Comparison

wComics vs Chek

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

Head to head
About

wComics

Features
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This is a simple comic viewer with CBZ, CBR and PDF support. The usage is simple just like that: โ€ข Just start built-in web server in order to upload comics using web browser on your computer. โ€ข Organize your comics inside the app using good old folders structure. โ€ข Read and enjoy! The app is completely open source and available on GitHub: https://github.com/Brite-Apps/wComics. Our app may store data on your device, specifically the comic books and related files that you choose to open in the app. It is important to note that all the files stored on your device originate from you, the user. You are solely responsible for the legality and ownership of the content you choose to upload and view through the app. We do not access, manage, or take responsibility for the legality of the files stored on your device using our app. Comic book page used in app screenshots is "Pepper & Carrot" by David Revoy, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/about/index.html#credits

About

Chek

Features
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Chek is a reader for your books and comics, wherever you keep them. READ YOUR OWN FILES Open EPUB, PDF, CBZ and CBT comics, MOBI, AZW3, FictionBook, plain text and Markdown files from Files or the share sheet. Each book opens where you left off. No account needed, and everything works offline. CONNECT YOUR LIBRARY SERVER Connect a Chek server you run to read its libraries on all your devices. Your reading place follows you between iPhone and iPad. Follow a series to hear when a new chapter is out, and download chapters to read offline. TRY IT FIRST Tap Try the Demo to browse a sample library of public-domain and Creative Commons books and comics, with no setup. BUILT FOR READING Paged and scrolling layouts, right-to-left manga reading, themes, and a reader built for both books and comics. PRIVATE Chek has no ads, analytics or tracking. Your files stay on your device, and server sign-ins go only to servers you add.

Screenshots

wComics3 screens
Chek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chek at every 2 weeks against wComics's every 3 months. wComics's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

wComics ships an update every 3 months, Chek every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
wComics versus Chek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterwComicsChek
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBrite Apps OUAryakumar Jha

In-app purchases

None

wComics

No in-app purchases

None

Chek

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is wComics free?
wComics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chek free?
Chek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do wComics or Chek have ads?
Neither wComics nor Chek shows ads.
Which is updated more often, wComics or Chek?
wComics ships an update every 3 months, and Chek every 2 weeks. Most recently, wComics was updated on November 4, 2026 and Chek on November 5, 2026.

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