Comixon vs Newspaper Comic Effect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comixon
Transform your photos into comic-style masterpieces with a single tap. Add speech bubbles, filters, and frames to create unique stories and share them with friends. This app makes every moment a comic book adventure.
- Photo to comic strip conversion
- Comic filters and frames
- Speech bubbles and captions
- Friend feed and profiles
- Like, comment, and share
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Turn Your Life into a Story with stunning Comixon photo editor. Ever dreamed of turning your daily moments into a comics story? With Comixon, you can transform your favorite photos into comic-style masterpieces in just one tap! Whether you’re adding humor to your selfies, crafting unique stories, or making your friends and family laugh, Comixon is the ultimate photo editor for creativity and fun. Features & Upgrades: Magic Button – Instantly turn any photo into a comic strip with a funny line and an auto-generated plot. Photo Filters & Frames – Apply stunning filters and frames to make your images look straight out of a comic book. Speech Bubbles & Emotions – Add expressive speech bubbles and captions to bring your stories to life. Connect & Express Yourself! Follow Your Friends – Check out your friends' comic creations in your personalized feed! Get inspired and interact with their posts. Personal Profile – Show off your best work on your profile and let your creativity shine! Engage & React – Like, comment, and share your favorite comic stories with your friends and family. With Comixon, every moment becomes a comic book adventure! Whether you're making a hilarious meme, telling an engaging story, or adding a creative touch to your photos, this comic creator has everything you need. Download Comixon now and start creating!
Newspaper Comic Effect
Transform your photos into newspaper comic drawings with this app. Add speech bubbles and text, and crop images into various shapes. No internet connection needed.
- Convert photos to newspaper comic style
- Add speech bubbles
- Add text to photos
- Crop photos into shapes
- Offline functionality
- Share to social media
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The newspaper comic effect app lets you turn your photo into a newspaper comic drawing. No internet connection is required! Step 1: To convert your image to a newspaper comic, simply tap the "Add a Photo". You will be presented with the option of choosing a photo from your photo library or taking a picture with your camera! Step 2: Tap the "Apply Comic Effect" button. Save your newspaper comic to your photo library or share it to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+, VK or any other social network, forum or site and set the picture as a profile picture, cover photo etc. As of version 2.2, Newspaper Comic Effect allows you to do a lot more with your photos! The effects are endless because you can mix and combine the features and effects. You can now add speech bubbles to your photos before or after turning them into comic! This means you can also turn the speech bubbles into comics for a more realistic effect! You can also add text to your photos before or after applying the newspaper comic effect! Add the text before applying the comic effect if you want the text to turn into a comic as well! You can also crop your photos into various shapes. Choose from a circle, flag, heart, star, square or rectangle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Newspaper Comic Effect at 94% against Comixon's 39%. Newspaper Comic Effect also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (236 vs 3). Comixon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Newspaper Comic Effect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Comixon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Newspaper Comic Effect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newspaper Comic Effect has 236 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Comixon's written reviews are positive against 94% of Newspaper Comic Effect's.
Comixon ships an update every 2 months, Newspaper Comic Effect every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comixon | Newspaper Comic Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (236 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 236 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ORANGE ROCKETS LTD. | Danny Pajevic |
Customer experience
Comixon
Newspaper Comic Effect
Bugs and requests
Comixon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Newspaper Comic Effect
Reported bugs
2 issues- Alignment issues with exported images
- Spinning wheel or unresponsiveness on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More font and text customization options
- Improved image quality for exported photos
- Additional color/filter effects
In-app purchases
Comixon
No in-app purchases
Newspaper Comic Effect
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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