Comparison

On This Day Rewind vs Comicscope

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

Head to head
About

On This Day Rewind

Rediscover memories from your photo library taken on this date in previous years. Browse photos by year, view EXIF data, and see locations on a map. Get daily reminders and share your past moments with a date caption.

Highlights
  • Browse photos by year
  • View EXIF metadata
  • See photo locations on map
  • Share photos with date caption
  • Home screen widgets
  • Daily reminder notifications
  • Pinch to zoom and favorite photos
Features
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On This Day shows you photos from your library taken on today's date in past years. Open the app and see what you were doing one, two, or five years ago. No account needed, no cloud upload. It reads your photo library and filters by today's date. What you can do - Browse photos grouped by year - Swipe between days to check other dates - View EXIF metadata: camera, lens, ISO, aperture, shutter speed - See where a photo was taken on a map - Share photos with a date caption - Add widgets to your home screen - Get a daily reminder to look back - Pinch to zoom, favorite, and delete photos Privacy Your photos never leave your device. OnThisDay reads from your photo library and doesn't upload or sync anything. Pro The free version shows the last 3 years. Pro gives you access to your full history and removes the share watermark. --- Privacy Policy: https://flohgro.com/onthisday-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Comicscope

Transform your photos and videos into comic book panels. Arrange them into pages and albums, add text and captions, and share your creations. Offers a unique live camera filter and a playful, intuitive design for storytelling.

Highlights
  • Live comics-style camera filter
  • Arrange panels into albums and pages
  • Add text, location, and date to panels
  • Export at mobile or print resolution
  • Custom font based on author's wife's handwriting
  • Runs on your iPhone without an account
Features
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Comicscope frames the world in panels, live in the viewfinder. Part sketchbook, part graphic novel. Shoot or import, arrange your layout, and add text: a caption, a line of dialogue, a full narrative. Every panel builds the bigger picture—a story, a journal, an album for anything. Share a panel or page whenever you like. • Live, comics-style camera filter • Arrange panels into albums and pages • Panels for text, location, and date; location and date fill in automatically • Export at mobile or print resolution • No generative AI filters: Original graphics technology • Custom font based on the author’s wife’s handwriting • No account, no servers: Runs on your iPhone • Playful & intuitive design COMICSCOPE FREE Free to use all major features. Create up to three albums. Exported images are small and carry a watermark. COMICSCOPE UNLIMITED One In-App Purchase (or subscription) unlocks everything: • No watermarks • Export your original, unfiltered photos • Auto-save shots to your Photos library • High-resolution export • Back up albums to iCloud Drive • Unlimited albums that you can lock, export, import, and set as your default Screenshots include paid features. Privacy Policy: https://www.tinrocket.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.tinrocket.com/terms (Comicscope was previously known as Serialbox; the name changed in October, 2026)

Screenshots

On This Day Rewind4 screens
Comicscope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Comicscope at none against On This Day Rewind's shown. Comicscope also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On This Day Rewind's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. On This Day Rewind sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Comicscope sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for On This Day Rewind against 5.0 for Comicscope. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: On This Day Rewind has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

On This Day Rewind ships an update every 3 weeks, Comicscope every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
On This Day Rewind versus Comicscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOn This Day RewindComicscope
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian GrossmannTinrocket, LLC

Customer experience

On This Day Rewind

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Comicscope

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

On This Day Rewind

Subscriptions1
  • One A Month Club$0.991 Month
One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$3.99
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  • On This Day Pro$4.99
3 purchases

Comicscope

Subscriptions2
  • Serialbox Unlimited (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Serialbox Unlimited (Yearly)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Comicscope Unlimited (Lifetime)$19.99

Questions

Is On This Day Rewind free?
On This Day Rewind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comicscope free?
Comicscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, On This Day Rewind or Comicscope?
Comicscope is rated higher. On This Day Rewind averages 5.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Comicscope averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do On This Day Rewind or Comicscope have ads?
On This Day Rewind shows ads; Comicscope does not.
Which is updated more often, On This Day Rewind or Comicscope?
On This Day Rewind ships an update every 3 weeks, and Comicscope every 4 days. Most recently, On This Day Rewind was updated on November 9, 2026 and Comicscope on October 31, 2026.

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