Comparison

iComic vs Ease Backup

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Ease Backup

Easily back up photos and videos from your phone to a Windows computer wirelessly. Features automatic selection of new files and regular reminders to ensure your memories are always protected. Offers a user-friendly interface for simple operation.

Highlights
  • Wireless LAN transmission
  • Automatic new file selection
  • Regular backup reminders
  • One-click computer wake-up
  • User-friendly interface
  • Phone to Windows computer backup
Features
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Ease Backup helps you back up photos and videos from your iPhone or iPad to a shared folder on your own computer. Connect over your local network, choose what to back up, and start with a tap. What you can do: • See which photos and videos are pending or already backed up • Select everything or choose items by year • Check video lengths, backup progress, and backup logs • Find a computer on your local network or enter its host name or IP address • Set backup reminders and use Wake-on-LAN when your computer and network support it To get started, enable file sharing on your computer and connect both devices to the same local network. The in-app guide walks you through connecting a shared folder and choosing a backup location. ~~~AB two billing methods are optional~~~ A. Member VIP subscription Member VIP consecutive year package: After ordering, use all functions and pay annually. Includes all new features that are constantly being upgraded. ·Subscription period of one year ·Subscription price: $0.99/year *Payment: After prompted to make a purchase, the user chooses to confirm the purchase and verifies the user account information to indicate that the purchase was successful, which will be credited to the user account. *Unsubscribe: Please manually turn off automatic renewal in iTunes/Apple ID settings management 24 hours before the subscription expires. *The payment will be deducted within 24 hours before the expiration date. After successful deduction, the subscription period will be extended by one year B. Permanent VIP of $2.99: After purchase, this software will permanently use all functions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Privacy Policy : https://www.funbean.cn/?docs=the-privacy-policy/en Service Agreement : https://www.funbean.cn/?docs=service-agreement/en

Screenshots

iComic1 screens
Ease Backup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ease Backup at Free against iComic's $0.99. Ease Backup also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1). iComic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Ease Backup is free to download; iComic costs $0.99 up front. Ease Backup sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. iComic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ease Backup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iComic has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iComic ships an update monthly, Ease Backup every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iComic versus Ease Backup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriComicEase Backup
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperY.Yamamoto顺华 刘

Customer experience

iComic

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral12.6%
Negative21.3%

Ease Backup

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Ease Backup

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iComic

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ease Backup

Subscriptions1
  • Year VIP$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime VIP$2.99

Questions

Is iComic free?
iComic costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ease Backup free?
Ease Backup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iComic or Ease Backup?
Ease Backup is rated higher. iComic averages 3.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Ease Backup averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iComic or Ease Backup have ads?
Neither iComic nor Ease Backup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iComic or Ease Backup?
iComic ships an update monthly, and Ease Backup every 2 months. Most recently, iComic was updated on October 10, 2026 and Ease Backup on October 6, 2026.

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