Comparison

Manga vs Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

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

Head to head
About

Manga

Transform your photos into comic book style images with a variety of frames. Easily apply effects before or after taking pictures and share your creations on social media or save them to your device.

Highlights
  • Photo to comic conversion
  • Over 20 frame styles
  • Apply frames before or after shooting
  • Adjust photo brightness
  • Share to Twitter and Facebook
  • Save to photo library
Features
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1st Ranking on the App Store JP!! 1 million downloads in a week!!! "Manga-Camera" is the app into comic(manga) whatever photos you take! Anything will be cartoon. Frames that are available are more than 20 kinds. You can take a piece of your favorite style. Please show your favorites to your friends on twitter or facebook! You can also save to your photo library, of course! --------------------------------- Before shooting --------------------------------- - Select the frame (background, panoramic view on). - Take a photo. (Good Note When you shoot a person in the white background!) That's it! --------------------------------- After shooting --------------------------------- - If you do not like to take pictures, you can change the frame. - Save photo to your photo library, posting on facebook, you can post to twitter. * You must have an account to post separately facebook, to twitter --------------------------------- Settings --------------------------------- - Login in order to post into facebook - Twitter account using the account that is set in the standard twitter app iOS. - Due to the brightness of the surroundings, you can adjust the brightness of the photo. (You can also change after the shoot!)

About

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

Transform your photos into professional-looking comic strips. Add word balloons, captions, stickers, and filters to create hilarious or clever visual stories. An intuitive interface makes comic creation quick and easy.

Highlights
  • Authentic comic book look
  • Multiple word balloon types
  • Professional comic book fonts
  • Over 1,000 stickers
  • Dynamic comic filters
  • Intuitive step-by-step interface
Features
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Transform your pictures into authentic looking comics! Add word balloons, captions, stickers, and filters to turn even the most mundane photo into a hilarious / clever / cute creation! Take advantage of an intuitive, step wise user interface to make professional style comics within minutes! All of the above and more is possible with Comic Caption Creator, a comic creation app which is able to stand above the competition due to its unique features which include: (SHORT DESCRIPTION) • A licensed, authentic comic book look • 11 different types of words balloons • 88 unique comic book fonts • Over 1,000 stickers (many of which change color) • Over 30 dynamic, comic filters • A step wise, intuitive user interface (LONG DESCRIPTION) • A comic book look based on the stylings of professional comic book letterers John Roshell and Richard Starkings. Expensive licensing was obtained to ensure that all word balloons, fonts, and effects added up to produce a look which resembled the comic book lettering from major publishers such as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, etc. • 11 different types of words balloons. Insert a shout balloon to convey deep seeded rage, a thought balloon to express innermost contemplation, or a caption to narrate the happenings in your photo. Resize or rotate your balloon, or change the color of its background, border, or text. • 88 unique comic book fonts. Caption your photos with the same authentic, professional comic style lettering featured on the pages of Batman and other major comic book titles. The wide variety of unique type faces featured within the app allow you to express a full range of emotions when creating your masterpiece. • Over 1,000 stickers, many of which change color. Add a cat sticker to your photo and change the color of its fur, eyes, nose, or, ears. Sticker categories include: animals, bugs, cars, characters, dinosaurs, effects, fishes, food, glasses, hats, masks, memes, monsters, mustaches, rages, sounds. and weapons. • Over 30 dynamic, comic filters to add to your photos. Apply one of the many filters in Comic Caption Creator to transform your photo into a cartoon, sketch, painting, or poster. • A step wise, intuitive user interface that allows for the creation of comics within minutes and is fully supported with instructional alerts that appear throughout the app as well as a full set of help documents accessible from any screen. ------------------ “This app's design is very user friendly. Anyone can create an amusing comic in minutes using this app's functionality and great features.” - Apps Happens “This is another one of those apps where reviewing it takes four times as long as it should because I end up getting sucked in and wind up playing with it for ages! Comic Caption Creator Lite is incredibly easy to use and is definitely capable of producing some fantastic results.” - App Picker ------------------ Comic Caption Creator was created by Push the Edge LLC. The graphic design was done by Nevertheless (http://nevertheless.com.au). The comic font, balloon shapes, and effects were provided by Comicraft (http://www.comicraft.com).

Screenshots

Manga4 screens
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite at 4.6 against Manga's 3.8. Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4.7K vs 14). Manga's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Manga sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite has 4.7K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Manga's written reviews are positive against 60% of Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manga ships an update every 2 months, Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Manga versus Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMangaComic Caption Meme Maker Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (14 ratings)4.6 (4.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews — better60.4% of reviews
Number of ratings144.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB18 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSupersoftwarePush the Edge LLC

Customer experience

Manga

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews619 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.1%

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

All ratings4,665 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews384 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative31.3%

User reviews

Manga

From 14 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and creative app
  • 💡 Impressive manga-style effects
  • 🚀 Works well for most users
  • 😊 Enjoyable experience overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs for some users
  • 🔒 Cannot access camera roll or front camera
  • 🤔 Japanese text in frames can be confusing

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

From 4.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Great
  • 👍🏼 Awesome
  • 🤩 Fun and cool
  • 🎨 Excellent for making comics
  • 🎉 Highly recommended

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Horrible trash
  • 😡 Annoying, forces payment
  • 🤬 Useless without paying
  • 🙄 Very limited free version
  • 😑 Buggy, crashes often

Bugs and requests

Manga

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when taking photos
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Inability to save photos

Requested features

4 requests
  • Import photos from camera roll
  • Use front-facing camera
  • Add more frame options and customization
  • Provide translations for Japanese text

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Camera not working properly
  • Frequent crashes and data loss
  • Restore purchase feature not working
  • Inconsistent behavior across updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • More pages and help to make a book
  • Ability to draw and create custom stickers
  • Increase character limit in speech bubbles
  • Add more backgrounds and panel options
  • Improve text editing and resizing tools
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  • Ability to save and load comics

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Manga

One-time8
  • 世界名作劇場あらいぐまラスカル$1.99
  • Additional Frames2 variants$1.99
  • 北斗の拳$1.99
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  • コブラ$1.99
  • 少年漫画風フレーム$1.99
  • MUCC オリジナルフレーム$1.99
  • スヌーピー$1.99
  • ちびまる子ちゃん$1.99
4 purchases

Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite

One-time4
  • Unlock Premium FontsFree
  • Unlock All Features$4.99
  • Unlock Premium Font Sets$4.99
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  • Unlock All Features$5.99

Questions

Is Manga free?
Manga is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite free?
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Manga or Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite?
Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite is rated higher. Manga averages 3.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite averages 4.6 from 4.7K ratings.
Do Manga or Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite have ads?
Neither Manga nor Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Manga or Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite?
Manga ships an update every 2 months, and Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite every 2 weeks. Most recently, Manga was updated on October 26, 2026 and Comic Caption Meme Maker Lite on October 29, 2026.

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