ColourComics vs WebToon Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ColourComics
A comic book viewer that supports .cbr, .cbz, and .pdf file formats. It offers features like full text title search, saved searches, and automatic bookmarks for an organized reading experience.
- Supports .cbr, .cbz, and .pdf formats
- Full text title search
- Saved searches
- Large icon previews
- Automatic bookmarks
- Large icon scrolling index
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ColourComics is a comic book viewer application supporting .cbr, cbz and .pdf file formats. Additional features include full text title search, saved searches, large icon previews, automatic bookmarks and large icon scrolling index.
WebToon Reader
View your favorite webtoons and manga files with a simple, optimized reader. Supports a wide range of compressed file formats and PDFs, with easy file import from cloud services and PC.
- Horizontal scrolling for webtoon feel
- Supports CBR, CBZ, CB7, ZIP, RAR, 7Z
- PDF file support
- Import from cloud services (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox)
- Upload via PC web browser (WIFI)
- App and file lock functions
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Simple Comic File Reader App Horizontal Scroll Like Korean Webtoon - Smooth horizontal scrolling - Simple options - CBR, CBZ, CB7, ZIP, RAR, 7Z - Also supports PDF files - iPhone, iPad, Mac(Apple Silicon) support (* Some functions may not be supported on Mac) This app can upload and view compressed files or PDF files that users have. (File containing webtoon or Manga image files) We've optimized and simplified the options to view webtoon files in the current “Manga Viewer” app. Normal cartoon files can be viewed like watching a webtoon. ** Characteristic ** - Zip, RAR, 7z, cbz, cbr, cb7 compressed files (including images with png, jpeg, jpg and gif extensions + bmp, tiff, tif, webp, avif, jxl(26+), heif(18+)) - PDF file support - Upload via PC web browser (WIFI) - Import files from cloud apps such as iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, etc. - OneDrive, Dropbox direct login and download - WebDav, SMB, FTP - SFTP support - Upload files with iTunes file sharing - Cloud app, copy files from mail attachments - Apply default image sharpening filter - iPhone, iPad, Mac(Apple Silicon) support - Pad supports multitasking - Rotate the screen horizontally and vertically - “App Lock” function to enter password when entering the app - “File lock” function to enter password when opening file - Screen auto off (ON / OFF) - Continue to last file (ON / OFF) ** Please install the cloud app on your iPhone and log in to import files from the cloud. If you have any bugs or issues, please send them to the Send button on the top right of the setting screen or send them to junhuloveapple@gmail.com. (Answer in comments may take up to a day to respond to Apple's comment system. Please email us for a quick reply.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ColourComics at none against WebToon Reader's 1. ColourComics also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). WebToon Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, review sentiment and device support 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. WebToon Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ColourComics asks for nothing beyond the download.
WebToon Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WebToon Reader has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of ColourComics's written reviews are positive against 88% of WebToon Reader's.
ColourComics ships an update every 9 months, WebToon Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColourComics | WebToon Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LitanySoft | kim juyoung |
Customer experience
ColourComics
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In-app purchases
ColourComics
No in-app purchases
WebToon Reader
- WebToon Reader Remove Ads$1.99
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