Comics Plus vs Blackstone Unlimited
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/
Blackstone Unlimited
Access a vast digital library of bestselling audiobooks for free using your library card. Enjoy instant borrowing with no holds or waiting periods, and download titles for offline listening. Discover new arrivals regularly from an award-winning catalog.
- Free audiobook borrowing
- No holds or waiting
- Instant access to catalog
- Download for offline listening
- Passwordless login
- Award-winning titles
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Never wait to check out an audiobook again— your library card ensures you’re always first in line! Welcome to Blackstone Unlimited, a digital library platform. Borrow bestselling audiobooks for free with your library card and listen anytime, anywhere. Our award-winning catalog is available to you instantly with no holds or waiting. With over 7,000 titles to choose from and fresh new arrivals coming in regularly, you’re sure to find the perfect listen for every mood. Contact your local library today to see if they participate in the Blackstone Unlimited program. Getting set up is quick and easy. Our login and sign-up process is easier than ever with passwordless login— more secure, faster, and free of the hassle of remembering passwords. Don’t let a lack of WiFi get in the way of your plans! Download audiobooks for listening on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackstone Unlimited at 4.3 against Comics Plus's 2.5. Blackstone Unlimited also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (635 vs 103). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Blackstone Unlimited holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackstone Unlimited has 635 ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Comics Plus's written reviews are positive against 26% of Blackstone Unlimited's.
Comics Plus ships an update every 2 months, Blackstone Unlimited every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Comics Plus | Blackstone Unlimited |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (103 ratings) | 4.3 (635 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.4% of reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 103 | 635 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Library Pass, Inc. | Blackstone Audio, Inc |
Customer experience
Comics Plus
Blackstone Unlimited
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
Blackstone Unlimited
From 635 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Free audiobooks from the library
- 👍 No wait times for books
- 👍 Wide selection of choices
- 👍 User-friendly interface (mentioned by one user)
- 👍 Good for commutes and escaping reality
Room to improve
- 🐛 App won't open after update
- 🐛 No books available (reported by one user)
- 🐛 Limited content selection (less than most popular titles)
- 🐛 Poor category discovery and browsing
- 🐛 No CarPlay support
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
Blackstone Unlimited
Reported bugs
7 issues- App won't open after latest update
- App crashes frequently
- Error messages displayed
- App doesn't work with Bluetooth devices
- Audiobooks randomly stop playing
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- Unable to create an account
- Unable to use browse or genre tabs
Requested features
4 requests- Favorites list functionality
- Customizable playback speed options (more granular control)
- Improved browsing and genre discovery
- More international book selection (UK, Australia, NZ, Canada)
In-app purchases
Comics Plus
No in-app purchases
Blackstone Unlimited
No in-app purchases
Questions
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