Comic Viewer is certainly a solid alternative though. Its organisation is nowhere near the level of ComicZeal’s (though you can manually categorise things themselves), so I’d recommend spending the extra dollar on Comic Zeal. It also has a silly-but-kind-of-awesome page flipping animation and sound (which you can turn off), if you want to recreate the real-life reading experience as much as possible. It has a “fit to screen” or “fit to width” mode that works flawlessly, and it has a few settings to keep the reading experience solid. The CompetitionĬomic Viewer is slightly cheaper at $4.49, but it has enough options to keep most people happy.

Similarly, importing comics takes a long time, and you can’t do anything while the app is importing - so if you’re importing a large number of comics, be prepared to set your device down and wait a while. Turning pages is a bit slower than it is in other comic readers, so going from page to page doesn’t feel very smooth at all. Where It Falls ShortĬomic Zeal does have a few annoyances, but they’re minor enough to keep it in the top slot. The “smart zoom” feature is particularly awesome. Comic Zeal also has a lot of settings for reading, which means you can get everything set up just how you like it. It can be a little tedious to do, but it’s still light years ahead of any other comic readers. If you want to do something different - like create a reading list for a multi-series event - you can do so by swiping individual issues into ComicZeal’s “slider”, then emptying them out as you see fit. When you import new comics, it automatically detects the series name and filters them all into their own categories by series. Comic Zeal is, hands down, the best app on iOS for organising your comic library.

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