Panel Flow vs NOIZ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Panel Flow
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Panel Flow is a comic and manga reader that follows the story panel by panel. Version 3.0 brings it to iPhone, iPad and Mac, with your library synced through iCloud. Bring your own collection: import CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT and PDF files, or browse your own comic servers (OPDS-compatible). Panel Flow organizes it all and keeps your place. GUIDED READING - Panel and speech bubble detection: Panel Flow finds the panels on each page and moves through them in reading order, zooming in on one panel at a time. - Steady focus that reframes when you rotate the device and respects Reduce Motion. - Left-to-right, right-to-left for manga, and vertical scroll for long-strip comics. LISTEN AND TRANSLATE - Text-to-speech reads the speech bubbles aloud, and guided reading can move along with the voice, bubble by bubble. - Speech bubble translation shows the translated text right on the page. - On supported devices with Apple Intelligence, ask for an on-device description of the current page. YOUR LIBRARY, ON EVERY DEVICE - iCloud sync, once you turn it on: collections, reading progress and metadata follow you across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Downloaded pages and imported files stay on each device. - A personal reading shelf, collections, search, sorting and a metadata editor. - New chapter alerts: turn them on and Panel Flow checks your series from online sources in the background and lets you know about new chapters (your own comic servers are not included). - One Activity Queue for downloads and image enhancement, with several chapters downloading at once. - A Storage screen shows what each publication uses and frees space by type, chapter or publication. - Optional progress tracking with anime and manga tracking services. MADE TO FIT YOU - Themes from manga to noir, with accessible contrast in every one. - Shortcuts and Siri: Open Library and Continue Reading. - VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support. - Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with an original sample comic to try first. PRIVACY Anonymous usage analytics are off by default; you choose whether to turn them on in Settings > Privacy.
NOIZ
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NOIZ is a noisy, paper textured comic reader. Read the ZIP, RAR, and PDF comics you already own in a single, unified library. A manga and glitch tone design turns every page turn into a small event. Highlights - ZIP, RAR, and PDF together. The same library and the same reader regardless of format. - Single or dual page view. Left to right or right to left progression, and a cover alone option. - Organize with folders, bulk move or delete with multi select, and drag and drop. - Auto reconcile. Your library lives in Application Support, so reinstalling the app brings your books straight back. - Resume where you left off. The reader returns to the last page you read, and every cover in the library shows a progress bar. - Pinch with two fingers to zoom, tap the left or right edge to flip pages. - Haptics on, sound off. The silence of reading is respected. Requirements - iOS 17.0 or iPadOS 17.0 or later - iPad Pro recommended NOIZ has no ads and no tracking. Read the books you own, on the device you own.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Panel Flow at none against NOIZ's shown. NOIZ's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Panel Flow ships an update every 2 weeks, NOIZ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Panel Flow | NOIZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tap4Mobile do Brasil | doyoung kim |
In-app purchases
Panel Flow
No in-app purchases
NOIZ
No in-app purchases









