Comparison

ComicBase Mobile vs Vemate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ComicBase Mobile

Manage your comic book collection on the go. Track your collection's value, look up comic information and prices by scanning barcodes or typing details, and add new acquisitions remotely. Syncs with your main ComicBase database.

Highlights
  • Track collection value
  • Scan barcodes for lookup
  • Add comics on the go
  • View saved reports
  • Syncs with desktop database
Features
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This app works either by itself, or with any version of ComicBase to let you: - Get current values for over 1.2 million comics, as well as millions of magazines, books, and newspapers. - View your total collection value and see how it's changing over time - View reports you've saved to the web or generated with ComicBase Sidekick - Lookup comic information and values by scanning a comic's barcode with your phone's camera, or by typing in its title and issue number - Add new comics to your collection while you're on the go. Then use ComicBase's "Internet > Check for New Sales and Purchases" command when you're back at your desk to automatically add your new comics to your main database. The app is free and works with all editions of ComicBase. All you need is a ComicBase.com account.

About

Vemate

Track and analyze your digital collectibles with real-time price updates and rarity filters. Manage your personal vault, import collections automatically, and get insights into your collection's value. Stay informed about auctions and floor prices to make informed decisions.

Highlights
  • Price and mint alarms
  • Auction browsing
  • Floor price updates
  • Rarity filters
  • Personal vault and wishlist
  • Automatic collection imports
  • Collection value analysis
Features
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VEVE collectibles data analysis and updates, on your phone! ⁃ Price & mint alarms - Auctions browsing ⁃ Sorting by low mints ⁃ Floor price updates via VeVe API ⁃ Rarity filters ⁃ Сhart perspective ⁃ Personal Vault & Wishlist - Automatic collection imports ⁃ Collection value analysis ⁃ With much more to come Vemate has signed an API agreement VeVe and struck a community partnership with ECOMI, VeVe’s parent company. However, Vemate is solely responsible for the app. There are a number of features in the planning stages that will further expand the offerings of the app. Therefore, the Vemate development team welcomes all constructive feedback, which we plan to use in order to improve and expand the scope of the application.

Screenshots

ComicBase Mobile3 screens
Vemate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Vemate at 13.0 against ComicBase Mobile's 15.0. On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ComicBase Mobile ships an update monthly, Vemate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ComicBase Mobile versus Vemate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComicBase MobileVemate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB44 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHuman ComputingVemate LTD

Customer experience

ComicBase Mobile

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%

Vemate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

ComicBase Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Vemate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ComicBase Mobile free?
ComicBase Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vemate free?
Vemate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ComicBase Mobile or Vemate have ads?
Neither ComicBase Mobile nor Vemate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ComicBase Mobile or Vemate?
ComicBase Mobile ships an update monthly, and Vemate every 2 weeks. Most recently, ComicBase Mobile was updated on September 17, 2026 and Vemate on June 10, 2026.

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