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, connecting to your Komga server. It supports various file formats and offers advanced reading features with progress tracking and offline capabilities.

Highlights
  • Komga Server Integration
  • Multi-server Support
  • CBZ, CBR, PDF, EPUB Support
  • Advanced Reading Experience
  • Progress Tracking
  • Offline Reading
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

Access your entire book collection from various sources in one beautiful app. Enjoy a customizable reading experience with synced progress, bookmarks, and highlights across devices. Organize your library with series info, search, and collections.

Highlights
  • Connect Kavita, Calibre, and OPDS servers
  • EPUB and PDF reading with page-curl effect
  • Rich typography and reading themes
  • iCloud sync for progress, bookmarks, and highlights
  • Offline downloads
  • Highlighting and search functionality
  • Series grouping and collections
Features
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Sutra is the ultimate omnibus reading companion. Whether you are managing a massive self-hosted comic library, reading RTL manga, or diving into classic EPUBs, Sutra brings every format into one unified app. Connect your self-hosted Kavita, Komga, or Calibre server, browse any OPDS catalog, or download directly from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks. THE ULTIMATE COMIC & MANGA EXPERIENCE • Native Panel Navigation: Custom panel isolation logic smoothly guides you through comics frame-by-frame on smaller screens • Full Manga Support: Read right-to-left or top-to-bottom with perfect page ordering • iPad Two-Pane Mode: Enjoy gorgeous two-page spreads perfectly optimized for larger displays • Format Agnostic: Flawless rendering for CBZ, PDF, MOBI, and EPUB files • Free Preview: Sample the first 7 pages of any CBZ comic before unlocking the full experience THE READING EXPERIENCE YOU DESERVE • Authentic page-curl animations that you can tap or drag • Rich typography controls: customize fonts, size, line spacing, and alignment • Four beautifully designed reading themes (including a true Night Mode) • Left-Handed Page Turns for comfortable one-handed reading • Auto-Scroll: Sit back and let the app pace your reading experience • Full-screen reading and progress syncing across all your Apple devices MARK YOUR PASSAGES • Select text to highlight in four color-coded options • Search your highlights across all books or view them in the Bookmarks sheet • Highlights automatically save and sync via iCloud everywhere BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTERS • Connect any OPDS server: Kavita, Komga, Calibre, Grimmory, or your own • Smart Collections: Series metadata automatically groups into browsable collections—perfect for long comic runs • Local Network Support: Works directly with your home servers—no middleman cloud storage required FAIR PRICING. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. Sutra is built with a commitment to fair, transparent software. Enjoy full EPUB and PDF support, Calibre/Kavita servers, and basic features completely free with zero ads. Unlock unlimited CBZ comic reading, MOBI format, and Komga server integration with a single, one-time $6.99 lifetime purchase. No recurring fees, no monthly costs—pay once and own it forever.

Screenshots

Komic4 screens
Sutra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Sutra at free against Komic's free with in-app purchases. Sutra also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 63%). Komic's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (43 vs 10). 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, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Komic's written reviews are positive against 85% 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 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Komic versus Sutra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKomicSutra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (43 ratings) — better4.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo RuizKoustav Dasgupta

Customer experience

Komic

All ratings43 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral21.1%
Negative15.8%

Sutra

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

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 4.7 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Sutra averages 4.4 from 10 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 9 days. Most recently, Komic was updated on September 22, 2026 and Sutra on September 25, 2026.

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