Comparison

Paperback vs Hivefolio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Ad-free reading
  • Komga server support
  • TypeScript/JavaScript scripting API
  • Extensible functionality
Features
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An Ad-Free Komga client for iOS. Supports an extensive scripting API using TypeScript/JavaScript to extend the app functionality.

About

Hivefolio

Features
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Hivefolio is an esports and gaming career platform built to help players, creators, coaches, staff, Tournament Organizers (TOs), production teams, fans, teams, and organizations showcase proof, build credibility, follow events, and get discovered for opportunities. Whether you are looking for your next team, growing your personal brand, hiring talent, running a tournament, working production, or following your favorite matches, Hivefolio gives you one professional place to organize your esports identity and stay connected to what is happening. Create a profile that brings together your role, games, achievements, links, experience, content, and proof of work. Instead of sending scattered social links, documents, or Discord messages, you can share one clean profile that shows who you are and what you have done. Hivefolio also helps players, fans, TOs, and production teams keep up with live esports events and matches. Follow events, track match activity, and get real-time notifications and updates so you do not miss important moments. With Hivefolio, you can: - Build a professional esports and gaming career profile - Showcase achievements, work, links, content, and experience - Organize your identity by game, role, and career focus - Follow live events and matches - Get real-time notifications and event updates - Track tournament activity as a player, fan, TO, or production member - Discover talent, creators, coaches, staff, teams and organizations - Find and share structured opportunities - Keep your profile updated as your career grows - Present yourself more clearly to teams, communities, and potential collaborators Hivefolio is designed for the way esports careers and events actually work. Your proof may live across clips, tournament results, social posts, portfolios, streams, community work, team experience, live matches, and event activity. Hivefolio helps bring that together in a format that is easier to understand, easier to share, and easier to discover. For individuals, Hivefolio helps you turn your experience into a credible profile that supports your next step. For Tournament Organizers, production teams, organizations, and communities, Hivefolio makes it easier to share events, post opportunities, connect with relevant people, and keep audiences updated. Start building your Hivefolio profile today and stay closer to the esports events, matches, people, and opportunities that matter. OPTIONAL IN-APP PURCHASE — Hivefolio Pro Hivefolio is free to download and use. An optional auto-renewable Hivefolio Pro subscription (Monthly, 3 Months, or Yearly) is available as an In-App Purchase and unlocks additional Pro features. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. A purchase is required only for Pro features; core profile, events, notifications, and discovery features remain available without a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.hivefolio.gg/hive/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.hivefolio.gg/hive/privacy

Screenshots

Paperback4 screens
Hivefolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paperback at none against Hivefolio's 3. Paperback also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). Hivefolio's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hivefolio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Paperback asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperback ships an update every 2 weeks, Hivefolio every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paperback versus Hivefolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperbackHivefolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (645 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings645 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB86 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperFaizan DurraniHIVEFOLIO LTD

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

Hivefolio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Paperback

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hivefolio

Subscriptions3
  • Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro - 3 Months$8.993 Months
  • Pro- Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Paperback free?
Paperback is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hivefolio free?
Hivefolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paperback or Hivefolio have ads?
Neither Paperback nor Hivefolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperback or Hivefolio?
Paperback ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hivefolio every 2 days. Most recently, Paperback was updated on November 7, 2026 and Hivefolio on November 5, 2026.

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