Comic Geeks vs My Media Shelf
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.
My Media Shelf
Manage your physical media collection with ease. This app uses built-in databases to sort your items into alphabetized lists, making it simple to keep track of everything you own. Perfect for collectors who need an organized reference.
- Physical media collection tracking
- Seven built-in databases
- Alphabetized lists
- Easy reference
- Collector's tool
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This app is for the physical media collector that needs some help keeping track of their collection. No one can remember everything. So, let the seven built-in databases do the work for you. It will sort your media into alphabetized lists for easy reference.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Comic Geeks at Free against My Media Shelf's $0.99. Comic Geeks also leads on ratings volume (5K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). My Media Shelf's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Comic Geeks is free to download; My Media Shelf costs $0.99 up front. 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 My Media Shelf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comic Geeks has 5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Comic Geeks ships an update monthly, My Media Shelf every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comic Geeks | My Media Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 27.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordan Blanco | Russell Shannon |
Customer experience
Comic Geeks
My Media Shelf
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
My Media Shelf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comic Geeks
No in-app purchases
My Media Shelf
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Comic Geeks free?
Is My Media Shelf free?
Which has better reviews, Comic Geeks or My Media Shelf?
Do Comic Geeks or My Media Shelf have ads?
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