SERIES vs 교보문고
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SERIES
Explore a vast library of over 160,000 webtoons and web novels. Get personalized recommendations, enjoy exclusive content, and benefit from daily free passes and time-limited deals. Customize your reading experience with TTS and adjustable settings.
- Personalized recommendations
- Exclusive content
- Daily free passes
- Time Deal events
- TTS function
- Customizable reading settings
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Discover Your Life-Changing Story on SERIES Over 160,000 webtoon and web novel titles are waiting for you! Start enjoying them right now on the SERIES app. SERIES Helps You Find What You Love - The more you read, the more accurate our personalized recommendation system becomes—your feed will be full of tailored picks! - Discover popular titles through a variety of rankings, including hourly-updated rising charts and SERIES Best Rankings. - Enjoy exclusive content available only on SERIES! Enjoy a Variety of Rich Benefits - 10PM Daily Free: Register once and receive a daily pass every night at 10 PM. - Time Deal: Limited-time events offering free episodes for a short period! - Free Pass: Receive one NOVEL and one COMIX ticket every two hours, every day. - Plus, don’t miss out on other special benefits available through various events! The Ultimate Viewer for Immersive Reading - Enjoy stories more comfortably with our TTS (Text-to-Speech) function. - Share your favorite moments as images with stylish backgrounds. - Customize your reading experience with themes, fonts, and text size settings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Experience difficulties while using Series app? The Naver customer center is more than happy to help. Series awaits your valuable input. * Naver customer center: https://m.help.naver.com/support/index.nhn * Email inquiries: navercc@naver.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
교보문고
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▶ 더 풍성해진 매장 경험 ‘체크인 & 챌린지’ - 매장 방문이 더 특별해지는 시간, 체크인&챌린지에 참여하고 다양한 혜택을 챙겨보세요. ▶ APP에서 더 강력한 혜택을 드리는 ‘오늘의 미션’ - 매일 달라지는 미션과 출석체크 참여하고 혜택 받아가세요. APP 처음 설치 후 받을 수 있는 2,000원 혜택은 덤! ▶ 하루라도 빨리 읽으시라고 새벽에도 일요일에도 '바로드림/새벽배송/일요배송' - 배송라운지에서 알찬 콘텐츠&쿠폰 혜택도 받아보세요. ▶ 어디에도 없는 교보문고만의 '교보 Only 상품' - 오직 교보문고에서 만날 수 있는 교보문고 굿즈를 만나보세요. ▶ 영상으로 즐기는 'CASTing', 강연, 전시, 여행까지 한 번에! '문화공간' - 다양한 상품과 콘텐츠를 통해 책보다 더 큰 세상을 만나보세요. ▶ 독서 패턴으로 찾는 내 취향 AI 맞춤 도서 추천 'PICKS' - AI 맞춤 추천으로 내 취향에 꼭 맞는 도서를 제안해 드려요. ※ 약관 안내 - 이용약관 : https://www.kyobobook.co.kr/contents/provision - 개인정보처리방침 : https://www.kyobobook.co.kr/contents/privacy-policy - Apple의 표준 사용권 계약 : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ※ 앱 접근 권한 안내 [선택적 접근권한] - 알림 : 혜택 및 마케팅 APP 푸시 알림 - 카메라 : 도서 바코드 검색, 리뷰 이미지 촬영 - 위치 : 가까운 매장안내, 바로드림 알림, 체크인 이용 - 연락처 : 선물하기 이용 - Face ID : 생체 로그인 - 앱 추적 : 맞춤 혜택 추천 ※ 선택적 접근 권한은 동의하지 않아도 관련 기능 이외의 서비스는 이용할 수 있습니다. ※ 고객센터 : 1544-1900
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SERIES at 4.5 against 교보문고's 3.7. SERIES also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 147) and chart position (#58 vs unranked). 교보문고's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (44% vs 30%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. SERIES sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and 교보문고 sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SERIES holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SERIES has 2K ratings behind it against 147, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of SERIES's written reviews are positive against 44% of 교보문고's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | SERIES | 교보문고 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2K ratings) — better | 3.7 (147 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 147 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #58 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAVER WEBTOON Ltd. | KYOBO BOOK CENTRE CO,.LTD |
Customer experience
SERIES
교보문고
Bugs and requests
SERIES
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent content display issues
- Syncing/download problems
Requested features
3 requests- Add translation/language support
- Improve payment options for international users
- Implement a more user-friendly login/authentication process
교보문고
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SERIES
- 쿠키 10개$0.49
- 쿠키 10개$0.99
- 쿠키 30개$1.99
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- 쿠키 50개$3.99
- 쿠키 49개$4.99
- 쿠키 100$6.99
- 쿠키 100개$9.99
- 쿠키 200개$14.99
- 쿠키 175개$14.99
- 쿠키 250개$19.99
- 쿠키 300개$22.99
- 쿠키 300개 + 보너스 쿠키 30개$24.99
- 쿠키 325개$29.99
- 쿠키 500개$39.99
교보문고
- sam3 (매월)$6.991 Month
- sam무제한 (매월)$6.991 Month
- 5,000캐시$3.99
- 10,000캐시$6.99
- 30,000캐시$22.99
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- 50,000캐시$39.99
