Comparison

Manga AI vs ComicForge Studio

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

Head to head
About

Manga AI

Create manga pages instantly by typing a story and selecting a style. The app uses AI to generate panels, screentones, and speech bubbles, even allowing character consistency with reference photos. Share your creations or keep them private.

Highlights
  • Generate full manga pages from text prompts
  • Choose from 14 distinct manga styles
  • Maintain character consistency with reference photos
  • AI-powered panel layout and screentone application
  • Save and share created pages easily
  • Community board to view other users' pages
Features
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Type a story, pick a style, and Manga AI inks the whole page for you — panels, screentone, speech and all. No tablet, no drawing skills. Want to star in your own series? Add reference photos and your characters stay consistent from panel to panel. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Turn any idea into a finished page in seconds • Choose from 14 styles — Shounen, Shoujo, Seinen, Josei, Isekai, Mecha, Slice of Life, Horror, Sports, Romance and more • Add up to 4 character reference photos for consistent faces • Explore a community board of pages from other readers • Save pages to your Photos library and share them in a tap • Keep a page private or publish it — your call POWERED BY THE LATEST AI Manga AI uses state-of-the-art image models to lay out panels, draw your characters, and match the genre you picked — all from a single prompt. From a quick four-panel gag to a dramatic chapter splash, Manga AI turns an idea into a shareable page in under a minute.

About

ComicForge Studio

Transform articles and ideas into unique AI-generated comics. The app writes, draws, and lays out your stories into styled comic pages, with text integrated directly into the artwork. Save and share your creations easily.

Highlights
  • AI-powered story to comic generation
  • Text integrated directly into artwork
  • Multiple art styles
  • Automatic panel layout
  • Save and share comic pages
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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ComicForge Studio turns your articles and ideas into beautifully styled AI comics — written, drawn, and laid out for you, right on your iPhone. Start with a story or paste an article. ComicForge Studio shapes it into a comic and draws your whole tale as a single styled comic image, then splits it into individual pages you can save and share. Dialogue and narration are drawn right into the art — no flat text bubbles on top. HOW IT WORKS - Start with a story: paste an article or type an idea, and AI turns it into a comic. - Pick a style: choose the art style for your comic. - Set the language: choose the language for any in-comic text. - Generate and share: AI chooses a readable panel layout, renders the artwork, splits it into pages, and lets you save to Photos or share anywhere. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - Text drawn into the art. Dialogue and narration are rendered into each panel — not pasted on as overlays. - Your style, your story. A range of art styles helps each comic match the mood of your story. - Private by design. Your projects live on your device, and there's no account to create. - Easy to share. Export pages straight to Photos or share them anywhere. Whether you're sketching a fun idea, illustrating a blog post, or building a short story, ComicForge Studio gives you a finished comic in minutes — no drawing skills required. Download ComicForge Studio and turn your next idea into a comic. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://comicforge.iamdev.me/privacy Terms of Service: https://comicforge.iamdev.me/terms Support: support@iamdev.me

Screenshots

Manga AI3 screens
ComicForge Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manga AI at none against ComicForge Studio's 2. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ComicForge Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Manga AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Manga AI against 5.0 for ComicForge Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Manga AI versus ComicForge Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManga AIComicForge Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKawaii小聪 钟

Customer experience

Manga AI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ComicForge Studio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Manga AI

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ComicForge Studio

Subscriptions1
  • Comic forge Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
One-time1
  • Comic forge credits package$19.99

Questions

Is Manga AI free?
Manga AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ComicForge Studio free?
ComicForge Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Manga AI or ComicForge Studio?
Manga AI and ComicForge Studio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Manga AI or ComicForge Studio have ads?
Neither Manga AI nor ComicForge Studio shows ads.

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