# Panels - Comic Reader — The best comic & manga reader

> Advanced comic and manga reader with extensive customization and cloud sync. (iPhone/iPad app by Produkt Studio.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/panels-comic-reader/id1236567663 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Produkt Studio](https://appshunter.io/developer/1236567662)
- Category: Books, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 12,252 App Store ratings · 1,112 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 163 MB
- Languages: American English, Catalan, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, Russian and 2 more
- Released: 2017-10-23
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/panels-comic-reader/id1236567663/reviews.md

## What is Panels?

Improve your comic reading experience with Panels. Enjoy reading your favorite titles in a clean and delightful interface, with plenty of customization and advanced features — fully DRM-free, with first-class support for OPDS, your own library, and your own files.

Key features:
- Universal Compatibility: Support for most common comic types: CBR, CBZ, CB7, PDF and comic ePUB (not text eBook). Support for multiple image formats, including WebP.
- Cross-Device Sync: Synchronize your reading progress across iPhone, iPad and Mac and resume reading exactly where you left off.
- Full iCloud Drive support: store your entire library on iCloud and access it from different devices.
- Library Organization: Effortlessly manage your comic library with intuitive tools for easy navigation, custom folder colors, logos and cover images.
* Themes: support for Light and Dark modes, and many others.
* Reading Presets: Choose from a multitude of reading presets or create your own, including horizontal, vertical, or panel-by-panel guided view.
- Right to Left reading (manga): read any comic with Panels.
* OPDS support: Stream, search and download comics from your OPDS compatible server (Komga, Kavita, Codex, Ubooquity and others).
* Secure your content: Keep files locked using a password or Face ID for your collections and files. Use Incognito mode to keep your reading sessions hidden.
* Live Text and Subject detection.
* Experimental Features: Access experimental features like panel-by-panel navigation.

Panels Store — DRM-free comics from independent creators:
- Browse and buy comics directly inside Panels, no extra apps or accounts.
- 100% DRM-free: every purchase is yours to keep, read offline and back up.
- Creators keep 80% of revenue, so your purchases directly support the people making the comics.
- Purchased issues are added to your library and sync across your devices automatically.

Native support for importing files from:
* iCloud Drive
* Dropbox
* Microsoft OneDrive
- Substack
* OPDS: Komga, Kavita, Codex and others
* Local network shared files and folders via SMB and Embedded web server
- iTunes
- External drives
- Airdrop
- Drag&Drop from other apps

Page Filters:
* Reduce Noise
* Increase Sharpness
* Reduce Moiré
* Crop Borders

* Require an active subscription or a one-time purchase.

• You may purchase an Auto-Renewing Subscription to unlock all the premium features while it\'s active; or a one-off purchase to unlock the current major version features forever.

• Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

• Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase

• Read our privacy policy and terms of use: https://panels.app/privacy / https://panels.app/terms

## Key features

- Universal file compatibility (CBR, CBZ, PDF, ePUB)
- Cross-device reading progress sync
- iCloud Drive integration
- Customizable reading presets
- Right-to-left reading for manga
- OPDS server support
- Content security with password/Face ID

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Panels+ Monthly | $1.49 | per month |
| Panels+ Yearly | $14.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Panels 2 | $19.99 | one-time |
| Panels 3 | $19.99 | one-time |
| Panels 3 Upgrade | $9.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #192 in Top Free · Book (US App Store)

## What do users think of Panels?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Smooth and responsive
- 👍 Clean and modern UI
- 💡 Useful features like panel view and vertical scrolling
- 🔒 No ads in paid version
- 👍 Good import and organization options
- 🚀 Fast and stable performance

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Useful features locked behind paywall
- 🔒 Subscription model instead of one-time purchase
- 🐛 Issues with page navigation and zoom
- 🐛 Problems with reading right-to-left content
- 🐛 Syncing and importing issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when opening large files
- Issues with page order and navigation
- Problems with zooming and scrolling
- Syncing and importing bugs
- Compatibility issues with older devices

**Most requested features**

- Ability to create sub-folders and nested collections
- Automatic sorting and organization of comics
- Option to lock reading direction
- Double-tap to zoom functionality
- Progress tracking and bookmarking features
- Support for more file formats like ePub

## Recent user reviews (10 of 1,112)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/panels-comic-reader/id1236567663/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Nice

*2026-09-03, version 3.13.5*

This app keeps asking me to review it. So I have in hopes of it stop asking me.

### 5/5 — Best app for comic reading

*2026-09-02, version 3.13.5*

Honestly is a good app and amazing developers.

### 5/5 — Love this one

*2026-09-01, version 3.13.4*

I have been using Panels for many years and haven’t come across another one half as good

### 5/5 — 很好用

*2026-08-28*

不过会员略贵

### 5/5 — 🔥

*2026-08-25, version 3.13.3*

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

### 5/5 — Love this app

*2026-08-22, version 3.13.3*

With its support of OPDS and it's image filters it has made reading my digital manga collection so much better than before.  Very happy with the App!

### 3/5 — Colocar função de anotações, valor para comprar está mais caro que o Procreate.

*2026-08-21*

Tem como colocar a opção de fazer anotações?

### 5/5 — Great reader app.

*2026-08-21, version 3.13.3*

Way better than expected. Great and easy to use

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-08-20, version 3.13.3*

I love how i can sync my reading progress across multiple devices. In general it’s an amazing app, great ui , great settings option and the free mode doesn’t feel too restrictive.

### 5/5 — Top

*2026-08-19*

Super appli. Marche aussi bien voire mieux que certaines appli payante comme Perfect Viewer X
Si on peut synchroniser les dossiers sur les différents cloud (cloud, Google drive...) cela sera au top du top !

## Frequently asked questions about Panels

### What types of comic files does this app support?

The app offers universal compatibility for most common comic file types, including CBR, CBZ, CB7, and PDF. It also supports comic ePUBs and various image formats like WebP, ensuring you can read almost any digital comic.

### How can I sync my reading progress across devices?

The application provides cross-device synchronization, allowing you to seamlessly resume reading exactly where you left off on any of your Mac devices. Full iCloud Drive support further enables storing your entire library and accessing it from multiple devices.

### What are the pricing options for this comic reader?

Users can choose between an auto-renewing subscription to unlock all premium features while active, or a one-time purchase to unlock the current major version's features permanently. Subscriptions are managed through your iTunes account settings.

### Can I organize my comic library with this app?

Yes, the app includes intuitive tools for effortless library organization and easy navigation. You can also customize your library collections with folder colors, logos, and custom images to personalize your experience.

### Does the app support reading manga from right to left?

Absolutely. The application includes a dedicated feature for right-to-left reading, specifically designed to accommodate the reading direction of manga. This ensures an authentic and comfortable manga reading experience.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.13.5 — 2026-09-01

Fixes
- Fixed devices on older iOS versions not receiving any reading progress from your other devices
- Fixed reading time being credited to the wrong day when you resumed a comic after a break, and offline reading not showing up in your reading stats at all
- Fixed comics stored in your own Panels folder going missing when an import was cancelled, interrupted, or skipped because the comic was already in your library
- Fixed OPDS servers ignoring a port typed into the Host field when the Port field was left empty, which caused certificate and connection errors on some NAS setups
- Fixed reading progress for comics from the Panels Store and Substack not being matched to the right comic

### 3.13.4 — 2026-08-25

Fixes
- Fixed reading progress being lost instead of retried when it couldn't be sent to your Panels Account — pending sessions are now uploaded as soon as you're signed back in
- Fixed a comic left open on one device overwriting newer reading progress synced from another device

### 3.13.3 — 2026-08-17

New features
- Your purchases now sync with your Panels Account
- Added a "Manage Devices" screen (Settings > Account) to see and remove the devices authorized to use your Panels Plus purchase
- You can now hide Home, Search, and Store from the sidebar on iPad

Improvements
- Added a "Force Resync" option for your reading history (Reading Now > All Sessions) to manually refetch it from the server
- Your Panels Plus status now refreshes automatically when returning to the app

Fixes
- Fixed the webtoon reader overlapping content behind the Dynamic Island
- Fixed vertical and paginated readers landing at the wrong spot when navigating back to a previous page
- Fixed some reading history not fully syncing to new devices
- Fixed reading progress reverting to an earlier page
- Fixed OPDS comic covers ignoring your configured server address
- Fixed the Manage Space screen becoming unresponsive while it calculates how much space each library and cache is using
- Fixed OPDS and Kavita library feeds reloading unnecessarily every time you return to them

### 3.13.2 — 2026-07-26

Fixes
- Fixed Reading Now showing empty when "Only show titles on this device" was enabled
- Fixed some reading history not syncing to new devices
- Fixed the double-page reader occasionally jumping to the wrong page after returning from the background
- Fixed an issue that could prevent purchases from completing
- Fixed reading progress failing to sync in some cases, including for people with very large libraries
- Fixed automatic panel-by-panel detection failing to download its detection model on some devices
- Fixed Store "See All" lists, like Top Selling or Latest Releases, not showing items in the correct order

### 3.13.1 — 2026-07-14

New features
- Links in comic, series, and publisher descriptions in the Store are now tappable and open in-app.

Fixes
- Fixed an issue where managing your cache in Settings could incorrectly trigger the Panels+ paywall.
- Fixed the action toolbar not appearing when selecting multiple items in Cloud Downloads.
- Fixed reading position sync issues for OPDS and other remote sources.

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*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 2026-09-05.*