Comparison

Comicable vs CastMemo

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

Head to head
About

Comicable

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Pick your photos, drop them into panels, done. Comicable turns the photos on your phone into a finished comic page. ■ What you can do • 19 panel layouts: A4 (print & PDF), square (Instagram) and 9:16 vertical (Stories & TikTok) • Speech bubbles with text inside—speech, thought, shout, narration and whisper. Drag the tail wherever you like • Manga effects for photos: line art with halftone, screentone, black & white, sepia • Focus lines and speed lines, drawn inside a single panel • Mosaic: faces are detected automatically—tap to hide them • Text outlines, shadows and vertical writing, plus presets for sound effects and shouts • Panel borders, rounded corners and paper colors ■ When you're done • Save to Photos, share to LINE, Instagram or X, export a PDF—or make a vertical video where the panels appear one by one (for TikTok and Reels) • Your comics are saved automatically, with undo and redo. Pick up where you left off any time ■ Perfect for • Fan events, concerts and daily life as a comic diary • A one-page gift from a trip, school, a club or a wedding • Posts that stand out a little more Works on iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo. Available in 13 languages.

About

CastMemo

Features
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Ever come back to a story and think, “Wait… who was this person again?” CastMemo helps you keep track of characters and their relationships while enjoying books, manga, anime, movies, TV series, games, and more. Create a character list for each title, save the details you want to remember, and build visual relationship maps to see how everyone connects. KEEP CHARACTERS ORGANIZED Create characters for each title and save: • Names • Images • Traits and identifying details • Notes Whether you're reading a novel with a huge cast or returning to a TV series after a long break, CastMemo gives you a quick place to check who's who. SEE RELATIONSHIPS AT A GLANCE Add relationships between characters and turn them into a visual Relationship Map. Keep track of friends, family, rivals, enemies, allies, and more — or write your own relationship labels when you need something more specific. MADE FOR ALL KINDS OF STORIES Organize characters from: • Books and novels • Manga • Anime • Movies • TV series • Games • And more YOUR OWN CHARACTER REFERENCE CastMemo isn't a database that tells you who every character is. You create your own notes as you watch, read, and play, so you can save exactly the information that matters to you — without clutter you don't need. Great for: • Stories with large casts • Mystery novels • Long-running manga and anime • TV series you watch over time • Games with lots of characters • Returning to a story after a break Spend less time wondering “Who was that again?” and more time enjoying the story.

Screenshots

Comicable4 screens
CastMemo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Comicable and CastMemo are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Comicable ships an update every 4 days, CastMemo every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Comicable versus CastMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComicableCastMemo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColorful Wallet Inc.Tsuji Yusuke

In-app purchases

None

Comicable

No in-app purchases

None

CastMemo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Comicable free?
Comicable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CastMemo free?
CastMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Comicable or CastMemo have ads?
Both Comicable and CastMemo show ads.
Which is updated more often, Comicable or CastMemo?
Comicable ships an update every 4 days, and CastMemo every 3 days. Most recently, Comicable was updated on November 5, 2026 and CastMemo on November 5, 2026.

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