Comparison

ComicGlass vs Smooth Reader

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

Head to head
About

ComicGlass

This app offers a comprehensive comic reading experience for scanned manga and personal files. Enjoy seamless access to your library from various storage locations and customize your reading with advanced features. It supports a wide range of file formats and syncs your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Scanned manga and comic reader
  • Access files from PC/Mac, NAS, cloud
  • Wide format support (ZIP, PDF, WebP, AVIF)
  • Effortless file transfer and syncing
  • Progress sync via iCloud
  • Network and cloud storage support
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Stream files without downloading
Features
Currently charting
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The definitive comic viewer, loved by users since its release in 2010. Effortlessly enjoy your scanned books and personal files at home or on the go. Experience the rich features and seamless performance built on over 15 years of continuous development. ■ Why Choose ComicGlass? User-Centric Design: Packed with "must-have" features and granular settings for the ultimate daily reading experience. Access Anywhere: View files from your PC/Mac, NAS, or cloud storage instantly, no matter where you are. Broad Format Support: From standard ZIP and PDF to the latest WebP, AVIF, and 7-Zip, we’ve got you covered. Buy Once, Enjoy Everywhere: A universal app for both iPhone and iPad. Get the best experience on all your devices with a single purchase. ■ Powerful Features 【Versatile File Management】 Easy Transfer: Use our dedicated Windows/Mac tool for effortless syncing, or simply use OS-standard file sharing and cloud storage. Sync Your Progress: "Bookmarks" stay synced across devices via iCloud. Start reading on your iPhone outside and pick up right where you left off on your iPad at home. Network Ready: Supports SMB (Windows File Sharing), FTP, WebDAV, and various cloud services. Cloud Support: Google Drive / Dropbox / OneDrive / OneDrive for Business / Box / iCloud. 【Advanced Reading Experience】 Fully Customizable: Fine-tune your experience with double-page spread views, right-to-left/left-to-right reading directions, margin cropping, and more. Streaming: Stream files directly from your PC, NAS, or Cloud storage without the need for downloading them to your device. ■ Supported Formats Archives: ZIP, CBZ, RAR, CBR, 7-Zip Documents: PDF Images: JPEG, PNG, BMP, WebP, AVIF, TIFF, GIF

About

Smooth Reader

This app offers a fast and smooth PDF reading experience, mimicking the feel of physical books. It features a unique "Home View" for enlarged text reading and a dynamic 3D perspective library for easy book discovery and organization.

Highlights
  • Smooth page turning
  • Home View for enlarged text
  • 3D perspective book library
  • Book categorization with tags
  • Smart tags for new/recent books
  • Bookmark management
  • Table of contents support
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"Smooth Reader" is a fast PDF reader that enables smooth and fast page turning like real printed books. (1)The most distinguished feature is "Home View" function which enables you to read books with large characters. If you set Home View for the area you want to zoom, you can read the area in full screen. Only with flick or tap operation, you can keep reading pages with large characters. (2)In addition, you can get a "3D perspective view" of book cover thumbnails, and the books move by automatically. Thus you can find desired books easily and enjoy as if you walked along the shelf in a real bookstore. (3)Have trouble organizing your books on the shelves? "Smooth Reader" can help you organize many books efficiently and effectively. With the "Book Categories Tags" functions, you can put tags on your favorite books and break them into categories. Your books with the tags are instantly lined up by category on the shelf. Since you can easily create or delete the tags and put multiple tags on one book, you can organize your books into categories in different ways. The books you newly registered or recently read are automatically attached with "New" tags or "Recently Read" tags respectively and organized on the shelf (Functions called "Smart Tags"). 【Functions】 [Supported file format] - PDF [Reading Direction] - Left to Right, Right to Left, or Up to Down [Two-page Spread] - One page or Two-page spread (supporting both horizontal and vertical direction of iPad) [Page turning] - Flick, Tap, or Touch and hold operation(consecutive page turning) (When two-page spread, one-page or two-page turning is possible in one action) [Reading Function] - Page thumbnails using pinch-in operation. (requires iOS 6 or later) - Support of table of contents (outline) embedded in PDF. - Bookmarks (add, jump, delete, edit) - PDF link jump (page, URL, mail address) [Home View Function] - Function to keep reading pages with large characters. If you set Home View for the area you want to zoom, you can keep reading the area in full screen. With drag or flick operation, you can also read pages outside of the area. Only with flick or tap operation, you can keep reading pages with large characters. [File storage] - Storeroom (where all files are stored) - Library (where only tagged files are lined up) [Book categories tags] - Create, delete, rename, and arrange the order - Smart tags feature ("New", "Recently Read") [File info] - Book cover(thumbnail) format or List format - 3D perspective view in Book cover format. - File name, file size, last modified date, total number of pages, current page number, and author name(from PDF property). - In order of file name, last modified date, last access date, registered date, or author name [File management] - File deletion - File rename [File import] - Transfer using the file-sharing function of iTunes. - Download using built-in web browser function - Download using Safari or Mailer via Open-in feature [Other functions] - Retina display support, Help function [Language] - English, Japanese, Chinese(Simplified), Korean * The books in the screenshots above are sample images, they are not included in this app.

Screenshots

ComicGlass3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ComicGlass at 74% against Smooth Reader's 25%. ComicGlass also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (61 vs 1). On price, 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

ComicGlass costs $3.99 and Smooth Reader $3.99 up front. ComicGlass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smooth Reader sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ComicGlass holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ComicGlass has 61 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of ComicGlass's written reviews are positive against 25% of Smooth Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ComicGlass ships an update every 3 weeks, Smooth Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
ComicGlass versus Smooth Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComicGlassSmooth Reader
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating4.3 (61 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings61 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#128 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB34 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperRR SoftPersonal Media Corp.

Customer experience

ComicGlass

All ratings61 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews421 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative15.4%

Smooth Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

ComicGlass

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when opening certain files
  • Inability to change folder names
  • Issues with FTP and network file sharing
  • Problems with rendering double-page spreads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for JPEG XL format
  • Implement vertical scrolling for manga/comics
  • Improve backup and sync functionality
  • Add iCloud integration for file management

Smooth Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ComicGlass

One-time1
  • MediaServer plus$1.99
10 purchases

Smooth Reader

One-time10
  • TRONWARE VOL.178$6.99
  • TRONWARE VOL.173$6.99
  • TRONWARE VOL.176$6.99
Show 7 more
  • TRONWARE VOL.174$6.99
  • TRONWARE VOL.175$6.99
  • TRONWARE VOL.172$6.99
  • TRONWARE VOL.177$6.99
  • TRONWARE VOL.180$6.99
  • TRONWARE VOL.179$6.99
  • TRONWARE VOL.181$6.99

Questions

Is ComicGlass free?
ComicGlass costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Smooth Reader free?
Smooth Reader costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ComicGlass or Smooth Reader?
ComicGlass is rated higher. ComicGlass averages 4.3 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Smooth Reader averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ComicGlass or Smooth Reader have ads?
Neither ComicGlass nor Smooth Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ComicGlass or Smooth Reader?
ComicGlass ships an update every 3 weeks, and Smooth Reader every 2 months. Most recently, ComicGlass was updated on September 26, 2026 and Smooth Reader on June 5, 2026.

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