Comparison

Paperback vs ReelAthon

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

ReelAthon

Discover curated movie marathons based on themes, franchises, or moods. Easily plan, track, and share your viewing experiences with friends. Features a "Wheel of Boom" for spontaneous movie selection and family-safe options.

Highlights
  • Curated movie marathons
  • Franchise and theme-based lineups
  • Wheel of Boom for random selection
  • Build and share custom marathons
  • Track watched films and rate them
  • Family-safe viewing option
Features
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Never argue about what to watch again. ReelAthon turns movie night into the best part of the week. Instead of scrolling for an hour, pick a mood, a franchise, or a theme and get a ready-made marathon: a hand-curated lineup of films that actually belong together. Over 1,100 movies, organized into more than 100 marathons, every one built by a person who loves movies, not an algorithm. BROWSE MARATHONS FOR EVERY OCCASION - Franchises in the right order, old and new: Planet of the Apes from 1968 to today, every Mission: Impossible, Dune, Mad Max, and dozens more - Themes with real depth: Fists of Fury, Spy Games, Dark and Brooding Heroes, Epic Romances, Whodunits, Kaiju and Titans - End of the World, sliced ten ways: killer robots, rogue AI, alien invasion, Big Brother regimes, nuclear war, outbreaks, natural disaster, the wasteland, and the walking dead - Holiday lineups for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and more - Career marathons for your favorite actors and characters CAN'T DECIDE? SPIN Tap the Wheel of Boom and a slot-machine drum picks tonight's movie for you, tuned to your taste. Don't like it? Spin again. PLAN, TRACK, AND SHARE - Build your own marathon by hand-picking films, then save it or send it to a friend, who can import it with one tap - Set a pace and get a finish date, with evening reminders so the lineup actually gets watched - Mark films watched, rate them, and uncover a "Did you know?" fact on every title - Earn a Reel Buddy card that levels up as you watch, and share it anywhere MADE FOR EVERY COUCH Tell ReelAthon who's watching. Turn on "Watching with kids" and every marathon stays family-safe automatically. Pick a vibe for the night without changing your saved tastes. ONE PRICE, YOURS FOREVER ReelAthon is free to browse. Unlock the full version with a single purchase to open every marathon, build unlimited lineups, plan your binges, and share them. No subscription. No account required. Everything stays on your device. Stop scrolling. Start watching.

Screenshots

Paperback4 screens
ReelAthon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ReelAthon at 100% against Paperback's 54%. ReelAthon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Paperback's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (569 vs 2). 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. ReelAthon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paperback asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReelAthon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paperback has 569 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Paperback's written reviews are positive against 100% of ReelAthon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperback ships an update every 2 weeks, ReelAthon daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Paperback versus ReelAthon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperbackReelAthon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (569 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings569 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB44 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFaizan DurraniBrandon Henrie

Customer experience

Paperback

All ratings569 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral14.6%
Negative31.8%

ReelAthon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

ReelAthon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Paperback

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ReelAthon

One-time1
  • Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Paperback free?
Paperback is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReelAthon free?
ReelAthon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paperback or ReelAthon?
ReelAthon is rated higher. Paperback averages 4.3 out of 5 from 569 ratings, while ReelAthon averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Paperback or ReelAthon have ads?
Neither Paperback nor ReelAthon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperback or ReelAthon?
Paperback ships an update every 2 weeks, and ReelAthon daily. Most recently, Paperback was updated on October 18, 2026 and ReelAthon on October 4, 2026.

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