Comparison

ComicVerse vs Live Comics

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

Head to head
About

ComicVerse

Features
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Read your comics free, with no ads and no subscription. ComicVerse is a comic reader for iPhone and iPad that works with your own server. Connect Komga, Kavita, Codex, Stump, Calibre-Web or any OPDS catalogue and read straight from your library, or open CBR, CBZ, CB7, CBT, PDF and EPUB files from your device. No account needed. And when you want to make your own, describe a scene and ComicVerse draws it. READING COMICS • Reading is free: no ads, no subscription, no account needed. Credits are only for making comics. • Komga, Kavita, Codex, Stump, Calibre-Web or any OPDS catalogue: browse and search your server, stream an issue straight away, or download it for somewhere with no signal. With Komga and Kavita, your place stays in step with the server. • CBR, CBZ, CB7, CBT, PDF and EPUB files, read properly: smooth page turns, a panel-by-panel mode that finds the panels for you, and a scrubber for skipping ahead. • Single page, continuous scroll or two-page spreads, and right-to-left for manga. • On iPhone Duo, open it up for two-page spreads. • Live Text lifts the lettering off a page, so you can copy a line, look a word up or translate a bubble. • Big files open quickly and stay that way. • Your library sorts itself into series, so issue 4 sits next to issue 3. • Bring in files from the Files app or from Dropbox. MAKING COMICS Say who's in it, where they are and what happens, and you get back a comic page: panels laid out, characters drawn, the words already sitting in the speech bubbles. The comics you make end up in the same library as the ones you read. • Write a scene, get a finished page back. Pick an art style if you have one in mind, or leave it and the app will choose something that suits the story. • Any page you don't like, rewrite and regenerate. You're never stuck with the first attempt. • Easier to show than explain? Sketch the layout on the canvas and generate from your sketch. • Put a cover and interior pages together as one issue. Your characters keep the same face throughout. • Export a finished comic and do what you like with it. WORTH KNOWING • On iPad you get a sidebar and a reader built for the bigger screen, not a stretched phone app. • The Home screen keeps track of what you've been reading and what you've been making. • Sign in with Apple and your place in every comic syncs between your iPhone and iPad, free. • Nib, our mascot, turns up here and there. Needs iOS 17 or iPadOS 17, on iPhone or iPad.

About

Live Comics

Experience comic books like never before with narrated speech, sound effects, and guided panel-by-panel viewing. Import your own digital comics or stream classic titles. Designed for all readers, including those who are blind or visually impaired.

Highlights
  • Audio comics with character voices
  • Panel-by-panel guided view
  • Sound effects and music per panel
  • Audio descriptions for art
  • Import CBR/CBZ files
  • Offline reading
  • Curated classic comic library
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Live Comics turns comic books into audio comics. Every speech bubble is read aloud in character, every panel gets its own sound effects and music, and the page glides from panel to panel like a movie. Press play, read along, and let the issue carry you. COMICS READ ALOUD, PANEL BY PANEL • A guided panel-by-panel view, like a movie cut of the page • Male and female voices for the characters and the narrator, matched to who is speaking • Sound effects and soundscapes under every panel: gunfire and explosions on the battlefield, creaking doors in a haunted house • Subtitles that follow the narration, word for word AUDIO DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ART • Turn on audio descriptions and hear what each panel shows, between the spoken lines • Made for blind and low-vision readers, and for anyone who would rather listen YOUR OWN COMICS • Import your own CBR and CBZ files on the web, then read them on your phone, tablet, or computer • Western comics, manga, and manhwa all supported • Your library, shelves, and reading progress follow you across devices • Download issues to read offline CLASSIC COMICS TO STREAM • A curated shelf of Golden Age comic books, ready to play • Horror, war, sci-fi, and adventure from the 1940s, 50s, and early 60s • New issues added regularly MADE FOR LISTENING • Pick your narrator voices • Adjustable pacing and audio mix • Great on the nightstand or in your hands Live Comics works with your livecomics.to account. Sign in and your library is waiting. SUBSCRIPTIONS Optional plans renew automatically until you cancel in your Apple ID settings, at least 24 hours before the period ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://livecomics.to/privacy

Screenshots

ComicVerse4 screens
Live Comics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Live Comics at 15.0 against ComicVerse's 17.6. 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. ComicVerse sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Live Comics sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ComicVerse ships an update every 2 days, Live Comics every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ComicVerse versus Live Comics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComicVerseLive Comics
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOye CollectiveSmooby, LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ComicVerse

One-time3
  • Comic Creator Credits$9.99
  • AI Comic Maker Credits$39.99
  • Pro Comic Studio$69.99
9 purchases

Live Comics

Subscriptions5
  • Collector$3.001 Month
  • Reader7 Days trial$20.001 Month
  • Collector (yearly)$30.001 Year
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  • Enthusiast7 Days trial$60.001 Month
  • Power7 Days trial$100.001 Month
One-time4
  • 1,000 Credits$10.00
  • 2,800 Credits$25.00
  • 6,000 Credits$50.00
Show 1 more
  • 12,000 Credits$100.00

Questions

Is ComicVerse free?
ComicVerse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Comics free?
Live Comics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ComicVerse or Live Comics have ads?
Neither ComicVerse nor Live Comics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ComicVerse or Live Comics?
ComicVerse ships an update every 2 days, and Live Comics every 3 days. Most recently, ComicVerse was updated on November 8, 2026 and Live Comics on October 31, 2026.

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