Comparison

Laugh Ledger vs Big Joke

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

Head to head
About

Laugh Ledger

This app helps comedians organize their joke writing, track ideas, and build sets. It provides a focused workspace to manage material, rehearse, and log performances, reducing the need to search across multiple apps.

Highlights
  • Joke writing
  • Idea tracking
  • Setlist building
  • Performance logging
  • Material organization
  • Rehearsal tool
Features
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Laugh Ledger is a set builder for stand-up comedians, with a simple place to write and keep your jokes. BUILD YOUR SET Arrange jokes with drag-and-drop ordering. Browse your library, filter by category, sort your material, and preview the full joke before adding it. See your set time using saved joke timings and text estimates. WRITE AND RECORD Keep each joke simple: a title and a text box. Categorize your material, record it, and time it as you rehearse. BRING YOUR NOTES Import shared notes or text files and folders, review the material, and save separate jokes to your library. REHEARSE AND REMEMBER Read your set, use a titles-only view, and log performances in one place. No account is required. Optional tips support the app; all features are available without a purchase.

About

Big Joke

A creative workspace for stand-up comedians to capture, develop, organize, and rehearse joke material. It helps preserve ideas and streamline the comedy writing process, working offline and keeping material private.

Highlights
  • Capture joke ideas via typing, speaking, or Siri
  • Develop bits with setups, punchlines, and callbacks
  • Organize material into complete sets
  • Rehearse with teleprompter and timing tools
  • Track material evolution
  • Offline functionality
  • Private and controlled material storage
Features
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Every comedian has lost a great joke. Big Joke was built to stop that from happening. Big Joke is a creative workspace designed specifically for stand-up comedians. It helps you capture ideas the moment they appear, develop them into polished bits, organize them into sets, rehearse your material, and learn from every performance. Capture joke premises by typing, speaking, or using Siri. Build bits from setups, punchlines, tags, callbacks, and stage directions. Organize your material into complete sets, practice with teleprompter and timing tools, and track how your material evolves over time. Big Joke uses thoughtful automation and purpose-built tools to reduce friction without replacing your creative voice. The goal isn't to write comedy for you—it's to help you preserve ideas, stay organized, and spend more time creating and performing. Your material stays private and under your control. Big Joke works offline and keeps your comedy library available whenever inspiration strikes. Whether you're preparing for your first open mic or your next hour-long special, Big Joke provides a workflow built around how comedians actually create—not how generic note apps store text. Because the next big joke deserves more than a sticky note.

Screenshots

Laugh Ledger3 screens
Big Joke4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Big Joke at none against Laugh Ledger's 3. Laugh Ledger's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Laugh Ledger sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Big Joke asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Laugh Ledger against 5.0 for Big Joke. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Laugh Ledger versus Big Joke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaugh LedgerBig Joke
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAMES JOSEPH ELLIAJoseph Walker

Customer experience

Laugh Ledger

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Big Joke

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Laugh Ledger

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$6.99
  • Large TIp$69.99
None

Big Joke

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Laugh Ledger free?
Laugh Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Joke free?
Big Joke is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Laugh Ledger or Big Joke?
Laugh Ledger and Big Joke are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Laugh Ledger or Big Joke have ads?
Neither Laugh Ledger nor Big Joke shows ads.

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