CaptCan Comics vs Hobbiesville
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CaptCan Comics
Discover a vast collection of back issues, graphic novels, and collectibles from Canada's premier online comic shop. Earn rewards for free new books and explore thousands of items, including graded comics.
- 400,000+ Back Issues
- Weekly Pre-Sales
- Thousands of Graphic Novels
- Collectibles and Graded Comics
- Earn CaptCan Cash for Free Books
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Canada's Online Comic Shop! 400,000+ Back Issues and hundreds of weekly Pre-Sales available on our site and app! Thousands of Graphic Novels and tons of collectibles and graded comics from CGC and CBCS! Download now to earn CaptCan Cash to earn FREE NEW BOOKS!
Hobbiesville
Discover a vast online collection of trading cards, board games, and collectible figures. This premier hobby shop ships across Canada, the US, and worldwide, catering to collectors of all kinds.
- Trading card games
- Board games
- Collectible figures
- Sports cards
- Worldwide shipping
- Hobby supplies
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Welcome to Hobbiesville, your online hobby shop. We stock all-things collectable. From Pokemon to Yu-Gi-Oh, and Magic the Gathering to Games Workshop. We have a massive assortment of sports cards, board games, and collectable figures. With a home base serving the Ottawa area, we ship across Canada/US and around the world. Whether you are chasing the latest trading card releases or looking to add an expansion pack to your favourite board game, Hobbiesville has it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CaptCan Comics at 94% against Hobbiesville's 45%. CaptCan Comics also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Hobbiesville's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (87 vs 7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CaptCan Comics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hobbiesville has 87 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of CaptCan Comics's written reviews are positive against 45% of Hobbiesville's.
CaptCan Comics ships an update monthly, Hobbiesville fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CaptCan Comics | Hobbiesville |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.5 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better | 45.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | CaptCan Comics | Hobbiesville Boutique Inc. |
Customer experience
CaptCan Comics
Hobbiesville
Bugs and requests
CaptCan Comics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hobbiesville
Reported bugs
15 issues- App won't let you sign in
- App glitches and places orders twice
- Products weren't loading during the drop
- Scrolling on the app hasn't felt smooth
- Alerts don't bring you to the correct item
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- App doesn't have the same items on the website
- App is slow to load
- Filters do not do both an in-stock and sort function simultaneously
- App can't properly review order before paying
- Tracking delivery date keeps changing daily
- Delivery option tracking is unreliable
- No bubble wrap for booster boxes leading to damage
- Oversized box and not stuffed well enough
- Items tumbling inside box
- App exclusive prices are higher on app than announced on website
Requested features
16 requests- Add an in-stock filter
- Allow deletion of out-of-stock items from cart
- Improve scrolling smoothness
- Fix alerts to lead to correct items
- Allow users to sign in
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- Provide restock notifications
- Allow opting out of certain notification types
- Add a cancellation option for orders
- Offer more flexibility for order mistakes
- Sync app items with website items
- Improve app performance
- Implement a dark mode option
- Allow users to review order properly before paying
- Offer refunds on unstarted orders
- Improve packaging for transport
- Add a bot-free release system that actually works
In-app purchases
CaptCan Comics
No in-app purchases
Hobbiesville
No in-app purchases
