Comparison

Comic Book Price Value Scanner vs ComicLens

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

Head to head
About

Comic Book Price Value Scanner

Instantly value your comic book collection by scanning covers. Get real-time market pricing and organize your entire library. Ideal for collectors, sellers, and investors to manage their comic portfolios.

Highlights
  • Smart cover scanner with AI recognition
  • Live market pricing guide
  • Collection manager for inventory
  • Track 'Have' and 'Want' lists
  • Sort by series, publisher, era, value
  • Automatic portfolio value updates
Features
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Instantly identify, price, and catalog your entire comic book collection with AI-powered visual scanning. Point your camera at any comic issue to receive instant cover recognition, real-time market values, key issue alerts, and estimated condition grades. Whether you're hunting for key comics, organizing your vault, or tracking portfolio values, Comic Book Price Value Scanner helps you understand your collection. KEY FEATURES • Smart AI cover scanner for Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and Modern comics. • Live comic book price guide using recent sales, auctions, and price trends. • Raw and graded estimates for CGC, CBCS, and PGX issues. • Collection database with Have and Want lists, sorting, filtering, and portfolio analytics. • Identify variants, key issues, first appearances, publishers, and release dates. Built for collectors, investors, and sellers who need reliable comic values on the go. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/petraapps/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/petraapps/terms Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ComicLens

Identify comic book issues, determine if they are key or variant issues, and get estimated value ranges based on condition. Organize your entire comic collection digitally, tracking details and estimated worth.

Highlights
  • Identify comic book issues
  • Detect key issues and variants
  • Estimate value ranges
  • Grade comic book condition
  • Organize digital comic collection
  • In-app collector guides
Features
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Photograph a comic cover to explore its title, issue and cover version. ComicLens brings publication details, visible condition and a value estimate together, helping you put the next comic in its place on your shelf. Find the issue Take a cover photo or choose one from your library. Explore the likely title, issue and publisher, then review or correct the match. Look beyond the cover Explore cover variants and issue details, including why an issue may interest collectors. Keep those details with the comic you are researching. Compare condition and value Compare the visible condition with an estimate and the explanation behind it. Use the condition options to see prices by condition. Refine issue details With an unlocked result, correct the issue, printing or cover version and request a new estimate. Build your collection Save an unlocked result, add notes and organize items in folders. Revisit your saved details and identification history as you explore. Wishlist and series view Keep unlocked results on a wishlist for comics you want to buy, and browse your collection by series and issue number. Learn with 12 guides Read 12 topic guides in step-by-step pages, alongside other in-app articles. No subscription is needed to read the guides. Ask your next question Open the assistant from the result page to ask follow-up questions and keep learning. Usage limits are shown in the app. Understand estimates Matches and details can be mistaken or incomplete. Values are estimates, not verified sale prices, authentication, offers or financial advice. Actual prices depend on condition, demand and where you sell; condition-specific prices appear only when supplied, and changing a condition may not produce a new estimate. Collection totals summarize saved estimates, not live market changes. A cover photo cannot establish every interior page’s condition or authenticate a comic. Key-issue details are research leads, not verified first-appearance or rarity certificates. Understand your privacy We use PostHog for limited product analytics and AppsFlyer to measure installations and ads for our apps. Eligible event data may be shared with Meta for advertising measurement and optimization under applicable privacy controls. Photos go to our recognition service and Google's AI models to identify them. They are not used for advertising. See our Privacy Policy for details. Explore access and purchases Explore with an initial allowance of complete photo-identification results. Once it is used, parts of new results are locked and a paid upgrade is offered. Availability and limits are shown in the app. Paid access applies to this app. Check the purchase screen for available options, prices, trial eligibility and usage limits. A trial, if offered, depends on eligibility. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Read the terms Terms of Use: https://getcomiclens.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getcomiclens.app/privacy

Screenshots

Comic Book Price Value Scanner4 screens
ComicLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ComicLens at 5.0 against Comic Book Price Value Scanner's 4.6. ComicLens also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Comic Book Price Value Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Comic Book Price Value Scanner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and ComicLens sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ComicLens holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Book Price Value Scanner has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comic Book Price Value Scanner ships an update every 6 weeks, ComicLens every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Comic Book Price Value Scanner versus ComicLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComic Book Price Value ScannerComicLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShivam Pandey懿峰 吕

Customer experience

Comic Book Price Value Scanner

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

ComicLens

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Comic Book Price Value Scanner

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Annual Plan$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$79.99
4 purchases

ComicLens

Subscriptions4
  • ComicLens Pro Weekly$12.997 Days
  • ComicLens Pro Annual Offer$59.991 Year
  • ComicLens Pro Annual Winback$69.991 Year
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  • ComicLens Pro Annual$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Comic Book Price Value Scanner free?
Comic Book Price Value Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ComicLens free?
ComicLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Comic Book Price Value Scanner or ComicLens?
ComicLens is rated higher. Comic Book Price Value Scanner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while ComicLens averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Comic Book Price Value Scanner or ComicLens have ads?
Neither Comic Book Price Value Scanner nor ComicLens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Comic Book Price Value Scanner or ComicLens?
Comic Book Price Value Scanner ships an update every 6 weeks, and ComicLens every 2 weeks. Most recently, Comic Book Price Value Scanner was updated on October 24, 2026 and ComicLens on October 24, 2026.

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