Comic Basics vs Dream Novels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comic Basics
This app enhances a physical book by unlocking video lessons when the camera is pointed at its pages. It offers in-depth tutorials taught by industry professionals, providing a modern approach to learning comic creation.
- Video lessons unlocked via camera
- Expanded content from physical book
- Step-by-step tutorials
- Professional instructors
- Printable sample pages
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NOTE: This app requires the Comic Basics book, if you do not have the book you can still use it by downloading and printing some sample pages included in the app. Comic Basics is a companion app to the book of the same name. Download the app, launch, and point the camera at the pages to see the video lessons unlocked and expanded in further depth. This is a rethink on how to teach comics using the most up to date technology and teaching methods. Furthermore, the lessons in this app are only taught by professionals who do this for a living. Each book contains two hours of step by step videos is the free companion apps which fill the natural gaps left by standard, print-only teaching books.
Dream Novels
Create, publish, and read interactive visual novels. Import images, write dialogue, and share your stories with a community of enthusiasts. Discover new narratives by genre or popularity.
- Create visual novels
- Publish visual novels
- Read visual novels
- Import images
- Write dialogue and choices
- Community features
- Browse by genre and popularity
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Do you love visual novels? Do you have a story to tell? Do you want to share your creativity with the world? Have you been creating visual Novels and waiting for your chance to PUBLISH them? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need Dream Novels, the app that lets you create, publish, and read visual novels of any genre and style. Dream Novels is more than just an app. It’s a platform that connects you with readers and writers who share your passion for visual storytelling and information sharing. Whether you want to create a magazine, a comic, a manga, or a picture book, Dream Novels has the tools and features you need to bring your VISION and DREAM to life. With Dream Novels, you can: You can IMPORT your own images and CREATE a PDF or simply UPLOAD the PDFs you already have created. WRITE/DRAW your own dialogue, narration, and choices. PUBLISH your visual novel on the app’s platform. READ visual novels from other creators. You can browse by genre, popularity, rating, through similarities. You can also leave feedback and ratings for the stories you like. JOIN the community of visual novel enthusiasts. Dream Novels is the app that lets you express yourself through visual novels. It’s fun, easy, and rewarding. Download it today and start or continue your journey as a visual novel creator and enthusiast. You won’t regret it! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dream Novels at 5.0 against Comic Basics's 2.0. Comic Basics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Dream Novels sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Comic Basics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dream Novels holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Comic Basics ships an update every 3 days, Dream Novels every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comic Basics | Dream Novels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Anomaly Productions, Inc. | Micah Scott |
Customer experience
Comic Basics
Dream Novels
In-app purchases
Comic Basics
No in-app purchases
Dream Novels
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
