Comic Book Viewer vs MangaVision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comic Book Viewer
A fast and user-friendly application for viewing digital comic books and PDF files. It supports various comic archive formats and common image types, offering library management and metadata display.
- Supports CBT, CBZ, CBR, CB7, and PDF formats
- Recognizes PNG, JPG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, and WebP images
- Import/export comics via iTunes or third-party apps
- AirDrop support for sharing between devices
- Displays metadata (CoMet, ACBF, Comic Rack, ComicBookInfo)
- Library search functionality
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Comic Book Viewer is a lightweight, fast and easy to use reader for your favorite comic books in cbt, cbz, cbr, cb7 or pdf format. Recognized image formats include png, jpg, gif, tiff, bmp and webp. Import and export your comics via iTunes or simply by sharing them in any third-party app on your device. Send them to other devices via AirDrop. Comic Book Viewer supports and shows metadata in CoMet, Advanced Comic Book Format, Comic Rack or in ComicBookInfo format and allows you to search your library. Comics seen in screenshots © 2014-2025 by Ctrl+Alt+Del Productions. Courtesy of Tim Buckley, http://www.cad-comic.com. Comics not included.
MangaVision
Easily import and view a wide range of archive and image files, including comics and novels. Offers intuitive page-flipping, zoom, and slideshow features. Organize your collection with a bookshelf and search functionality.
- Supports ZIP, RAR, PDF archives
- Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, GIF images
- Intuitive page flip and zoom
- Slideshow and gallery modes
- Bookshelf with import and search
- Web image import
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Import and display archive files of comics/novels/photos and other images. # Supported formats - Archives: zip, rar, pdf - Images: jpg, png, webp, svg, (gif) # Image viewer - Page flip (swipe, tap, slider, keyboard operation [←→]) - Zoom (pinch, double-tap) - View in landscape orientation - Slide show - Gallery # Bookshelf - Import archive files (multiple files can be selected at once) - Keyword search - Sorting - Folder management # Import images from the Web - Images displayed in WebView can be imported into the application. # Link - Terms of Use: https://shinagawa.app/mangavision/terms-and-conditions/ - Privacy Policy: https://shinagawa.app/mangavision/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Comic Book Viewer at 71% against MangaVision's 0%. Comic Book Viewer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). MangaVision's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. MangaVision sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Comic Book Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Comic Book Viewer ships an update every 3 months, MangaVision every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comic Book Viewer | MangaVision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (135 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Boettcher | Kazuhiro.Yamada |
Customer experience
Comic Book Viewer
MangaVision
Bugs and requests
Comic Book Viewer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Slider not working after recent update
- Pages randomly skipping ahead when switching orientation
- Inability to import some comic file formats
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to rename/reorder comics
- Implement vertical scrolling mode
- Provide more customization settings
- Improve library management with folders/collections
MangaVision
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comic Book Viewer
No in-app purchases
MangaVision
- Premium (monthly)$2.991 Month
Questions
Is Comic Book Viewer free?
Is MangaVision free?
Do Comic Book Viewer or MangaVision have ads?
Which is updated more often, Comic Book Viewer or MangaVision?
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