Comics Book Reader vs Manga Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comics Book Reader
This application is a robust viewer for various comic book formats, including CBZ, CBR, CB7, and CBT. It offers a highly optimized visualization system for mobile devices, ensuring maximum productivity and comfort. Enjoy an elegant design, extended functionality, and high speed for a pleasurable reading experience.
- Supports CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT formats
- Integrates with cloud services (Google Drive, Dropbox)
- Supports network services (SMB, FTP, SFTP)
- File manager with sorting and search
- Wi-Fi and FTP transfer options
- Page layout and effects customization
- Bookmarks and quick preview
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The BEST application for reading cbz, cbr, cb7 and cbt comics. All formats are thoroughly elaborated and are 100% supported by the application. The visualization system takes into account the specific character of the formats functioning on mobile devices (memory capacity, the number of general processor units etc.), Providing a maximum productivity and comfort when working with large documents. Elegant design, extended functionality, high speed and stability of work will make reading of your favorite literature a pleasurable experience. You can contact technical support and leave a comment without quitting the application. Comic Book Reader’s special features: ■ Compatible with all popular archive formats (rar, zip, 7z, gz, tar ...) ■ Integration with popular cloud services(Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, Yandex.Disk) ■ Integration with popular network services(SMB, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, DLNA) ■ Open documents directly from cloud services and network services ■ Hight application stability ■ Automatic recovery bad and non standard files ■ User friendly navigation ■ Page layout option in documents(single page, double pages, double pages with cover) ■ Effects for documents(sepia, monochrome, color controls) ■ Brightness control ■ Rotation lock ■ Bookmarks ■ Quick preview ■ Page scaling ■ Auto scaling for adjacent pages ■ Opening documents from external applications ■ Last open document list ■ Web Browser and download manager ■ Wi-Fi transfer ■ FTP transfer File Manager Features: ■ Intuitive interface ■ iTunes integration ■ File sorting(by name, by extension, by size, by date) ■ Searching files in subfolders ■ Create, move, copy, rename, pack/unpack, delete file/folder options ■ File/folder search ■ Preview book cover Wi-Fi Transfer Features: ■ Intuitive interface ■ Create, move, rename, delete file/folder options ■ Downloading/uploading few media files with one click ■ Display upload progress Feel free to ask questions, report bugs or request new features: support@develsoftware.com
Manga Viewer
This app allows you to view comic and fictional image archives on your smartphone. It supports various compressed file formats and image types, with options for cloud import and PC transfer via WiFi. Enjoy features like page view modes, image filters, and iCloud sync for a seamless reading experience.
- Supports zip, rar, 7z, cbz, cbr, cb7 compressed files
- PDF and TIF/TIFF file support
- Upload via PC web browser (WIFI)
- Import from cloud apps (iCloud, Dropbox, Box)
- FTP and SSHFTP support
- One page and two page view modes
- Night mode and image brightness adjustment
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The simplest viewer app for viewing comic, fictional image archives Such as a cartoon or a novel, on a smartphone You can see it anywhere. Now that you've installed the app Try transferring files on your PC with WiFi * Some functions may not be supported on Mac(Apple Silicon) ** Characteristic ** - zip, rar, 7z, cbz, cbr, cb7 compressed files are supported (png, jpeg, jpg, gif, bmp, tif, tiff, jxl(iOS 26+), heif(iOS 18+) extension images are included, webp format is supported from iOS14) - Support for locked files (zip, rar, 7z, pdf) - PDF file support - TIF/TIFF file support (like PDF file, change in settings) - Upload via PC web browser (WIFI) - Import files from cloud apps such as iCloud, dropbox, circle drive, and Box - FTP support: browse, download - SSHFTP support - Secure FTP not supported - Cloud apps support file copy from mail attachments - one page view, two page view - Sharpen image filter - IPhone, iPad, Mac(Apple Silicon) support - Rotate the screen both horizontally and vertically - Image next page Zoom-in keep-alive function: Apply the previous book's zoom-in status in the following book. Please change your settings. - Screen off option: When set to ON, the screen automatically turns off at the time the device turns off. - Last file view, On / Off in setting - Next book auto-switching options: If you automatically change the next book switching option in Settings, tabs on the last page will automatically switch to the next book. (Default manual) - iCloud Sync : Synchronize the information (read location) of the read file and open the same file on another device (signed in with the same iCloud account) so that you can see it again. - Two pages in landscape mode: Two pages in landscape rotation, one page in vertical rotation, iPad only -Vertical scroll mode (= webtoon mode): scrolls vertically like webtoons, one-page mode is fixed, and some options are fixed and not applied. - Image / PDF Night mode: Invert color / Image brightness (1 to 3 steps), in-app purchase required - Night Mode - Invert Color: Invert the white background to black (gray) and black to white. This mode is suitable for viewing novels. - Night Mode - Image Brightness: You can change the brightness of the image in three steps without changing the screen brightness of the device. - Bluetooth keyboard: Supports page switching and screen closing function, direction key (asdw) page switch, ESC key viewer screen close (in-app purchase required) - A function that changes to the next page when the volume is changed. (The sound size will change as well. Please be careful. ON / OFF in setting. Need an in-app purchase or reward view.) - Blink: Recognizes eye blinks to switch pages (iPhone only, iOS 18+, in-app purchase required) - Automatic Image Crop: Automatically crops the empty space on all four sides of images with a white background. (iOS 16+, in-app purchase required) - Content Color: You can change and unify the content (pictures or text) within the image to a single color. A background color is applied to the image background excluding the content (In-app purchase required) - Select text: Long-click to select text within a page and copy, search, translate, or share (iOS 18+, in-app purchase required) Please send bugs or suggestions to junhuloveapple@gmail.com at the top right of the setting screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Manga Viewer at 4.8 against Comics Book Reader's 4.3. Manga Viewer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Comics Book Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Comics Book Reader sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Manga Viewer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Manga Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 214 and 346 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Comics Book Reader's written reviews are positive against 82% of Manga Viewer's.
Comics Book Reader ships an update every 4 months, Manga Viewer weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comics Book Reader | Manga Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (214 ratings) | 4.8 (346 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.1% of reviews | 82.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 214 | 346 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LTD DevelSoftware | kim juyoung |
Customer experience
Comics Book Reader
Manga Viewer
Bugs and requests
Comics Book Reader
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Corrupted comic file downloads
- Slow performance on older devices
- Inability to access cloud storage
- Incorrect page rendering
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to organize comics into folders
- Seamless page-to-page navigation
- More cloud storage providers support
- Customizable reading experience
Manga Viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comics Book Reader
- Thank the Developer$0.99
- Appearance Customization$1.99
- Additional Formats$3.99
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- Pro Version$5.99
Manga Viewer
- Sponsor 1$0.99
- Sponsor 2$1.99
- Remove app ads$1.99
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- Sponsor 3$3.99
- Sponsor 4$7.99
Questions
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