Comparison

Komic vs Sutra

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

Head to head
About

Komic

This app provides a seamless comic and manga reading experience by connecting to your Komga or Kavita server. It supports various file formats and offers advanced reading features, progress tracking, and offline access.

Highlights
  • Komga & Kavita server integration
  • Support for CBZ, CBR, PDF, EPUB
  • Advanced reading experience with zoom
  • Cross-device progress tracking
  • Offline reading capabilities
  • Multi-server connection
Features
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Komic is an elegant, feature-rich iOS app that delivers the best comic and manga reading experience with your Komga or Kavita server. Features: - Komga & Kavita Integration: Seamlessly connect to your Komga and Kavita servers to access your entire library. - Multi-server Support: Connect to multiple servers and switch between them effortlessly within the app. - Wide Format Support: Enjoy comics and manga in CBZ, CBR, PDF, and EPUB formats. - Advanced Reading Experience: Smooth, intuitive reader with zoom, multiple reading directions, and tap navigation. - Progress Tracking: Sync and track your reading progress across all your devices. - Offline Reading: Download your favorites and read anywhere, even without an internet connection. Note: Komic does not provide any media and requires a Komga or Kavita instance. Read our privacy policy and terms of use: https://pruizlezcano.github.io/komic/privacy/ https://pruizlezcano.github.io/komic/terms/

About

Sutra

Organize and read all your eBooks and comics in one beautiful, calm reader. Connect to self-hosted libraries, explore online catalogs, and customize your reading experience with various display options. Enjoy seamless progress syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Unified reader for EPUB, PDF, CBZ, MOBI, comics, and manga
  • Connect to Kavita, Komga, Calibre, and OPDS servers
  • Customizable reading experience (fonts, themes, layout)
  • Organized library with Series and Collection views
  • Progress and finished-book sync across devices
  • Offline reading support for comics
Features
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Sutra is a warm, thoughtful home for every book and comic you love. Bring together your self-hosted library, your manga, your classic EPUBs, and those “just one more chapter” reads in one beautifully calm reader. Connect Kavita, Komga, or Calibre; explore any OPDS catalogue; or discover a new favourite from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks. READ YOUR WAY • Enjoy EPUB, PDF, CBZ, MOBI, fixed-layout comics, and manga in one place • Move through comics panel by panel, or take in the whole page • Read right-to-left manga and beautiful iPad two-page spreads • Make the page yours with fonts, text size, spacing, themes, auto-scroll, page turns, and Sutra-only brightness control A LIBRARY THAT FEELS LIKE HOME • Browse dedicated Series and Collection views, with Favorites always close by • Sort by Recently Read, Title, Author, or Date Added while staying in a familiar cover grid • Let Sutra recover missing Calibre series details and keep your library beautifully organised • Pick up where you left off with dependable progress and finished-book sync for Kavita and Komga BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTERS • Connect Kavita, Komga, Calibre, Grimmory, or another OPDS server • Stream comic pages from Kavita and Komga when available, or download for offline reading • Keep your highlights and reading progress with you across your Apple devices Sutra is free to enjoy for EPUB and PDF reading, with no ads and no subscription. Unlock unlimited CBZ, MOBI, and Komga reading once, and keep it forever.

Screenshots

Komic4 screens
Sutra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Komic at 4.8 against Sutra's 4.3. Komic also leads on ratings volume (54 vs 18). Sutra's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 59%). On price, update cadence, 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. Komic sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Sutra sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Komic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Komic's written reviews are positive against 73% of Sutra's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Komic ships an update every 2 weeks, Sutra every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Komic versus Sutra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKomicSutra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (54 ratings) — better4.3 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews59.1% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo RuizKoustav Dasgupta

Customer experience

Komic

All ratings52 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral22.7%
Negative18.2%

Sutra

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Komic

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Annual$8.991 Year
One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me lunch$3.99
  • Buy me a pizza$8.99
Show 1 more
  • Lifetime$22.99
4 purchases

Sutra

One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Sutra Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Komic free?
Komic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sutra free?
Sutra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Komic or Sutra?
Komic is rated higher. Komic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Sutra averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do Komic or Sutra have ads?
Neither Komic nor Sutra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Komic or Sutra?
Komic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sutra every 8 days. Most recently, Komic was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sutra on November 10, 2026.

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