# Dark Horse Comics > Digital comic book reader and storefront with offline download capabilities. (iPhone/iPad app by Dark Horse Comics.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-horse-comics/id415378623 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Dark Horse Comics](https://appshunter.io/developer/309366963) - Category: Books, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.50/5 from 638 App Store ratings · 295 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 17.5 · 31 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2011-04-27 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-horse-comics/id415378623/reviews.md ## What is Dark Horse Comics? Important Announcement Effective March 31, 2025, the Dark Horse Comics app for iOS will no longer be supported. Beginning Feb. 24, 2025, users will no longer be able to add to their comics collections. We strongly encourage you to download the books in your bookshelf by March 30, 2025. The ability to download books to your device cannot be guaranteed after that date. We love our fans and regret having to make this announcement. If you have questions please consult our FAQ, available through the Support link on this page. ## Key features - Purchase digital comic books - Read comics on your device - Download books for offline access - Manage your comic collection ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Mass Effect: Redemptio... | $1.99 | one-time | | Mass Effect: Redemptio... | $1.99 | one-time | | Mass Effect: Redemptio... | $1.99 | one-time | | Mass Effect: Evolution... | $1.99 | one-time | | Mass Effect: Evolution... | $1.99 | one-time | | Mass Effect: Evolution... | $1.99 | one-time | | Mass Effect: Evolution... | $1.99 | one-time | | Critical Role #1 | $1.99 | one-time | | Critical Role #2 | $1.99 | one-time | | Critical Role #3 | $1.99 | one-time | | Mass Effect: Incursion... | $0.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Dark Horse Comics? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Great comics selection - 🚀 Fast download speeds - 💡 Ability to archive/download comics selectively - 👍 Intuitive reading experience - 🚀 Smooth panel-to-panel navigation **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues - 🔍 Confusing/cluttered library organization - 💰 Prices not always cheaper than physical copies - 🔍 Difficult to find/purchase new comics - 🔍 Missing key features like wishlists, notifications **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent crashes, especially when accessing store - Comics disappearing from library after updates - Inability to download/access purchased comics **Most requested features** - Add series/collection organization options - Implement subscription/bundle purchasing - Improve search and discovery of new content - Introduce read/unread status tracking ## Recent user reviews (10 of 295) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-horse-comics/id415378623/reviews.md ### 5/5 — I miss this *2026-02-04* Probably one of the best apps to read berserk on too bad it’s gone. ### 1/5 — Plain theft *2026-01-20, version 2.2.31* I paid a premium price compared to Amazon or Apple to purchase work directly from Dark Horse. Now their digital service is discontinued with no way provided to permanently download purchases to my machine. On their website they have the gall to claim that this is OK because we never owned these books. Truly shameless. ### 1/5 — No *2026-01-02, version 2.2.31* The video is not what was in the app, not very good, all I had was like 5 comics for me to read ### 4/5 — Please Come Back!!! *2025-12-15, version 2.2.31* Why? Just why??? ### 5/5 — DARK HORSE CHANGED MY LIFE🥹😆 *2025-09-12* I was a nerd and college the geek type🤓👆. I had just gotten a swirly from Timmy tuff knuckles when all of a sudden i got a call from my favorite bully saying that he burned all my Naruto x sakura fan fics. I was devestated and wanted to end it all when dark horse came along it got me out of dark times. Now i can upload stuff and read stuff thanks Dark horse P.s the bully got jumped for saying a naughty word in the hood and is now paralyzed. Blm yall 🧔🏿‍♂️✊🏿 ### 1/5 — Shutdown & no way to download *2025-07-15, version 2.2.31* I bought comics from these scammers. I can read them in this app as long as it runs, but that’s it. Can’t complete the series. Can’t download. Stay away. ### 1/5 — Why is it shutting down? *2025-07-11, version 2.2.31* I love this app and don’t see a reason it can’t stay up ### 5/5 — Why is it closing? *2025-03-27* I am a more recent subscriber and and, contrary to some reviews, I have been perfectly happy with the app. Aside from the rare UI design issues, I have been impressed and happy. This is my favorite comic reader, and Dark Horse really are more of the comic book lovers company and seem to have as much enthusiasm about their comics as readers do. Because of that, they have some nice features like being able to buy and manage full digital copies. And I haven't bought that many cause I'm kind of poor but did we not buy enough? Were we not loud enough in support? I really hope you guys come out with a digital storefront again, as much as I like buying physical copies, so much of the future of print is either digital, or digital supported, or physical-print supported digital. Anyways, I love you guys, I hope you guys can figure out a way to come back to digital at some point. ### 1/5 — Bad business practice/anti consumer *2025-03-23, version 2.2.31* Revoking everyone’s licenses to products they paid hard earned money for and shutting down ### 1/5 — Thousands of dollars lost *2025-03-21* Don’t understand why you can’t keep the servers going for your loyal customers. Bought almost everything you sold, can only download it to my device, not to a PC, don’t have nearly the space on my device to download even half of my purchases. So I’m just screwed out of content I paid for. I can access about a third of my purchases until this device dies, then even that is gone forever. ## Frequently asked questions about Dark Horse Comics ### What does the Dark Horse Comics app do? The app allows users to purchase and read digital comic books. It provides a platform to browse a library of titles, buy them, and download them to your device for offline reading. You can also manage your collection of purchased comics within the app. ### How can I read comics offline? You can download purchased comic books to your device through the app. This feature allows you to read your comics even when you don't have an internet connection. It is recommended to download your books before March 30, 2025, as this functionality may not be guaranteed after that date. ### Is the app free to use? The app itself is free to download and use for browsing and reading. However, users can make in-app purchases to buy digital comic books. There are no advertisements within the app. ### What happens to my purchased comics after March 31, 2025? The Dark Horse Comics app for iOS will no longer be supported after March 31, 2025. While you can no longer add to your collection starting February 24, 2025, you are strongly encouraged to download all your purchased books by March 30, 2025. The ability to download books after this date cannot be guaranteed. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.2.31 — 2025-02-25 ==2.2.31== Sunset We love our fans and want your feedback! Love the app? Having problems? Have a suggestion? Please use the contact form in the app’s settings page or email digital.service@darkhorse.com to let us know what’s on your mind. ==2.2.23== Fix an issue where the library didn't load on first launch. ==2.2.22== Fix bug preventing onboarding screen from showing for new installs ==2.2.16== Fix crash when navigating off the details view. Update third-party libraries. ==2.2.15== Refactor of app analytics. ==2.2.14== Fixed readability issue in light-mode Fixed reader navigation display Fixed crash when navigating from a notification from the settings page, or when the app was backgrounded, or not running (there's some more work to do here) Fixed a crash when navigating to a page that no longer exists such as an expired sale Added prompt for review Update third party libs ==2.2.11== Add option to delete account when logged in ==2.2.10== Update 3rd party libs ==2.2.9== Update 3rd party libs ==2.2.8== Updated 3rd party libs Updated a few internal images Fixed deprecations ==2.2.7== Fix an uncommon crash when navigating in the white-label version of the app. ==2.2.6== Fixed notification subscriptions Fixed notification banner Fixed rare bug which allowed users to buy a book on the website and then buy it again on the app Fixed on-boarding display ===2.1.14=== Fixed a rare bug that allowed users to purchase a book in the app after previously purchasing it on the website, before a sync can finish. ===2.1.13=== Regular library updates & fixed a few small bugs that crept in over time ===2.1.11=== Regular library updates ===2.1.8=== Remove deprecated libraries and general stability improvements ===2.1.5=== Library updates to promote stability and security. ===2.1.4=== Regular updates ===2.1.3=== Fixed a bug in the sign-in/sign-up pop-up after a first purchase Fixed a bug in the index menus of the Store Pages ===2.1.2=== Fixed a crash that happened on a first purchase without a Dark Horse account. Fixed a crash that happened some times when first launching. Fixed a crash when laying out pages in the Store. Show offline error pages, which died during the iOS 13 upgrade. === 2.1.1 === Squashed a few more bugs. Added support for dark mode when looking at the book details or changing the reader settings. We improved the support for prefetching your collection's book covers, so you can see them offline. === 2.1.0 === We replaced the entire back-end with the goal of increasing stability and performance. Now, while you read comics or browse the store, the covers to your collection will download in the background, improving the offline experience. Improved bookshelf interface for a better experience. Squashed some persistent bugs on the account/settings side of the app to improve performance and the user experience. === 2.0.6 === Bug fixes and other improvements to make the experience of discovering and reading Dark Horse comics better than ever. Now with iOS 11 compatibility. === 2.0.4 === We've overhauled our push notification system. Don’t want to miss out on New Releases and Sales? Sign up for Notifications in App! We also made some performance and stability improvements to brighten your day. === 2.0.3 === A few more crash fixes for your holiday comic reading experience! === 2.0.1 === We have a few bug fixes, performance improvements and minor quality of life improvements in this version. * Now remembers where you left it if you switch apps and come back to it later. * The Bookshelf shows title text when cover not downloaded. * Fixed several crashes discovered after the last release. === 2.0.0 === DARK HORSE 2.0 HAS LANDED!!! ### 2.2.23 — 2024-03-07 ==2.2.23== Fix an issue where the library didn't load on first launch. We love our fans and want your feedback! Love the app? Having problems? Have a suggestion? Please use the contact form in the app’s settings page or email digital.service@darkhorse.com to let us know what’s on your mind. ==2.2.22== Fix bug preventing onboarding screen from showing for new installs ==2.2.16== Fix crash when navigating off the details view. Update third-party libraries. ==2.2.15== Refactor of app analytics. ==2.2.14== Fixed readability issue in light-mode Fixed reader navigation display Fixed crash when navigating from a notification from the settings page, or when the app was backgrounded, or not running (there's some more work to do here) Fixed a crash when navigating to a page that no longer exists such as an expired sale Added prompt for review Update third party libs ==2.2.11== Add option to delete account when logged in ==2.2.10== Update 3rd party libs ==2.2.9== Update 3rd party libs ==2.2.8== Updated 3rd party libs Updated a few internal images Fixed deprecations ==2.2.7== Fix an uncommon crash when navigating in the white-label version of the app. ==2.2.6== Fixed notification subscriptions Fixed notification banner Fixed rare bug which allowed users to buy a book on the website and then buy it again on the app Fixed on-boarding display ===2.1.14=== Fixed a rare bug that allowed users to purchase a book in the app after previously purchasing it on the website, before a sync can finish. ===2.1.13=== Regular library updates & fixed a few small bugs that crept in over time ===2.1.11=== Regular library updates ===2.1.8=== Remove deprecated libraries and general stability improvements ===2.1.5=== Library updates to promote stability and security. ===2.1.4=== Regular updates ===2.1.3=== Fixed a bug in the sign-in/sign-up pop-up after a first purchase Fixed a bug in the index menus of the Store Pages ===2.1.2=== Fixed a crash that happened on a first purchase without a Dark Horse account. Fixed a crash that happened some times when first launching. Fixed a crash when laying out pages in the Store. Show offline error pages, which died during the iOS 13 upgrade. === 2.1.1 === Squashed a few more bugs. Added support for dark mode when looking at the book details or changing the reader settings. We improved the support for prefetching your collection's book covers, so you can see them offline. === 2.1.0 === We replaced the entire back-end with the goal of increasing stability and performance. Now, while you read comics or browse the store, the covers to your collection will download in the background, improving the offline experience. Improved bookshelf interface for a better experience. Squashed some persistent bugs on the account/settings side of the app to improve performance and the user experience. === 2.0.6 === Bug fixes and other improvements to make the experience of discovering and reading Dark Horse comics better than ever. Now with iOS 11 compatibility. === 2.0.4 === We've overhauled our push notification system. Don’t want to miss out on New Releases and Sales? Sign up for Notifications in App! We also made some performance and stability improvements to brighten your day. === 2.0.3 === A few more crash fixes for your holiday comic reading experience! === 2.0.1 === We have a few bug fixes, performance improvements and minor quality of life improvements in this version. * Now remembers where you left it if you switch apps and come back to it later. * The Bookshelf shows title text when cover not downloaded. * Fixed several crashes discovered after the last release. === 2.0.0 === DARK HORSE 2.0 HAS LANDED!!! ### 2.2.22 — 2023-11-30 ==2.2.22== Fix bug preventing onboarding screen from showing for new installs We love our fans and want your feedback! Love the app? Having problems? Have a suggestion? Please use the contact form in the app’s settings page or email digital.service@darkhorse.com to let us know what’s on your mind. ==2.2.16== Fix crash when navigating off the details view. Update third-party libraries. ==2.2.15== Refactor of app analytics. ==2.2.14== Fixed readability issue in light-mode Fixed reader navigation display Fixed crash when navigating from a notification from the settings page, or when the app was backgrounded, or not running (there's some more work to do here) Fixed a crash when navigating to a page that no longer exists such as an expired sale Added prompt for review Update third party libs ==2.2.11== Add option to delete account when logged in ==2.2.10== Update 3rd party libs ==2.2.9== Update 3rd party libs ==2.2.8== Updated 3rd party libs Updated a few internal images Fixed deprecations ==2.2.7== Fix an uncommon crash when navigating in the white-label version of the app. ==2.2.6== Fixed notification subscriptions Fixed notification banner Fixed rare bug which allowed users to buy a book on the website and then buy it again on the app Fixed on-boarding display ===2.1.14=== Fixed a rare bug that allowed users to purchase a book in the app after previously purchasing it on the website, before a sync can finish. ===2.1.13=== Regular library updates & fixed a few small bugs that crept in over time ===2.1.11=== Regular library updates ===2.1.8=== Remove deprecated libraries and general stability improvements ===2.1.5=== Library updates to promote stability and security. ===2.1.4=== Regular updates ===2.1.3=== Fixed a bug in the sign-in/sign-up pop-up after a first purchase Fixed a bug in the index menus of the Store Pages ===2.1.2=== Fixed a crash that happened on a first purchase without a Dark Horse account. Fixed a crash that happened some times when first launching. Fixed a crash when laying out pages in the Store. Show offline error pages, which died during the iOS 13 upgrade. === 2.1.1 === Squashed a few more bugs. Added support for dark mode when looking at the book details or changing the reader settings. We improved the support for prefetching your collection's book covers, so you can see them offline. === 2.1.0 === We replaced the entire back-end with the goal of increasing stability and performance. Now, while you read comics or browse the store, the covers to your collection will download in the background, improving the offline experience. Improved bookshelf interface for a better experience. Squashed some persistent bugs on the account/settings side of the app to improve performance and the user experience. === 2.0.6 === Bug fixes and other improvements to make the experience of discovering and reading Dark Horse comics better than ever. Now with iOS 11 compatibility. === 2.0.4 === We've overhauled our push notification system. Don’t want to miss out on New Releases and Sales? Sign up for Notifications in App! We also made some performance and stability improvements to brighten your day. === 2.0.3 === A few more crash fixes for your holiday comic reading experience! === 2.0.1 === We have a few bug fixes, performance improvements and minor quality of life improvements in this version. * Now remembers where you left it if you switch apps and come back to it later. * The Bookshelf shows title text when cover not downloaded. * Fixed several crashes discovered after the last release. === 2.0.0 === DARK HORSE 2.0 HAS LANDED!!! ### 2.2.16 — 2023-07-24 ==2.2.16== Fix crash when navigating off the details view. Update third-party libraries. We love our fans and want your feedback! Love the app? Having problems? Have a suggestion? Please use the contact form in the app’s settings page or email digital.service@darkhorse.com to let us know what’s on your mind. ==2.2.15== Refactor of app analytics. ==2.2.14== Fixed readability issue in light-mode Fixed reader navigation display Fixed crash when navigating from a notification from the settings page, or when the app was backgrounded, or not running (there's some more work to do here) Fixed a crash when navigating to a page that no longer exists such as an expired sale Added prompt for review Update third party libs ==2.2.11== Add option to delete account when logged in ==2.2.10== Update 3rd party libs ==2.2.9== Update 3rd party libs ==2.2.8== Updated 3rd party libs Updated a few internal images Fixed deprecations ==2.2.7== Fix an uncommon crash when navigating in the white-label version of the app. ==2.2.6== Fixed notification subscriptions Fixed notification banner Fixed rare bug which allowed users to buy a book on the website and then buy it again on the app Fixed on-boarding display ===2.1.14=== Fixed a rare bug that allowed users to purchase a book in the app after previously purchasing it on the website, before a sync can finish. ===2.1.13=== Regular library updates & fixed a few small bugs that crept in over time ===2.1.11=== Regular library updates ===2.1.8=== Remove deprecated libraries and general stability improvements ===2.1.5=== Library updates to promote stability and security. ===2.1.4=== Regular updates ===2.1.3=== Fixed a bug in the sign-in/sign-up pop-up after a first purchase Fixed a bug in the index menus of the Store Pages ===2.1.2=== Fixed a crash that happened on a first purchase without a Dark Horse account. Fixed a crash that happened some times when first launching. Fixed a crash when laying out pages in the Store. Show offline error pages, which died during the iOS 13 upgrade. === 2.1.1 === Squashed a few more bugs. Added support for dark mode when looking at the book details or changing the reader settings. We improved the support for prefetching your collection's book covers, so you can see them offline. === 2.1.0 === We replaced the entire back-end with the goal of increasing stability and performance. Now, while you read comics or browse the store, the covers to your collection will download in the background, improving the offline experience. Improved bookshelf interface for a better experience. Squashed some persistent bugs on the account/settings side of the app to improve performance and the user experience. === 2.0.6 === Bug fixes and other improvements to make the experience of discovering and reading Dark Horse comics better than ever. Now with iOS 11 compatibility. === 2.0.4 === We've overhauled our push notification system. Don’t want to miss out on New Releases and Sales? Sign up for Notifications in App! We also made some performance and stability improvements to brighten your day. === 2.0.3 === A few more crash fixes for your holiday comic reading experience! === 2.0.1 === We have a few bug fixes, performance improvements and minor quality of life improvements in this version. * Now remembers where you left it if you switch apps and come back to it later. * The Bookshelf shows title text when cover not downloaded. * Fixed several crashes discovered after the last release. === 2.0.0 === DARK HORSE 2.0 HAS LANDED!!! ### 2.2.15 — 2023-02-27 ==2.2.15== Refactor of app analytics. We love our fans and want your feedback! Love the app? Having problems? Have a suggestion? Please use the contact form in the app’s settings page or email digital.service@darkhorse.com to let us know what’s on your mind. ==2.2.14== Fixed readability issue in light-mode Fixed reader navigation display Fixed crash when navigating from a notification from the settings page, or when the app was backgrounded, or not running (there's some more work to do here) Fixed a crash when navigating to a page that no longer exists such as an expired sale Added prompt for review Update third party libs ==2.2.11== Add option to delete account when logged in ==2.2.10== Update 3rd party libs ==2.2.9== Update 3rd party libs ==2.2.8== Updated 3rd party libs Updated a few internal images Fixed deprecations ==2.2.7== Fix an uncommon crash when navigating in the white-label version of the app. ==2.2.6== Fixed notification subscriptions Fixed notification banner Fixed rare bug which allowed users to buy a book on the website and then buy it again on the app Fixed on-boarding display ===2.1.14=== Fixed a rare bug that allowed users to purchase a book in the app after previously purchasing it on the website, before a sync can finish. ===2.1.13=== Regular library updates & fixed a few small bugs that crept in over time ===2.1.11=== Regular library updates ===2.1.8=== Remove deprecated libraries and general stability improvements ===2.1.5=== Library updates to promote stability and security. ===2.1.4=== Regular updates ===2.1.3=== Fixed a bug in the sign-in/sign-up pop-up after a first purchase Fixed a bug in the index menus of the Store Pages ===2.1.2=== Fixed a crash that happened on a first purchase without a Dark Horse account. Fixed a crash that happened some times when first launching. Fixed a crash when laying out pages in the Store. Show offline error pages, which died during the iOS 13 upgrade. === 2.1.1 === Squashed a few more bugs. Added support for dark mode when looking at the book details or changing the reader settings. We improved the support for prefetching your collection's book covers, so you can see them offline. === 2.1.0 === We replaced the entire back-end with the goal of increasing stability and performance. Now, while you read comics or browse the store, the covers to your collection will download in the background, improving the offline experience. Improved bookshelf interface for a better experience. Squashed some persistent bugs on the account/settings side of the app to improve performance and the user experience. === 2.0.6 === Bug fixes and other improvements to make the experience of discovering and reading Dark Horse comics better than ever. Now with iOS 11 compatibility. === 2.0.4 === We've overhauled our push notification system. Don’t want to miss out on New Releases and Sales? Sign up for Notifications in App! We also made some performance and stability improvements to brighten your day. === 2.0.3 === A few more crash fixes for your holiday comic reading experience! === 2.0.1 === We have a few bug fixes, performance improvements and minor quality of life improvements in this version. * Now remembers where you left it if you switch apps and come back to it later. * The Bookshelf shows title text when cover not downloaded. * Fixed several crashes discovered after the last release. === 2.0.0 === DARK HORSE 2.0 HAS LANDED!!! ## Apps similar to Dark Horse Comics | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Marvel Unlimited](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marvel-unlimited/id607205403) | 4.8 (60,813) | Free | Books | | [Panels - Comic Reader](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/panels-comic-reader/id1236567663) | 4.8 (11,725) | Free | Books | | [WebNovel - Read Novels & Manga](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/webnovel-read-novels-and-manga/id1234939196) | 4.3 (46,861) | Free | Books | | [Tappytoon Comics & Novels](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tappytoon-comics-and-novels/id985615352) | 4.0 (528) | Free | Books | | [POCKET COMICS: Romance Webtoon](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-comics-romance-webtoon/id1492654676) | 4.5 (22,146) | Free | Books | | [Tapas – Comics and Novels](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tapas-comics-and-novels/id578836126) | 4.6 (44,583) | Free | Books | ## More apps by Dark Horse Comics - [Plants vs Zombies Comics](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plants-vs-zombies-comics/id633740219) All apps by Dark Horse Comics: https://appshunter.io/developer/309366963 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*