Comparison

Panel Flow vs NOIZ

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

Head to head
About

Panel Flow

Features
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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.

About

NOIZ

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Panel Flow4 screens
NOIZ4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

Panel Flow ships an update every 2 weeks, NOIZ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Panel Flow versus NOIZ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanel FlowNOIZ
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB14 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTap4Mobile do Brasildoyoung kim

In-app purchases

None

Panel Flow

No in-app purchases

None

NOIZ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Panel Flow free?
Panel Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOIZ free?
NOIZ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Panel Flow or NOIZ have ads?
NOIZ shows ads; Panel Flow does not.
Which is updated more often, Panel Flow or NOIZ?
Panel Flow ships an update every 2 weeks, and NOIZ monthly. Most recently, Panel Flow was updated on October 24, 2026 and NOIZ on October 5, 2026.

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