Comics Plus vs WLS Mobile
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/
WLS Mobile
Discover new and favorite books, movies, and games from your library. Search the full catalog, place holds, and manage your checkouts remotely. Renew eligible items and track due dates with ease.
- Explore library catalog
- Search for books, movies, games
- Include eContent in searches
- Place holds on items
- Check due dates
- Renew eligible titles
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WLS Mobile allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, or your old favorites! Quickly search the entire catalog - including eContent - place holds, check due dates, and renew eligible titles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Comics Plus at 2.5 against WLS Mobile's 1.6. Comics Plus also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 5%). On price, ratings volume, 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
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 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Comics Plus's written reviews are positive against 5% of WLS Mobile's.
Comics Plus ships an update every 2 months, WLS Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comics Plus | WLS Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (102 ratings) — better | 1.6 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.8% of reviews — better | 5.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Library Pass, Inc. | ByWater Solutions |
Customer experience
Comics Plus
WLS Mobile
User reviews
Comics Plus
From 102 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
WLS Mobile
From 62 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔑 Constant logging out
- ⏱️ Slow loading and performance
- 🔍 Poor search functionality
- 🤖 Buggy and not ready for release
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
WLS Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on opening
- Doesn't stay logged in
- Server errors preventing access
Requested features
2 requests- Bring back the older app
- Allow login without library card
In-app purchases
Comics Plus
No in-app purchases
WLS Mobile
No in-app purchases
