Comparison

Crush vs Jokesmith

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

Head to head
About

Crush

This app helps aspiring comedians write, organize, and refine their stand-up comedy material. It offers tools for crafting jokes, improving performance delivery, and managing your setlist.

Highlights
  • Joke writing and punchline generation
  • Performance delivery and timing practice
  • Comedy material organization
  • Intuitive writing interface
  • Setlist management
Features
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Unleash your comedic genius with Crush, the ultimate companion for stand-up comedy writing! Craft hilarious jokes, refine punchlines, and master the art of comedic timing. Features and Highlights: - Joke Writing: Generate side-splitting punchlines and witty one-liners effortlessly. - Performance Prep: Perfect your stage presence, delivery, and comedic timing for maximum laughs. - Material Management: Organize and refine your comedy material, ensuring you always have your best jokes at hand. Write and Refine: - Crush provides a seamless writing experience, allowing you to effortlessly jot down your comedic ideas, clever observations, and witty punchlines. With its intuitive interface and convenient text editor, you can easily craft and refine your stand-up material, ensuring every line elicits roaring laughter. Perfect Your Performance: - Preparing for your big comedy show? Crush offers valuable tools and resources to enhance your stage presence and delivery. Boost your confidence, unleash your charisma, and leave your audience in stitches with a stellar performance. Organize and Optimize: - Efficiently manage and organize your comedy material with Crush's powerful organizational tools. Easily categorize and tag your jokes, create personalized joke libraries, and quickly access your funniest material whenever you need it. Streamline your writing process and never miss an opportunity to deliver a killer punchline. Elevate Your Comedy Game: - Crush is designed to help you take your comedy skills to the next level. With its comprehensive suite of features, you'll have all the resources you need to hone your craft, discover your unique comedic voice, and bring down the house with laughter. Download Crush now and embark on an unforgettable journey of comedy creation! Let your wit shine, your jokes land, and your audience roar with laughter. Get ready to unleash your comedic potential and become the comedy superstar you've always dreamed of!

About

Jokesmith

This app helps comedians write, organize, and refine their jokes and sets. It records performances, analyzes audience reactions like laughter, and provides insights to improve material. Features include AI-assisted punch-up notes and venue-specific predictions.

Highlights
  • Joke library with version tracking
  • Set list building with drag-and-drop
  • Live laugh detection and transcription
  • Performance heatmaps and insights
  • AI-assisted punch-up notes
  • StageIntel venue predictions
  • iCloud sync and web access
Features
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Write stronger jokes, build tighter sets, and learn what landed—without scattering your material across Notes, voice memos, and spreadsheets. Now with Jokesmith for Web, so you can write at a real keyboard too. Jokesmith is the performance analytics platform built for stand-up comedians who want to sharpen their material after every set. WRITE, ORGANIZE, AND BUILD SETS Keep your material in one searchable joke library. Add tags, estimate timing, save revision notes, and track every version of a bit. Build set lists with drag-and-drop ordering while your run time updates automatically. RECORD EVERY PERFORMANCE Record your set, transcribe it, and detect audience laughter in real time—from light chuckles to roaring laughs. Each reaction is matched to your transcript, so you see exactly what you said when the room responded. TURN REACTIONS INTO INSIGHTS • Performance heatmaps show where energy peaked • Spot slow sections and dead air • Measure laughs per minute • Review joke-by-joke results • Compare performances side by side to see if a rewrite worked NEW: JOKESMITH FOR WEB With Pro, open jokesmith.fouledanchorsafety.com and sign in with the Apple Account you use for iCloud. • Write and edit jokes with a full keyboard • Build sets by hand and watch the running time add up • Changes sync both ways with the app through your private iCloud Start in the app: the web works with the library Jokesmith has synced. AI features stay in the app. PUNCH-UP NOTES Open any joke for an optional, AI-assisted punch-up: a quick room read, what's already working, and a few new directions to explore. It supports your writing—it doesn't replace your voice. BUILD THE RIGHT SET FOR THE ROOM StageIntel uses your performance history to predict how jokes may land at clubs, bars, open mics, and corporate events, with confidence scores to help you pick material that fits the room. TAKE IT WITH YOU With Pro, sync your library across your devices with iCloud. Export performance transcripts as PDF reports with color-coded laugh overlays, and explore a directory of 100+ US comedy venues with capacity, booking contacts, open-mic schedules, and recording policies. JOKESMITH PRO FEATURES • Live laugh detection with confidence scoring • Real-time transcription • Heatmaps and intensity timelines • StageIntel venue predictions • Side-by-side comparisons • PDF performance reports • Unlimited jokes and sets • iCloud sync and Jokesmith for Web • Expanded Punch-Up Notes Created by a veteran and working comedian. PRIVACY FIRST Your jokes, recordings, and performance data stay on your devices and in your private iCloud, in the app and on the web. The only exception is Punch-Up Notes: when you request one, that joke's text is sent securely through Jokesmith's proxy. No third-party analytics. Privacy Policy: https://fouledanchorsafety.com/comedy/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Crush4 screens
Jokesmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Jokesmith at 5.0 against Crush's 4.4. Crush's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Jokesmith sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Crush asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jokesmith holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crush has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crush versus Jokesmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrushJokesmith
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB97 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJason SchneiderFouled Anchor Safety LLC

Customer experience

Crush

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Jokesmith

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Crush

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Jokesmith

Subscriptions3
  • Jokesmith Pro Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Jokesmith Yearly Military14 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Jokesmith Pro Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Jokesmith Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Crush free?
Crush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jokesmith free?
Jokesmith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crush or Jokesmith?
Jokesmith is rated higher. Crush averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Jokesmith averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Crush or Jokesmith have ads?
Neither Crush nor Jokesmith shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crush or Jokesmith?
Crush ships an update every 5 days, and Jokesmith every 5 days. Most recently, Crush was updated on November 3, 2026 and Jokesmith on November 5, 2026.

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