Comic Geeks vs Mud Portal
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.
Mud Portal
Connect to text-based multiplayer worlds with a powerful and accessible MUD client. Features include full Telnet support, split-screen maps, and advanced automation tools like triggers and scripting. Designed with screen-reader users in mind.
- Accessibility-first design with VoiceOver support
- Full Telnet with ANSI color rendering
- Multiple simultaneous sessions
- Split-screen maps
- Powerful triggers and automation
- Built-in scripting language
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Mud Portal is a full-featured MUD client for iPhone — connect to any text-based multiplayer world with desktop-class power and screen-reader-first design. ACCESSIBILITY FIRST - VoiceOver: every control labeled; long text reads in order, title first; gag triggers silence spam for VoiceOver too - Bluetooth/hardware keyboard: Up/Down recalls history CONNECT & PLAY - Full Telnet, 16-/256-color ANSI, optional TLS and MCCP2 compression - Multiple simultaneous sessions with tab switching; reconnects automatically if the network blips - GMCP support — vitals, room tracking, quest data QUEST TRACKER - For GMCP MUDs that send quest data: a live panel tracks your current objective and up to three active quests with progress bars AUTOCORRECT & PROTECTED WORDS - Optional keyboard autocorrect and auto-capitalize for the command bar — both off by default, so no one's typing changes without asking - A Protected Words list keeps invented names, places, and commands safe from correction QUICK COMMAND GROUPS - Named, colored groups — always-expanded or tap-to-open, per-button color overrides, flip buttons that alternate two commands DISCOVER MUD DIRECTORY - Browse a curated, live MUD directory — filter by genre or screen-reader-friendliness, sort A-Z/Z-A, add with a tap; a colored dot shows recent reachability - Submit a MUD, or report one inactive, right from the app LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND (PRO) - Live Activity: server, character, connect time, idle-timeout countdown, comm counts, and a combat indicator — disconnect right there, on-device only - Widget Display settings choose what the card shows, and its colors - If iOS pauses the app in the background, the card says so plainly instead of guessing BACKGROUND KEEP-ALIVE (PRO, OPTIONAL) - Off by default — turn on in Settings to stay connected, foreground or background - Uses location only to keep the session active — never stored or sent; iOS always shows its own location indicator while it's on SPLIT-SCREEN MAPS - Servers using ANSI scroll regions get a pinned map above scrolling text, automatically, via standard VT100 positioning iCLOUD SYNC - Optional Pro sync: servers, triggers, aliases, scripts, maps, and protected words stay in step across devices via your private iCloud, off by default AUTOMATION - Powerful triggers — regex/text match to highlight, gag, rewrite, send, play sounds, or vibrate; optional delay before a Send Command fires - Aliases with $variables; organize triggers, aliases, scripts, and timers into toggleable Classes - Built-in scripting — variables, loops, conditionals, functions, #wait/#if - Combat tracking overlay; smart command suggestions CONTROLS & LOGS - D-pad (optional diagonals, either side), four editable macro buttons; landscape splits D-pad/quick commands to opposite edges - Command history with prefix search; iPad/keyboard: Cmd/Option + 1-9 jumps to a session - In-app log viewer (ANSI color) saved to Files (On My iPhone → Mud Portal) EXTRAS - Built-in or imported alert sounds, preview first; in-app Help & Guide - Adjustable font size per server; configurable timeout, graceful disconnect NO ADS, NO GIMMICKS Connecting, unlimited servers, maps, triggers, filtering, and every accessibility feature are free — no ads, no tracking. MUD PORTAL PRO (optional) Pro unlocks scripting, advanced/conditional triggers, combat analytics, smart suggestions, iCloud sync, a customizable Lock Screen/Dynamic Island, Background Keep-Alive, unlimited triggers/classes/timers/sounds. Yearly subscription or lifetime unlock; tips welcome. Two MUD worlds are pre-loaded — add your own anytime. Mud Portal Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, charged to your Apple ID at purchase; it renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beranek.us/mudportal-privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Comic Geeks at 4.9 against Mud Portal's 4.4. Comic Geeks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 8). Mud Portal's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Mud Portal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Comic Geeks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Comic Geeks holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Geeks has 4.4K ratings behind it against 8, 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 60% of Mud Portal's.
Comic Geeks ships an update monthly, Mud Portal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comic Geeks | Mud Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.4K ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jordan Blanco | Steve Beranek |
Customer experience
Comic Geeks
Mud Portal
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
Mud Portal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comic Geeks
No in-app purchases
Mud Portal
- Mud Portal Pro (Yearly)$2.991 Year
- Soda$1.99
- Slice$4.99
- Movie$9.99
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- Mud Portal Pro (Lifetime)$14.99
- Combo Meal$19.99
Questions
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