iComics Reviews

by Gugugagaa

This is the best comic/manga reader app in app store for sure, but I notice one problem that makes me reluctant to rate it 5 stars. It is that when I’m reading a manga and I get to a page with gray shades and lines, iComics brings more “noise” to the page. It hurts my eyes. I’m not sure if that is really a problem on iComics or it’s just my phone. Other than that, what a fantastic app this is

by 👍's Up

Overall iComics is great on iPad and feels like a premium experience. It’s worth the money. I just have 2 major quality of life qualms which deduct a star. For one the organization of comics is inadequate without support for sup folders. This leaves the library feeling overly bloated. Secondly, you can’t select a panel from the comic to override the default cover page. The first page is default for the cover page icon. If your first page is a blank page in your file, then you will be seeing a lot of white. It would also be nice if you could upload custom cover icons as well. If these two features were implemented then iComics would be perfect. Though this appears unlikely as there are reviews from a year ago requesting sub folders and nothing has changed on that front.

by Alanaktion

The actual comic reader experience is one of the best I’ve found on iPad. It’s simple but flexible and intuitive.

The file management is just okay. Importing files is a bit finicky, and there are a few bugs around browsing and managing them that aren’t too intrusive, but make the experience a bit less streamlined than it probably could be.

If importing a large number of files and wanting to organize them into categories, this is supported but not efficient. They have to be imported one at a time, and always seem to be added to the default category rather than the selected one.

by MdRick

I love the style and functionality of iComics , and I love how easy it is to import folders full of comics. But it needs better organizational tools. I need to be able to create subfolders for the myriad Batman (for example) titles so I don’t have to scroll through thousands of collections just to read a certain series. With that addition, this would be a five star app.

by Some One Who Exists

I think this is definitely the best comic reading app out there. I tried all the decent ones before buying this one since the rest were free and even then I gotta say that this was for sure worth the 2 bucks. There are okay alternatives to this but none of the other apps come even close to the quality of this one.
Just a small suggestion from me, though: I think you should add an option to be able to scroll down through all the pages connected (like a scrolling down on a webpage. Hopefully I’m making sense here) instead of only being able to go right one page at a time. iComics is really good at what it does right now but I just know that some people prefer this method of reading.
But anyway, great job on iComics!

by Vanmatre

There’s a bunch of options out there for reading comics but iComics has done it right because it’s simple and works. All the others have something that annoys me, be it the way it looks or the way it functions, this one does not. I really like how it’s easy to add files and you can add them from anywhere. Reading works flawlessly and it remembers where you left off. Great app.

by Gnozea

The name this app does not even begin to cover the amount of items you can store here. I have created and acquired hundreds of comics, digital magazines, illustrated books and stored them in this app. It also allows you to categorize your material for quicker access. It has become my favorite app.

by TemprusAbsque

iComics is fantastic and has the best functionality of any ive seen

My only comment would be that for whatever reason i can not get the icloud feature to work

I would like the files to be stored in icloud so i can read the same comics across all my devices

by Chromastic

I’d been searching for an app that would let me load my own .cbz files. iComics does that quite simply, and also has a few tricks up its sleeve. For example, ‘Zoom Lock’ makes it so swiping up or down doesn’t close the image like it would in the Photos app. It’s a well polished viewer for manga that I didn’t know I needed, but now I can’t live without.

by DoctorSlow

Since Comic Zeal hasn't been updated or supported in years I wanted an alternative comic book reader with a simple clean interface that just worked. iComic does this and more. I do wish you could add folders instead of just individual issues, but once added it's easy enough to make collections and sort.

by Shgoldn

I dont like all the extra steps to save images.
first you click share button, then you gotta click ‘done’, THEN you can scroll to save image, then press ‘cancel’ to return to comic books.

just put a simple save image button somewhere no need for extra steps

by Depdoug

Well, I did it again. Tried a few new different comic reader apps and also some old ones. What else is there to do during this time? But I still keep coming back to the absolute best and easiest to use comic reader app out there. It is well worth the price and ten times over. Look forward to the future with this app!

by Chris Pike

I use another app for western comics (mostly out of habit), but I'm migrating all my manga reading over to this one. There's a lot of nice touches once you explore the settings, like numbering the pages right-to-left if you turn pages that way.

Dual page view would be nice, but since you can control the page turn animation by hand it's not really an issue. Just do it slowly if a splash page is divided.

by Noiseplayer

honestly id give iComics 6 stars as its the best in its class ive found after bookman pro pined for the fjords.

BUT, when i add a bunch of pdfs, cbz, or cbr files via itunes filesharing, most of the files disappear, being successfully transferred but then not showing up in iComics . if you can let me know why, id appreciate it. ipad pro 10.5, latest ios11, latest itunes and high sierra. files are 100% valid and in no way corrupter, locked or encrypted

by Schmohey

Tried a number of comic readers, happened to pick this up when it was free sometime ago, despite having given up reading on a tablet. This is well designed , stable, and easily managed reader: drag and drop files in Finder, quick to update library. Thought support was going to stop, but was spurred to review with update that includes dark mode in library! Great app for your reading pleasure!

by Boby_Wan

I use iComics everyday to read cbr and cbz comics. It's excellent at that. It's true that the import process could be better (for example, iComics crashes when the name of the comic file has a dot), but I use iTunes to import a whole folder of comics once in a while and then read them for weeks (so this little annoyance takes just a small percentage of time compared to all the good times I have with iComics ).

I would definitely recommend it to everyone! Congratulations to the developer for such an amazing job! 👍👍👍

by Vic.96.

So up until last year (2019) I have always used comic Zeal but without having any support for the last few years and too much bugs I decided to change and in the end this one for me is the best app but it’s missing a few things:
-First it is missing subfolders. SUPER IMPORTANT
-Second a view for unread comics from a folder perspective that would also tell you the subfolder
-Third Split view compatibility
-Fourth it would be great if it could automatically allocate the comics that I’m adding or that I could import to a specific folder
-And last which would be nice but it isn’t really necessary automatic background.

Everything here I wish it could be added as an option so if something isn’t working properly or is simply not of my liking it could be disabled. In all and all is really great but please subfolder support is much needed😭😭😭

by Mcecuapr

I’ve been using iComics for more than 3 years and I have enjoyed it immensely. It is very easy to use, in terms of aggregating your comics from multiple sources. You can import from Google Drive, Doc, Files, your computer, the internet, wherever!

It always flows seamlessly, and the customizable features for reading make it very different from other apps. It’s always high-quality, no compression and can read pretty much any file. I even use it to store general PDFs for work at this point and I always have what I need with me.

If you have been looking for an app to enhance your experience, this is the one.

by Hdkelsmdkak

I wanted to read some manga that I had cbz files for and was looking for an app for that. I tried several which weren't to my liking but I gave this one the benefit of the doubt and paid for it. Very very happy with it. Very sleek design and very fast and seamless usage. Transitions to the next volume is so smooth; you can just click a button and it seamlessly loads the next file. You don't even need to leave the reader page it's like it was one big book instead of several separate volumes. Highly recommend.

The developer is also very responsive and passionate for iComics!

by Te'Sins

I was searching for a reader I could export my comics directly from Dropbox. For some reason, most readers I downloaded either were for buying/downloading directly from their stores or you would need to use a computer to upload.

This instead was fast and painless. Besides that, it's quick and the comics look beautiful. Library looks great. No complaints.

by Troopmindset

Whether you are transferring via usb or downloading via iCloud, your comics will not download right. Want to select all 12 comics in a folder and add them? Good luck. It will import 7 of them randomly, then you’ll need to manually add the others. Also, if you try to add a folder of comics via iTunes, you must close the this app app, reopen it and let it crash, then reopen it again to confirm SOME of your comics transferred, then move another folder. Everything else I’ve tried has resulted in just empty collections in iComics . Dev doesn’t respond to tweets.

by ObliviousRed

Definitely worth the buy

I’ve started reading comics again thanks to iComics, it’s great and has replaced my other aging/bloated readers.

I really wish I could view 2 pages at once when my iPad is horizontal, the 12.9” screen is definitely big enough for it and the view reminds me of holding a real book in my hands.

by PatfB

There’s no way to disable the next page slide animation. In ComicFlow if you tap the side of the screen you can skip the page transition animation and the next page appears instantly like the next slide in a PowerPoint presentation.

Also experienced multiple app crashes when transferring lots of comics from my computer to my iPad via iTunes.

by Dave2748849

Best comic book app I tried. Free ones weren't cutting it. Would love an option to choose which page of the comic book is the cover page. On some of my comics, the cover page is page 2 because page 1 shows the website that scanned the comic.

by Someone7777skakdjdjdk

This comic reader app is great, but it's four things away from being a 5 star app:

1- The ability to save comics directly into a specific collection (through the Files app) without it being unable to detect those comics once iComics is opened again. This is a bug.
2- A sync/refresh button for when something like the above occurs.
3- Remove the ".Trash" that is created every time a comic is added to the root of iComics through the Files app. It always reappears and it's not needed in my opinion.
4- An option to have private comics, essentially locking some of the comics via password/biometrics.

Otherwise, iComics is great and I really enjoy using it, those four things would just be the cherry on the cake.

by Happyzmbie

So far I am loving this comic reader. Great user interface and it gets everything right as far as reading comics goes and it does it without any extra unnecessary stuff. Simple to the point. Import comics and start reading. What else could you want.