Comparison

Comick vs Kanman Reader

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

Head to head
About

Comick

This app allows you to upload, manage, and read comics and ebooks in various formats. Customize your reading experience with themes, fonts, and layouts. Features include text-to-speech, OPDS catalog access, and library organization.

Highlights
  • Customizable reader styles
  • Supports CBZ, CBR, PDF, EPUB
  • Text-to-Speech functionality
  • OPDS Catalogs integration
  • Library organization with custom collections
  • Reading progress tracker
Features
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Comick is your go-to app for seamlessly uploading, managing, and reading comics and ebooks in any format. Dive into your stories with Comick! ⊚ ULTIMATE READER - Carefully designed for ebooks, our reader offers customizable styles for optimal readability. - Choose themes, reader modes, font sizes, and layouts, saving preferences as defaults. - Effortlessly navigate with a swipe or tap, and while reading you can select text to take notes or highlights. - Create bookmarks and use the search feature for quick access to specific content. - Enjoy a personalized and organized reading experience. ⊚ SUPPORTS MANY FORMATS Comick supports currently popular ones like CBZ, CBR, PDF, and EPUB. While we are actively working to incorporate more formats in the future, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of formats. Stay tuned! Getting ebooks is simple – download from your browser, copy from other apps. Import files seamlessly via iCloud Drive, iTunes File Sharing, or directly from apps like Dropbox, Google Drive, Mega, and OPDS. ⊚ TEXT-TO-SPEECH (TTS) Busy readers can make the most of their time with Comick's text-to-speech feature. This accessibility feature ensures that all readers, regardless of their situation, can enjoy listening to their favorite ebooks on the go. ⊚ OPDS CATALOGS Access an expansive collection of ebooks effortlessly with OPDS Catalogs support. Explore popular OPDS catalogs to find your favorite ebooks, while having the possibility of adding your own catalog. ⊚ LIBRARY Keep your books organized! Create custom collections, add files, and easily edit or remove them whenever you like in library and have complete control over your digital bookshelf. ⊚ TRACKER Effectively manage your reading progress with the Tracker feature! Effortlessly monitor your progress, mark books with various statuses, and make edits as needed. ⊚ COMING SOON… Exciting developments are on the horizon for Comick. With plans for seamless compatibility with iPad and MacOS versions, expanded support for additional formats, and more, users can look forward to continually improving Comick. Comick is not just an app; it's a reading companion designed to elevate your digital reading experience. With its user-friendly features and ongoing improvements, it's a must-have for comic & book lovers. Comick values users feedback. If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a message at support@getcomick.app - Privacy Policy: https://getcomick.app/privacy - Terms of Use: https://getcomick.app/terms

About

Kanman Reader

This comic reader helps Chinese language learners immerse themselves in manhua. Easily look up definitions for unfamiliar words by scanning the page, and manage your library of DRM-free comics.

Highlights
  • Supports ZIP, RAR, CBR, CBZ formats
  • Horizontal or vertical scrolling
  • On-page word definition lookup
  • Manhua library management
  • Resume reading from last point
Features
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Kanman Reader is a comic reader designed for Chinese learners who want a smooth experience when reading Chinese comics (also known as manhua). Upload DRM-free manhua in ZIP/RAR/CBR/CBZ format and start reading to immerse yourself more deeply in the language. If you come across a word you don’t know while reading a manhua on Kanman Reader, you can quickly hold the page to scan it and extract the text. Tapping on a word you don’t recognize will effortlessly pull up the definition for that word. Spend less time trying to look up unfamiliar characters, and spend more time immersing yourself in the Chinese language! Features: - Supports multiple file formats: Manhua can be opened in ZIP/RAR/CBR/CBZ formats - Customizable reading experience: Choose whether you want to flip through manhua horizontally or scroll downwards - Easily look up definitions: Scan manhua to pull up English definitions for unfamiliar Chinese words - Manhua management: Stores previously accessed manhua in a library and lets you easily pick up from where you last left off

Screenshots

Comick4 screens
Kanman Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kanman Reader at 100% against Comick's 33%. Kanman Reader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Comick's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Comick sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Kanman Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kanman Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comick has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Comick's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kanman Reader's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Comick versus Kanman Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComickKanman Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequency—Every 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB32 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperFatiha BadagAkash Cherian

Customer experience

Comick

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Kanman Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Comick

Subscriptions2
  • Comick Pro$1.991 Month
  • Comick Pro$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Comick Pro$12.99
None

Kanman Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Comick free?
Comick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kanman Reader free?
Kanman Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Comick or Kanman Reader?
Kanman Reader is rated higher. Comick averages 2.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Kanman Reader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Comick or Kanman Reader have ads?
Comick shows ads; Kanman Reader does not.

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