Glassy Comics vs Rabbit Hole
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glassy Comics
A private and powerful comic reader for iOS that supports numerous file formats. Organize your library, customize your reading experience, and track your progress locally. Seamlessly import comics via Wi-Fi or iCloud.
- Supports 10 file formats (CBZ, CBR, PDF, EPUB, etc.)
- Organize library with folders and filters
- Customizable reading modes and animations
- Local reading stats dashboard
- Home screen widgets and Spotlight search
- Connects to Komga and Jellyfin servers
- Wi-Fi transfer and iCloud storage
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Your comics. Beautifully. Glassy Comics is a private, powerful comic reader that lives entirely on your device. Import your collection, organize it your way, and read with a polished experience designed for iOS. READS EVERY FORMAT Open PDF, EPUB, CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT, 7Z, TAR, GZ, and ZIP files, 10 formats, all handled natively with no server or conversion step required. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY Browse comics in a visual grid or compact list. Organize with folders, search by title, filter by read status, and bulk-select to move, rename, or delete. Smart reading progress is tied to file content, so it survives renames and moves. A READER BUILT FOR COMICS Swipe or tap through pages with fluid animations. Use the thumbnail scrubber to jump to any page instantly. Read single pages or two-page spreads. Choose from four reading modes — OLED Black, Dark Gray, Sepia, and Light — with optional page tint. Supports both left-to-right and right-to-left reading for manga. READING STATS DASHBOARD Track your reading streaks, total pages read, weekly activity, and session history, all computed locally on your device. No account needed, no data leaves your phone. WIDGETS & SPOTLIGHT Four home screen widgets keep your reading front and center: Continue Reading, Reading Streak, Weekly Activity, and Library Shelf. Comics are also indexed in Spotlight for instant search from anywhere on your device. CONNECT TO KOMGA & JELLYFIN Link your Komga or Jellyfin server to browse and read your hosted library right inside the app. Your self-hosted collection, wherever you are. WIFI TRANSFER Import comics wirelessly from any computer on your local network. No cables, no cloud accounts. STORE YOUR COMICS IN iCLOUD Keep your library in iCloud Drive so your comics are available on all your devices and right inside the Files app. Your reading progress syncs too, so you can pick up exactly where you left off. PRIVACY FIRST No cloud dependency, no data harvesting, no account required. Your library is fully under your control. FREE TO TRY Read your first 3 comics at no cost. Like what you see? A single one-time purchase unlocks everything, no subscriptions.
Rabbit Hole
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Five minutes on your phone, and you put it down knowing something new. Rabbit Hole swaps the endless scroll for a calm feed of things actually worth your attention: a castle nobody visits, a cave that swallowed a river, a painting with a strange past, tonight's galaxy. No likes, no comments, no notifications, no account, no ads. Just one good story per screen, and a feed that stays partly random on purpose, so it never traps you. Swipe up for the next card. Tap to read the whole story. Swipe right to save it, left to see less like it. Pinch to look closer. Press Deeper to follow the thread into related stories, as far down the rabbit hole as you like. WHAT YOU GET • A mix of your interests (60%) and pure random (40%). 30 interests: abandoned places, space, castles, caves, architecture, birds, transport, clocks and watches, gems, actors and musicians, books, films, albums, video games, today in the world, on this day and more. • Deeper: from any card, dive into related ones — the same artist, author, animal family or category, plus Wikipedia's "more like this". Levels stack; come back up whenever you like. • Taste: swipe left and the feed shows less of that topic; save and it shows more. The taste model lives on your phone, is visible in Settings and resets with one tap. • Share: turn any card into a clean image for a chat or a story, in portrait or story format, light or dark, with the source credited. • Places nearby: Wikipedia articles about spots within 200 km of you, with a button to open them in Maps. • Eight languages: the interface and Wikipedia in English, Russian, Ukrainian, German, French, Italian, Czech and Polish. Mix reading languages any way you like. • Saved cards, exported as a Markdown file that drops straight into Obsidian or any notes app. • Works with a flaky connection: images are prefetched, and the feed quietly retries when the network drops. PRIVACY No tracking, no account, no ads. Only anonymous usage counts, which you can turn off. Saved cards and the taste model never leave your phone. Location is used only if you turn on "Places nearby", and only to search Wikipedia around you. SOURCES Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Foundation), The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access, NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day, iNaturalist, Open Library. All content belongs to its authors and is shown with a link to the source.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rabbit Hole at none against Glassy Comics's 1. Rabbit Hole also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Glassy Comics's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads 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. Glassy Comics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rabbit Hole asks for nothing beyond the download.
Glassy Comics ships an update weekly, Rabbit Hole every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glassy Comics | Rabbit Hole |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | Fernando Bunn | ROMAN Petrov |
In-app purchases
Glassy Comics
- Glassy Comics Pro$6.99
Rabbit Hole
No in-app purchases









