LA County Library vs Comics Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LA County Library
Access a vast collection of books, movies, and music from your local library. Manage your account, place holds, find branches, and discover upcoming events.
- Search catalog
- Place holds
- Manage account
- Find locations
- Reserve study rooms
- View events
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Take LA County Library with you wherever you go! Search our catalog, place holds, manage your account, find a location near you, reserve a study room, view our upcoming events, and more!
Comics Plus
Access thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, manga, and picture books from numerous publishers. Enjoy unlimited reading without wait lists or late fees, and manage your progress across devices. Stream titles online or download them for offline enjoyment.
- Unlimited digital comic access
- No wait lists or borrowing limits
- Cross-device reading progress
- Online streaming and offline downloads
- Diverse publisher selection
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Comics Plus from LibraryPass gives you unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, manga, and picture books from dozens of publishers — exclusively through your school or library. Don’t see your school or library listed? Ask your librarian about #ReadAllTheComics! No wait lists; no borrowing limits; no late fees Manage your shelf and reading progress across devices Maintain your reading progress across devices Stream titles online without using storage space Download titles for offline reading Explore a diverse selection from publishers like ABDO, Andrews McMeel, BOOM! Studios, Capstone, Cherry Lake, Dark Horse, Europe Comics, Fantagraphics, Humanoids, Image Comics, Kodansha, Lerner, Manga Classics, Oni Press, Papercutz, Tokyopop, TOON Books, UDON Entertainment, Yen Press, and dozens more. Comics Plus is created by Joyful Reading Co, where we're dedicated to nurturing a lifelong love of reading through engagement, access, and data-driven insights. Learn more at https://comicsplusapp.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LA County Library at 3.1 against Comics Plus's 2.5. LA County Library also leads on chart position (#208 vs unranked) and review sentiment (30% vs 20%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LA County Library holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 103 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of LA County Library's written reviews are positive against 20% of Comics Plus's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA County Library | Comics Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (78 ratings) — better | 2.5 (103 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better | 20.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 | 103 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #208 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LA County Library | Library Pass, Inc. |
Customer experience
LA County Library
Comics Plus
User reviews
LA County Library
From 78 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to search books
- 👍 Easy to place holds
- 👍 Easy to renew checked out books
- 👍 Can see checked out items
- 👍 Great for checking out and picking up books
Room to improve
- 🐛 Search results page won't scroll
- 🐛 Tapping on title loads forever
- 🐛 Glitch: 'find a copy' instead of 'place a hold'
- 🐛 Cannot isolate search to one branch
- 🐛 App is down, unable to connect to server
Comics Plus
From 103 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Massive collection of comics and manga
- 💰 Free access with library card
- ✅ Legal and legitimate reading platform
- 🎨 Wide variety of publishers and genres
- 📖 Ability to store unlimited books on shelf
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and force quits
- ⏳ Extremely slow loading times
- 🔍 Search function broken or non-functional
- 📖 Pages fail to load or display correctly
- ⚫ Black screen issues when opening books
Bugs and requests
LA County Library
Reported bugs
17 issues- 🐛 Screen zooms in during search, making app unusable
- 🐛 Search results page won't scroll down
- 🐛 Tapping on a title loads forever
- 🐛 'Find a copy' button instead of 'Place a hold'
- 🐛 App unable to connect to server
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- 🐛 Linked accounts not retained when app is closed
- 🐛 Unhandled exception: class Java.lang.nullpointerexception on login
- 🐛 Errors out when trying to add library card to Apple Wallet
- 🐛 Search for 'Mifi' or 'Hotspot' doesn't show results, but website does
- 🐛 Cannot log in, credentials not recognized
- 🐛 Constantly logs out and shows incorrect credentials
- 🐛 E-card library numbers and pins not working at login
- 🐛 No option to retrieve ebook from holds
- 🐛 Forces music to pause
- 🐛 Cannot scan barcode or log in manually
- 🐛 Linked family accounts not showing checked out books
- 🐛 App glitches and signs out
Requested features
14 requests- 💡 Need a save book function/list
- 💡 Ability to make lists of books
- 💡 Migrate lists from website
- 💡 Add lists feature
- 💡 Ability to change default branch
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- 💡 Isolate search to one branch
- 💡 Add comment or like a book feature
- 💡 Allow people to read reviews
- 💡 Follow/add friends feature
- 💡 Date range for hold wait times
- 💡 Notifications for due dates
- 💡 Renew items all at once
- 💡 Make searches more accessible
- 💡 Add card to Apple Wallet
Comics Plus
Reported bugs
25 issues- Login screen stuck on library selection
- Search returns blank page with no loading indicator
- Shelf fails to load
- Pages crop off at bottom
- Black screen when opening downloaded books
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- App crashes when opening new comics
- Pages display out of sync in horizontal mode
- Duplicate pages appearing consecutively
- Pages loop back to beginning after certain number
- Thumbnail not showing for resume position
- Dialog boxes cut off or positioned incorrectly
- App forgets reading position when resuming
- Vertical view does not work
- iCloud backup size inflates dramatically
- Screen goes black periodically during reading
- Network error despite active connection
- Download progress bar hangs
- Orientation change causes reading position reset
- App switches to different manga unexpectedly
- Popular page items don't load or unavailable
- Shelf deletion when launching from cloud library
- Zoom functionality unresponsive
- Page turning causes visual flash and blur
- Inconsistent page display in 2-page mode
- Home bar overlay obscures content on iPad
Requested features
18 requests- Favorites/bookmarking system with notifications
- Auto-download while using other apps
- Auto-mark books as finished
- Better search with pagination and page jumping
- Dark mode option
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- Right-to-left reading for manga
- Folder organization for shelf
- Reading history tracking
- Series completion indicators
- Next book in series recommendations
- Auto zoom feature for reading
- Smooth page transition animations
- Ability to manually move books to completion status
- App status/server status page
- Better content filtering and sorting options
- Rating system for comics
- Chapter bookmarks
- Customizable reading settings
In-app purchases
LA County Library
No in-app purchases
Comics Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LA County Library free?
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