KomiX vs Smart Comic Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KomiX
Organize and read your digital comic collection with features like thumbnail views, customizable stacks, and in-comic page navigation. Supports CBR, CBZ, and PDF formats, with options to edit pages and export comics.
- Thumbnail collection view
- Customizable comic stacks
- In-comic page navigation
- Supports CBR, CBZ, PDF
- Page editing and rearrangement
- Comic database with search
- Persistent zoom option
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KomiX makes organising your comics as fun as reading them! Features - *See your collection as thumbnails, pinch to zoom making the thumbnails as large or small as you like. *Create “stacks” of comics, in which you can drag and drop sets of comics. *Create “stacks” within stacks, for example you can create a Spider-Man stack, and inside that create a stack for the Amazing Spider-Man, and a stack for the Spectacular Spider-Man, and so on! *Currently reading panel shows you the comic you were last reading so you can jump straight back into it with a tap! *In comic reading view if you tap in the center the HUD will appear, with a thumbnail of each page. You can tap a page to jump to it. *Reads most Comic Book files - cbz, cbr, pdf. *A trash can - drag and drop comics onto the trash can icon to delete them. *An exporter - drag and drop comics onto the exporter icon to package comics to send them to other devices. When comics are packed ready to send the icon will display the number of comics ready, just tap the icon to display the list of ready comics and then tap the export button. *A 'take out of stack' icon - drag comics you want to take out of their current stack and drop them on this icon. *Comic Database feature - can create a Database of all your comics in KomiX, all entries fully editable. You can even add your' physical copy' comics to the Database. The Database has great search features. *Persistent zoom - you can turn on persistent zoom in the settings, good if you use a smaller device (iPhone), and not an iPad to read your comics. *Edit pages - you can now rearrange pages, or delete unwanted or duplicate pages. Tip - you can easily drag more than one comic at a time - start a drag by touching a comic for a second until it 'pops out' then drag it across the screen - don't let go! Now you can tap other comics with a free finger - these will be added to the drag list. Now you can drag the comics to a stack, or the trash, or another App! I hope you enjoy the App! I am a huge fan of comics, so I made this App because I wanted features that other Comic Readers didn't have. Please let me know of any features you'd like via my FaceBook page (reachable in the App).
Smart Comic Reader
This app offers a unique comic reading experience by automatically detecting and zooming into individual panels. It allows for seamless navigation between panels with simple taps, optimizing the view for smaller screens. Import comics from various sources and organize them within your iCloud or local storage.
- Automatic panel detection and zoom
- Seamless panel-to-panel navigation
- Optimized viewing for small screens
- Comic import from any source
- iCloud sync and local storage options
- Supports CBZ, CBR, and PDF formats
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A different kind of comic reader that offers a better way to read comics on a smaller screen. How it works: 1. Import any comic into the app. 2. Double tap on a panel and watch the app automatically detect its boundaries and zoom in on it. 3. Tap on the side of the screen to easily move to the next panel. If needed, the app will rotate the comic to make maximum use of your screen space. Key Features ============ Smart Reader: - Automatically zoom in and move between panels for a smooth reading experience. - Works with any comic, western or manga, no matter the art style. Panels do not need well-defined edges to be detected. - Always stay in control, let the app guide you over the page while you can always manually zoom and pan. Comic Collection: - Import comics from anywhere and organize your comic collection. - Comics are stored in iCloud to save storage space and keep your collection in sync across devices. - Your Smart Comic Reader collection is a regular folder on your iCloud Drive that you can access and manage from any iCloud connected device, like a Mac, or a Windows device using iCloud for Windows. - Also works locally if iCloud is disabled. - Supports comics in CBZ/ZIP, CBR/RAR and PDF formats. And many more features to come! If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to send them to: support@vandijk.dev. Comics in video and screenshots: “Pepper&Carrot”, David Revoy, CC-By “Plastic Man”, Quality Comics, Public Domain “Say Hello to Black Jack”, Shuho Sato
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Comic Reader at 4.9 against KomiX's 2.8. Smart Comic Reader also leads on ratings volume (539 vs 4) and review sentiment (91% vs 67%). KomiX's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.3). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
KomiX costs $1.99 and Smart Comic Reader $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smart Comic Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Comic Reader has 539 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of KomiX's written reviews are positive against 91% of Smart Comic Reader's.
KomiX ships an update every 2 months, Smart Comic Reader every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KomiX | Smart Comic Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (539 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 539 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #72 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Santos | Onne van Dijk |
Customer experience
KomiX
Smart Comic Reader
Bugs and requests
KomiX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smart Comic Reader
Reported bugs
3 issues- Deleted user's entire comic collection
- iCloud sync not working for some users
- Freezing/crashing issues on iPad
Requested features
6 requests- Page marking/bookmarking function
- Built-in dictionary/translation tool
- Vertical scrolling mode for webtoons
- Ability to manually arrange reading order
- Live Text integration for dictionary lookup
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- Widgets for quick access
In-app purchases
KomiX
No in-app purchases
Smart Comic Reader
No in-app purchases









