iComics vs Aether Radio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
Aether Radio
Transform your device into a vintage radio to access over 50,000 live global stations. Explore music, news, and talk shows by sliding the dial, saving favorites, and filtering by country or language.
- Vintage radio interface
- 50,000+ live global stations
- Tune by country or language
- Save favorite stations
- Explore stations worldwide
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Turn your phone into a vintage radio and explore the world through sound. Tune between 50,000+ live radio stations from every corner of the globe — music, news, talk shows, and more. Slide the dial just like an old-school radio and discover what’s playing in Tokyo, Paris, or New York in seconds. Save your favorite stations, switch by country or language, and listen anytime, anywhere. Feel the world. Tune your mood.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aether Radio at none against iComics's 4. Aether Radio also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). iComics's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 2) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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
iComics costs $0.99 and Aether Radio $0.99 up front. iComics sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Aether Radio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aether Radio 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of iComics's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aether Radio's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iComics | Aether Radio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #40 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | XD Digital Pty Ltd | 俊 邹 |
Customer experience
iComics
Aether Radio
In-app purchases
iComics
- 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
Aether Radio
No in-app purchases








