Comparison

wComics vs Anyview

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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: • Just start built-in web server in order to upload comics using web browser on your computer. • Organize your comics inside the app using good old folders structure. • 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

Anyview

Features
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Comics and books in one app. Free, with no ads. Open archives without unzipping, and read books on a server without downloading. Start on your iPhone and pick up where you left off on your iPad or Mac. ■ FREE, ALWAYS · Every feature is free. Nothing is locked · No ads, no subscription, no trial period · No in-app purchases of any kind ■ FORMATS · Archives — zip, cbz, rar, cbr, 7z, cb7, tar, cbt · Images — png, jpg, gif, webp, heic and more · E-books — epub, mobi, azw3, fb2 · Text — txt, html · Documents — pdf, hwp, hwpx ■ READING COMICS · Page turn — Page Curl, Slide, Instant, or Continuous Scroll · Left-to-right or right-to-left reading · Two pages, split wide pages, trim edges · Invert colors · Auto-Turn at an interval you choose · Carry on into the next volume when one ends ■ READING TEXT · Three themes (White, Ivory, Night) with Light, Dark or Match Screen Mode · Adjust typeface, text size, line, letter and word spacing, and side margins · Add your own font files · Auto-format paragraphs in text with broken line breaks · Contents, bookmarks, and search within the book (with recent searches) · Jump back with ↶ after moving by contents or search ■ READ ALOUD (TTS) · Text is read aloud · Speed from 0.5x to 2x · Sleep timer — 15, 30 or 60 minutes · Keeps reading with the screen off or in another app, with Lock Screen controls ■ ADDING FILES · Wi-Fi Transfer — open the address shown on screen in your computer's browser and drop files in. No cable needed · Files app, share sheet from other apps, or paste · Drag and drop on iPad ■ BOOK SERVERS · Connect to OPDS, SMB and WebDAV servers — a NAS, a shared folder on your PC, or an OPDS catalog such as Komga or Calibre · Tap a book to read it right away, without downloading · Save books to your library, or a whole folder at once ■ HIDDEN FOLDER · Hide books and folders you would rather not show, and bring them back with Face ID ■ WHERE YOU LEFT OFF · Every book reopens at the page you stopped on · Syncs your place across your iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud ■ NO ACCOUNT, NOTHING COLLECTED · No sign-up · Your books stay on your device. Nothing is collected · Works without an internet connection (Wi-Fi Transfer stays within your own network, and book servers are only the ones you add)

Screenshots

wComics3 screens
Anyview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Anyview at every 9 days against wComics's every 3 months. wComics's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.4). On price, 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

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, Anyview every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
wComics versus Anyview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterwComicsAnyview
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrite Apps OUJaehyun Shin

In-app purchases

None

wComics

No in-app purchases

None

Anyview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is wComics free?
wComics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anyview free?
Anyview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do wComics or Anyview have ads?
Neither wComics nor Anyview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, wComics or Anyview?
wComics ships an update every 3 months, and Anyview every 9 days. Most recently, wComics was updated on October 27, 2026 and Anyview on October 26, 2026.

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