iComic vs QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iComic
Read high-resolution comic pages from zip or cbz archives on your device. Enjoy seamless navigation and zooming with multi-touch gestures. Download comics from the internet or personal servers for offline reading.
- High-resolution comic page display
- Supports JPG, TIF, PNG in ZIP/CBZ
- Multi-touch page navigation
- Pinch-to-zoom functionality
- Built-in download manager
- Offline comic access
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Welcome to iComic, the premier application for reading comics on your iPhone or iPod Touch. iComic makes great use of the multi-touch function for simple and effective page navigation and zooming to provide the best portable comic book read you will find. iComic displays high resolution comic pages (jpg, tif, or png image files) contained inside compressed zip or cbz format archives. Using the built-in download function, comics can be downloaded from the internet or from a personal server and stored locally on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Your downloaded comics are stored on your device and so are always available for reading, even when you have no internet connection. As iTunes resizes images to a compressed format, iComic is also useful for displaying images for other uses e.g. maps, high detailed photos and ebooks (convert your pdf books to jpeg and you have a perfect reader for those large pdf files, normally unreadable due to the high memory requirement). iComic currently provides three methods for turning pages: swiping your finger on the screen; by taps in the screen corners using the Corner-Tap method; or by Multi-Touch (tap once to page forward, twice to page back). Zooming is by the familiar pinch method used in Safari and other applications or by double tapping the screen when in Corner-Tap mode. The application is very stable and can easily handle zip files up to 60MB with infrequent problems observed with files of much larger size. Individual image files inside the zip files are constrained to a maximum 3 million pixels (e.g. 3,000 pixels high x 1,000 pixels wide or equivalent) though for the sake of battery conservation much smaller sizes (~1000 pixels high) are generally used. A manual for setting up and using iComic can be downloaded from http://red.halfmoon.jp/AppStore_iComic_V1.3_FAQ.pdf The author of this application is Japanese so for excellent community support and discussion in English please visit the helpful and friendly ~*~ Ultimate icomic Thread ~*~ at www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23759
QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets)
Easily scan QR codes and barcodes directly into your Google Sheets. The app offers real-time sheet updates and formula synchronization, making it ideal for inventory, attendance tracking, and stock taking.
- Scan QR codes and barcodes
- Real-time sheet updates
- Formula synchronization
- Auto-detect scanning
- Inventory management
- Attendance tracking
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QR Sidekick allows you to quickly and easily scan QR codes and barcodes to your Google Sheets. Direct hooks keep your sheets private and you can choose from a list of your sheets. In app purchases are subject to this EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ FEATURES - Scans QR codes and barcodes - Sheets update in real-time - Formulas update - Auto-detect scanning. Simply point and hold! You can use the app for: * Inventory & Warehouse Management * Attendance tracker & attendance roster: log attendees to a meeting, school, etc. * Stock taking * Inventory tracker Contact us If you are having any issues or need any assistance contact us at support@rightclick.com.au Please do not forget to drop us a review in the comment section below.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets) at Free against iComic's $0.99. QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets) also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 66%). iComic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets) is free to download; iComic costs $0.99 up front. QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets) sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. iComic asks for nothing beyond the download.
QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of iComic's written reviews are positive against 100% of QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets)'s.
iComic ships an update monthly, QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets) every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iComic | QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Y.Yamamoto | Brad Evans |
Customer experience
iComic
QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets)
Bugs and requests
iComic
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes when opening large comic files
- Rotation mode becomes stuck after using 'fix right' option
- Status bar doesn't disappear despite settings
- Bookmark settings not saved in iOS 4.x
- FTP upload fails with permission errors
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- File numbering displays out of order (01 after 1)
- Nested folder structures not readable
- Landscape mode rendering issues with black space
- Memory leaks causing frequent warnings
- CBR files with newer RAR compression show blank pages
- Swipe navigation not working properly
- App crashes after finishing a comic
- Cannot save rotation preferences
- Crashes on iOS 5+ with certain devices
- FTP connection issues on Windows 7
- Blank 'read error' pages in some CBR files
- App installs multiple times causing file confusion
Requested features
18 requests- CBR/RAR format support (added in later versions)
- iTunes file transfer integration
- Lock rotation option for reading
- Auto-rotate to landscape for 2-page spreads
- Improved file management and deletion from app
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- Better bookmark functionality with persistent storage
- Thumbnail previews of comics
- Directory/folder organization system
- Password protection for app
- Batch file import capability
- Page slider for quick navigation
- Support for PDF files
- Retina-friendly app icon
- Improved file sorting (alphanumeric)
- In-app FTP file pulling from servers
- Gesture controls for chapter navigation
- Reset read status for re-reading
- Automatic chapter continuation
QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iComic
No in-app purchases
QR Sidekick (Scan to Sheets)
- Scan Plan$1.991 Month
- Business Scanning Package$4.991 Month
- Business Plus$8.991 Month
- Pro Subscription$1.99
Questions
Is iComic free?
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