bookPress vs Comic Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bookPress
Easily create and publish your own books, either for printing or as eBooks. Design custom covers and pages using pre-designed templates or import content from various sources. Protect your work and even get an ISBN to list on Amazon.
- Create printable books and eBooks
- Design custom covers and pages
- Import files from device and cloud
- Generate eBook in PDF format
- Order printed copies
- Publish with ISBN
- Collaborative class book creation
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Write your own quality books in print or eBooks on your iPad FREE, simple and easy to do bookPress is a FREE book creator that allows you to make your own book and publish it. You can print it as a bookstore quality book or keep it in ebook. Design your own book covers and pages. It is a storyteller tool that you can write a book with our predesigned templates easily. It is also a publishing tool for writers who can use your photos, PDF documents, Word documents stored on your device, email, Cloud, Google drive or Dropbox to create your book quick and easy. Create your book the way you want, no limits! You only pay for the printed copies as needed. It has the most affordable price starting from $4.99. Highlights: ● Edit Your Book Online or On Your iPad ● Use Files (.pdf, .docx, .pptx) Stored on Your Device or Main Clouds ● Create Book Pages Directly From a Blog or Web Page ● Generate eBook in PDF Viewable on Mobile or Computer Devices ● Order One or Many Hard Copies in Hard or Soft Cover, Color or B&W. Best Price Offered. ● Protect Your Published Work with Privacy Settings ● Publish your book with ISBN and Show it on Amazon ● Educators Can Create a Class Book as a Group Together in Secured Environment ● Use QR Code to Include Audio or Video files in Your Book Download bookPress now to start creating photobooks, cookbook, storybook, family history, memoir and more! For more information, visit our website at https://www.bookemon.com/mobile-app. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bookemon1 Twitter: @bookemon
Comic Connect
Discover and read digital comics on your iPad and iPhone. Follow your favorite creators, get notified of new releases, and engage with the community by liking and commenting on comics. Find new talent and explore a wide range of comic content.
- Fullscreen comic reader
- Follow creators
- Notifications for new comics
- Like and comment on comics
- Discover new creators
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Read comics and follow creators with Comic Connect, the free digital comics app for iPad and iPhone! • Feature Highlights - Integrated fullscreen comic reader - Follow favorite creators and get notified of new comics - Like and comment on comics - Find comics from new creators Social network features require a Comic Connect account. Want to start making and publishing comics yourself? Download our companion app Comic Draw today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: bookPress at 79% against Comic Connect's 25%. bookPress also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (496 vs 11). Comic Connect's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
bookPress holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bookPress has 496 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of bookPress's written reviews are positive against 25% of Comic Connect's.
bookPress ships an update every 2 months, Comic Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bookPress | Comic Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (496 ratings) — better | 3.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 496 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bookemon, Inc. | plasq LLC |
Customer experience
bookPress
Comic Connect
Bugs and requests
bookPress
Reported bugs
4 issues- Losing written content when exiting text boxes
- Inability to see theme options when creating a new book
- Printing issues and blurry font quality
- Login and sign-up problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add drawing/illustration tools
- Improve navigation and provide tutorials
- Expand customization options for covers and layouts
- Allow exporting books in various formats
- Integrate with cloud storage services
Comic Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
bookPress
No in-app purchases
Comic Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is bookPress free?
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