Paperback vs It!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paperback
This app provides an ad-free reading experience for comics and manga from a Komga server. It offers extensive customization through a scripting API, allowing users to extend its functionality with TypeScript or JavaScript.
- Ad-free reading
- Komga server support
- TypeScript/JavaScript scripting API
- Extensible functionality
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An Ad-Free Komga client for iOS. Supports an extensive scripting API using TypeScript/JavaScript to extend the app functionality.
It!
Gather your friends for a fun game of tag and embrace your inner child. This app encourages playful interaction and outdoor activity.
- Play tag with friends
- Embrace childhood fun
- Encourages outdoor activity
- Simple gameplay
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Never stop being a kid. Get your friends together and go play some tag!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: It! at 5.0 against Paperback's 4.3. Paperback's advantage is ratings volume (643 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
It! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paperback has 643 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Paperback ships an update every 2 weeks, It! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paperback | It! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (643 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 643 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faizan Durrani | Nathaniel Kemme Nash |
Customer experience
Paperback
It!
Bugs and requests
Paperback
Reported bugs
3 issues- JSON token errors when interacting with server
- Inability to add/remove manga from library
- Disappearing navigation UI elements
Requested features
4 requests- Bookmark/resume reading feature
- Panel-by-panel/smart panel reading mode
- Sync reading progress across devices
- Better documentation and support resources
It!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paperback
No in-app purchases
It!
No in-app purchases
