Comic Geeks vs FX's Alien
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
FX's Alien
Enhance your messages with unique stickers inspired by the FX series "Alien: Earth." Express yourself with imagery from the show.
- Exclusive "Alien: Earth" stickers
- Enhance message conversations
- Directly from the FX series
- Easy to use sticker functionality
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FX's Alien at none against Comic Geeks's shown. FX's Alien also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Comic Geeks's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Comic Geeks against 5.0 for FX's Alien. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Geeks has 4.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Comic Geeks | FX's Alien |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jordan Blanco | FX Networks LLC |
Customer experience
Comic Geeks
FX's Alien
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
FX's Alien
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comic Geeks
No in-app purchases
FX's Alien
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Comic Geeks free?
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