Comparison

YACReader vs Syllbi

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

Syllbi

Features
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Don't just consume. Follow a syllabus. Syllbi turns books, film, music, games, and comics into structured guides, so you always know what to experience next and why. No more random lists or algorithmic guesswork: real syllabi built by people who know the subject, with an actual order to follow. Follow a guide, or build your own Start with a curated syllabus like "Start With The Greeks" or "How to Get Into Jazz," and work through it node by node. Prefer to chart your own course? Add the works you want, connect them in order, and share the path with anyone else who wants to follow it. Already have a list? Paste it in and Syllbi builds the whole guide for you. Choose your path Guides branch. Want it smoother, rawer, or more experimental? Pick your fork, so the next step always matches the direction you actually want to go. Every medium, one shelf Books, film, albums, games, and comics live side by side. Follow a thread wherever it leads, without switching apps to track what you're reading, watching, or playing. Get them in order Queue up what's next, reorder anytime, and pick up exactly where you left off. Log your thoughts as you go Mark a work done, jot a quick note, and watch your progress fill in as you move through a guide. Every work links out to where you can actually find it. See the shape of what you've read Streaks, mediums, completions: a full picture of your year across everything you've explored, all in one screen. Whether you're finally tackling the classics, getting into jazz, or just tired of not knowing what to watch next, Syllbi gives you a real path instead of another pile of recommendations.

Screenshots

YACReader4 screens
Syllbi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Syllbi at Free against YACReader's $4.99. Syllbi also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). YACReader's advantage is chart position (#48 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YACReader ships an update fortnightly, Syllbi daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
YACReader versus Syllbi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYACReaderSyllbi
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#48 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB44 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLuis Ángel San MartínZekai Unal

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

Syllbi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

YACReader

No in-app purchases

None

Syllbi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YACReader free?
YACReader costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Syllbi free?
Syllbi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do YACReader or Syllbi have ads?
Neither YACReader nor Syllbi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YACReader or Syllbi?
YACReader ships an update fortnightly, and Syllbi daily. Most recently, YACReader was updated on October 21, 2026 and Syllbi on October 9, 2026.

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