# 小説Viewer vs ComicShare

The clearest difference is price: 小説Viewer at Free against ComicShare's $3.99. 小説Viewer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). ComicShare's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 58%) and ratings volume (47 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

小説Viewer is free to download; ComicShare costs $3.99 up front. 小説Viewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ComicShare sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

小説Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ComicShare has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of 小説Viewer's written reviews are positive against 85% of ComicShare's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

小説Viewer ships an update every 10 days, ComicShare every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 小説Viewer | ComicShare |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $3.99 |
| Rating | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/viewer/id420097644/reviews)** | [4.4 (47 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/comicshare-streaming-reader/id642097030/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **47** |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | **84.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Every 4 weeks |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 17 MB | 85 MB |
| Requires iOS | **10.2** | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [kohei kido](https://appshunter.io/developer/1555932875) | [yoshitaka haneda](https://appshunter.io/developer/642097033) |

## What reviewers say

### 小説Viewer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/viewer/id420097644)

Read online novels comfortably on your iPhone or iPod Touch, even without an internet connection. Customize text, track reading progress, and organize your library with folders. Extract and download novels from various websites.

**Highlights:** Offline novel reading, Text customization (font, size, orientation), Unread/read tracking, Novel extraction from websites, Folder organization, One-button download, Update downloaded novels

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 広告削除 | $1.99 | one-time |


### ComicShare

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/comicshare-streaming-reader/id642097030)

This app is a versatile e-book reader that supports a wide range of file formats and cloud storage services. It allows users to view scanned comics and images directly from various servers without decompressing files, offering features like iCloud synchronization and image processing.

**Highlights:** Supports ZIP, RAR, EPUB, PDF, and image files, Connects to SMB, FTP, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, WebDAV, OPDS, SFTP, and Web servers, View archives without decompressing, iCloud synchronization for browsing history and bookmarks, Image processing and filters, Folder password protection, Touch and remote control customization

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Donate 3$ | $2.99 | one-time |
| Donate 6$ | $5.99 | one-time |
| Donate 12$ | $11.99 | one-time |
| Donate 30$ | $29.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 小説Viewer free?

小説Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is ComicShare free?

ComicShare costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, 小説Viewer or ComicShare?

小説Viewer is rated higher. 小説Viewer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ComicShare averages 4.4 from 47 ratings.

### Do 小説Viewer or ComicShare have ads?

Neither 小説Viewer nor ComicShare shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, 小説Viewer or ComicShare?

小説Viewer ships an update every 10 days, and ComicShare every 4 weeks. Most recently, 小説Viewer was updated on October 8, 2026 and ComicShare on October 10, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*