Comics Plus vs Destiny Discover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Destiny Discover
Access your school library's digital and print resources from anywhere. Search for eBooks and physical books, read online, or download for offline access. Ideal for students and teachers seeking educational materials and leisure reading.
- Access school library catalog
- Search for Follett eBooks
- Read eBooks online
- Download eBooks for offline access
- Search for print materials
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The Follett Destiny Discover® app is your personalized gateway to all of the great content provided by your school’s library. Whether you are a student or teacher looking for leisure reading/entertainment, or materials to support homework or lesson planning, the Destiny Discover app is for you! • Easily find and login to your school library’s catalog of materials. • Search for Follett eBooks provided by your school library. • Read eBooks while you’re online, or download them to your device when you check them out for offline access. • Search for print materials like books in your school library. Please note: your district or school needs appropriate licensing for Destiny® Library Manager (version 18.0 or later) to use this app. When using the Destiny Discover app your server needs to setup to communicate over SSL. If you are hosted with Follett do not worry, we handle this for you. If not and you cannot connect to your school, please contact your librarian, and have them work with the district to change the setting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Comics Plus at 2.5 against Destiny Discover's 2.0. Comics Plus also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Comics Plus holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 103 and 131 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Comics Plus's written reviews are positive against 14% of Destiny Discover's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comics Plus | Destiny Discover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (103 ratings) — better | 2.0 (131 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.4% of reviews — better | 13.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 103 | 131 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Library Pass, Inc. | Follett School Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Comics Plus
Destiny Discover
User reviews
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
Destiny Discover
From 131 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Access to ebooks and audiobooks in one app
- 🔍 Quick search functionality for books
- ⬇️ Ability to download books for offline reading
- ✅ Checkout and return features work smoothly
- 🎧 Audiobook playback generally functional
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent 'Unable to process request' errors
- ❌ Login and authentication issues
- 🔌 App crashes and freezes regularly
- ⏱️ Slow loading times and performance lag
- 🚫 Inconsistent functionality across devices (Android vs iOS)
Bugs and requests
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
Destiny Discover
Reported bugs
14 issues- Unable to process request error on login and school selection
- Cannot find school in database during login
- App signs out users without notification
- Book title previews and details won't load
- Checked out books not visible in library
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- Cannot access saved favorites from online version
- Favorite button missing from app tabs
- Search results won't load or display
- App freezes and crashes frequently
- Password reset not working
- iPad web version unstable
- Highlighting near frame edges triggers toolbars
- Restricted content access issues
- Error messages on every login attempt
Requested features
14 requests- Hold/reserve functionality for books
- Advanced search and filtering by genre, publication date, popularity
- Browse collections without search terms (new arrivals, popular titles, awards)
- Default search to print collection instead of ebooks
- Guest login option for casual browsing
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- Audiobook speed controls with standard speeds (0.75x, 1.0x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2.0x)
- Favorites/bookmarks feature accessible from app
- Reading level and grade level filters
- Digital library card in Apple Wallet
- Search by author with linked results
- Ability to edit recently read list
- Create and access reading lists
- Highlighting and annotation features without toolbar interference
- Expand school database options
In-app purchases
Comics Plus
No in-app purchases
Destiny Discover
No in-app purchases
Questions
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