Comparison

YACReader vs OnTheTown

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

Head to head
About

YACReader

Easily read and manage your digital comics, manga, and webtoons on your device. Supports various file formats and offers seamless synchronization with cloud storage and desktop versions. Customize your reading experience with advanced features and filters.

Highlights
  • Supports CBZ, CBR, PDF, and more
  • Cloud sync (Dropbox, Box, OneDrive)
  • Desktop sync and remote reading
  • Folder organization
  • Automatic scroll and panel-by-panel reading
  • Manga and webtoon modes
  • Image filters editor
Features
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YACReader offers you the best way to read and manage your digital comics and mangas. Enjoy your collections anywhere. YACReader supports all the common digital comic formats, such as: cbz, cbr, zip, rar, rar5 or pdf. Importing your comics into your iPad or iPhone has never been easier. You can use your Dropbox, Box and OneDrive account for synchronizing your comics with YACReader. YACReader supports iTunes/Finder File Sharing to copy comics between your computer and YACReader. You can also browse, import ,remote read (stream) and sync back the digital comic collections stored in your computer using the desktop version of YACReader (totally free)*. Import comics from any place in your device thanks to the integration with Document Picker. Organize your comic library creating folders and copy, cut, paste or delete comics and folders. YACReader has the easiest method for selecting multiple comics and folders and organize them. Using a tap gesture is all you need to read your comics from start to finish thanks to the built-in YACReader automatic scroll. Enjoy reading comics and do not worry about anything else. Do you like Manga? YACReader supports Manga mode for reading right to left and it also support continuous vertical scroll for webtoon. Configure your reading experience with various fit modes, single or double page mode, continuous scroll, automatic margins trimming, several ways to setup the hot areas in the screen and more. YACReader offers guided reading, you can zoom in any panel and then continue reading panel by panel from there. It also includes settings to personalize the experience. This is a feature continuously developed thanks to all the feedback coming from the users. On iOS 18+ devices, YACReader lets you translate comics in real time. It uses on-device OCR and translation on the current page, with no internet connection required, and lets you configure the language, colors, and font. YACReader can also detect the color of the text and speech bubbles and use the same colors as in the original comic, making the experience as pleasant as possible. This is an experimental feature and depends heavily on image quality. It fully respects your privacy; to use it, you will need to download the dictionaries for the languages you want. Supported languages depend on what iOS supports natively. You can also enhance you comics with a full featured image filters editor, filter settings can be synchronized through YACReaderLibrary across any device that supports the new filters. YACReader is kept updated to support the latest iOS features, such as Widgets, Dark Mode or Split Screen. YACReader for desktops has been downloaded more than 2 million times since 2009, every update counts with hundreds of thousand downloads. Now, you can also enjoy YACReader on your iOS device. The best feature YACReader has to offer is its customer support, if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me. Visit the web site at http://ios.yacreader.com or get support at ios@yacreader.com *Visit the web site of YACReader for computers at http://www.yacreader.com - YACReader for computer is FREE and is available for all major computer platforms. Find other users and help at: http:www.yacreader.com/forum - Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/YACReader , Twitter - http://twitter.com/yacreader or the YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/yacreader.

About

OnTheTown

Discover local happenings in any US city with this app. Find concerts, food, sports, and more for this week or weekend. Filter by category, price, or distance, and save events for later.

Highlights
  • Event discovery by city or location
  • Weekly and weekend event views
  • Filter by category, price, and distance
  • List and map view options
  • Save events for planning
  • Direct links to ticket pages
Features
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OnTheTown answers one question: what's happening in town? Type any US city — or use your location — and see every event this week and this weekend in one clean feed. Concerts, nightlife, food and drink, comedy, sports, art, markets, family events, and more, pulled together from ticketing platforms, venues, and local businesses, and refreshed automatically every week. MADE FOR • Travelers landing in an unfamiliar city who want plans, fast • Locals deciding what to do tonight or this weekend WHY ONTHETOWN • This Week and This Weekend views — two taps to a full calendar • Nearly 100 US markets: major metros, mid-size cities, and college towns • Filter by category, price, distance, and free events • List view or map view • Save events you're eyeing and build your night out • Tap through to official ticket pages — no screenshots, no digging • Free, and no account required FOR BUSINESSES Run a venue or host events? Submit your event free from the app's Business section, or ask about promoted placement to reach the top of the feed. Event details can change — always confirm on the official ticket or venue page. Some ticket links are affiliate links, which support the app at no extra cost to you. Questions, feedback, or a city you want covered? Visit getonthetown.com

Screenshots

YACReader4 screens
OnTheTown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OnTheTown at Free against YACReader's $4.99. YACReader's advantage is ratings volume (2.6K vs 3) and chart position (#30 vs unranked). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

OnTheTown is free to download; YACReader costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OnTheTown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YACReader has 2.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YACReader ships an update fortnightly, OnTheTown every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
YACReader versus OnTheTown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYACReaderOnTheTown
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (2.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#30 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB43 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLuis Ángel San MartínJH Enterprises Limited Liability Company

Customer experience

YACReader

All ratings2,592 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews291 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative10.7%

OnTheTown

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

YACReader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Unreliable cloud sync and import
  • Folder import issues
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Automatic right-to-left reading mode
  • Improved folder management and organization
  • Cloud sync and backup options
  • Epub support
  • Continuous vertical scrolling
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  • More customization options
  • Improved performance and stability

OnTheTown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

YACReader

No in-app purchases

None

OnTheTown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YACReader free?
YACReader costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnTheTown free?
OnTheTown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, YACReader or OnTheTown?
OnTheTown is rated higher. YACReader averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while OnTheTown averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do YACReader or OnTheTown have ads?
Neither YACReader nor OnTheTown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YACReader or OnTheTown?
YACReader ships an update fortnightly, and OnTheTown every 2 weeks. Most recently, YACReader was updated on October 24, 2026 and OnTheTown on October 24, 2026.

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