Comics Price Guide vs Collectionary 4comics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comics Price Guide
This app provides a comprehensive online resource for comic book valuations and collecting. It offers access to a vast database of comic books from numerous publishers worldwide, allowing users to easily look up current values and manage their collections.
- Comic book valuations
- Extensive comic database
- Cataloging collections
- Access to 6000+ publishers
- Real-time value updates
- Cross-platform collection sync
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ComicsPriceGuide.com (CPG) is the premier online comic book price guide for collectors and enthusiasts. With over 1 million comics in our database and nearly one million users over our lifetime, CPG remains one of the most trusted and comprehensive tools for comic valuations and collection management. Browse titles from over 6,000 publishers—including Marvel, DC, Image, Panini, IDW, and thousands more—right at your fingertips. With the CPG mobile app, you can take the entire price guide with you to conventions, garage sales, and your local comic shop. As long as you have an internet connection, you’ll always see current, real‑time values without needing to download updates or pay for new pricing data. If you’re already a CPG member, your collection is instantly accessible in the app. If you’re new, simply log in to create your account—any comics you add will sync seamlessly between the website and the app. Sit back, explore, and let your fingers do the collecting. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Collectionary 4comics
Manage your comic book collection and wish list for free with unlimited entries. Discover new comics using visual search and get notified about deals on desired books. Track prices and series covers to enhance your collecting experience.
- Unlimited collection and want list management
- Comic cover visual search
- Price alert notifications
- Series cover view
- Historical price data
- Track multiple copies and grades
- Record personal notes and slabbed gradings
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Grow your collection with the top utility for comic readers & online shoppers. • Manage your entire Collection & WantList for free -- No size limit • Find & Add books quickly with the industry's 1st Comic Cover Visual Search • Catch bargains with our "Seeker" feature: Notifies when the book you want has new eBay listings at the price you seek! • "Series Cover View" lets you scroll thru all the covers & add them to your Collection / Wantlist with just a tap! • View current & historical price data Subscribe to unlock more: • Power Seeker: Hunt down up to 20 books at the same time • Track multiple copies & grades of a book you own • Store Personal Notes for each copy to track signatures, etc. • Record slabbed book gradings (CGC, CBCS and PGX) • User Stats, including your collection's Most Valuable Book To view our Terms of Use, please visit: https://www.collectionary.net/terms To view the End User License Agreement, please visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Comics Price Guide at free against Collectionary 4comics's free with in-app purchases. Comics Price Guide also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Collectionary 4comics's advantage is review sentiment (39% vs 28%) and ratings volume (58 vs 15). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Comics Price Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Collectionary 4comics sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Comics Price Guide against 4.0 for Collectionary 4comics. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 58 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of Comics Price Guide's written reviews are positive against 39% of Collectionary 4comics's.
Comics Price Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, Collectionary 4comics every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comics Price Guide | Collectionary 4comics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) | 4.0 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews | 38.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ComicsPriceGuide.com Incorporated | ALL SORTS LLC |
Customer experience
Comics Price Guide
Collectionary 4comics
Bugs and requests
Comics Price Guide
Reported bugs
35 issues- App crashes on iOS when clicking for price
- Barcode scanner doesn't zoom or autofocus
- App crashes frequently
- App freezes constantly
- Barcode scanner does not work at all
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- Camera won't focus on barcode up close
- App stops working after a few minutes
- App has caching issues, spins infinitely
- App loses search when switching apps
- App shows only one issue when searching issue number
- App stuck on a white screen
- Barcode scanner does not work on iPhone 14 Pro
- Blank screen after signing in
- Password reset emails not sent
- App lost entire collection after update
- Database lookups are slow
- Page, search, image loading is slow
- Interface and navigation is too layered
- Barely loads pictures
- App gives error code, cannot log in
- Random items on front page cause crashes
- App lags and struggles to provide information
- App crashes every few minutes
- Scanner will not read any comic barcodes
- App only lists a few books
- App doesn't recognize graded comics
- App search expires out of nowhere
- Too many steps to find a comic
- Prices take too long to reflect current market value
- Randomly limits viewing of collection
- App is buggy as hell
- Cannot search comic title along with issue
- Recent value changes not on app
- App crashes after logging in a few books
- App shows new items only in want list
Requested features
18 requests- Improve barcode scanner (zoom, autofocus)
- App updates needed
- Add import function
- Add export data option
- Improve search functionality (date, issue number)
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- Add dark mode
- Add notifications for value changes
- Sync with eBay
- Allow searching graded comics
- Allow searching collection value
- Add barcode scanning for collection items
- Make app free for website members
- Improve want list functionality
- Allow exporting lists (books owned/missing)
- Show top collection values/gains/drops
- Make adding books more intuitive
- Add messaging between users
- Include all features from website
Collectionary 4comics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comics Price Guide
- Premium Access$7.991 Month
- Premium Access$59.991 Year
Collectionary 4comics
- Basic Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Basic Yearly$17.991 Year
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- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Questions
Is Comics Price Guide free?
Is Collectionary 4comics free?
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