ComicHub vs CLZ Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ComicHub
Manage your comic book collection by synchronizing with retailers. Track orders, preview upcoming releases, and follow creators. The app works offline for easy collection management anywhere.
- Synchronize comic collection with retailers
- Preview upcoming comic releases
- Follow writers, artists, brands, genres, publishers
- Receive order arrival alerts
- Track publisher crossover events
- Offline collection management
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The ComicHub app is designed to synchronize your comic collection with any retailer on the ComicHub network. Publishers can also publish page images of upcoming stories for you preview or you can simply choose the writers, artists, brands, genres or publishers that you want to follow. Your local comic store will alert you when your orders have arrived and then update your app when purchases are made to allow effortless management of your collection. The ComicHub app also lets you track publisher crossover events with ease, letting you know what parts you have on order and what parts you've missed. Once the items in your collection are downloaded from ComicHub, the app will also work offline, allowing you to fill gaps at conventions or any store in the world. Enjoy!
CLZ Scanner
This barcode scanner app integrates with web-based software to instantly send scanned barcodes to your computer. It streamlines inventory management by allowing you to add items via barcode directly from your phone.
- Scan barcodes with your phone
- Instantly send scans to web software
- Add items via barcode
- Integrates with CLZ Web
- Streamlines inventory management
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CLZ Scanner is a barcode scanner app for use with the CLZ Web web-based software. In short, you can use CLZ Scanner to scan barcodes with your phone and instantly send the scanned barcodes to the Add by Barcode tab of your CLZ Web software on your computer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CLZ Scanner at 91% against ComicHub's 7%. CLZ Scanner also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.9) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). ComicHub's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
CLZ Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of ComicHub's written reviews are positive against 91% of CLZ Scanner's.
ComicHub ships an update every 2 months, CLZ Scanner every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ComicHub | CLZ Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (84 ratings) | 4.7 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.4% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stuart Colson | CLZ |
Customer experience
ComicHub
CLZ Scanner
Bugs and requests
ComicHub
Reported bugs
31 issues- Searches do not populate results
- Scrolling refreshes automatically, goes to top
- Wednesday releases list outdated
- Search is difficult/makes no sense
- App won't load
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- App crashes when trying to pay
- App crashes after typing 3-4 letters in search
- App freezes on login/user agreement screen
- App crashes when trying to add items to pull list
- App kicks user out when subscribing
- Login issues
- Search function disappears
- Ability to add to cart grays out
- App crashes after updates
- Saved searches don't list everything available
- Titles won't come up in search
- App won't load past user agreement
- App freezes phone before user agreement
- App never stops loading
- Buggy since update
- Constant loading issues and crashes
- Constantly freezing
- Previous purchases stay stuck in cart
- Cannot delete ongoing orders
- Need latest update message even when updated
- Unusable after recent update
- Search function almost never works
- Consistent error messages
- Load times are slow
- Searching is difficult while you can't see typing
- No native support for iPad
Requested features
13 requests- Improve search functionality
- Fix scrolling and refresh glitches
- Update Wednesday releases regularly
- Make app more intuitive
- Allow easier subscription to series
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- Improve search to include all titles/miniseries
- Fix cart issues (previous purchases not deleting)
- Add option to delete ongoing orders
- Improve performance and reduce load times
- Implement caching for faster navigation
- Fix notification deletion
- Provide better support response
- Scrap and restart the app
CLZ Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ComicHub
No in-app purchases
CLZ Scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ComicHub free?
Is CLZ Scanner free?
Which has better reviews, ComicHub or CLZ Scanner?
Do ComicHub or CLZ Scanner have ads?
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