Comparison

Interstellar vs CritiqScans

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

Head to head
About

Interstellar

Access and interact with communities across Mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed. This open-source client provides a unified platform for engaging with your favorite fediverse content.

Highlights
  • Access Mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed accounts
  • Interact with fediverse communities
  • Open-source platform
  • Bug reporting via GitHub
  • Feature requests via magazine
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Interstellar is a free and open source, fediverse client, allowing you to access your Mbin/Lemmy/PieFed accounts and interact with your favorite communities. If you encounter any bugs or would like to request a feature, please report it on the GitHub repository (github.com/interstellar-app/interstellar) or the Interstellar magazine (kbin.earth/m/interstellar).

About

CritiqScans

Features
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CritiqScans is the app for people who are way too into Manhwa, Manhua and Webtoons. Rate the series you love, write the review you wish someone had written, and find your next obsession through people who actually share your taste. Your reading list comes along for the ride. What you get: • Made only for Manhwa, Manhua and Webtoons. We keep the three apart and don't mix in anything else. • Community first. Reviews, ratings and discussions are the whole point. Tracking is just a nice bonus. • Real ratings from 0 to 10, plus your personal Top 3 that everyone can see. • Proper discussions with replies, reactions, GIFs and @mentions. • A reading list that gets it: Reading, Completed, Planned, Dropped, with chapter progress. • See what's blowing up right now and what everyone's talking about. A few things we don't do: No reader, no pirated chapters, no links to shady scanlation sites. This is just a place to talk about the series you love. Reporting, blocking and a real moderation team keep it from turning into a mess. Come find your next favorite, drop your hot takes, and meet people who finally get why you stayed up until 4am to finish that one series.

Screenshots

Interstellar4 screens
CritiqScans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CritiqScans at fortnightly against Interstellar's every 2 months. Interstellar's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interstellar ships an update every 2 months, CritiqScans fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Interstellar versus CritiqScans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInterstellarCritiqScans
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB54 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJohn RandallMalik Albert

In-app purchases

None

Interstellar

No in-app purchases

None

CritiqScans

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interstellar free?
Interstellar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CritiqScans free?
CritiqScans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interstellar or CritiqScans have ads?
Neither Interstellar nor CritiqScans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interstellar or CritiqScans?
Interstellar ships an update every 2 months, and CritiqScans fortnightly. Most recently, Interstellar was updated on November 5, 2026 and CritiqScans on November 5, 2026.

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