# Comics Plus — Comics + Library

> Digital comic and graphic novel library access via school or public library. (iPhone/iPad app by Library Pass, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/comics-plus/id1520340626 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Library Pass, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1520340628)
- Category: Books, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.60/5 from 99 App Store ratings · 106 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 39 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-06-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/comics-plus/id1520340626/reviews.md

## What is Comics Plus?

Comics Plus from LibraryPass gives you unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, manga, and picture books from dozens of publishers — exclusively through your school or library.

Don’t see your school or library listed? Ask your librarian about #ReadAllTheComics!

No wait lists; no borrowing limits; no late fees
Manage your shelf and reading progress across devices
Maintain your reading progress across devices
Stream titles online without using storage space
Download titles for offline reading

Explore a diverse selection from publishers like ABDO, Andrews McMeel, BOOM! Studios, Capstone, Cherry Lake, Dark Horse, Europe Comics, Fantagraphics, Humanoids, Image Comics, Kodansha, Lerner, Manga Classics, Oni Press, Papercutz, Tokyopop, TOON Books, UDON Entertainment, Yen Press, and dozens more.

Comics Plus is created by Joyful Reading Co, where we're dedicated to nurturing a lifelong love of reading through engagement, access, and data-driven insights. Learn more at https://comicsplusapp.com/

## Key features

- Unlimited digital comic access
- No wait lists or borrowing limits
- Cross-device reading progress
- Online streaming and offline downloads
- Diverse publisher selection

## What do users think of Comics Plus?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 📚 Massive collection of comics and manga
- 💰 Free access with library card
- ✅ Legal and legitimate reading platform
- 🎨 Wide variety of publishers and genres
- 📖 Ability to store unlimited books on shelf
- 🌍 International content selection
- 📱 Works on multiple devices (phone, tablet, browser)

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and force quits
- ⏳ Extremely slow loading times
- 🔍 Search function broken or non-functional
- 📖 Pages fail to load or display correctly
- ⚫ Black screen issues when opening books
- 🔄 App forgets reading progress
- 📱 Poor UI/UX design and layout
- 🖼️ Low resolution and pixelated images
- ⚙️ Laggy page turning and navigation
- 🔐 Frequent logout and authentication issues
- 📥 Download functionality unreliable
- 🎯 Inconsistent content display across devices
- 📊 Shelf management is messy and confusing
- 🔀 Accidental book closing from swipe gestures
- 📐 Poor scaling on tablets and iPads

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Login screen stuck on library selection
- Search returns blank page with no loading indicator
- Shelf fails to load
- Pages crop off at bottom
- Black screen when opening downloaded books
- App crashes when opening new comics
- Pages display out of sync in horizontal mode
- Duplicate pages appearing consecutively
- Pages loop back to beginning after certain number
- Thumbnail not showing for resume position
- Dialog boxes cut off or positioned incorrectly
- App forgets reading position when resuming
- Vertical view does not work
- iCloud backup size inflates dramatically
- Screen goes black periodically during reading
- Network error despite active connection
- Download progress bar hangs
- Orientation change causes reading position reset
- App switches to different manga unexpectedly
- Popular page items don't load or unavailable
- Shelf deletion when launching from cloud library
- Zoom functionality unresponsive
- Page turning causes visual flash and blur
- Inconsistent page display in 2-page mode
- Home bar overlay obscures content on iPad

**Most requested features**

- Favorites/bookmarking system with notifications
- Auto-download while using other apps
- Auto-mark books as finished
- Better search with pagination and page jumping
- Dark mode option
- Right-to-left reading for manga
- Folder organization for shelf
- Reading history tracking
- Series completion indicators
- Next book in series recommendations
- Auto zoom feature for reading
- Smooth page transition animations
- Ability to manually move books to completion status
- App status/server status page
- Better content filtering and sorting options
- Rating system for comics
- Chapter bookmarks
- Customizable reading settings

## Recent user reviews (10 of 106)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/comics-plus/id1520340626/reviews.md

### 2/5 — PLEASE fix the page bounce!

*2026-07-28*

This app is so close to being good, but in the years I’ve tried to use it, the thing that has always killed me is how much the image bounces when you turn the page! I swear it gives me motion sickness. And they’ve changed it multiple times through the years, but never outright gotten rid of it.

Just give readers the option to turn off the page bounce, PLEASE!!! There is no reason to have a transition between pages, this isn’t a Slideshow presentation. Just go to Reddit and find a post with multiple images to swipe through - THAT’S ALL WE NEED! Nothing fancy, it’s just distracting

### 5/5 — I love comics!!

*2026-07-09, version 4.0.2*

While there are a few issues here and there the app works pretty well! I love the selection and I like the genres available to browse!!

### 4/5 — Awesome Selection But You Can’t search it

*2026-07-08*

I use the app often especially for its Europe comic selection which I would love more of. Hopefully the cinebook publisher can get added to this app as well, but my main gripe is the search option. Before I was able to select certain authors and artists  by selecting on them but that option is gone now. If the search option gets fixed this app is a 10 out of 10. Thank you for your hard work and I know you will get it fixed. I would also like more art books selections and even newspaper strip artists like Hal foster, Alex Raymond, Milton Caniff, and Windsor mccay . Just a preference but there are a lot of books on this app that I can’t get anywhere else which is awesome

### 3/5 — this app is still broken

*2026-07-08, version 4.0.2*

It’s great that it’s now possible to read comics on this app but the search is a mess. Take Transformers from Image as an example: all five volumes are available but if you search only volume 1 is shown, it shows the other titles in the related section but clicking on it does not show them. It feels like there’s a bunch of comics hidden from view or something. Very frustrating!

### 3/5 — Huge potential, Needs update

*2026-07-02*

I love the wide variety of books, but it needs some changes:
1. FIX THE SEARCHING SYSTEM PLSS; shows irrelevant answers, hard to find things, and very punctuation and capitalization -sensitive
2. Some books are backwards so I have to scroll through the pages for a couple of mins(as a binge reader this is super annoying)just to start reading
3. In a recent update, the section with new releases was changed and I found out it now just shows promoted books, no matter how recent they came out, and there isn’t even a section with ALL of the new releases, only a couple are shown and I have to search to see if specific books came out, which takes a lot of time with the weird searching system
4. For some reason, if let’s say there are 13 books in a series and I click on the 5th one, then go down to the area where it shows the other in the series, idk why but it only shows the books before, not the whole series 

Please fix this😫😫😫😫😫😫😫

### 2/5 — Clunky app

*2026-06-15, version 4.0.1*

Amazing selection but the app is awful. Search is super inaccurate and actually reading a book is doable but just barely.

### 3/5 — New UI, Lost Feature

*2026-05-23*

It’s fine to redesign an app and make it more efficient and user friendly. BUT, you left out any user preference settings: especially Dark Mode -even with my brightness turned all the way down, the white background is BLINDING to someone like me. Haven’t tried reading since because of that. I generally use this multiple times a week. Please fix, thank you.

### 2/5 — Awful Search Function

*2026-05-21*

My main gripe with this app is the atrocious search function. There are things that I know for a fact are available, and cannot find them when I search by title name or author name. I have things in my favorites ready to read but if I search for it, it doesn't  show up unless I scroll around randomly. If I search by genre I will eventually find one of the volumes and find other volumes under related volumes, such a frustrating way to find things.
You should be able to click on the series name, or author name and see the other things available. As it is, it is very frustrating to find anything.

### 2/5 — Wish this was better than it is

*2026-05-18*

Its incredibly cool that it has such a massive library for free with a library card but the app has bar none the most utterly useless search feature I’ve ever used. The only time I’ve ever gotten it to work as intended is putting a piece of a title (because full titles don’t work properly for some reason) and then set it to the correct publisher, and then even that only worked for The Last Ronin. I really really want to like this app but that’s an extremely essential feature to be able to find what you want and it just does not work.

### 4/5 — Much needed update but issue with downloaded manga

*2026-05-18, version 4.0.1*

For material I’ve downloaded that reads right to left, the reader currently starts at the last page. Then, because it’s unclear how to jump to a specific page on iPad (tapping the main page area works on my android phone but the action doesn’t seem to work here), it becomes challenging to get to the "last" page to start. I’ve noticed this doesn’t seem to happen on manga I choose not to download, where it will force a scroll to the "last" item so I can proceed reading right to left.

I would also be curious to see if the page turn slide animation could be turned off as a setting.

## Frequently asked questions about Comics Plus

### What is Comics Plus?

Comics Plus provides unlimited access to a vast collection of digital comics, graphic novels, manga, and picture books from many publishers. This access is exclusively available through participating schools and libraries.

### What are the key features of Comics Plus?

Key features include unlimited borrowing with no wait lists or late fees, the ability to manage your reading progress across multiple devices, online streaming of titles without using storage, and the option to download titles for offline reading.

### How much does Comics Plus cost?

The app itself is free to download and use. Access to the comic library is provided through your school or public library, meaning there is no direct cost to the user for the content.

### Can I read comics offline with Comics Plus?

Yes, you can download titles to your device for offline reading. This feature allows you to enjoy your favorite comics and graphic novels even when you don't have an internet connection.

### What kind of content can I find on Comics Plus?

You can find a diverse selection of digital comics, graphic novels, manga, and picture books from a wide range of publishers. This includes popular genres and titles suitable for various age groups.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.3 — 2026-08-23

Bug fixes and general improvements.

### 4.0.2 — 2026-06-18

Multiple bug fixes for search results, dark more support and more.

### 4.0.1 — 2026-05-05

Boom! The All-New Comics Plus is Here!

We’ve rebuilt the app from the ground up to provide a faster, more accessible reading experience.

-Refreshed Interface: A cleaner, more intuitive design that's easier to navigate.
-Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 compliant, ensuring an inclusive experience for all users.
-Performance: Significant speed optimizations for faster loading and smoother page turns.

Update now for the best version of Comics Plus yet.

### 4.0.0 — 2026-04-25

Boom! The All-New Comics Plus is Here!

We’ve rebuilt the app from the ground up to provide a faster, more accessible reading experience.

-Refreshed Interface: A cleaner, more intuitive design that's easier to navigate.
-Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 compliant, ensuring an inclusive experience for all users.
-Performance: Significant speed optimizations for faster loading and smoother page turns.

Update now for the best version of Comics Plus yet.

### 3.3.2 — 2025-09-12

Miscellaneous updates and minor bug fixes.

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