Comparison

Chester Comix vs Learning US History

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

Head to head
About

Chester Comix

Explore American history through engaging graphic novels. This app brings historical stories to life with interactive panels, extra details, and unlockable content. Designed to make learning fun and accessible for young readers, it offers offline reading capabilities.

Highlights
  • Graphic novel format for history
  • Interactive story panels
  • Unlockable content and extra details
  • Offline reading capability
  • Stories from archive and print
  • Panel by panel view
Features
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Now American history is more fun and easier to access for young readers! For 20 years, Chester the Crab has brought American history alive in a graphic novel format. This reader app will invigorate his storytelling into a living, growing, active set of stories you can purchase and read them on the go. MORE jokes! MORE details that the textbooks miss! MORE new panels to unlock when you visit some of America's most important historic sites! This format promises a more dynamic future for Chester's stories of the important past. This app will be a platform for the ongoing Chester Comix project to: * make available stories from the Chester Comix archive that have not seen print since the early 2000s. * Add extra panels to stories that are in print, to give readers more fun and more facts. * Allow young people to download stories to read them later with or without an internet connection. Digitizing Chester's stories for a mobile platform means more reluctant readers can find his inspiring fun and learn what they need to do well in school. Putting Chester Comix onto a smartphone puts him where young people are already reading their texts and social media. * ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- Bentley Boyd graduated from Harvard University in 1990 with a cum laude degree in History and Literature. He has been a professional cartoonist for 28 years and is a passionate advocate for the use of the graphic novel format to excite reluctant readers about non-fiction material. * ABOUT CHESTER COMIX -- Since 2003 Chester Comix LLC has offered graphic history adventures to young people. Chester currently has 32 titles in print. Sample pages are viewable at www.chestercomix.com, and free teachers guides are available at the website for most of the print titles. * APP FEATURES -- Panel by panel view of the story; a story twice as long as the version that appears in Chester's printed books; secret panels with more story get unlocked when the reader visits related historic sites in the United States.

About

Learning US History

Practice and test your knowledge of U.S. history with quizzes and flashcards covering major time periods. Access all content offline on any device after downloading.

Highlights
  • Diagnostic and practice quizzes
  • Answer explanations
  • Flashcard study mode
  • Offline access
  • Detailed performance tracking
  • Covers 21 major US history periods
Features
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Get U.S. history practice and diagnostic exams, view answer explanations, using an intuitive and cool quiz interface. The questions and corresponding explanations are organized according to 21 major time periods of History of America. Study and learn about history of the world,covering early america history to modern america times, using simple and effective flashcards screen. This app will help you training and learning the american historical events and figures in depths. Our educational app content suitable for history enthusiasts, students, teachers and researchers. Once you have downloaded the app, you can access all the content offline on any mobile device or tablet. Properties : - There are 2 quiz mode. Diagnostic Quiz and Practice Quiz - In diagnostic quiz, you can detect the learning level. - In practice quiz, you can play quiz by selecting any us history concept. View question explanation when you answer using this quiz mode. - Study and learn usa history knowledge using flashcards. - You can review answered questions and its explanation at any time. - Follow your detailed quiz performance at any time. - No internet connection needed. High School US History app include at the following concepts: First Americans Age of Exploration American Colonial Era Road to Revolution American Revolutionary War Early Nation Jeffersonian Era Industrial Revolution Age of Jackson Slavery in America Civil War Reconstruction Gilded Age & Progressive Era World War I The 1920s Great Depression World War 2 Post-War Era Civil Rights Era Vietnam War Era Modern America

Screenshots

Chester Comix4 screens
Learning US History4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chester Comix at 50% against Learning US History's 0%. Chester Comix also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.4 vs 2.0). Learning US History's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ads 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

Chester Comix is free to download; Learning US History costs $1.99 up front. Chester Comix sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Learning US History asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chester Comix holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chester Comix has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Chester Comix's written reviews are positive against 0% of Learning US History's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chester Comix ships an update every 5 months, Learning US History every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Chester Comix versus Learning US History: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChester ComixLearning US History
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (13 ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 47 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChester ComixCoskun CAKIR

Customer experience

Chester Comix

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Learning US History

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Chester Comix

One-time12
  • Battle of BritainFree
  • Battle of the IroncladsFree
  • F.D.R.Free
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  • Lewis & Clark$0.99
  • Fort Sumpter and Secession of Southern States$0.99
  • Battle of Gettysburg$0.99
  • The True Story of Pocahontas$0.99
  • Paul Revere and Lexington and Concord$0.99
  • Boston Tea Party$0.99
  • D-Day$0.99
  • The Spanish-American War$0.99
  • Harriet Tubman, Freedom's Fury$0.99
None

Learning US History

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chester Comix free?
Chester Comix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learning US History free?
Learning US History costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chester Comix or Learning US History?
Chester Comix is rated higher. Chester Comix averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Learning US History averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Chester Comix or Learning US History have ads?
Neither Chester Comix nor Learning US History shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chester Comix or Learning US History?
Chester Comix ships an update every 5 months, and Learning US History every 47 months. Most recently, Chester Comix was updated on October 24, 2026 and Learning US History on October 14, 2026.

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