Comparison

iComics vs Sleepcast!

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

Head to head
About

iComics

This app allows you to read your DRM-free comic book collection on your iOS device. It supports a wide range of comic formats and offers robust organization and reading customization options for a smooth experience.

Highlights
  • Supports major comic formats (ZIP, CBZ, RAR, CBR, EPUB, PDF)
  • Organize comics into collections
  • Smooth page turning and scrolling
  • Import comics via iTunes or other apps
  • Customizable reading direction (left-to-right, right-to-left)
  • Page zooming and splitting options
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iComics® is a Universal app designed for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that allows you to read DRM-free comics from your own collection, quickly and smoothly! "Highly customizable and polished" -The Best Apps for Reading Comics on Your iPad, MakeUseOf, 2015 "Attractively designed" -Best Comic File Readers, AppAdvice, 2015 Supporting all of the major comic formats, iComics makes it extremely easy to import comic files onto your iOS device and start reading them straight away! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Features * Supports all of the major comic formats (ZIP, CBZ, RAR, CBR, 7ZIP, CB7, TAR, CBT, LZH, LHA, EPUB, PDF). * Collections for organizing sets of comics. * Hot jumping directly from one comic to the next. * Super smooth scrolling when turning pages. * Comics can be imported from your PC via iTunes, or from other apps on your iOS device (Such as Dropbox, or Safari). * Comic files are never modified or destroyed (So you can get them back off your device whenever you want!) * A slider that lets you jump between comic pages quickly. * Comics can be read from left-to-right, or right-to-left (Great for Eastern comics) * Page zooming can be set to reset every time a page is turned, or locked to the same scale across all pages. * Extra wide comic pages can be split up and treated as two separate pages. * Many sharing settings including being able to email, print or locally save individual pages! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- System Requirements iComics requires iOS 9.0 or higher Supported hardware includes: * iPad (2 and above) * iPhone (4 and above) * iPod touch (5th Gen) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for updates!

About

Sleepcast!

This app helps you fall asleep to podcasts without manual timer management. It features intelligent sleep timers, motion-based extensions, smart night recaps, and custom playlists for a seamless listening experience.

Highlights
  • Intelligent sleep timer
  • Motion-based timer extensions
  • Smart night recaps
  • Customizable playlists
  • Transcript search
  • AI summaries
  • One-tap bookmarking
Features
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Fall asleep to your favorite podcasts without managing timers, rewinding episodes, or losing the best moments. Sleepcast is built around a simple idea: your podcast player should adapt to your sleep, not the other way around. With an intelligent sleep timer, motion-based extensions, smart night recaps, custom playlists, transcript search, AI summaries, and one-tap bookmarking with audio clips and transcripts, it creates a seamless listening experience from drifting off to waking up. Just press play, relax, and let Sleepcast handle the rest. Drift off to your favorite shows without worry, thanks to an exceptionally advanced Sleep Timer: - Flexible Sleep Timer: Set it by duration or stop automatically at the end of the current episode. - Smart Sleep Check: A gentle beep and motion detection can sense if you're still awake, extending the timer so listening isn’t interrupted too early. - Scheduled Listening: Activate the sleep timer only during specific hours with Time Window, perfect for your nightly routine. - Sleep Timer Statistics: Review a detailed history of your sleep timer sessions. - Continuous Play: Keep the timer going across multiple episodes with auto-restart. - Volume Fade-Out: Audio gently fades out during the final seconds for a smooth transition. Bookmarking and Fragment Sharing - Effortless Bookmarking: Save your spot instantly with one tap or a quick volume-button gesture. - Precision Fragment Editor: Trim captured audio clips with a visual waveform editor and share the exact moment you intended. - AI Transcription: Audio fragments can be transcribed automatically. - Search & Highlight: Search bookmark transcripts and quickly find the moment you saved. - Add Notes & Share: Attach notes and share the audio fragment, transcript, and your thoughts. A Full-Featured Podcast Experience - Personal Inbox: See the newest episodes from all subscriptions, with customizable episode limits per podcast. - Immersive Playback: Enjoy a clean, dynamic player that adapts its colors to the podcast artwork. - Custom Playlists: Create, manage, sort, batch-add, and clear your own episode playlists. - Versatile Queue Management: Switch easily between Playlist Mode, custom playlists, Binge Mode, and Remix. - Discover New Favorites: Explore top podcasts and episodes by country and genre, or search for exactly what you want. - Offline Listening: Download episodes for playback anywhere, with Wi-Fi-only options and simple storage management. - OPML Import/Export: Bring subscriptions from other apps or back up your library. - Multi-Language Support: Fully localized in English, Dutch, German, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish. Experimental Features - Sudden Loud Sound Suppression: Real-time audio analysis detects volume spikes and smooths them out. - Speed-Sensitive Volume: Automatically adjusts playback volume based on your movement speed. - AI Summaries: Generate searchable podcast summaries and transcripts, with improved cancellation support. Simple Mode — a new way to use SleepCast SleepCast 3.5 introduces Simple mode, a streamlined experience built around falling asleep to podcasts with a smart sleep timer. Simple vs Expert — Choose your experience in Settings → Experience Mode. New users start in Simple mode; existing users stay on Expert. - Podcast grid — Your subscribed shows appear as a clean grid of cover art with tilted artwork, accent shadows, and flippable tiles that reveal episode info and controls. - Grid or list layout — Switch between grid and list views, with sorting by title, latest episode, rating, subscription date, and more. - Fullscreen player — A dedicated player with a collapsible sleep timer panel; full timer options remain in Settings. - Downloads — Pick episodes to download per podcast, or let Simple mode keep the latest episode ready automatically. CarPlay Support Control Sleepcast directly from your car with a clear interface for your queue, subscriptions, and playback controls.

Screenshots

iComics4 screens
Sleepcast!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sleepcast! at none against iComics's 4. Sleepcast! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). iComics's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 3) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, monetization model and chart position 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

iComics costs $0.99 and Sleepcast! $4.99 up front. iComics sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sleepcast! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sleepcast! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iComics has 3.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iComics ships an update every 3 weeks, Sleepcast! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
iComics versus Sleepcast!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriComicsSleepcast!
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (3.3K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.3K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#155 — better#200
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB194 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXD Digital Pty LtdArthur de Rijke

Customer experience

iComics

All ratings3,300 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews358 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative14.8%

Sleepcast!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

iComics

One-time4
  • Tip Jar - Nice Tip$0.99
  • Tip Jar - Great Tip$2.99
  • Tip Jar - Ultra Tip$4.99
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  • Tip Jar - Epic Tip$9.99
None

Sleepcast!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iComics free?
iComics costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Sleepcast! free?
Sleepcast! costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iComics or Sleepcast!?
Sleepcast! is rated higher. iComics averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Sleepcast! averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do iComics or Sleepcast! have ads?
Neither iComics nor Sleepcast! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iComics or Sleepcast!?
iComics ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sleepcast! fortnightly. Most recently, iComics was updated on October 18, 2026 and Sleepcast! on October 8, 2026.
Which is more popular, iComics or Sleepcast!?
iComics currently peaks at #155 in the App Store charts, and Sleepcast! at #200. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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