Comparison

TradComics vs Pub Viewer

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

Head to head

TradComics

Reader app

Free

📚 Books

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

Pub Viewer

Pub Viewer is a text viewer.

Free

📚 Books

No ratingsView app →

About

TradComics

Experience digital comics with a classic feel. This reader app supports popular formats like .tcb, .cbz, and .pdf, offering a familiar way to enjoy your favorite graphic novels and manga.

Highlights

Simulates traditional comic reading feel
Supports .tcb files
Supports .cbz files
Supports .pdf files
Intuitive reader interface

Read full description

A reader app that simulates the feel of reading a traditional comic book. Supports .tcb, .cbz and .pdf files.

About

Pub Viewer

Features

Read full description

Pub Viewer is a mobile application with a modern UI/UX that provides a text viewer feature. It allows users to conveniently enjoy novels and text-based content, and includes a Text-to-Speech (TTS) feature to listen to the content audibly.

Screenshots

TradComics2 screens

Pub Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pub Viewer at daily against TradComics's every 2 months. Pub Viewer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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

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

TradComics ships an update every 2 months, Pub Viewer daily. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level

TradComics versus Pub Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	TradComics	Pub Viewer
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Daily — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	2 MB	43 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	TradComics	Cheonryong Jang

In-app purchases

None

TradComics

No in-app purchases

None

Pub Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TradComics free?

TradComics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Pub Viewer free?

Pub Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do TradComics or Pub Viewer have ads?

Neither TradComics nor Pub Viewer shows ads.

Which is updated more often, TradComics or Pub Viewer?

TradComics ships an update every 2 months, and Pub Viewer daily. Most recently, TradComics was updated on June 2, 2026 and Pub Viewer on September 13, 2026.