ComicGlass [ComicReader‪]‬ 12+

Name: ComicGlass [ComicReader]
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 4.3 (58 reviews)
Author: RR Soft

RR Soft

Designed for iPad

- 4.3 • 58 Ratings

- $2.99
- Offers In-App Purchases

Description

ComicGlass is a comic viewer.
Support ZIP,CBZ,RAR,CBR and PDF files.

This application allows you to view scanned comics,manga , magazines and books on iPhone/iPod touch/iPad.
You can easily transfer scanned images(zipped jpeg,or RAR) from your computer to your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad, and view zip-files or RAR-files without decompressing.

-Recent Chart Ranking #1 in Japan.

Nov 29, 2024

Version 9.70

Fixed a problem when accessing OneDrive.

4.3 out of 5

58 Ratings

Great app, but could use a Files update

Love this app, have used it for years and I can’t recommend it enough. However, I do think this could be an even better app if they added the ability to access your Apple Files folder to download your files from there.

Simply Fell Behind

This app was critically acclaimed several years ago, around 2014. Having the features ComicGlass seemingly suggests back in 2014 would have made it a killer app, and it has. Now most of the features are completely broken, and I’m afraid the dev is no longer interested in maintaining the app alive.

One of the notable feature that is no longer stable is its network-related streaming and downloading feature. Back in 2014, iTunes was still strong; and most files would have been transferred over wires. In 2020, we expect our wireless network to handle most of troublesome background works, and we have made our preferences to streaming, instead of downloading. Now, does ComicGlass pull through? No. WebDAV is a mess; it crashes constantly. Its server side app also crashes constantly. No need to mention SMB or FTP. Moreover, server side app was not necessary to make in the first place; Mac has been supporting SMB for quite a time. What this app needs is maintenance.

Most apps of this caliber would have made a paid-upgrade version or subscription-like payments to keep the project afloat. Seeing how there has never been one mentioned, –perhaps Japanese dev website has some info on the matter– I can only imagine this app was simply thrown off the bus.

まだ1番! (Still #1!)

I bought this app 5 years ago and it’s still getting fixes and updates for new hardware without any additional requests for money. That alone makes this app worth buying.

It also also has a feature I believe is still unique - it supports using a local server (including a simple PC file share) to stream your content from a single location. So you can store your collection on a device with lots of storage and not have to fill up your mobile device. This is brilliant!

The developer, RR Soft, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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Information

Seller

Ryusuke Hotta

Size

38.3 MB

Category

Utilities

Compatibility

iPhone: Requires iOS 15.6 or later.

iPad: Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.

iPod touch: Requires iOS 15.6 or later.

Mac: Requires macOS 12.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision: Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.

Languages

English, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Age Rating: 12+ Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References