Comparison

My Comic Books vs Panel Flow

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

Head to head
About

My Comic Books

Easily manage your comic book collection digitally. Track owned issues, create wishlists, and add custom notes for each title. Share your organized lists with others via email and Twitter.

Highlights
  • Track comic book collection
  • Create wishlists
  • Add custom notes
  • Organize by title and issue number
  • Share lists via email
  • Share lists via Twitter
Features
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Throw away that piece of paper that you use to keep track of your comic book collection! This app allows you to track what comics are in your collection, as well as what comics you want to buy. The open text areas allow you to mix words, issue numbers and any notes you might want to make about a title. Write your list your way. Share your lists with friends using email and Twitter!

About

Panel Flow

This app offers a unique comic and manga reading experience, automatically detecting panels and speech bubbles to guide you through the story. It supports various file formats, offers text-to-speech narration and translation, and syncs your library across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Panel and speech bubble detection
  • Text-to-speech narration
  • Speech bubble translation
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Supports CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT, and PDF files
  • Customizable themes
  • New chapter alerts
Features
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Panel Flow is a comic and manga reader that follows the story panel by panel. Version 3.0 brings it to iPhone, iPad and Mac, with your library synced through iCloud. Bring your own collection: import CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT and PDF files, or browse your own comic servers (OPDS-compatible). Panel Flow organizes it all and keeps your place. GUIDED READING - Panel and speech bubble detection: Panel Flow finds the panels on each page and moves through them in reading order, zooming in on one panel at a time. - Steady focus that reframes when you rotate the device and respects Reduce Motion. - Left-to-right, right-to-left for manga, and vertical scroll for long-strip comics. LISTEN AND TRANSLATE - Text-to-speech reads the speech bubbles aloud, and guided reading can move along with the voice, bubble by bubble. - Speech bubble translation shows the translated text right on the page. - On supported devices with Apple Intelligence, ask for an on-device description of the current page. YOUR LIBRARY, ON EVERY DEVICE - iCloud sync, once you turn it on: collections, reading progress and metadata follow you across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Downloaded pages and imported files stay on each device. - A personal reading shelf, collections, search, sorting and a metadata editor. - New chapter alerts: turn them on and Panel Flow checks your series from online sources in the background and lets you know about new chapters (your own comic servers are not included). - One Activity Queue for downloads and image enhancement, with several chapters downloading at once. - A Storage screen shows what each publication uses and frees space by type, chapter or publication. - Optional progress tracking with anime and manga tracking services. MADE TO FIT YOU - Themes from manga to noir, with accessible contrast in every one. - Shortcuts and Siri: Open Library and Continue Reading. - VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support. - Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with an original sample comic to try first. PRIVACY Anonymous usage analytics are off by default; you choose whether to turn them on in Settings > Privacy.

Screenshots

My Comic Books4 screens
Panel Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Panel Flow at Free against My Comic Books's $0.99. Panel Flow also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and device support (3 vs 1). My Comic Books's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Panel Flow is free to download; My Comic Books costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for My Comic Books against 5.0 for Panel Flow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Comic Books ships an update every 7 months, Panel Flow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
My Comic Books versus Panel Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Comic BooksPanel Flow
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB136 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRussell ShannonTap4Mobile do Brasil

Customer experience

My Comic Books

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Panel Flow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Comic Books

No in-app purchases

None

Panel Flow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Comic Books free?
My Comic Books costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Panel Flow free?
Panel Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Comic Books or Panel Flow?
My Comic Books and Panel Flow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do My Comic Books or Panel Flow have ads?
Neither My Comic Books nor Panel Flow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Comic Books or Panel Flow?
My Comic Books ships an update every 7 months, and Panel Flow every 2 weeks. Most recently, My Comic Books was updated on November 1, 2026 and Panel Flow on October 30, 2026.

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