Criticless vs LaughTrak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Criticless
This app empowers users to share and discover reviews, lists, and discussions about entertainment. It offers a customizable social media experience with features like curated friend scores and dedicated discussion boards. Users can engage in groups, earn badges, and access detailed entertainment information.
- User-generated reviews and lists
- Customizable user profiles
- Curated friend scores
- Group discussions
- Entertainment details (cast, genre, streaming)
- Achievement badges
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Criticless is taking the reins from professional critics and giving a voice back to the people in an easily accessible format that functions as you would expect a modern social media platform to. Browse your feed to discover new and trending reviews, lists, watercooler posts, and groups from users you follow and from trending posts site wide. Customize your profile with artistic banners and wallpapers created by independent artist from around the world. Have friends with benefits, a list of users specific to you that will create a curated aggregated score that’s is displayed on any piece of entertainment that you view. Join or create private and public groups with other users to discuss the things. Create and share lists showcasing things you love, hate, and everything in between. Hang out by The Watercooler, a designated discussion board on every piece on entertainment that keeps you from getting your conversations trapped under individual reviews. Unlock hidden badges though achievements that can be triggered by simply using the platform. Browse important details like cast & crew, length, release date, genre and streaming locations. Enjoy a pro free speech environment. Bad ideas are easy to spot and the best ideas will always win but for this to happen they have to actually be heard. Choose the content you do and don’t want to see while having a lower threat of being banned for the things you say. Join the Crit Club (Most Excellent or Rad) today for premium access to features like Verification, Extended Reach, Expanded Profile Customization, No Adds (when they go live), and Free Shipping in the Criticless Merch Shop.
LaughTrak
Easily track your favorite stand-up comedians, browse their specials, and discover live shows. Get notified about new releases and upcoming performances, all in one place.
- Follow favorite comedians
- Browse specials and albums
- Find live comedy shows
- Get release notifications
- Discover upcoming tours
- Personalized comedian lineup
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LaughTrak is the easiest way to keep up with the stand-up comedians you love. Follow your favorites, browse their specials and albums, find live shows near you, and never miss a new release again. Because keeping up with comedy shouldn't require 30 different social accounts. - Follow Comedians Build your personal lineup of stand-up comedians. Follow as many as you want and keep everything in one place. - Browse Specials & Albums See every special and album from the comedians you follow, organized and easy to browse across all major streaming platforms including Netflix, HBO, Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV+, and more. - Find Live Shows Near You Discover upcoming comedy shows and clubs near you on an interactive map. Get notified when a comedian you follow is touring in your area. - Stay Notified Get alerts when a comedian you follow drops a new special or is coming to your city. - LaughTrak Premium Upgrade to Premium for full control over your experience — sort and filter your comedians and specials, customize the app's appearance, and more. --- Privacy Policy: https://laughtrak.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ---
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: LaughTrak at none against Criticless's shown. LaughTrak also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Criticless's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Criticless sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and LaughTrak sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LaughTrak holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Criticless has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Criticless ships an update every 2 weeks, LaughTrak every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Criticless | LaughTrak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (44 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Criticless | PixelPath Studios, LLC |
In-app purchases
Criticless
- Crit Club Rad$3.991 Month
- Crit Club ME$6.991 Month
- Crit Club Rad$18.991 Year
LaughTrak
- 1 Month Subscription$1.991 Month
- 12 Month Subscription$19.991 Year
- Coffee-Sized Tip$1.99
- Beer-Sized Tip$3.99
- Taco Sized Tip$9.99









