Comparison

PanelGen vs ComicPad

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

Head to head
About

PanelGen

Features
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Bring your character photos to life as a comic you can iterate on. ◆ QUICK WORKFLOW • Build a Character Vault with reference photos • Write your scene (genre + dialogue) • Choose a style: Manga, Manhwa, Webtoon, Comic • Generate pages with panel + speech‑bubble layout ◆ BUILT FOR IDEAS • Storyboarding, pitches, and visual planning • Creators, classrooms, and content ◆ CONSISTENT CHARACTERS Use your reference photos to keep faces and designs recognizable across panels and pages. ◆ PRIVACY & CONTROL • No third‑party ads • Delete characters, comics, or your account anytime Terms of Service: https://panelgen.idkanything.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://panelgen.idkanything.com/privacy

About

ComicPad

Create stunning AI-powered comics and share them with a creative community. Generate comics in seconds, follow other creators, and build your own fanbase. Explore different game modes and endless customization options for your stories.

Highlights
  • AI-generated narrative and visuals
  • Multiple art styles and genres
  • Story, God, and Play game modes
  • Community engagement and following
  • Public and private comic sharing
  • Customizable character uploads
Features
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Turn your photo into a comic book hero. Upload a selfie, pick a story and an art style, and ComicPad's AI writes and draws a full comic starring you — page by page, in seconds. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Story Mode — sit back and read. A complete 20-page adventure, plotted from hook to finale. • God Mode — you write what happens next and the AI draws it. • Play Mode — a Dungeon Master story with choices. Pick a universe, choose your path, and live with the consequences. YOU ARE THE HERO Add your photo (and a friend, a partner or a pet as your companion) and you are drawn the same on every page. No photo? The AI invents a hero for you. 8 ART STYLES American Comic, Manga, Manhwa / Webtoon, Manhua, Seinen, Cyberpunk, Oil Painting and Caricature — plus single-panel, multi-panel and cinematic page layouts. HEAR YOUR STORY Turn on the narrator and every page is read aloud, with a different voice for each character. Choose the voices with previews, and add background music that follows the mood. QUICK CARICATURE Upload a photo and get a funny one-panel caricature with a punchline in seconds — perfect for sharing. LIVE COMICS Watching a ComicPad stream on Kick or Twitch? Enter the code from the stream, vote on what happens next, appear in the story with your photo, or spin the chaos wheel. SHARE AND DISCOVER Download a page as an image or the whole comic as a PDF, share a link, build series, follow creators and explore trending comics in Discover. WRITE IN YOUR LANGUAGE Speech bubbles and narration in English, Turkish, Spanish, German, French, Japanese and Korean. YOUR ACCOUNT, EVERYWHERE Save your account with email and continue on the web at comic-pad.com or on a new phone. Your comics and tokens stay with you. TOKENS New accounts start with free tokens. Each page, cover or caricature uses a few tokens; get more with token packs in the app or by inviting friends. PRIVACY Your photos are only used to draw your characters. Delete your account any time from your profile and your comics, photos and tokens are removed. Terms of Use: https://comic-pad.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://comic-pad.com/legal/privacy

Screenshots

PanelGen4 screens
ComicPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ComicPad at every 6 weeks against PanelGen's every 7 months. On price, ads, 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. PanelGen sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and ComicPad sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PanelGen ships an update every 7 months, ComicPad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PanelGen versus ComicPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanelGenComicPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB57 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGokberk KORKMAZBerat Olekli

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PanelGen

Subscriptions2
  • PanelGen Pro (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • PanelGen Pro (Annual)$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • 5 Ink Drops$2.99
  • 15 Ink Drops$6.99
  • 40 Ink Drops$14.99
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  • 100 Ink Drops$24.99
3 purchases

ComicPad

One-time3
  • 40 Tokens$3.99
  • 190 Tokens$14.99
  • 380 Tokens$24.99

Questions

Is PanelGen free?
PanelGen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ComicPad free?
ComicPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PanelGen or ComicPad have ads?
Neither PanelGen nor ComicPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PanelGen or ComicPad?
PanelGen ships an update every 7 months, and ComicPad every 6 weeks. Most recently, PanelGen was updated on October 25, 2026 and ComicPad on October 15, 2026.

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