Comparison

PanelGen vs Custom Comic Books

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

Custom Comic Books

Transform yourself into a superhero with AI-generated comic book adventures. Upload your photo, choose a plot and superpowers, and let the AI create a personalized story. Save digital issues or order physical copies.

Highlights
  • AI face mapping for character consistency
  • Select comic styles and plots
  • Generate comic covers
  • Physical comic book printing
  • Personalized superhero stories
Features
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STAR IN YOUR OWN COMIC BOOK Custom Comic Books turns you, your kids, your friends, even your pet into the heroes of a fully illustrated comic book. Answer a few simple questions, add a photo, and watch your story come to life. Then order it as a real printed comic book, delivered to your door. LOOKS LIKE YOU, PAGE AFTER PAGE - Your hero is drawn from your own photo to match your face, hair and skin tone - Built to keep your hero's face and outfit the same from the cover to the last panel, with every page checked - Works on pets too, so your dog or cat can be the hero or the sidekick - Bring family and friends: start from a group photo, or add a co-star and a sidekick or pet one by one - Pick your favorite drawing of your hero before any page is drawn, or ask for new drafts with your own notes A REAL STORY, MADE FOR YOU - Answer one simple question at a time; no writing or drawing skills needed - Every story is planned with a clear beginning, a big problem and a satisfying ending - Tell us your own story idea, or pick a ready-made plot: origin story, team-up, great heist, time paradox, zombie apocalypse and more - Pick a hero type: superhero, supervillain, anti-hero, sidekick, mentor, mage, cyborg, alien and more - Six art styles: pop art, Silver Age, Golden Age, manga, indie and noir - Every comic gets its own illustrated cover starring your heroes, with your title on it READ IT AND MAKE IT YOURS - The reader opens on your cover, with big, borderless pages - Narration boxes that tell the story, plus speech bubbles you can add, move and write yourself - Export your comic as a PDF to keep and share HOLD IT IN YOUR HANDS - Order a real printed comic book in true comic size, shipped to your door - Choose a classic stapled comic or a square-spine graphic novel, with a gloss or matte cover - Add a printed coloring book of your story, with every page redrawn as line art - Add a printed sticker sheet of your heroes - A one-of-a-kind gift for birthdays, holidays and grandparents MORE FROM EVERY COMIC - Collectible trading cards of your heroes - Turn your hero stickers into GIFs and memes to share in chats and stories HOW IT WORKS - The app is free, and so is a preview of your first comic: the cover and first 4 pages, with a watermark - Your free preview is drawn in pop art. Credit packs draw the rest of your first comic and every comic after it, unlock the other art styles and ready-made plots, and pay for stickers. Credits never expire. - The optional Custom Comic Books Pass is an auto-renewing subscription that removes watermarks from your comics and PDFs. Payment is charged to your Apple ID, and you can cancel any time in your App Store account settings. - Without the Pass, comics you start with credits show a watermark on screen and in PDFs. Terms of Use: https://customcomicbooks.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://customcomicbooks.com/legal/privacy

Screenshots

PanelGen4 screens
Custom Comic Books4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Custom Comic Books at every 10 days 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 Custom Comic Books sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PanelGen ships an update every 7 months, Custom Comic Books every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PanelGen versus Custom Comic Books: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanelGenCustom Comic Books
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB128 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGokberk KORKMAZNicholas Kelley

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
6 purchases

Custom Comic Books

Subscriptions1
  • Custom Comic Books Pass2 variants$2.991 Month
One-time5
  • Extra Pages — +2$1.99
  • Extra Pages — +5$4.99
  • Comic - Up to 8 Pages$24.99
Show 2 more
  • Comic - 9 to 12 Pages$29.99
  • Comic - 13+ Pages$34.99

Questions

Is PanelGen free?
PanelGen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Custom Comic Books free?
Custom Comic Books is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PanelGen or Custom Comic Books have ads?
Neither PanelGen nor Custom Comic Books shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PanelGen or Custom Comic Books?
PanelGen ships an update every 7 months, and Custom Comic Books every 10 days. Most recently, PanelGen was updated on October 25, 2026 and Custom Comic Books on November 5, 2026.

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