Comparison

iComic vs MyDS emulator

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

MyDS emulator

Experience classic Nintendo DS games on your iOS device with this emulator. It offers high-performance emulation, flexible game import, and instant save functionality. Enjoy a smooth, ad-free gaming experience with customizable controls and dual-screen display.

Highlights
  • High-performance emulation
  • Import .nds and .zip game files
  • 9 save slots for game progress
  • Fast-forward and slow-motion
  • Built-in cheat function
  • Customizable touch controls
  • Dual-screen display
Features
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MyDS Emulator - Carry Classic Games with You The perfect solution to experience classic Nintendo DS games on iOS devices! NDS Emulator allows you to play your childhood favorites anytime, anywhere. Key Features High-performance emulation: Provides a smooth and stable gaming experience Flexible import: Supports importing .nds and .zip format game files, and you can easily add your games through various methods Instant save: Offers 9 save slots to save or load your game progress at any time, no more worries about interruptions Game acceleration: Unique fast-forward and slow-motion functions, allowing you to adjust the game speed flexibly Cheats support: Built-in cheat function, easy to add and manage game codes Custom controls: Full touch screen operation, adapted to the gaming experience on iOS devices Interface Features Beautiful interface: Modern design user interface, simple and intuitive operation Dual-screen display: Perfectly recreates the DS upper and lower dual-screen experience Chinese support: Fully Chinese interface, more convenient to use Privacy and Security Local operation: All game and save data are stored locally, protecting your privacy and security No ad interference: Pure gaming experience, no ads to disturb Turn your iOS device into a portable game console and relive the good old days of classic games! Please note that this app only provides emulator functionality, and you need to obtain the legal game ROM files by yourself.

Screenshots

iComic1 screens
MyDS emulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MyDS emulator at 4.8 against iComic's 3.1. MyDS emulator also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). iComic's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

iComic costs $0.99 and MyDS emulator $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyDS emulator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iComic versus MyDS emulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriComicMyDS emulator
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating3.1 (7 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB32 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperY.Yamamoto滨 李

Customer experience

iComic

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

MyDS emulator

All ratings4 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

MyDS emulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iComic

No in-app purchases

None

MyDS emulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iComic free?
iComic costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyDS emulator free?
MyDS emulator costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iComic or MyDS emulator?
MyDS emulator is rated higher. iComic averages 3.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while MyDS emulator averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do iComic or MyDS emulator have ads?
Neither iComic nor MyDS emulator shows ads.

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