Comparison

Comedy OS 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

Comedy OS

Features
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Comedy OS is a creative operating system for stand-up comedians. Capture your jokes, build structured sets, track your gigs, and measure your progress—all in one place. Stop digging through notes and start building a real act. Write and Organize Capture ideas quickly and keep your material organized. Store jokes in one searchable library Tag, rate, and track joke status Keep your material structured and easy to find Build Your Sets Turn your material into performance-ready sets. Create and manage setlists Arrange and reorder jokes Separate active, attached, and retired sets Track Your Gigs Keep a clear record of your performances. Log upcoming and past gigs Attach sets to shows Track venue, date, and show details Measure Your Progress Understand how your comedy is evolving. View gig counts and performance metrics Track revenue and expenses Monitor your activity over time Designed for Comedians Comedy OS is built for comedians who want to improve their act—not just collect notes. Whether you’re performing at open mics or building toward longer sets, this is your system for getting better on stage.

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

Comedy OS4 screens
Big Joke4 screens

Verdict

The call

Comedy OS and Big Joke are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Comedy OS versus Big Joke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComedy OSBig Joke
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTEVEN MARC GORLINJoseph Walker

In-app purchases

None

Comedy OS

No in-app purchases

None

Big Joke

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Comedy OS free?
Comedy OS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Big Joke free?
Big Joke is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Comedy OS or Big Joke have ads?
Neither Comedy OS nor Big Joke shows ads.

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