ComicShare vs FolderShelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ComicShare
This app is a versatile e-book reader that supports a wide range of file formats and cloud storage services. It allows users to view scanned comics and images directly from various servers without decompressing files, offering features like iCloud synchronization and image processing.
- Supports ZIP, RAR, EPUB, PDF, and image files
- Connects to SMB, FTP, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, WebDAV, OPDS, SFTP, and Web servers
- View archives without decompressing
- iCloud synchronization for browsing history and bookmarks
- Image processing and filters
- Folder password protection
- Touch and remote control customization
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ComicShare is a High-function e-book reader. SMB, FTP, GoogleDrive, Dropbox, OneDrive(Business), Box, webDAV, OPDS, SFTP, Web(HTTP) support. zip(cbz), rar(cbr), 7zip(cb7), lzh(lha), tar(cbt), txt(rtf), epub, pdf support. This application allows you to view scanned comics on iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. You can easily transfer scanned images(ZIP,RAR,7ZIP,TAR,LZH,PDF) from your computer to your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad, and view (ZIP,RAR,7ZIP,TAR,LZH)-files without decompressing on the local FTP, SMB, GoogleDrive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, WebDAV, SFTP, Web server. If there is an server function, you can view images directly files stored NAS, Windows, the Mac, etc.. The iCloud feature, synchronization of browsing history, bookmark can be done in iPhone / iPod / iPad between different. ・ZIP(CBZ), RAR(CBR), 7ZIP(CB7), TAR(CBT), LZH(LHA), EPUB, pdf ・Supports image file jpg, png, apng, bmp webp, gif, avif, heic, jxl, tif, ico etc.... ・Supports txt, rtf ・Split view of facing pages ・Graph and ranking display ・History function ・Bookmark function(Number of pages you read to the end) ・Bookmark folder ・Spread view of a single page (width) (Scroll invalid) ・Cache browsing function ・Individual settings ・Cover-image display (thumbnail) ・Save-image (Photos) or copy (clipboard) ・Image processing(Filters, Margin trim, Rotation) ・Server Scan ・webDAV,HTTP server ・Customization of touch Settings ・Folder password function ・Synchronization of browsing history by iCloud ・Archive in archive read (only uncompressed file) ・Slide show ・Start-up path code ・Bookshelf / tile display ・Folder hierarchy display / move ・The page movement by sound ・Operation function by remote connection ・TouchID ・Bluetooth Keyboard ・Bookshelf zoom ・Camera roll ・Double tap swipe zoom ・Page move by the wink and smile ・Server of the file delete, rename, etc ・Web browsing and image download function ・PDF Reflow (This is a simple function, so pages that read vertically, have columns, or use a lot of images will have a disrupted layout.) etc... ※Screenshot Title:Give My Regards to Black Jack Author:SHUHO SATO Site Name:Manga on Web URL:http://mangaonweb.com ※"This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit.(http://www.openssl.org/)" This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young(eay@cryptsoft.com) ※Icons8 https://icons8.com
FolderShelf
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Folder Image Viewer lets you browse the PDFs and images you keep in folders — on your device or in the cloud — exactly as you filed them. WHEN IT HELPS • Technical PDFs and textbooks piling up in a folder, with no appetite for loading them into Books one volume at a time • Photos exported from a camera, still sorted into the folders you made • Scanned documents and drawings, opened per project • Reference images and design assets, grouped by category Photos organises by album, not by folder. Books wants each PDF registered individually. Neither will simply open a folder. This app does: pick one folder, and every PDF and image folder inside it lines up. Nothing is imported. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Nothing is copied Your images are never imported into the app. They are read in place, from wherever they already live. No duplicate storage, and reorganising your folders is reflected immediately. • Your folder structure becomes the gallery Pick one source folder and the app finds every subfolder containing images and every PDF inside it, then lays them out one entry at a time. No adding them one by one. • PDFs open as they are A PDF in your folder becomes a single entry — one file, one volume. Nothing is converted and nothing is imported into the app. Open it and turn the pages. Because PDFs are read through the same viewer as image folders, zooming, two-up view, and resuming where you left off all work the same way. • Cloud friendly Alongside iCloud Drive, you can reference cloud services connected to the Files app. Only the cover is loaded up front; the rest download when you actually open a folder, so opening the gallery never triggers a flood of downloads. • Fast search Search folder names and file names together. Results come from an in-memory index rather than rescanning storage on every keystroke, so it stays quick as your collection grows. • A viewer that gets out of the way Controls stay hidden until you tap. Pinch to zoom, double-tap to reset, and switch to a two-up view when you want to compare side by side. • Pick up where you left off Your position is remembered per folder and shown in the gallery, so even a folder with hundreds of images opens where you stopped. • Sorting that behaves Order folders by number, name, or date. The order of images inside a folder always follows their file names, so sorting never scrambles their contents. • Three languages English, 日本語, and 简体中文, switchable at any time in Settings. SUPPORTED FORMATS Images: JPEG, PNG, WebP Documents: PDF PRICING Everything is free for 7 days after install. To keep using the app after that, a single one-time purchase unlocks it permanently. No subscriptions, ever. PLEASE NOTE • This is a viewer and includes no books or images of its own — only a few samples for trying it out. Please use your own files. • Password-protected PDFs are not supported. • Because of an iOS limitation, some cloud services (such as OneDrive and Box) cannot be browsed in folder-selection mode. For those, use "Add Files" to select image files directly instead.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FolderShelf at Free against ComicShare's $3.99. FolderShelf also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). ComicShare's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
FolderShelf is free to download; ComicShare costs $3.99 up front. ComicShare sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and FolderShelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ComicShare ships an update every 4 weeks, FolderShelf every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ComicShare | FolderShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (47 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yoshitaka haneda | MASAYOSHI SUGIMOTO |
In-app purchases
ComicShare
- Donate 3$$2.99
- Donate 6$$5.99
- Donate 12$$11.99
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- Donate 30$$29.99
FolderShelf
- Unlock Full Version$2.99







