# Comic Life vs Raw To HEIC

The clearest difference is price: Raw To HEIC at Free against Comic Life's $4.99. Raw To HEIC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). Comic Life's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (46 vs 3). On ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Raw To HEIC is free to download; Comic Life costs $4.99 up front. Raw To HEIC sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Comic Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

Raw To HEIC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Life has 46 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Comic Life's written reviews are positive against 80% of Raw To HEIC's.

Comic Life ships an update every 6 weeks, Raw To HEIC every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Comic Life | Raw To HEIC |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [3.6 (46 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/comic-life/id432537882/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/raw-to-heic/id6763160757/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **46** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | **80.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Size | 194 MB | 30 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | [plasq LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/284959710) | [Sandro Gumz](https://appshunter.io/developer/1194790286) |

## What reviewers say

### Comic Life

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/comic-life/id432537882)

Create comic books and graphic novels from your photos. Add speech balloons, captions, and sound effects to tell your stories. This version is for volume purchase program customers and will not receive further feature enhancements.

**Highlights:** Create comic books, Add speech balloons, Add captions, Add sound effects, Use photos

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Powerful features
- 💡 Great for creating comics
- ❤️ Fun and creative
- 🎨 Lots of customization options

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔍 Unintuitive user interface
- 💰 Overpriced for the functionality
- 🔌 Unreliable autosave
- 🤯 Loses work/projects

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes on opening/editing
- Text/image manipulation issues
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Unreliable saving and loading of projects

**Requested features**

- More templates and layouts
- Ability to import/export to desktop version
- Higher resolution export options
- Customizable fonts and text formatting
- Improved alignment and snapping tools


### Raw To HEIC

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/raw-to-heic/id6763160757)

Convert your camera's RAW photo files into compact HEIC format directly on your device. Preserve all original metadata and HDR capabilities. This one-time purchase app supports a wide range of camera RAW formats and works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

**Highlights:** Convert from Photos share sheet, HDR synthesis for compatible displays, Preserves EXIF, XMP, ICC, GPS metadata, Option to remove original files, Live conversion progress indicators, Supports Files and Finder integration, Wide RAW format support

**Features:** iMessage stickers, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Version — Yearly | $9.99 | per year |
| Full Version — Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Comic Life free?

Comic Life costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Raw To HEIC free?

Raw To HEIC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Comic Life or Raw To HEIC?

Raw To HEIC is rated higher. Comic Life averages 3.6 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Raw To HEIC averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Comic Life or Raw To HEIC have ads?

Neither Comic Life nor Raw To HEIC shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Comic Life or Raw To HEIC?

Comic Life ships an update every 6 weeks, and Raw To HEIC every 5 days. Most recently, Comic Life was updated on November 1, 2026 and Raw To HEIC on October 26, 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.*