Comparison

Smooth Reader vs ComicShare

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

Head to head
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.

About

ComicShare

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
Currently charting
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ComicShare is a High-function e-book reader. SMB, FTP, GoogleDrive, Dropbox, OneDrive(Business), Box, webDAV, OPDS, SFTP, Web(HTTP) support. zip(cbz), rar(cbr), 7zip(cb7), lzh(lha), tar(cbt), txt(rtf), epub, pdf support. This application allows you to view scanned comics on iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. You can easily transfer scanned images(ZIP,RAR,7ZIP,TAR,LZH,PDF) from your computer to your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad, and view (ZIP,RAR,7ZIP,TAR,LZH)-files without decompressing on the local FTP, SMB, GoogleDrive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, WebDAV, SFTP, Web server. If there is an server function, you can view images directly files stored NAS, Windows, the Mac, etc.. The iCloud feature, synchronization of browsing history, bookmark can be done in iPhone / iPod / iPad between different. ・ZIP(CBZ), RAR(CBR), 7ZIP(CB7), TAR(CBT), LZH(LHA), EPUB, pdf ・Supports image file jpg, png, apng, bmp webp, gif, avif, heic, jxl, tif, ico etc.... ・Supports txt, rtf ・Split view of facing pages ・Graph and ranking display ・History function ・Bookmark function(Number of pages you read to the end) ・Bookmark folder ・Spread view of a single page (width) (Scroll invalid) ・Cache browsing function ・Individual settings ・Cover-image display (thumbnail) ・Save-image (Photos) or copy (clipboard) ・Image processing(Filters, Margin trim, Rotation) ・Server Scan ・webDAV,HTTP server ・Customization of touch Settings ・Folder password function ・Synchronization of browsing history by iCloud ・Archive in archive read (only uncompressed file) ・Slide show ・Start-up path code ・Bookshelf / tile display ・Folder hierarchy display / move ・The page movement by sound ・Operation function by remote connection ・TouchID ・Bluetooth Keyboard ・Bookshelf zoom ・Camera roll ・Double tap swipe zoom ・Page move by the wink and smile ・Server of the file delete, rename, etc ・Web browsing and image download function ・PDF Reflow (This is a simple function, so pages that read vertically, have columns, or use a lot of images will have a disrupted layout.) etc... ※Screenshot  Title:Give My Regards to Black Jack  Author:SHUHO SATO
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Screenshots

ComicShare3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ComicShare at 85% against Smooth Reader's 25%. ComicShare also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (47 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Smooth Reader costs $3.99 and ComicShare $3.99 up front. Smooth Reader sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ComicShare sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ComicShare holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ComicShare has 47 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Smooth Reader's written reviews are positive against 85% of ComicShare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smooth Reader ships an update every 2 months, ComicShare every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Smooth Reader versus ComicShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmooth ReaderComicShare
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews84.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings147 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#71 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB85 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPersonal Media Corp.yoshitaka haneda

Customer experience

Smooth Reader

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

ComicShare

All ratings47 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral8.5%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral7.6%
Negative7.6%

In-app purchases

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
4 purchases

ComicShare

One-time4
  • Donate 3$$2.99
  • Donate 6$$5.99
  • Donate 12$$11.99
Show 1 more
  • Donate 30$$29.99

Questions

Is Smooth Reader free?
Smooth Reader costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ComicShare free?
ComicShare costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smooth Reader or ComicShare?
ComicShare is rated higher. Smooth Reader averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ComicShare averages 4.4 from 47 ratings.
Do Smooth Reader or ComicShare have ads?
Neither Smooth Reader nor ComicShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smooth Reader or ComicShare?
Smooth Reader ships an update every 2 months, and ComicShare every 4 weeks. Most recently, Smooth Reader was updated on June 5, 2026 and ComicShare on September 29, 2026.

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