Comparison

Magic Poser vs ComicBackground

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Magic Poser

This app provides a 3D character posing tool for artists, allowing them to create custom scenes with realistic anatomy, lighting, and props. It offers intuitive drag-and-pose controls and extensive libraries for detailed artwork creation.

Highlights
  • Intuitive drag-and-pose controls
  • Realistic 3D character models
  • Advanced physics engine for posing
  • Customizable lighting effects
  • Extensive library of characters, poses, and props
  • Export in 2D (PNG) and 3D (OBJ) formats
  • Create unlimited characters and props in scenes
Features
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Ever tried googling for a pose or asking your friend to pose for your artwork? Then you should download and try Magic Poser! Magic Poser is the leading app for posing 3D characters, creating 3D scenes and setting up stunning lighting effects. 12+ million artists use our app to draw better and faster. Start creating poses within minutes on your mobile devices today! Magic Poser is extremely user-friendly and powerful. A must-have app for figure drawing, illustration, comics, storyboarding, concept art, sculpting, fitness instructions, and more! Feature highlights: • Super easy drag-and-pose - Most intuitive posing experience on the market - Anyone can pick it up in minutes - Advanced physics engine - Allows you to manipulate the 3D model like a real doll and automatically adjusts it to the dynamic poses you want - Full control up to every finger and toe - Our skeleton offers control of every part in a real human - Fastest hand posing - 50+ presets and curl sliders to make posing the hand easy and fun! • Best anatomy ever - Best realistic models crafted by our award winning sculptors - Nail male and female anatomy in your figure drawing - Super natural muscle deformations - Much more accurate than a rigid wooden doll • Muscular, fat and skinny body types - Morph your male or female character to different body types - Bring a variety of characters into your artwork - Adjust the amount of change and combine morphs with sliders - You can truly create a unique character just for your art piece • Stunning lighting effects - Add three types of lights - We feature directional light, spotlight and point lights - Add up to 8 lights per scene - Create cinematic shots using multiple light sources - Change brightness, color, radius and a range of parameters - Change time of day - Create any mood such as dawn, noon, dusk and midnight • Extensive library of characters, preset poses, props, hairstyles and clothing! - 25 characters of different styles - Realistic, anime, comic characters for every genre of artists - 3000+ preset poses for full-body, hands and feet - Truly speed up your posing or get more inspiration - 500+ props - Covers commonly used props such as geometric shapes, weapons, furniture, vehicles, everyday items, etc. - 100+ hairstyles and clothing - Customize your characters to another level • Export in 2D and 3D formats - Export in PNG - Export your scene as high resolution images to use in other graphics software - Export in OBJ - Bring our beautiful models seamlessly into other 3D programs • Create expansive scenes - Add unlimited characters and props to your scene - Your imagination is the limit - Group anything together with layers menu - Manage complicated scenes like a breeze • Versatile Views menu - Perspective slider - Bring more impact into your scene with strong perspectives - Save camera angles - Easily save your favorite angles of a 3D scene - Grid guides in three planes - No more headaches with any challenging perspective in your drawing • Back up your scenes locally and in the Cloud - Import/Export your scenes in Magic Poser file (.mp) format - You can easily back them up to your computer or other devices - Upload your scenes to your private Cloud - Keep your works safe and access them across multiple devices • Comprehensive tutorials - Step-by-step video tutorial to help you get started fast - Comprehensive user manual - Master every part of our powerful app EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ComicBackground

Transform your photos and camera footage into dynamic comic backgrounds instantly. This tool offers real-time conversion with adjustable thickness and transparency options for a unique comic aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Generate comic backgrounds from photos
  • Real-time camera conversion
  • Adjustable line thickness
  • Make white areas transparent
  • Export and share images
Features
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Finally out! Generate comic backgrounds from images in 0 seconds! An innovative tool app has arrived for comic creation! A must-see for comic creators! Turn photos or images from cameras into comic backgrounds! An app that creates comic backgrounds including screentones in 0 seconds. **How to Use:** **Photo Selection** Select a photo to turn it into a comic background. You can adjust the thickness with a slider. You can also make the white parts transparent. **Camera Footage** Turn the camera footage into a comic background in real time. Adjustment and transparency possible with a slider. **Sharing** Export images and transfer to various apps. **Support Site** https://adolfoi.info/

Screenshots

Magic Poser4 screens
ComicBackground4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Magic Poser at none against ComicBackground's shown. Magic Poser also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and chart position (#176 vs unranked). ComicBackground's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 32%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magic Poser sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and ComicBackground sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Poser ships an update fortnightly, ComicBackground every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Magic Poser versus ComicBackground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic PoserComicBackground
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWombat Studio, Inc.Mitsuhiro Hashimoto

Customer experience

Magic Poser

All ratings12,922 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative23.6%
Written reviews1,976 reviews
Positive32.3%
Neutral12.4%
Negative55.3%

ComicBackground

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Magic Poser

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Invisible models and hairstyles
  • Unrealistic foot and joint movements
  • Inability to access old saved scenes
  • Frequent crashes and loading issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • More body type and weight options
  • Ability to morph and customize models
  • Addition of facial expressions and animations
  • More diverse hair and accessory options
  • Grouping and layering of objects
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  • Multiple camera views and lighting options
  • Import/export of custom models and scenes

ComicBackground

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magic Poser

Subscriptions1
  • Master Version (Monthly)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
One-time9
  • Medieval weapons pack$0.99
  • Old-style guns$0.99
  • Wombat Coin Pack [100]$0.99
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  • Wombat Coin Pack [325]$2.99
  • Magic Poser Pro Version$4.99
  • Wombat Coin Pack [550]$4.99
  • Wombat Coin Pack [1200]$9.99
  • Pro Version$9.99
  • Wombat Coin Pack [2500]$19.99
1 purchases

ComicBackground

Subscriptions1
  • Premium1 Month trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Magic Poser free?
Magic Poser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ComicBackground free?
ComicBackground is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Magic Poser or ComicBackground have ads?
ComicBackground shows ads; Magic Poser does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Poser or ComicBackground?
Magic Poser ships an update fortnightly, and ComicBackground every 6 weeks. Most recently, Magic Poser was updated on October 18, 2026 and ComicBackground on October 12, 2026.

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