The Comic Book Reader vs ComicReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Comic Book Reader
Organize and read your digital comic book collection with custom-designed bookshelves. Import comics and other items, then arrange them freely with a drag-and-drop system. Customize the appearance of your shelves and individual items for a personalized reading experience.
- Custom digital bookshelves
- Drag-and-drop item placement
- Template editor for customization
- Supports PDF, CBZ, ZIP files
- Organize with built-in file browser
- Import via Drag&Drop or iTunes
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Don't just read your comic books. Create your own digital comic bookshelves. Take your collection out of their folders and place them inside your own, uniquely designed racks to gape and read them. This app is perfect for you if you want to read comic books and/or have a place to visibly store all your digital comic books. The Comic Book Reader lets you freely design your own bookshelves and customize them down to the last detail. Main Features • Comic book reader • Create your own digital bookshelves and fill them with your imported comic books or other types of things • Custom-made drag and drop system that allows you to freely move and place items and rows where ever you want • There are many types of items you can place inside your rack (more will come) •• Create titles, color blocks, notes items, separators, etc. •• You can even put a rack inside a rack to play Inception • Every item can be customized • Template editor: Create and assign templates to your items that change their looks • Every comic book can be placed in as many racks as you want (each comic book item inside a rack has its own reading progress) • Set page ranges on your comic book items to only include the pages you want •• e.g. you can break a volume into their underlying issues • Supports PDF, CBZ, and ZIP comic book files (more will come) • Import all your comic books via Drag&Drop or iTunes File Sharing • Organize your collection using the app's built-in file browser The app is continuously being improved and there are many more things to come in the future! If you have any questions, ideas or if you have found bugs or glitches, please contact me: d3mueller@me.com!
ComicReader
Organize and read your digital comic collection with this app. Import files from local storage or cloud services, track your reading progress, and enjoy features like dark mode and widgets. Supports CBR, CBZ, and PDF formats.
- Import comics from local storage or cloud
- Organize comics into collections
- Track reading progress
- Supports CBR, CBZ, and PDF files
- Dark mode and widgets
- Multi-window support on iPad
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ComicReader is made for reading your comics, manga and graphic novels, simply. Import your files (CBZ, CBR, PDF), organize them the way you like, and enjoy smooth reading, true to the original. Comfortable, faithful reading • Pages turn smoothly, two-page spreads show on iPhone Duo and iPad, and manga reads right to left • Each comic keeps its own settings and picks up where you stopped • Bookmarks, and a thumbnail overview to find any page at a glance A tidy library • Your series grouped into stacks of covers, which open right on the next issue to read • Series spotted automatically, so your issues are easy to sort • Quick filters: unread, in progress or finished • Interactive covers with a holographic sheen Back to your comics in a blink • The comics you're reading stay right at the top of your library • Quick access from widgets, the Lock Screen, Control Center or the Action button • Works with Spotlight, Siri and the Shortcuts app • Reminders to get back to a comic later Privacy No ads, no tracking and no account needed: your files stay with you. Free to try, then your choice Download ComicReader for free and read up to 3 comics. To unlock unlimited reading, choose a subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Even without full access, you always keep your library and your files. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Already bought the app? If you bought ComicReader before the switch to subscriptions, your full access is yours for life. There's nothing more to pay. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://siilver777.github.io/ComicReaderPrivacyPolicy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ComicReader at 55% against The Comic Book Reader's 0%. ComicReader also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). The Comic Book Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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. ComicReader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. The Comic Book Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
ComicReader holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ComicReader has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of The Comic Book Reader's written reviews are positive against 55% of ComicReader's.
The Comic Book Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, ComicReader monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Comic Book Reader | ComicReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Mueller | Jason Baracassa |
Customer experience
The Comic Book Reader
ComicReader
In-app purchases
The Comic Book Reader
No in-app purchases
ComicReader
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$3.991 Year
- Lifetime$8.99
Questions
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