TritonPanels Comic Book Reader vs Grafumi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
TritonPanels Comic Book Reader
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TritonPanels is a premium comic and manga reader for the files you already own, on iPhone and iPad: on your device, in your cloud storage or on your own comic server. Your first comic is free to read to the end. A subscription unlocks your whole library and every feature. Start with a 14-day free trial, then continue at the monthly or yearly price shown in the app. Prices are set by Apple and vary by region. NEW IN 2.0 Your comic server Connect Komga or Kavita to browse, search and read your libraries, with reading progress kept in step on the server. Calibre and other OPDS catalogs work too. Live libraries Read an iCloud Drive folder, a Dropbox folder (Dropbox app required), a USB drive or a network share (SMB 2 or 3; shares that require encryption are not supported) in place, refreshed when files change. Follow a Substack publication's free comic posts. Send comics from a computer with Transfer over Wi-Fi. Downloads and search One Downloads screen. Keep a comic, folder or whole library offline and see the space each uses. Search every library at once; Reading Now and Recently imported show where you are and what's new. Text on the page Select, copy and translate the text in speech bubbles. Translate pages (Experimental, iOS 18 or later) shows the translation over the bubbles as you read. Lift subject cuts a figure out of the page. It all runs on your device. Read your way Right-to-left manga. Warmth, sepia, invert and tint. A page-matched or immersive background. Reader presets, custom tap zones, Zoom Lock and new page-fit modes. Incognito reading saves no progress or history. Make it yours Folders inside folders, with colours, symbols and covers. New themes and accent colours. Reading goals by pages, minutes or comics. A passcode lock for chosen comics and collections. EVERYTHING ELSE Panel by Panel reads one panel at a time, found by an on-device detector. Single pages, two-page spreads and continuous scroll. Image filters for rough scans. Collections, reading lists, tags, ComicInfo.xml, bookmarks with notes and reading stats. Import from Dropbox and OneDrive, or from Google Drive and anywhere else through the Files app. FORMATS CBZ, CBR (RAR4), CB7, CBT and compressed TAR, PDF, and image-based EPUB, with AVIF, HEIC and JPEG XL pages. RAR5 and text-only EPUB are not supported. PRIVACY No ads and no account. Your comics and reading progress stay on your device. Server passwords are kept in the iOS Keychain and sent only to your server. We collect anonymous crash reports (Sentry) and subscription state from the App Store, not a profile of what you read. SUBSCRIPTION Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel any time in your Apple ID subscription settings. Cancelling stops future charges; the period already paid for is not refunded. The interface is available in 20 languages. Terms of Use: https://tritonpanels.tritonapps.com/terms
Grafumi
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Your books. Your comics. Your reading space. Grafumi brings ebooks, comics, and manga together in a simple, elegant library with no ads and no in-app purchases required. Read on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Import your files, connect your personal catalogs, or discover classics from Project Gutenberg. Once downloaded or imported, your books are ready to enjoy offline. BUILD YOUR OWN LIBRARY β’ Read EPUB, PDF, and TXT files. β’ Enjoy comics and manga in CBZ and CBR formats. β’ Import books through the Files app, including from iCloud Drive. β’ Browse your collection by cover and find your next read with built-in search. READ YOUR WAY β’ Pick up where you left off. β’ Choose light mode, dark mode, or follow your deviceβs appearance settings. β’ Keep reading offline after importing or downloading your books. CONNECT YOUR BOOK CATALOGS β’ Browse OPDS catalogs, including those served by Calibre. β’ Access catalogs that require authentication. β’ Save your catalog settings for easy access. β’ Download available books straight to your library. DISCOVER CLASSICS WITH PROJECT GUTENBERG β’ Search Project Gutenberg for your next read. β’ Download available EPUB editions for free. β’ Revisit familiar classics or discover something unexpected. AD-FREE. SUPPORT IS OPTIONAL. Enjoy Grafumi without making any in-app purchases. If you love the app, you can support its development by buying the developer a coffee. Itβs entirely optional. Open Grafumi. Find your next great read.
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Verdict
TritonPanels Comic Book Reader and Grafumi are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. TritonPanels Comic Book Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Grafumi sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | TritonPanels Comic Book Reader | Grafumi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew O Riordan | Arnaud de Bock |
In-app purchases
TritonPanels Comic Book Reader
- TritonPanels Monthly14 Days trial$0.491 Month
- TritonPanels Yearly14 Days trial$3.991 Year
Grafumi
- Espresso$0.99
- One Coffee$1.99
- Double Coffee$3.99
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- Coffee Treat$4.99
- Very Generous$8.99
- Exceptional Support$17.99
Questions
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