FunFile

Introduction

There’s a large number of audiences that heavily relies on private torrent platforms. Many users have their reservations related to publicly available torrent sites and thus they prefer private torrent communities. One of the primary reasons why people love to be a part of such a community is because the torrent supervision is more efficient. On top of that, there are various perks and other benefits that a user gets when they become a part of a private community. Today, we’ll be reviewing a popular torrent tracker known as funfile.org.

What is funfile.org?

FunFile is a private ratio-based tracker site that allows users to download quality free indie content in a speedy manner. FunFile amasses great numbers both in terms of free indie content and user interaction. Similar to other private torrent sites, funfile.org is invite-based too. In order to become a part of this community, you’ll need a recommendation from an existing member from within the community. What’s different about FunFile is that not everybody can upload content. You need to get your application accepted and even after that, the free indie content you upload goes through staff approval.

Is funfile.org safe?

For a torrent site to be safe for browsing, it needs to have an SSL certificate, which funfile.org does have. By using tools such as SEOQuake and MOZ, you can easily check the credibility of a website by gauging Domain Score (DS) and Trust Score (TS). Based on my research, FunFile has a domain score of 6 and a trust score of 31 which is underwhelming. Sure, it’s not uncommon for torrent sites to have a DS less than 15 and a TS less than 40. But given that funfile.org started its journey back in 2007, it’s disappointing to see that the number is not even above 10.

What should you expect from the funfile.org?

Diversified Free Indie Content – FunFile may not attract a record number of users per month but it sure does offer a wide range of free indie content.

Custom Requests – Any member of the community has the right to make a content request. But it’s not free. For every request you make, it costs you 5 credits. If you’re a VIP member, you need not pay these 5 credits but for a regular user, you’d need to shell out credits. Moreover, the conditions for the custom request are laid out clearly. You should be specific about the file you want and search for content before requesting so you don’t request existing free indie content.

Dedicated Forum – Forum is a vital part of any torrent community. However, in a private community, where users are contributing regularly, they want their queries to be solved quickly. Here’s where forums prove useful.

Freeleech Torrent – Funfile provides you with freeleech torrents that allow you to download free indie content without it reflecting into your total count. The site has a dedicated link using which you can find FreeLeech torrents. Also, on the torrent page, in the upper right corner, you can check whether a particular torrent classifies as FL torrent or not.

Multiple IP Tracking – FunFile is capable of tracking sessions from different IPs for the same user. Thus, only when your session starts does the IP matter. After that, even if you switch your IPs, the tracker will be able to track your account. To enable this, make sure to log in to your account using the devices with different IPs, once you’re done, you won’t need to log in again.

funfile.org in numbers

FunFile is a mid-size community with over 16,000 registered members. It has members from around the globe and it isn’t restricted to a particular geographical area. There are tons of torrents on this website and about 7.41 PB data has been downloaded from the site which is five times less than the amount of data uploaded – 39.9PB. Funfile has 135,000 seeded files as opposed to 1958 leeched files. This enables the site to have an excellent ratio of 69.408. The average download speed on the website is about 69 Mbps.

As per the Alexa rankings, FunFile is ranked #149,729 which makes it amongst the top 150,000 websites on the internet. It attracts more than 75,000 users a month and an average visit on the site lasts for more than 7 minutes. An average user visits 3.69 pages before bouncing off the website. Sure, the stats are not that staggering but with a bounce rate of about 42.32%, they aren’t shabby either.

How to access funfile.org?

You can access FunFile by searching for the term ‘funfile.org’ in your search engine. Alternatively, if you want to access the platform directly, you can use the following link: Funfile.org.

funfile.org rules

Before you join funfile.org, there are several rules that you must keep in mind. The inability to follow these rules might result in a ban. While there are rules for every interaction on the site, we’ll be looking specifically into general and forum rules because those are stringent.

Under general rules, you shouldn’t defy moderators. Don’t use extreme or offensive references. Don’t upload FunFile’s torrent trackers to other sites. Don’t use multiple accounts on the site. Other than these rules, there are forum guidelines which include points such as:

• No aggressive behavior
• No trashing of other people’s topic
• Don’t use any other language than English
• No links to crack sites or content
• No requesting for posting passwords, CD keys, or cracks
• No double posting
• Post queries in the correct section

Design

FunFile sports a generic design. It’s everything you expect from a torrent site but less appealing. The light green and gray color combination are quite common in the torrent space. Though the site has a lackluster design, I still like the content page. Herein, the data has been placed beautifully in a compact manner.

Content

With nearly 100,000 torrents on the website, it’s fair to say that funfile.org does boast a massive free indie content library.

Desktop/Mobile experience

Browsing and navigating across the website is quite straightforward on both mobile and desktop. There are no misclicks or pop-ups that ruin the user experience. The torrents are well seeded and thus downloading free indie content is not much of a hassle either. The seed-to-leech ratio is 69.408 which allows users to download content at an average speed of 50-70 MB/s.

Suggestions I have for funfile.org

Though the platform is quite decent. I feel that by improving the design and torrent monitoring, the platform can easily attract more than 100,000 users a month. Currently, the design of this site is a complete letdown and with a little effort, the devs can certainly enhance the overall experience.

Conclusion

Funfile.org is a mid-size private torrent tracker community that provides all the latest free indie content. It’s a great platform to start your torrent journey. If you’re already experienced in the space, you’re likely to turn down this opportunity and wait for other established sites.