Comparison

Identify Comic Book vs ComicLens

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

Head to head
About

Identify Comic Book

Instantly identify comic books and track their market value with a photo. Discover key issues, rarity, and variants to manage your collection effectively. Ideal for collectors, investors, and resellers.

Highlights
  • Instant cover identification via photo
  • Real-time eBay market values
  • Key issue and rarity detection
  • Collection portfolio tracker
  • Variant identification
Features
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Stop guessing what your comics are worth. Instantly identify any comic book and see real-time eBay market values with a single photo—no barcode required. Comicly is the ultimate companion for comic book collectors, investors, and resellers. Whether you are hunting through dollar bins at a local shop or appraising a Golden Age inheritance, our advanced cover recognition technology gives you the data you need in seconds. WHY SERIOUS COLLECTORS CHOOSE COMICLY: • Instant Cover Identification: No barcode? No problem. Simply snap a photo of the cover to identify the title, issue number, and publisher. • Real-Time Market Values: Get accurate, up-to-the-minute pricing based on recent eBay sold listings and active auctions. • Spot Key Issues: Instantly see if an issue contains a first appearance, major death, or iconic cover art. • Rarity & Variants: Detect newsstand editions, direct market copies, and limited variants that others miss. • Collection Tracker: Monitor your portfolio’s total worth and watch your investment grow over time. BUILT FOR EVERY TYPE OF HOBBYIST: - Investors & Flippers: Find high-value keys and buy low/sell high with confidence. - Vintage Hunters: Quickly appraise Silver, Bronze, and Copper Age finds at estate sales. - Beginners & Casuals: Learn the history and significance of the books you own. Stop carrying heavy price guides. From modern variants to rare vintage slabs, Comicly puts the entire comic book market in your pocket. Download now and discover the true value of your collection! Free vs Premium • Free: 1 analysis, limited pricing details. • Premium (Unlimited): • Weekly: $4.99 • Annual: $24.99 • Lifetime: $29.99 (Prices may vary by region. Subscriptions auto-renew; manage or cancel anytime in your iOS Settings.) Links • Terms of Use: https://bglab.app/p/app_a1b2c68ce6fd20b484fe4e4ba73ca2ae/terms • Privacy Policy: https://bglab.app/p/app_a1b2c68ce6fd20b484fe4e4ba73ca2ae/privacy Terms of Use (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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Golden Age mystery men, Silver Age space heroes, Bronze Age street-level sagas, Modern Age variant explosions — a single key issue from any era can be worth a thousand common copies. ComicLens identifies the issue in your hands, tells you whether it's a key or variant, grades its condition, and shows you an estimated value range — then keeps your whole long box organized in one place. WHY COLLECTORS USE COMICLENS Know which issue you're really holding. Two copies of the same title are not the same comic. The issue number, the printing, the cover variant, and the era it came from all change what a book is worth. ComicLens reads the cover and helps you match the likely issue, so you understand the specific book in your hands — not just the series. Spot the key issues and variants that matter. First appearances, origin issues, and sought-after variant covers are the books collectors chase. ComicLens flags when a match looks like a key issue or a variant printing, so you don't pass over a significant book in a stack of commons. See an estimated value range. For each match, ComicLens shows a market reference range so you have a realistic sense of worth before you buy, sell, or trade. Change the condition grade and the range updates with it. These are reference estimates, not appraisals, offers, or financial advice — actual sale prices depend on condition, demand, and where you sell. Grade condition with confidence. Condition drives a comic's value more than almost anything else. ComicLens walks you through the collector grading scale — from Mint and Near Mint down through Very Fine, Fine, Good, and Poor on the familiar 0.1 to 10.0 ladder — so you can grade your own books consistently and record the result with each issue. Slabbed or raw, you log it your way. Build a collection that stays with you. Save every book you scan into a personal collection on your device. Track titles, issue numbers, printings, conditions, and estimated values, sort and filter your boxes, and watch your collection's total reference value take shape as it grows. Learn the craft, for free. ComicLens ships with in-app guides any collector can read without subscribing: how comic grading works from Mint to Poor, the signs a book may be worth real money, how to tell a first printing and a true first appearance from a reprint, and how to bag, board, and store books so they stay collectible for decades. HOW IT WORKS 1. Capture or pick a photo of the comic's cover. 2. ComicLens identifies the likely issue and shows a confidence indicator — confirm it or adjust by hand. 3. Set the condition grade to refine the estimated value range. 4. Save it to your collection and keep collecting. PRIVACY YOU CAN UNDERSTAND 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 and recognition content are not used for advertising. See our Privacy Policy for details. SUBSCRIPTION ComicLens is an auto-renewing subscription. Plans are offered weekly and annually (for example, $9.99 per week or $59.99 per year; promotional pricing such as $59.99 per year may be available). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price and period unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Use: https://comiclens.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getcomiclens.app/privacy Start with a single scan — and see what your comics are really worth.

Screenshots

Identify Comic Book4 screens
ComicLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Identify Comic Book at 15.0 against ComicLens's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Identify Comic Book sells 3 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Identify Comic Book against 5.0 for ComicLens. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Identify Comic Book versus ComicLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdentify Comic BookComicLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBASAK GEDIK懿峰 吕

Customer experience

Identify Comic Book

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ComicLens

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Identify Comic Book

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly Plan3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly Plan$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$29.99
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 Identify Comic Book free?
Identify Comic Book 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, Identify Comic Book or ComicLens?
Identify Comic Book and ComicLens are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Identify Comic Book or ComicLens have ads?
Neither Identify Comic Book nor ComicLens shows ads.

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