Manga Viewer vs StreamZine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Manga Viewer
View comic and fictional image archives on your smartphone. Supports various compressed file formats and cloud imports. Offers features like night mode and automatic image cropping for an enhanced reading experience.
- Supports zip, rar, 7z, cbz, cbr, cb7 compressed files
- PDF file support
- Upload via PC web browser (WIFI)
- Import from cloud apps (iCloud, Dropbox, Box)
- Night mode and image brightness adjustment
- Automatic image cropping
- iCloud Sync for read progress
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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.
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 Manga Viewer's 5. StreamZine also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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. Manga Viewer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. StreamZine asks for nothing beyond the download.
Manga Viewer ships an update weekly, StreamZine every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manga Viewer | StreamZine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (350 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 350 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | kim juyoung | Mihailo Despotovic |
In-app purchases
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
StreamZine
No in-app purchases








