexpected playback interruptions
- Inability to resume from last watched position
- Freezing and crashing during commercials
Requested features
5 requests- Faster release of new episodes
- Offline viewing option
- Ability to cast to TV
- Subscription-based access without cable
- Improved streaming reliability
ChuckleChat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HISTORY
No in-app purchases
ChuckleChat
No in-app purchases









