Comparison

Grafumi vs Comicbreath

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

Head to head
About

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 • Read EPUB, PDF, and TXT files. • Enjoy comics and manga in CBZ and CBR formats. • Import books through the Files app, including from iCloud Drive. • Browse your collection by cover and find your next read with built-in search. READ YOUR WAY • Pick up where you left off. • Choose light mode, dark mode, or follow your device’s appearance settings. • Keep reading offline after importing or downloading your books. CONNECT YOUR BOOK CATALOGS • Browse OPDS catalogs, including those served by Calibre. • Access catalogs that require authentication. • Save your catalog settings for easy access. • Download available books straight to your library. DISCOVER CLASSICS WITH PROJECT GUTENBERG • Search Project Gutenberg for your next read. • Download available EPUB editions for free. • 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. It’s entirely optional. Open Grafumi. Find your next great read.

About

Comicbreath

Read your comic collection without ads. Supports various file formats and offers multiple ways to import and organize your books. Customize your reading experience with adjustable page spreads, reading modes, and page-turning options.

Highlights
  • Supports CBZ, CBR, PDF, RAR, 7z, and image files
  • Multiple import methods including cloud services and Wi-Fi drag-and-drop
  • Customizable reading experience with page spreads and manga modes
  • Flexible page turning options
  • Night reading modes
  • Organized shelf with reading progress and favorites
Features
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Your comic shelf, with no ads: drop files in and start reading. No unzipping. ■ Any file, in the right order · zip, cbz, cbr, rar, 7z, cb7, tar, pdf and picture folders · Natural page order: 1, 2, 10, never 1, 10, 2 · File names from Windows, Korean and Japanese PCs stay readable · webp, gif and heic pictures too ■ Many ways to bring books in · Import files, the Files app, Mac Finder · Link USB drives, external SSDs, NAS, iCloud and Google Drive folders and read them in place · Drag and drop from a computer over Wi-Fi · Get comics straight from your NAS or comic server (Komga, Kavita, OPDS) ■ Read your way · Two-page spreads on iPad and Mac in landscape and on iPhone Duo, with no gap in the middle · Spread off by one? Fix it in one tap with “Cover on its own” · Manga right to left, webtoons as a vertical scroll (per book) · Double-tap to zoom; while zoomed, taps never turn the page by mistake · On iPhone, panels gathered to fit or one panel at a time, so the text stays big ■ Many ways to turn pages · Tap the sides or swipe · Volume buttons, Bluetooth keyboards and page turners, Apple Pencil double-tap · Moves on to the next volume by itself ■ Easy on the eyes at night · Warm, black & white, gray veil · Darker than the iPhone's lowest brightness · Your music keeps playing while you read ■ A tidy shelf · Continue reading, favorites, new arrivals · Folders become series, with how many volumes are left · Read marks, start over any time · A Keep Reading widget takes you back to your page from the Home Screen ■ Comicbreath Pro (pay once, keep forever) · iCloud shelf: comics you add and your page appear on iPhone Duo, iPad and Mac too · Trim margins: cut white borders off scans so the art is bigger · Deeper and sharper pages, page curl, tap areas your way, shelf styles Reading is completely free. No ads.

Screenshots

Grafumi4 screens
Comicbreath4 screens

Verdict

The call

Grafumi and Comicbreath are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Grafumi sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Comicbreath sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Grafumi versus Comicbreath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrafumiComicbreath
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArnaud de BockJAEBAEK LEE

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Grafumi

One-time6
  • 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
4 purchases

Comicbreath

One-time4
  • A cup of coffee$0.99
  • Comicbreath Pro$1.99
  • A café coffee$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Coffee and dessert$6.99

Questions

Is Grafumi free?
Grafumi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comicbreath free?
Comicbreath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grafumi or Comicbreath have ads?
Neither Grafumi nor Comicbreath shows ads.

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