Comparison

Comic Geeks vs Ultimate Comic Reader

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

Head to head
About

Comic Geeks

Manage your comic book collection and stay updated on new releases. Track your pull list, catalog your comics with scanning features, and discover new books through community reviews. It's a digital hub for comic enthusiasts to organize and discuss their passion.

Highlights
  • Track comic collection
  • Manage pull lists
  • Browse new releases
  • Scan comics with barcode/cover
  • Community reviews and discussion
  • Create wish lists
  • Mark issues as read
Features
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The League of Comic Geeks app makes it easy to know when the hottest new releases are coming out and track your ongoing collection or pull list, in-sync with the League of Comic Geeks website. With this app you can: - Browse recent and upcoming comic book releases, even several months out! - Discover new books with community reviews and discussion - Catalog your growing comic book collection without limits - Scan your comics in with our Cover Scanner or Barcode Scanner - Create and manage a pull list to keep track of your favorites - Save comics you're missing to your wish list to remember later - Mark issues read to save your reading progress - Put together Community Lists to share reading orders, top lists, and more - Learn more about thousands of creators and characters - Search our comic book database containing over 600,000 comics - Find local comic book stores The iOS app will periodically sync with your activity from LeagueofComicGeeks.com and vice-versa when connected to a network. Stay tuned for new, exciting features and improvements! Please note: This is not an app to read or buy comics. Comic Geeks is for tracking and discussing comics.

About

Ultimate Comic Reader

This free comic reader app allows you to import and read DRM-free comics in CBR and CBZ formats on your iOS devices. It offers a clean interface, smooth scrolling, zoom capabilities, and various import options from cloud storage and your computer.

Highlights
  • Supports CBR and CBZ formats
  • Import from iTunes, Dropbox, Google Drive
  • Fast and smooth page scrolling
  • Zoom in/out with double tap or pinch
  • Automatic saving of last read page
  • Organize comics with folders
  • Customizable app themes
Features
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Ultimate Comic Reader is the best and most versatile FREE comic reader app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. It allows you to read DRM-free comics from your own collection, easily and in a very natural way. Ultimate Comic Reader Supports CBR and CBZ comic formats, and it's extremely easy to import comic files onto your iOS device and start reading them in a moment: * Import comics from your Mac or PC using iTunes. * Share comics from another apps in your device (email, browser, etc...) * Load comics directly from your Dropbox or Google Drive. *Download apps from FTP servers, or your local network via FTP as if they were on your device. Features: * Very simple, clean and easy interface. * Support CBR and CBZ formats. * very fast and smooth scrolling between comic pages. * Zoom in and out in comic pages by double tapping on a point, or pinching your fingers. * Quick access for recently read comic. * Comic books are not modified in anyway. you can export them back to your library. * Advanced file browser with ability to copy, move and delete comics. Also create folders to organize them. * Your latest read page for each comic is saved automatically, when you open that book again, it will open to your latest page. * Markers for new comics and read comics. * Thumbnail page browser to jump to any page you want easily. * Take snapshots of pages you like and save them to your camera roll. * Easily pin any folder from your device library, FTP locations, Google Drive folders, or Dropbox folders. Access your pinned folders in a moment. * App interface has different themes to choose from. * All features are fully available in the free version. **Note** Ultimate Comic Reader should not be used to read illegal comics files. If you have any problems with the app, need support or have questions, please feel free to contact us at: info@5starsapps.com

Screenshots

Comic Geeks4 screens
Ultimate Comic Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Comic Geeks at 77% against Ultimate Comic Reader's 20%. Comic Geeks also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Ultimate Comic Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price and device support 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. Ultimate Comic Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Comic Geeks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comic Geeks holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Geeks has 4.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Comic Geeks's written reviews are positive against 20% of Ultimate Comic Reader's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Comic Geeks versus Ultimate Comic Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComic GeeksUltimate Comic Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.4K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB82 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJordan BlancoTamer Abdel-Baset

Customer experience

Comic Geeks

All ratings4,426 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative15.9%

Ultimate Comic Reader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

Comic Geeks

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login and account recovery issues
  • Inconsistent data and release date information
  • Freezing and performance problems
  • Incorrect or missing comic details
  • Syncing issues between app and website

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sort by value or condition for collection
  • Ability to track re-reads and multiple copies
  • Character-focused views and analytics
  • Seamless barcode scanning for all comics
  • Customizable pull list and reading order

Ultimate Comic Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Comic Geeks

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ultimate Comic Reader

One-time1
  • Ultimate Comic Reader Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Comic Geeks free?
Comic Geeks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Comic Reader free?
Ultimate Comic Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Comic Geeks or Ultimate Comic Reader?
Comic Geeks is rated higher. Comic Geeks averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Ultimate Comic Reader averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Comic Geeks or Ultimate Comic Reader have ads?
Comic Geeks shows ads; Ultimate Comic Reader does not.

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