xkcd Lite vs UTM SE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xkcd Lite
A free, open-source comic reader for a popular webcomic. It offers a minimalistic and fast experience for viewing the latest comics, saving favorites, and sharing them with friends.
- View latest comics
- Save favorite comics
- Share comics
- Lightweight and fast
- Open-source
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xkcd Lite (codenamed Uvarovite) is a free, lightweight and open-source comic reader for the webcomic xkcd. I designed it to be small, minimalistic and fast. You can use it to view the latest xkcd comics, save your favorites to find them later easily, and share them with your friends! You can find the source code for xkcd Lite here: https://github.com/tolga87/Uvarovite For more info, check the support page here: http://tolgaakin.com/?page_id=1229#xkcd
UTM SE
Experience classic computing by running old-school games and software. This emulator supports various display modes and processor architectures, allowing you to run pre-built systems or configure your own.
- Run classic software and games
- VGA and terminal modes
- Emulates x86, ARM, PPC, RISC-V
- Pre-built or custom machine configurations
- Built from QEMU
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UTM SE is a PC emulator that allows you to run classic software and old-school games. * Supports both VGA mode for graphics and terminal mode for text-only operating systems * Emulates x86, ARM, PPC, and RISC-V architectures * Run pre-built machines or create your own configuration from scratch * Built from QEMU, a powerful and widely used emulator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: xkcd Lite at 4.5 against UTM SE's 3.8. xkcd Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). UTM SE's advantage is ratings volume (565 vs 6). 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
Both are free to download. UTM SE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. xkcd Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
xkcd Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UTM SE has 565 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | xkcd Lite | UTM SE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better | 3.8 (565 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 54.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 565 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1.6 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AKIN, Tolga | Turing Software, LLC |
Customer experience
xkcd Lite
UTM SE
Bugs and requests
xkcd Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
UTM SE
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to select .img files as floppy boot images
- Crashes when trying to leave a VM
- Crashes when adjusting virtual CD-ROM drive settings
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for JIT compilation to improve performance
- Improve Magic Keyboard support
- Allow exporting VMs to run on other platforms
In-app purchases
xkcd Lite
No in-app purchases
UTM SE
- Transistor$0.99
- Chip$4.99
- Computer$9.99
