iComics Hack 1.6.0 + Redeem Codes
A DRM-free comic book reader
Developer: Tim Oliver
Category: Entertainment
Price: $0.99 (Download for free)
Version: 1.6.0
ID: com.timoliver.icomics
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Description
iComics® is a Universal app designed for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that allows you to read DRM-free comics from your own collection, quickly and smoothly!
"Highly customizable and polished" -The Best Apps for Reading Comics on Your iPad, MakeUseOf, 2015
"Attractively designed" -Best Comic File Readers, AppAdvice, 2015
Supporting all of the major comic formats, iComics makes it extremely easy to import comic files onto your iOS device and start reading them straight away!
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Features
* Supports all of the major comic formats (ZIP, CBZ, RAR, CBR, 7ZIP, CB7, TAR, CBT, LZH, LHA, EPUB, PDF).
* Collections for organizing sets of comics.
* Hot jumping directly from one comic to the next.
* Super smooth scrolling when turning pages.
* Comics can be imported from your PC via iTunes, or from other apps on your iOS device (Such as Dropbox, or Safari).
* Comic files are never modified or destroyed (So you can get them back off your device whenever you want!)
* A slider that lets you jump between comic pages quickly.
* Comics can be read from left-to-right, or right-to-left (Great for Eastern comics)
* Page zooming can be set to reset every time a page is turned, or locked to the same scale across all pages.
* Extra wide comic pages can be split up and treated as two separate pages.
* Many sharing settings including being able to email, print or locally save individual pages!
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System Requirements
iComics requires iOS 9.0 or higher
Supported hardware includes:
* iPad (2 and above)
* iPhone (4 and above)
* iPod touch (5th Gen)
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Follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for updates!
"Highly customizable and polished" -The Best Apps for Reading Comics on Your iPad, MakeUseOf, 2015
"Attractively designed" -Best Comic File Readers, AppAdvice, 2015
Supporting all of the major comic formats, iComics makes it extremely easy to import comic files onto your iOS device and start reading them straight away!
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Features
* Supports all of the major comic formats (ZIP, CBZ, RAR, CBR, 7ZIP, CB7, TAR, CBT, LZH, LHA, EPUB, PDF).
* Collections for organizing sets of comics.
* Hot jumping directly from one comic to the next.
* Super smooth scrolling when turning pages.
* Comics can be imported from your PC via iTunes, or from other apps on your iOS device (Such as Dropbox, or Safari).
* Comic files are never modified or destroyed (So you can get them back off your device whenever you want!)
* A slider that lets you jump between comic pages quickly.
* Comics can be read from left-to-right, or right-to-left (Great for Eastern comics)
* Page zooming can be set to reset every time a page is turned, or locked to the same scale across all pages.
* Extra wide comic pages can be split up and treated as two separate pages.
* Many sharing settings including being able to email, print or locally save individual pages!
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System Requirements
iComics requires iOS 9.0 or higher
Supported hardware includes:
* iPad (2 and above)
* iPhone (4 and above)
* iPod touch (5th Gen)
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Follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for updates!
Version history
1.6.0
2021-09-23
Hi everyone! Thanks again for using iComics! This is a very quick update that adds support for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, as well as all of the new devices that came along with that.
I have some plans for a more substantial update soon. Please stay tuned! :)
I have some plans for a more substantial update soon. Please stay tuned! :)
1.5.5
2021-05-24
* Fixed an issue with the new comic loader engine where certain types of comic books would fail to load correctly.
1.5.4
2021-05-10
* Added support for iPhone 12, iPad Air and iPad (8th generation)
* Updated decompression engine to support latest compression formats (including RAR5)
* Fixed a bug where certain ePUB files wouldn't show all their pages.
* Fixed a bug where naming collections with diacritic characters would make the collection appear twice.
* Made page-turning animation interactive to make reading faster.
* Updated decompression engine to support latest compression formats (including RAR5)
* Fixed a bug where certain ePUB files wouldn't show all their pages.
* Fixed a bug where naming collections with diacritic characters would make the collection appear twice.
* Made page-turning animation interactive to make reading faster.
1.5.3
2020-09-23
* New support for iOS 14.
* A new iOS 14 widget for resuming your last opened comic books.
* Dark Mode on the library page.
* Improved rendering of PDF comic pages.
* Additional bug and stability fixes.
* A new iOS 14 widget for resuming your last opened comic books.
* Dark Mode on the library page.
* Improved rendering of PDF comic pages.
* Additional bug and stability fixes.
1.5.2
2020-07-02
* Fixed a bug where it wasn't possible to clear the cache because the popover was rendering lower than it should.
* Reworked the file formats definition list to be more comprehensive. This should hopefully lower the number of issues where valid comic files are greyed out in third party providers like Google Drive.
* Added support for scanning the order of comic pages inside ePub files (Any imported comics will need to be re-imported for the new pages to show)
* Fixed an issue where pages of a specific aspect ratio were getting clipped by the sensor housing on Face ID iPhone devices.
* Fixed the cool down timer when prompting for reviews, as apparently some users were seeing it far too often.
* Reworked the file formats definition list to be more comprehensive. This should hopefully lower the number of issues where valid comic files are greyed out in third party providers like Google Drive.
* Added support for scanning the order of comic pages inside ePub files (Any imported comics will need to be re-imported for the new pages to show)
* Fixed an issue where pages of a specific aspect ratio were getting clipped by the sensor housing on Face ID iPhone devices.
* Fixed the cool down timer when prompting for reviews, as apparently some users were seeing it far too often.
1.5.1
2020-03-07
* Fixed a crash that was occurring for users running iOS versions less than 10.3.
* Fixed a bug where the library and group sorting UI would look strange on versions less than iOS 13.
* Fixed a bug where the library and group sorting UI would look strange on versions less than iOS 13.
1.5.0
2020-03-02
Hi folks! Thanks so much for the amazing amounts of patience! The iOS 13 release of iComics is here! :D
- Support for the latest version of iOS and iPadOS.
- Screen size support for the new iPad Air (3rd Generation).
- Added support for displaying WebP images.
- Added choices for additional app icons.
- Completely overhauled the file importing system to be far more stable, especially for handling sub-folders.
- Added more robust integration with iCloud Drive and the Files app.
- Added support for controlling comic progression via keyboard.
- Added support for controlling comic progression via Xbox One and PS4 controllers.
- Refined opening comics animations for the latest iOS devices.
- Added option to re-import comics if necessary.
- Fixed tutorial links to always direct to a valid web page.
- Additional bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.
I'll have some more announcements for the future of iComics soon. Please check https://tim.dev to keep up-to-date! :D
- Support for the latest version of iOS and iPadOS.
- Screen size support for the new iPad Air (3rd Generation).
- Added support for displaying WebP images.
- Added choices for additional app icons.
- Completely overhauled the file importing system to be far more stable, especially for handling sub-folders.
- Added more robust integration with iCloud Drive and the Files app.
- Added support for controlling comic progression via keyboard.
- Added support for controlling comic progression via Xbox One and PS4 controllers.
- Refined opening comics animations for the latest iOS devices.
- Added option to re-import comics if necessary.
- Fixed tutorial links to always direct to a valid web page.
- Additional bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.
I'll have some more announcements for the future of iComics soon. Please check https://tim.dev to keep up-to-date! :D
1.4.5
2018-12-06
- Support for the all new iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and iPad Pro!
- General compatibility fixes and improvements for iOS 12.
- Added the ability to sort comic collections by title.
- Added the ability to turn comic pages with Apple Pencil (2nd Generation).
- General compatibility fixes and improvements for iOS 12.
- Added the ability to sort comic collections by title.
- Added the ability to turn comic pages with Apple Pencil (2nd Generation).
1.4
2017-11-21
- Support for iPhone X.
- Support for the 10.5" iPad Pro.
- Various bug fixes and minor performance updates.
- Support for the 10.5" iPad Pro.
- Various bug fixes and minor performance updates.
1.3.5
2016-09-22
Hi everyone!! Thanks to your feedback, I discovered a few issues that was causing crashes in specific circumstances.
- Fixed a crash when reading comics with massively huge image resolutions.
- Fixed an issue when moving comics between groups would sometimes cause a crash.
Sorry for any inconvenience. I'm still on the tail-end of another massive project, so I hope to give iComics the love it deserves after then. :)
- Fixed a crash when reading comics with massively huge image resolutions.
- Fixed an issue when moving comics between groups would sometimes cause a crash.
Sorry for any inconvenience. I'm still on the tail-end of another massive project, so I hope to give iComics the love it deserves after then. :)
1.3.4
2016-09-19
- Updated for full compatibility with iOS 10.
- A redesigned Today Widget taking advantage of the new look in iOS 10.
- General updates and improvements to underlying systems.
Hi everyone! Thanks again for all of your support!
This is a small incremental update for now, but I'm still making progress on the much larger update in order to bring in better comic importing. Please continue to sit tight! Thanks! :)
- A redesigned Today Widget taking advantage of the new look in iOS 10.
- General updates and improvements to underlying systems.
Hi everyone! Thanks again for all of your support!
This is a small incremental update for now, but I'm still making progress on the much larger update in order to bring in better comic importing. Please continue to sit tight! Thanks! :)
1.3.3
2015-11-24
Thanks again for using iComics!
This is a quick update that introduces proper support for the new, epic iPad Pro. Enjoy! :D
If you experience any further issues, please email [email protected]
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Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
This is a quick update that introduces proper support for the new, epic iPad Pro. Enjoy! :D
If you experience any further issues, please email [email protected]
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Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
1.3.2
2015-10-20
Thanks again for using iComics!
This is a quick update to fix an issue where the app would continually crash on launch on certain devices.
Apologies to anyone who was experiencing this issue.
If you experience any further issues, please email [email protected]
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Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
This is a quick update to fix an issue where the app would continually crash on launch on certain devices.
Apologies to anyone who was experiencing this issue.
If you experience any further issues, please email [email protected]
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Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
1.3.1
2015-10-06
Thanks again for using iComics!
- iOS 9 Compatibility
iComics has been slightly modified and recompiled to be properly compatible and up-to-date with iOS 9.
- Fixed a bug where external apps might not recognise comic book file formats (coz, car etc) when attempting to import them.
- Additional bug fixes and general refinements
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Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
- iOS 9 Compatibility
iComics has been slightly modified and recompiled to be properly compatible and up-to-date with iOS 9.
- Fixed a bug where external apps might not recognise comic book file formats (coz, car etc) when attempting to import them.
- Additional bug fixes and general refinements
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Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
1.3
2015-07-07
Thanks again for using iComics!
- Image Cropper
When you tap the 'share' button, you can now crop comic pages to specific portions before you post them.
- Fixed a bug where zoom-locking wasn't working properly after double-tapping the screen.
- Additional bug fixes and general refinements
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Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
- Image Cropper
When you tap the 'share' button, you can now crop comic pages to specific portions before you post them.
- Fixed a bug where zoom-locking wasn't working properly after double-tapping the screen.
- Additional bug fixes and general refinements
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Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
1.2.5
2015-04-03
Thanks again for using iComics! Here's a few enhancements to hold you over until the next batch of major updates!
- iOS 8 Today Widget
This widget shows the latest comic you opened in each collection, providing you both a quick reminder on what you were reading, as well as a very convienient way to pickup where you left off.
- Option to disable iTunes backup
If you keep all your comics on your PC, a new setting has been added in iComics settings to explictly stop both iCloud and iTunes making their own backups of those comics.
- Improved double-tap to zoom on comic pages
Double-tapping once will make the comic fill the screen, and double-tapping again will now zoom in 140% of the page size.
- Sorting Control in Grid Mode
You can now sort and filter comics both alphabetically, and by reading progress when looking at comic covers in the grid mode, as well as the list mode now.
- Sorting control is now reversible
If you prefer sorting your comics from latest to oldest, now you can!
- iOS 7 native animations
Many of iComics' custom animations have been replaced with the new animation features of iOS 7, resulting in a much more 'native' feel to the app.
- PDF reader fixes
Certain comics were loading at 90 degree rotated angles, or at a very low resolution. These issues have now been fixed.
- Swipe to delete
At the request of a user, swipe-to-delete has been rebuilt from the ground up for the new comics list view.
- Polish and Italian language support
- Additional bug fixes and general refinements
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Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
- iOS 8 Today Widget
This widget shows the latest comic you opened in each collection, providing you both a quick reminder on what you were reading, as well as a very convienient way to pickup where you left off.
- Option to disable iTunes backup
If you keep all your comics on your PC, a new setting has been added in iComics settings to explictly stop both iCloud and iTunes making their own backups of those comics.
- Improved double-tap to zoom on comic pages
Double-tapping once will make the comic fill the screen, and double-tapping again will now zoom in 140% of the page size.
- Sorting Control in Grid Mode
You can now sort and filter comics both alphabetically, and by reading progress when looking at comic covers in the grid mode, as well as the list mode now.
- Sorting control is now reversible
If you prefer sorting your comics from latest to oldest, now you can!
- iOS 7 native animations
Many of iComics' custom animations have been replaced with the new animation features of iOS 7, resulting in a much more 'native' feel to the app.
- PDF reader fixes
Certain comics were loading at 90 degree rotated angles, or at a very low resolution. These issues have now been fixed.
- Swipe to delete
At the request of a user, swipe-to-delete has been rebuilt from the ground up for the new comics list view.
- Polish and Italian language support
- Additional bug fixes and general refinements
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Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
1.2.1
2015-01-18
- Fixed an issue where files couldn't be selected from iCloud Drive in certain situations.
- Various bug fixes and localization updates.
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Thanks again for using iComics!
Just a reminder, I read every single iComics review that gets posted to the App Store. If you're having a problem with the app and are thinking of giving it a 1-star review, please get in touch at '[email protected]' beforehand!
Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
- Various bug fixes and localization updates.
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Thanks again for using iComics!
Just a reminder, I read every single iComics review that gets posted to the App Store. If you're having a problem with the app and are thinking of giving it a 1-star review, please get in touch at '[email protected]' beforehand!
Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
1.2
2014-12-31
• Introuducing iCloud Drive support
Copy comics from your desktop Mac/PC as well as from other local apps using the new integrated iCloud Drive feature of iOS 8!
• Refined Page Sorting
After several users left reviews stating some of their comic books were jumbled compared to their PC readers, this version of iComics now uses Apple's industry standard algorithms to sort comic pages. This is the same set of algorithms that power file sorting in Mac OS X Finder.
If your comic pages are still jumbled, please send an email to '[email protected]'.
• French localization
• General bug fixes and improvements
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Thanks again for using iComics!
Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
Copy comics from your desktop Mac/PC as well as from other local apps using the new integrated iCloud Drive feature of iOS 8!
• Refined Page Sorting
After several users left reviews stating some of their comic books were jumbled compared to their PC readers, this version of iComics now uses Apple's industry standard algorithms to sort comic pages. This is the same set of algorithms that power file sorting in Mac OS X Finder.
If your comic pages are still jumbled, please send an email to '[email protected]'.
• French localization
• General bug fixes and improvements
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Thanks again for using iComics!
Please remember to rate the app on the App Store, and make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for all the latest updates!
1.1.1
2014-11-15
Version 1.1.1 fixes several critical crashes and loading glitches that were occurring in comics with certain large-sized pages. Thank you for your feedback and support!
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Thanks a lot for your patience! iComics v1.1 is finally here!
It's taken a really long time to get to this point, but I'm really proud of the results, and I hope you agree that it was worth the wait!
New features:
* A bold new visual design taking advantage of Apple's graphical innovations in both iOS 7 and iOS 8.
* Proper iOS 8 integration, including support for the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus screen sizes.
* Collections! You can now add sets of comics to collections, and bulk-apply reading settings to them.
* A new grid based interface for displaying comic thumbnails, crafted entirely from scratch and tailored specifically for iComics.
* Comic hot jumping, allowing you to continue onto the next comic directly from the last!
* General revamping of comic loading and rendering code to ensure buttery-smooth animations across all supported iOS devices.
Please remember to rate iComics on the App Store, and if you have any questions or comments, make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook!
---
Thanks a lot for your patience! iComics v1.1 is finally here!
It's taken a really long time to get to this point, but I'm really proud of the results, and I hope you agree that it was worth the wait!
New features:
* A bold new visual design taking advantage of Apple's graphical innovations in both iOS 7 and iOS 8.
* Proper iOS 8 integration, including support for the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus screen sizes.
* Collections! You can now add sets of comics to collections, and bulk-apply reading settings to them.
* A new grid based interface for displaying comic thumbnails, crafted entirely from scratch and tailored specifically for iComics.
* Comic hot jumping, allowing you to continue onto the next comic directly from the last!
* General revamping of comic loading and rendering code to ensure buttery-smooth animations across all supported iOS devices.
Please remember to rate iComics on the App Store, and if you have any questions or comments, make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook!
1.1
2014-11-13
Thanks a lot for your patience! iComics v1.1 is finally here!
It's taken a really long time to get to this point, but I'm really proud of the results, and I hope you agree that it was worth the wait!
New features:
* A bold new visual design taking advantage of Apple's graphical innovations in both iOS 7 and iOS 8.
* Proper iOS 8 integration, including support for the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus screen sizes.
* Collections! You can now add sets of comics to collections, and bulk-apply reading settings to them.
* A new grid based interface for displaying comic thumbnails, crafted entirely from scratch and tailored specifically for iComics.
* Comic hot jumping, allowing you to continue onto the next comic directly from the last!
* General revamping of comic loading and rendering code to ensure buttery-smooth animations across all supported iOS devices.
Please remember to rate iComics on the App Store, and if you have any questions or comments, make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook!
It's taken a really long time to get to this point, but I'm really proud of the results, and I hope you agree that it was worth the wait!
New features:
* A bold new visual design taking advantage of Apple's graphical innovations in both iOS 7 and iOS 8.
* Proper iOS 8 integration, including support for the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus screen sizes.
* Collections! You can now add sets of comics to collections, and bulk-apply reading settings to them.
* A new grid based interface for displaying comic thumbnails, crafted entirely from scratch and tailored specifically for iComics.
* Comic hot jumping, allowing you to continue onto the next comic directly from the last!
* General revamping of comic loading and rendering code to ensure buttery-smooth animations across all supported iOS devices.
Please remember to rate iComics on the App Store, and if you have any questions or comments, make sure to follow 'iComicsApp' on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook!
1.0.6
2013-06-16
New file formats:
-LZH /LHA
New language support:
-Japanese
-Chinese (Simplified)
-Chinese (Traditional)
-Polish
-German
-Spanish
Other New features:
-Added an embedded browser to minimise switching to Safari. (Source code available on GitHub)
-When emailing a comic page, each one is now sent with its proper file name.
Bug fixes:
-Revamped the way solid archives are handled.
-Fixed a crash that occurred when loading large PDF files.
-Fixed a bug where comics with Unicode filenames sometimes loaded backwards.
-Added all of the latest file formats to the "Open in" dialog of Safari and other apps.
-Fixed a few UI related bugs.
-LZH /LHA
New language support:
-Japanese
-Chinese (Simplified)
-Chinese (Traditional)
-Polish
-German
-Spanish
Other New features:
-Added an embedded browser to minimise switching to Safari. (Source code available on GitHub)
-When emailing a comic page, each one is now sent with its proper file name.
Bug fixes:
-Revamped the way solid archives are handled.
-Fixed a crash that occurred when loading large PDF files.
-Fixed a bug where comics with Unicode filenames sometimes loaded backwards.
-Added all of the latest file formats to the "Open in" dialog of Safari and other apps.
-Fixed a few UI related bugs.
1.0.5
2013-04-05
G'day everyone!
I've been quite busy making a new streamlined design for iComics in order to seamlessly incorporate collections and the other major features.
After 3 iterations, I've finally got a design down that looks awesome, but now the challenge is actually putting it all into the app!
Anyway, since that's going to take a little bit longer, in the meantime, here's a quick update that adds a few of the smaller features you requested as well as a bunch of bug fixes!
New stuff:
- Now supports comics in CBT (TAR) and CB7 (7ZIP) archives (Possibly the first iOS comic reader app to do this!?)
- Revamped the PDF viewer so text and vector graphics stay crisp as you zoom in! (Useful for certain open RPG player handbooks I hear!)
- Refined the database engine so it's faster and more stable. (Should have eradicated a glitch where comics continually import themselves)
- Now powered by the same archive engine as The Unarchiver app for Mac, previously unreadable RAR files should all work now. (Shout-out to Dag Ågren for that. Thanks for the help!)
- Added 'Open in Chrome' to all external links. (Just in case you crave variety!)
- Added choices for background colour, including black, white and the iOS linen pattern. (Can't get enough of that linen! XD)
- Optimised graphics in the comics list view for smoother scrolling. (Down to the original iPad. I'm VERY happy with this.)
- Removed the cheesy alert messages. (This one hurt a bit to do, but I was receiving death threats for invoking YOLO. ^_^;)
- Added 'Gift' and 'Rate' iComics buttons in the About display dialog. (For your convienience. No pressure or anything. ;) )
- Added 'crossfade' transitions when loading comic pages to make the overall effect less jarring. (Snapping from the thumbnail version to high-res always seemed bad to me)
- Refined the 'opening' and 'closing' animations of comics from the main list, so they are now much smoother.
- Refined the loading of thumbnails in the comic list, so they no longer pop in.
- Disabled solid archives from loading. (After much testing, I finally decided that I'd rather just disable it, rather than having it confuse users into thinking the app was broken, like I did.)
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a bug where comics with upper-case file extensions wouldn't be recognised. (This one was a bugbear. Really sorry about that.)
- Fixed a bug where page images with upper-case file extensions would be ignored. (Not sure how I missed that one. Sorry!)
- Fixed the button graphics displayed within the navigation bars when using the app in landscape mode on iPhone/iPod touch.
- Fixed a bug on iPhone 5 where comics with zoom lock enabled would periodically crash. (The thing's so flipping fast, it executes tasks in a different order to other iOS devices)
- Fixed a bug where comics would intermittently forget to update their status to 'read' on the end page. (Hands down, the number one reported bug. Enjoy guys. ;D )
Thanks a lot everyone! Feel free to send me some feedback on what you think! Enjoy!
-Tim
I've been quite busy making a new streamlined design for iComics in order to seamlessly incorporate collections and the other major features.
After 3 iterations, I've finally got a design down that looks awesome, but now the challenge is actually putting it all into the app!
Anyway, since that's going to take a little bit longer, in the meantime, here's a quick update that adds a few of the smaller features you requested as well as a bunch of bug fixes!
New stuff:
- Now supports comics in CBT (TAR) and CB7 (7ZIP) archives (Possibly the first iOS comic reader app to do this!?)
- Revamped the PDF viewer so text and vector graphics stay crisp as you zoom in! (Useful for certain open RPG player handbooks I hear!)
- Refined the database engine so it's faster and more stable. (Should have eradicated a glitch where comics continually import themselves)
- Now powered by the same archive engine as The Unarchiver app for Mac, previously unreadable RAR files should all work now. (Shout-out to Dag Ågren for that. Thanks for the help!)
- Added 'Open in Chrome' to all external links. (Just in case you crave variety!)
- Added choices for background colour, including black, white and the iOS linen pattern. (Can't get enough of that linen! XD)
- Optimised graphics in the comics list view for smoother scrolling. (Down to the original iPad. I'm VERY happy with this.)
- Removed the cheesy alert messages. (This one hurt a bit to do, but I was receiving death threats for invoking YOLO. ^_^;)
- Added 'Gift' and 'Rate' iComics buttons in the About display dialog. (For your convienience. No pressure or anything. ;) )
- Added 'crossfade' transitions when loading comic pages to make the overall effect less jarring. (Snapping from the thumbnail version to high-res always seemed bad to me)
- Refined the 'opening' and 'closing' animations of comics from the main list, so they are now much smoother.
- Refined the loading of thumbnails in the comic list, so they no longer pop in.
- Disabled solid archives from loading. (After much testing, I finally decided that I'd rather just disable it, rather than having it confuse users into thinking the app was broken, like I did.)
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a bug where comics with upper-case file extensions wouldn't be recognised. (This one was a bugbear. Really sorry about that.)
- Fixed a bug where page images with upper-case file extensions would be ignored. (Not sure how I missed that one. Sorry!)
- Fixed the button graphics displayed within the navigation bars when using the app in landscape mode on iPhone/iPod touch.
- Fixed a bug on iPhone 5 where comics with zoom lock enabled would periodically crash. (The thing's so flipping fast, it executes tasks in a different order to other iOS devices)
- Fixed a bug where comics would intermittently forget to update their status to 'read' on the end page. (Hands down, the number one reported bug. Enjoy guys. ;D )
Thanks a lot everyone! Feel free to send me some feedback on what you think! Enjoy!
-Tim
1.0
2012-09-24
And we're rolling out the big guns! Hope you folks enjoy!
- Support for iPhone 5 and iOS 6
- Automatic import via iTunes
- Significantly enhanced comic page scrolling
- Comprehensive comic listing with thumbnails and metadata
- The ability to edit all comics in the listing
- Comics in CBR/RAR, PDF and EPUB format can now be opened
- Many, many, MANY (Did I say many?) bug fixes
- Support for iPhone 5 and iOS 6
- Automatic import via iTunes
- Significantly enhanced comic page scrolling
- Comprehensive comic listing with thumbnails and metadata
- The ability to edit all comics in the listing
- Comics in CBR/RAR, PDF and EPUB format can now be opened
- Many, many, MANY (Did I say many?) bug fixes
0.9
2012-01-20
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Ratings
4.8 out of 5
2 537 Ratings
Reviews
Ozzy Meowsbourne,
YES , YES , YES!
I’ve literally downloaded every comic book reader in the AppStore and they were all difficult and hard to use, it was a total nightmare. I really HATE buying apps, but I was so desperate I crossed my fingers and hoped I didn’t waste a 1.99$ on a garbage app, well I’m glad I took a leap ! You get what you pay for, you PAY for something to work and it WORKS!
This is the best and easiest comic book reader I’ve came across. I use iCloud to import all my comics and this works great! ( go to the iCloud website on your computer , create a folder for your comics and drag the CBR Files to iCloud Drive on PC, once they’re done downloading in iCloud you just download them using the files app built in on your iPhone!) it’s really very easy and hassle free. To add your icloud books you simply press one button and load them
Up using this app! I’m very very very overjoyed that I found this!
This is the best and easiest comic book reader I’ve came across. I use iCloud to import all my comics and this works great! ( go to the iCloud website on your computer , create a folder for your comics and drag the CBR Files to iCloud Drive on PC, once they’re done downloading in iCloud you just download them using the files app built in on your iPhone!) it’s really very easy and hassle free. To add your icloud books you simply press one button and load them
Up using this app! I’m very very very overjoyed that I found this!
Some One Who Exists,
Definitely worth buying
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. The app 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 this app!
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. The app 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 this app!
👍's up,
Great experience, just missing a few quality of life features
Overall the app 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 the app 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.
Hdkelsmdkak,
Definitely worth the money
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 this app!
The developer is also very responsive and passionate for this app!
Mcecuapr,
Amazing
I’ve been using this app 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.
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.
Vic.96.,
Really good but...
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😭😭😭
-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😭😭😭
Alanaktion,
Great reader, okay file management
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.
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.
Boby_Wan,
Best comic reader I've tried
I use this app everyday to read cbr and cbz comics. It's excellent at that. It's true that the import process could be better (for example, the app 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 the app).
I would definitely recommend it to everyone! Congratulations to the developer for such an amazing job! 👍👍👍
I would definitely recommend it to everyone! Congratulations to the developer for such an amazing job! 👍👍👍
Abilash!,
Almost Perfect.
I’ve tried out a few different comic reader apps on the store, and iComics is easily my favorite. It’s sleek, clean, and is overall an excellent reading experience.
My one problem however, is the lack of sub-folder support. The issue wasn’t noticeable when my collection was small, but the app will certainly become a chore to navigate if you read a lot of single issue comics or manga.
There is a “Collections” feature that alleviates the issue somewhat, but it’s sadly not quite the same. I hope to see this feature soon!
My one problem however, is the lack of sub-folder support. The issue wasn’t noticeable when my collection was small, but the app will certainly become a chore to navigate if you read a lot of single issue comics or manga.
There is a “Collections” feature that alleviates the issue somewhat, but it’s sadly not quite the same. I hope to see this feature soon!
jnikkir,
Please add dual-page view!
Major selling point for me is that this app can read PDFs *and* ePUBs. My manga collection is both, and too many manga-friendly comic apps don’t read ePUBs.
Two main issues: There’s no dual-page view in landscape mode? Really?? This is a huge missing feature.
My other issue is with the way some manga screentones display on my iPad. All my manga is high-res, purchased from official ebook retailers; but with some books, the moire effect is extremely bad, no matter what zoom percentage you’re at. Some manga is okay, but I’ve got a few where the moire is so distracting it’s unreadable. I’m hoping the next update fixes this issue.
EDIT: iComics also seems to have an issue displaying covers of ePUB files when the ePUB’s cover is not inserted as the first page. Other comic apps are able to find ePUB covers just fine — would love this app to do the same. EDIT 2: Maybe add the option to select what page of the comic displays as the cover??
Two main issues: There’s no dual-page view in landscape mode? Really?? This is a huge missing feature.
My other issue is with the way some manga screentones display on my iPad. All my manga is high-res, purchased from official ebook retailers; but with some books, the moire effect is extremely bad, no matter what zoom percentage you’re at. Some manga is okay, but I’ve got a few where the moire is so distracting it’s unreadable. I’m hoping the next update fixes this issue.
EDIT: iComics also seems to have an issue displaying covers of ePUB files when the ePUB’s cover is not inserted as the first page. Other comic apps are able to find ePUB covers just fine — would love this app to do the same. EDIT 2: Maybe add the option to select what page of the comic displays as the cover??
