Comparison

Panels vs Ingebook

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

Head to head
About

Panels

Enhance your comic and manga reading with a clean, customizable interface. Enjoy universal file compatibility, cross-device syncing, and advanced reading presets. Organize your library, secure your content, and import from various cloud services and local networks.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

Ingebook

Features
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Lee y estudia con cientos de libros de texto. IngeBook será tu biblioteca online de contenidos para tus estudios universitarios, profesionales, bachilleratos y ciclos formativos. Sumérgete en el amplio catálogo multidisciplinar ofrecido por las más prestigiosas editoriales en áreas como arquitectura, ingeniería, economía, ciencias, medicina, informática, derecho, humanidades, divulgación… “Petrucci, Samuelson, Chang, Tipler, Burgos, Lay, Dornbusch, Sears, Kotler, Miller, Papalia, Krugman, Kurose, Blanchard, Marieb, …están todos” Equípate con la aplicación con la que descubrirás textos, te ayudará al estudio y podrás crear una experiencia única de aprendizaje con características como: EXTENSO CATÁLOGO MULTIDISCIPLINAR • Nuevos títulos y actualizaciones semanales. • Últimas ediciones. • Libros fieles a los impresos. • Libros con material extra y videoaulas explicativas • Revistas de divulgación y ocio. • Filtra y ordena tu búsqueda hasta dar con el título perfecto para tus estudios. • Ayúdate del buscador por contenidos, encuentra el título adecuado a través de la búsqueda de un término, te mostraremos los libros que lo incluyen. LECTOR DE LIBROS EN STREAMING • Ágil y atractivo lector de libros. • Visualización Horizontal o Vertical. • Las miniaturas cobran sentido, encuentra de un vistazo lo que contiene la página: una marca, un video, una nota… • Nuevo modo edición: subraya, tacha, anota, crea notas privadas o compártelas con otros usuarios del libro, enriquécelo con textos, imágenes, vídeos o audios. • Crea citas bibliográficas para tus trabajos o proyectos. • Recomienda el libro a otros usuarios y compártelo. • Lee sin conexión. • Sigue tu lectura donde lo dejaste. Empieza en un dispositivo y continúa en otro. DISEÑA TU PROPIA BIBLIOTECA • Crea estantes para tener tu propia biblioteca digital ordenada. • Añade a favoritos tus libros más destacados. • Continúa leyendo los últimos libros con los que has trabajado. • Amplia tu colección con los libros que tu centro de estudios dispone. Una nube de conocimientos a tu alcance. Más detalles en www.ingebook.com ¿Dudas o comentarios? Escríbenos a info@ingebook.com

Screenshots

Panels4 screens
Ingebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ingebook at none against Panels's 5. Ingebook also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Panels's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. Panels sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Ingebook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panels ships an update every 8 days, Ingebook monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Panels versus Ingebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanelsIngebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#159 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProdukt StudioNovanet Dev

Bugs and requests

Panels

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 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

Requested features

6 requests
  • 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
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  • Support for more file formats like ePub

Ingebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Panels

Subscriptions2
  • Panels+ Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Panels+ Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Panels 3 Upgrade$9.99
  • Panels 2$19.99
  • Panels 3$19.99
None

Ingebook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Panels free?
Panels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ingebook free?
Ingebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Panels or Ingebook have ads?
Neither Panels nor Ingebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Panels or Ingebook?
Panels ships an update every 8 days, and Ingebook monthly. Most recently, Panels was updated on October 1, 2026 and Ingebook on September 29, 2026.

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