Comparison

Readarium vs OneComic

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

Head to head
About

Readarium

Features
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Save the whole article. Read it clean, offline, or listen. Readarium is the free, private place for everything you want to read later. Share a page from Safari and it comes back as the article alone: no ads, no pop-ups, no cookie banners, ready to read anywhere β€” including on a plane. THE COMPLETE ARTICLE, EVEN ON SITES YOU PAY FOR Most read-later apps re-download the page on their own and end up with the preview. Readarium saves the page exactly as Safari shows it to you. If you're signed in to Le Monde, The New York Times, Mediapart, the FT, Medium or a paid Substack, you get the whole article β€” and Readarium tells you when a save is only the preview, so you know to share it again from Safari. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share from Safari or any browser, paste a link, subscribe to RSS feeds, or drop in PDF, EPUB, Markdown, HTML, text and email files. Bringing a library over from Pocket, Instapaper, Raindrop, GoodLinks, wallabag or browser bookmarks takes a single import. READ WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS Serif, sans-serif or rounded fonts, adjustable size and spacing, light, sepia, dark and pure-black themes. Highlight passages, add notes, and find anything in your library with full-text search. READY OFFLINE Text and images stay on your device. Build a self-contained HTML or clean PDF copy of any article for the days without signal. The β€œMake Clean PDF” shortcut turns any web page into an ad-free PDF straight from the share sheet, and β€œListen to Page” starts reading it aloud. LISTEN Play any article aloud, or send it to VocaRead for natural voices, CarPlay and background playback. YOUR NOTES, YOUR TOOLS Export articles and highlights as Markdown to Obsidian or any notes app. Reading reminders, widgets, Spotlight and Shortcuts keep what you saved within reach. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Readarium account, no ads, no tracking. Your library lives on your devices and syncs through your private iCloud β€” nobody else can see it. COMPLETELY FREE Everything included, no subscription, no premium tier. Built by a solo indie developer who believes reading should be free, private and beautiful.

About

OneComic

Features
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Your comic library stays on your NAS - nothing needs to be moved onto your phone. Connect over SMB or WebDAV, browse your folders, tap a file and start reading. No manual transfer step, and no syncing your whole library to the phone. Opens CBZ, CBR, ZIP, RAR, EPUB, MOBI and AZW3, with right-to-left page turns for manga. Key Features: - Direct NAS access: Connect over SMB / WebDAV to a NAS, a router drive, or a shared folder on your LAN. Browse it, tap a file, and read. - Wide format support: CBZ, CBR, ZIP, RAR, EPUB, MOBI and AZW3, plus local import and Wi-Fi browser upload. - Transparent storage: Anything you open is kept on your device. Settings shows how much, lets you set a cap, and clears it in one tap. Deleting a local copy never touches the file on your NAS. - Smart reading: Full support for right-to-left (manga) and left-to-right page direction. - Completely clean: No ads, no in-app purchases, no account required. The app has no backend - your files never leave your local network. Note: OneComic is a reader only and provides no comic content. Users supply their own legally obtained files.

Screenshots

Readarium3 screens
OneComic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OneComic at none against Readarium's 1. OneComic also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Readarium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OneComic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Readarium ships an update every 3 days, OneComic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Readarium versus OneComic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadariumOneComic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS18.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmmanuel BORGESShenzhen Force Origin Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Readarium

One-time1
  • Offer a Coffee$0.99
None

OneComic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Readarium free?
Readarium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OneComic free?
OneComic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Readarium or OneComic have ads?
Neither Readarium nor OneComic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Readarium or OneComic?
Readarium ships an update every 3 days, and OneComic every 4 days. Most recently, Readarium was updated on October 28, 2026 and OneComic on October 29, 2026.

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