Panels vs StreamZine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
StreamZine
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Turn open archives and forum topics into your own library of comics, magazines and books. FIRST AND THE ONLY READER WITH NATIVE SUPPORT FOR StripZona, THE ex-YU vintage comics site. IMPORTANT • The app includes no content • You can read only what the sources hold; some need a (free) account on their own site • This is an independent reader, with no connection to those sites and no endorsement from them. SOURCES • Ex-YU: StripZona (forum topics, need free account), RetroSpec (computer magazines and books), Stripovi.com (free Croatian web comics), PopBoks (Džuboks, Ritam) • Comics: ComicBook+ (public domain, free account to download), BatCave • Vintage computer press: BombJack (Commodore, Amiga, Atari, MSX and more), Spectrum Computing (Sinclair), Atarimania (Atari), Vintage Apple (Byte, Macworld, MacUser, books and manuals) • Archive.org: import any item straight from its own page • Sources are switchable so you can hide the content and/or language you are not interested in • Local files support (USB, AirDrop, app Import) MANAGING CONTENT • Indexed sources are switchable • Forums: use Import to sign in and fetch metadata • Download individually, delete individually or in a group. THE LIBRARY • A grid of covers or a list view • Sort by: recently open, date added, title, series, hero, number, size • Search and filter by: downloaded, read, in progress. READING • Portrait turns page by page; landscape fits to screen width, scrolls like a web page • Smart Zoom trims blank margins so the artwork fills the screen • A scrubber, a thumbnail grid, remembers where you stopped. PRIVACY • No analytics, tracking, ads. The app has no account of its own • You sign in on each site's own form; the app cannot see your username or password. - - - - - StreamZine pretvara arhive i forumske teme u vašu biblioteku stripova, časopisa i knjiga. PRVI I JEDINI ČITAČ KOJI DIREKTNO PODRŽAVA STRIPZONA FORUM • Pipnite Import, izaberite StripZona • Prijavite se sa vašim nalogom (aplikacija ne vidi username i lozinku) • Lajkujete temu sa linkovima na stripove • Pipnite Import i aplikacija ce uneti podatke o svim stripovima sa te teme u biblioteku • Vratite se u glavni ekran (Done) i onda sa Download skidate stripove • Download je dugme (u listi naslova) ili drzite prst na naslovnici da se pojavi meni sa Download opcijom VAŽNO • Aplikacija ne sadrži nikakav sadržaj — biblioteka je na početku prazna. • Čitate samo ono što imaju arhive ispod; za neke treba (besplatan) nalog na njihovom sajtu. • Ovo je nezavisan čitač, bez veze sa navedenim sajtovima i bez njihove podrške. ARHIVE • Ex-YU: StripZona (teme sa foruma, treba besplatan nalog), RetroSpec (računarski časopisi i knjige), Stripovi.com (besplatni hrvatski web stripovi), PopBoks (Džuboks i Ritam). • Stripovi: ComicBook+ (javno vlasništvo, treba besplatan nalog) i BatCave. • Računarska štampa: BombJack (Commodore, Amiga, Atari, MSX i desetak drugih mašina), Spectrum Computing (Sinclair), Atarimania (Atari), Vintage Apple (Byte, Macworld, MacUser, knjige i uputstva). • Archive.org: uvoz bilo koje stavke direktno sa njene stranice. UČITAVANJE • Indeksirane arhive su tu čim ih upalite u Settings. • Za forume: upotrebite Import da se prijavite i preuzmete naslovnice, naslove, ediciju, izdavača i brojeve kao i linkove za skidanje. • Preuzimate i brišete pojedinačno ili grupno. • Ako se nešto ne učitava sa StripZone, javite mi. PREGLED BIBLIOTEKE • Kao tabela naslovnica ili lista naslova • Sortiranje: nedavno otvarano, datum, naslov, edicija, junak, broj, veličina • Pretraga i filteri: skinuto, pročitano, započeto. ČITANJE • Uspravno: strana po strana. Vodoravno: slika se raširi na širinu ekrana i skroluje. • Smart Zoom odseca prazne margine da crtež ispuni ekran. • Klizač, mreža sličica i pamćenje gde ste stali. PRIVATNOST • Nema analitike, praćenja, reklama; aplikacija nema nikakve svoje naloge. • Prijave (ako treba) idu na formama samih sajtova; aplikacija ne vidi vaša korisnička imena ni lozinke.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StreamZine at none against Panels's 5. StreamZine also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 days). Panels's advantage is chart position (#162 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Panels sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. StreamZine asks for nothing beyond the download.
Panels ships an update every 8 days, StreamZine every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Panels | StreamZine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #162 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Produkt Studio | Mihailo Despotovic |
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
StreamZine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Panels
- Panels+ Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Panels+ Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Panels 3 Upgrade$9.99
- Panels 2$19.99
- Panels 3$19.99
StreamZine
No in-app purchases







