Comparison

Source? Manga Academy vs Graphic Novel Maker

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

Head to head
About

Source? Manga Academy

Learn the art of manga creation through practical, bite-sized lessons. Transform your characters and illustrations into compelling stories with guided challenges and a supportive community. Build a creator profile and potentially gain access to professional opportunities.

Highlights
  • Guided manga-learning platform
  • Short, practical reel-style lessons
  • Storytelling and production skills
  • Character and world development
  • Manga creation challenges
  • Creator profile and community
  • Potential creator advancement program
Features
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Turn Your Characters Into Stories. Earn Your Manga Creator License. Source? Manga Academy is the world’s first manga license platform built for illustrators who want to learn manga storytelling, create original manga, and grow their creative careers. If you create illustrations, fan art, concept art, or original characters, it’s time to take the next step. Learn manga storytelling, build a professional portfolio, earn your Manga Creator License, and unlock new creative opportunities. Whether you want to publish manga, develop original IP, or expand your career, Source? Manga Academy gives you a clear path. Learn Manga Storytelling Great manga requires more than great artwork. Learn story structure, character development, panel composition, dialogue, pacing, emotion, and visual storytelling through short, practical lessons made for illustrators. Topics include: -Story structure -Character development -Character design -Storyboarding -Panel composition -Dialogue -Visual storytelling -Scene direction -Emotional pacing -Manga production Earn Your Manga Creator License Complete storytelling exams to earn your Manga Creator License. Your license proves your understanding of manga storytelling and strengthens your portfolio as a creator. Build Your Portfolio Create manga. Complete projects. Publish your work. Share your progress. Every story strengthens your portfolio and demonstrates your storytelling skills. Built for Illustrators We don’t teach basic drawing. We teach illustrators how to: -Create stories -Build memorable characters -Structure manga -Keep readers engaged -Develop original IP If you can draw, we’ll teach you how to tell stories. Rankings & Career Opportunities Join global rankings and track your progress. Outstanding creators may receive priority introductions for future commission work with companies, publishers, and creative partners. Learn. Prove. Work. Why Storytelling Matters Storytelling is one of the most valuable creative skills for manga, comics, webtoons, animation, games, publishing, and original IP. Go beyond illustrations. Create worlds. Learn Anywhere Watch short lessons. Practice. Complete exams. Earn your license. Publish your work. Keep improving at your own pace. Join a Global Community Connect with illustrators and manga creators worldwide. Share your work, discover new ideas, and grow together. Why Choose Source? Manga Academy? -World’s first manga license platform -Learn manga storytelling -Earn a Manga Creator License -Built for illustrators -Build your portfolio -Publish original manga -Create original IP -Join global rankings -Access future commission opportunities Your illustrations already capture attention. Now create stories that people remember. Learn. Prove. Work. Download Source? Manga Academy and turn your characters into the world’s next story.

About

Graphic Novel Maker

Transform your written scenes into full-color graphic novel pages with various artistic ink styles. Add character photos for consistency and share your creations with a community or save them privately. No drawing skills are required to bring your stories to life.

Highlights
  • Generate full-color graphic novel pages from text
  • 12 distinct ink styles
  • Character photo import for consistent faces
  • Community feed of shared pages
  • Save and share high-resolution pages
  • Personal collection shelf
Features
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Turn a script into a printed graphic-novel page. Write a scene — a regressed detective walking a rain-slick street, a lighthouse keeper finding a drowned god, a quiet morning before everything changes — and Graphic Novel Maker lays it out as a full-color page in your chosen ink. No drawing skills needed. MADE FOR LONG-FORM, NOT PANEL GRIDS • Write one line or a whole scene — the press lays out a finished page • 12 inks: Noir, Indie, Painterly, Alt-Press, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Memoir, Horror, Historical, Mystery, Post-Apoc, and Mature Slice • Add up to 4 character photos to keep faces consistent across panels • Tuned for painterly, indie, mature storytelling — not superhero grids A SHARED LIBRARY • A living feed of pages made by the community, updated all day • Search by ink or theme — noir chiaroscuro, memoir watercolor, sci-fi cities • Keep your pages private, or publish them for everyone to read YOUR OWN SHELF • Every page you print lands in your personal collection • Save full-resolution pages to Photos • Share your work anywhere with a link A SMALL PRESS IN YOUR POCKET Whether you're sketching your first story or you've read graphic novels for years, this is your drafting table. Write a scene tonight and see it printed — free to start.

Screenshots

Source? Manga Academy4 screens
Graphic Novel Maker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Graphic Novel Maker at none against Source? Manga Academy's 10. Source? Manga Academy's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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. Source? Manga Academy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Graphic Novel Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Source? Manga Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Source? Manga Academy versus Graphic Novel Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSource? Manga AcademyGraphic Novel Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAMBORDER K.K.Kawaii

Customer experience

Source? Manga Academy

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

Graphic Novel Maker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Source? Manga Academy

Subscriptions2
  • Premium monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium yearly$32.991 Year
One-time8
  • Coin Pack 50$0.49
  • Coin Pack 100$0.99
  • Coin Pack 100$1.99
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  • Coin Pack 500$4.49
  • Coin Pack 1000$8.49
  • Coin Pack 1000$13.99
  • Coin Pack 3000$23.99
  • Coin Pack 3000$38.99
None

Graphic Novel Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Source? Manga Academy free?
Source? Manga Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Graphic Novel Maker free?
Graphic Novel Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Source? Manga Academy or Graphic Novel Maker?
Source? Manga Academy is rated higher. Source? Manga Academy averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Graphic Novel Maker averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Source? Manga Academy or Graphic Novel Maker have ads?
Neither Source? Manga Academy nor Graphic Novel Maker shows ads.

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