Comparison

XKCD vs Ouff

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

Head to head

XKCD

Free

🎬 Entertainment

★ 4.322 ratingsView app →

Ouff

Daily insults. That's it.

Free

🎬 Entertainment

★ 4.325 ratingsView app →

About

XKCD

Access and read a popular Q&A blog offline. Get notified of new posts and enjoy articles on a larger screen. Remove ads with an in-app purchase.

Highlights

Offline reading mode
Push notifications for new posts
iPad version support
In-app purchase to remove ads

Features

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This app is for offline reading of the wonderful Q&A blog by Randall Munroe. Features include: * Offline Reading Mode * Push notifications for new posts * iPad Version, enjoy the articles on the big screen * In-App purchase, no more ads if you don't want them

About

Ouff

Receive daily, affectionate insults to playfully keep you grounded or motivated. Customize when you get them, either on a schedule or randomly. It's a unique way to add a bit of humor and perspective to your day.

Highlights

Daily insults
Affectionate tone
Scheduled delivery
Random delivery
Customizable timing

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Ouff delivers daily insults with genuine affection. Gets you up when you're down and down when you're up. By schedule or random. When is up to you.

Screenshots

XKCD4 screens

Ouff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: XKCD at monthly against Ouff's every 7 months. XKCD also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 57%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. XKCD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Ouff sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for XKCD against 4.3 for Ouff. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 25 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of XKCD's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ouff's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XKCD ships an update monthly, Ouff every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

XKCD versus Ouff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	XKCD	Ouff
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.3 (22 ratings)	4.3 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews	75.5% of reviews — better	57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings	22	25 — better
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 7 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	8.0 — better	10.0
Further details — not scored
Size	18 MB	4 MB
Age rating	12+	9+
Developer	Dimitry Grekov	Kidpilot

Customer experience

XKCD

All ratings22 ratings

Positive81.8%

Neutral4.5%

Negative13.6%

Written reviews49 reviews

Positive75.5%

Neutral8.2%

Negative16.3%

Ouff

All ratings25 ratings

Positive84.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative16.0%

Written reviews7 reviews

Positive57.1%

Neutral14.3%

Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

XKCD

Reported bugs

24 issues

Data does not load
Text won't scroll
Too many glitches
Footnotes with non-ASCII text, footnotes with footnotes, and footnotes with math formatting are broken
Links inside footnotes don't work right

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