LightComics vs FunView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LightComics
This app serves as a versatile viewer for various file types, including compressed archives like ZIP and RAR, text files, PDFs, and EPUBs. It offers extensive customization for viewing experience and robust file management capabilities, including cloud storage integration.
- Supports ZIP, RAR, CBZ, TXT, PDF, and EPUB files
- Image cropping, filters, and ratio adjustments
- Text-to-Speech (TTS) functionality
- File management with cloud storage integration
- Customizable viewing options (fonts, colors, themes)
- Passcode and biometric locking
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Essential Viewer LightComics application for iPhone and iPad The following features are supported! ◆ Image Viewer • Supported compressed files: ZIP, RAR, CBZ, and folders are also available. * Multiple compressed files are not supported (compressed in compression file) • Supports wide image cropping, cropping, and reverse sequencing. • Supports image filter [contrast] and [inverted]. • Supports Fit Image Ratio (General), Fill Ratio (Longer Images) • For large ZIP files, fast indexing is provided. ◆ Text Viewer • Support file: TXT * Extensions that can be expressed as a text viewer are also supported (ex. .log, .sh, .md, etc.) • Supports text content search and shortcuts. • Support TTS (Text To Speed). * You can activate the function in [Labatory]. • Offers 3 default fonts and allows for font size and line-to-line adjustment. * Installed fonts are available (iOS 13 and later) • You can change the background color and font color of the font. • Provides fast indexing of large TXT files. ◆ PDF Viewer (iOS 11 and above) • Supported text files: PDF • Enables PDF content retrieval and shortcuts. ◆ EPUB Pain Text Viewer * An experimental feature in which only text is extracted from the EPUB. You can activate the function in [Labatory]. • Support file: EPUB (EPUB2, EPUB3 type) • Provides features such as a text viewer. ◆ Viewer Common Features • Background color white and black change support • Bookmark support • Enable quick page movement • Automatic slide support • Support for scrolling and page curl • Support two-page split when using page dry transitions • Support LTR, RTL, and TTB Scroll Direction ◆ Dokutment • Provides a file tree-like design support. • Works with Apple's [File] application. • Supports decompression of compressed files. • Supports new folders, rename, move, delete, and share files. • Supports file upload and download via Wi-Fi (HTTP Server). • Read files directly from external documents and repositories (iOS 13 and later) * You can activate the function in [Labatory]. ◆ Remote Storage • Support FTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, Onedrive, Google Drive * Background downloads are not supported. • You can delete files in remote storage. ◆ Common Features • Works with Apple's File application. • Supports dark themes. • Supports passcode or biometric locking. • Supports iCloud synchronization. (Sync only the data in the read information, the file will not be synchronized.) • Support a wide range of other default options ◆ Laboratory functions • EPUB (epub2, epub3)extracts only text from file to represent viewer • Page movement using volume up and down physical buttons • Page movement via Bluetooth keyboard • Text to Speech (TTS) support • Status bar always displays • External documents and storage access • Hide hidden files ◆ If you have any questions, please send them directly to the app at [Settings] - [Contact] or segunleedev@gmail.com. ◆ The Labatory feature can make some error. ◆ If the app shuts down immediately when running, switch on iOS [Settings]App -> [LightComics] -> reset and re-run * The saved reading list is deleted. icon provide: https://icons8.com
FunView
View images and text files directly from archives like ZIP and RAR without unzipping. Offers customizable reading settings, file management, and support for network storage.
- View images/text without unarchiving
- Directory searching and sorting
- Customizable reading settings
- Text recognition (Live Text)
- File management (rename, move, delete)
- Network storage support (SMB, WebDav)
- Multi-window support
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FunView — Viewer for images and texts! You can read images and texts without unarchiving. Image Viewer - See images in ZIP, RAR, Forders without unarchiving. - Directory searching, sorting, Page turn animation, and Last page saving. - Background color, Reading direction, Zoom scale and Etc... - Text recognization (Live Text) support Text Viewer - Read txt file. - Fonts, Text color, background color, Margin, Turn animation, and Etc... Common Features - See file name and page index. - Keyboard supports: ←, →, -, +, 0 - Favorites - Recents - Passcode lock File Managements - Rename, Remove and Move - Create new folder and file searching. - Files app supports. - Supports network storage: SMB, WebDav Etc - Support multi windows: iPad and Mac (You can see multiple images and texts) - You can send opinion: Settings → Send opinion (Only Korean, English and Japanese)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FunView at none against LightComics's 1. FunView also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). LightComics's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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. LightComics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FunView asks for nothing beyond the download.
FunView holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LightComics has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of LightComics's written reviews are positive against 80% of FunView's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LightComics ships an update every 2 weeks, FunView monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LightComics | FunView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.7% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SeGun Lee | JINHO HA |
Customer experience
LightComics
FunView
In-app purchases
LightComics
- Remove banner ads$0.99
FunView
No in-app purchases









