Ranking Filter: FYP Challenge

Review by eFreeware

If you have ever argued about the best footballer, the best anime character or the best pizza topping, Ranking Filter: FYP Challenge is built for exactly that argument. It is a free entertainment app from CEM SOFTWARE LTD that turns a list of favorites into a ranked order and then into a short video you can pass around. The pitch is simple: pick a topic, make your choices, record the result and share it.

The app has been installed more than 5 million times and sits at a 4.5 average from 53,800 ratings, which suggests a lot of people are using it for exactly this kind of light social fun. It carries ads and has no in-app purchases, so the cost of entry is your time rather than your money. For anyone who enjoys the ranking format that circulates on social feeds, this looks like a straightforward way to join in.

What you actually do in the app

At its core, the app is a ranking tool. You take a set of options and put them in order from best to worst, which is the format the developer calls the ranking filter. That could be football legends, clubs, tournaments or memorable moments, or it could be food, movies, music, games, anime or celebrities. The point is not to produce a definitive list but to commit to an order and see how it compares with what your friends choose.

The This or That mode strips the format down to its simplest form. Instead of ordering a whole set, you pick between two options, one at a time, and let the choices reveal what you actually prefer. It is the kind of thing that works well when you cannot decide between two favorites and want a nudge, or when you want to challenge someone else to the same pairings and compare answers.

The World Cup challenge takes a different shape. Rather than ranking a list in one pass, you choose winners round by round until a single champion is left standing. The developer notes that each set of decisions produces a different journey, which is the appeal: the same starting field can end in several different places depending on who is doing the picking.

Topics and challenges on offer

The range of subjects is the app's main draw. Football gets its own section, with players, clubs, tournaments and moments to sort through, and there is a dedicated World Cup challenge for tournament-style play. Beyond that, the developer lists food, movies, music, games, anime and celebrities, and says there are hundreds of ranking topics in total.

New challenges are added regularly, and the app also supports custom challenges. That combination matters for anyone who might otherwise run out of things to rank. A fixed catalog of topics would get stale quickly; a rotating set plus the ability to build your own gives the format more staying power.

The challenges are framed as being inspired by current social media trends, so the topics are likely to feel familiar if you spend time on short-video feeds. That is not a criticism so much as a description of the app's lane: it is designed to ride the format rather than invent a new one.

Recording and sharing your rankings

Ranking on its own would be a thin experience, so the app pairs it with video. You can record your rankings, capture reactions as you go, and share the result with friends. It is meant for joining viral ranking trends, and the sharing options cover the usual social destinations.

That recording step is what turns a private list into something other people can watch. A ranking video is easy to follow because the format is familiar, and the reaction is often the entertaining part. If your group already sends each other clips, this fits naturally into that habit.

The app is also presented as something to do together rather than alone. Friends, family, parties and school are all named as settings where it works, along with the social platforms where the finished clips are meant to end up. The comparison element is central: you make your picks, someone else makes theirs, and the disagreement is the point.

What the app needs from you

The app is free to install and carries ads. There are no in-app purchases, so there is no paid tier to weigh against the free experience. The content rating is Everyone, which fits a format built around favorites rather than anything edgier.

Because the appeal depends on recording and sharing, the app is at its best for someone comfortable appearing in short clips and posting them. If you would rather keep your rankings to yourself, the video side of the app has less to offer you, even though the ranking tools themselves still work.

A trademark notice states that any brand names and logos appearing in the app belong to their owners, and that using them does not imply any affiliation or endorsement. That is standard for an app that references real teams, shows and public figures, and it is worth reading once if you care about how those references are handled.

The audience this format fits

The clearest fit is someone who already enjoys ranking debates and wants a quick way to turn them into something watchable. Football fans have the most obvious entry point given the dedicated football and World Cup sections, but the topic list is broad enough that anime viewers, film buffs and music listeners will find something to sort through.

Groups are the second natural audience. Friends, family, parties and school are named as settings, and the format rewards comparison. A party game where everyone ranks the same set and then compares results is exactly what this is built for, and the same applies to a classroom or a group chat looking for something to do.

If you make short-form videos and want a repeatable format that does not require much setup, the recording and sharing tools are the draw. The app is not trying to be a serious ranking tool or a statistics resource; it is entertainment built around opinions, and it works best when you treat it that way.

A quick way to settle the argument

Ranking Filter: FYP Challenge does one thing and does it in several shapes: rank a list, pick between two options, or run a tournament until one winner remains. The topic range, the custom challenges and the regular additions keep it from feeling like a single gimmick, and the recording and sharing tools give the results somewhere to go.

The trade-offs are the ones the format implies. It is free with ads, it leans on recording and posting for much of its appeal, and it is built for opinion rather than accuracy. None of that is a problem if you come to it for what it is: a fast, social way to rank favorites and share the results.

I would point it at people who like the ranking videos that already circulate on social feeds and want to make their own without much effort, and at groups looking for a light activity that gets everyone comparing answers. It released in December 2024 and was updated in October 2026, so it is a recent app that is still being worked on.