Phallaina vs BDGest Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phallaina
Experience a unique digital comic book that blends graphic novel storytelling with animated film elements. This scrolling narrative offers an immersive 90-minute experience with parallax effects and captivating sound design. Explore a world where science and mythology intertwine.
- Scrolling graphic novel format
- Parallax effects for depth
- Entrancing sound design
- 90-minute narrative experience
- Available in English and French
- Combines cognitive science and mythology
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A "Scrolling Graphic Novel" for tactile screens. Peabody Award 2017. Halfway between a graphic novel and an animated film, Phallaina is the first "scrolling graphic novel" for tablets and smartphones. Available in English and French, the app delivers 90 minutes of scrollable reading experience. Conceived by Marietta Ren and the Small Bang studio, and accompanied by an entrancing sound design by Côme Jalibert, this horizontal-scrolling, panel-less digital comic book uses parallax effects in order to bring an immersive depth to the narrative. Download the app for free and discover the first two chapters. The story In a world similar to ours, where cities have adapted to the rising waters, Audrey follows a series of clinical trials in order to understand the origins of her hallucinatory fits, which are populated by huge white whales. Thus begins the intimate adventure of her personal transformation, combining cognitive sciences and mythology... and changing the course of her destiny in the process. International recognition Released in January 2016, selected as part of the official competition of the Angoulême International Comic Book festival, as well as the Naples Comicon, Phallaina has also won the Best digital comic award at the 2016 New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles, and has known a great amount of success in numerous festivals such as the Peabody awards and the Webby awards. But our biggest reward are your stars, shares and comments which fill us with joy and gratitude! And for those of you who have not yet taken the plunge, hesitate no longer :) ! Download Phallaina now, and delve right into Audrey's world. © France Télévisions - Small Bang 2016
BDGest Mobile
Manage your comic book collection from anywhere, anytime. Add, organize, and track your albums, follow series for release alerts, and discover new titles. Access your collection and wishlist offline.
- Add comics via search or scan
- Organize and filter collection
- Track series for new releases
- Edit album details and add comments
- Mark albums as read
- Manage wishlist
- Discover new comics and previews
- Offline access to collection
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Compagnon de BDGest Online, la référence de la gestion de collection de bandes dessinées, BDGest Mobile vous suit partout : votre collection, votre wishlist, vos séries suivies et vos bibliothèques, toujours dans votre poche. VOTRE COLLECTION, PARTOUT Retrouvez chaque album en un geste : recherche instantanée par titre, auteur ou éditeur, index alphabétique, vue liste ou grille. Vos séries, vos derniers ajouts et les albums qui vous manquent, consultables même hors ligne. AJOUTEZ EN UN SCAN Scannez le code-barres d'un album : l'album est reconnu et rejoint votre collection ou votre wishlist. Un album que vous possédez déjà est signalé. CHAQUE ALBUM DANS LE DÉTAIL Édition, dépôt légal, état, cote, prix d'achat, date d'achat, dédicace, étagère, etc. : tout ce dont un collectionneur a besoin, avec vos propres photos de dédicaces. MES STATISTIQUES La valeur de votre collection selon l'état de vos albums, vos éditeurs, vos styles, vos dépenses par année, vos auteurs et vos séries les plus fournies. Chaque chiffre ouvre la liste des albums concernés. MA BIBLIOTHÈQUE Décrivez vos meubles, leurs colonnes et leurs étagères, rangez-y vos albums et sachez toujours où se trouve chacun d'eux, comme sur BDGest Online. SÉRIES SUIVIES ET NOTIFICATIONS Suivez vos séries préférées et recevez une notification dès qu'un nouvel album paraît. SYNCHRONISÉ AVEC BDGEST ONLINE Tout ce que vous faites sur le téléphone se retrouve sur BDGest Online, et inversement. La synchronisation ne transfère que ce qui a changé. BDGest Mobile nécessite un compte BDGest Online.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phallaina at 93% against BDGest Mobile's 54%. Phallaina also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). BDGest Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months). On price and ads 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. Phallaina sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BDGest Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
BDGest Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phallaina has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Phallaina's written reviews are positive against 54% of BDGest Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Phallaina ships an update every 37 months, BDGest Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phallaina | BDGest Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 54.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Small Bang | BDGest |
Customer experience
Phallaina
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In-app purchases
Phallaina
- Full StoryFree
BDGest Mobile
No in-app purchases
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