Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) Downloads & RevenueComic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) · Google Play
Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) is #6 in Comics Free on Google Play in Russia and charting in 16 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) update history & changes
Last change · 18 events since 1 Jan 2020Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 18 events
- 📈Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) entered the top 100 in 3 chartsTop Grossing · Comics · MX · Top Grossing · Comics · TH · Top Grossing · Comics · VN
- 📈Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Comics · NL · Top Grossing · Comics · TR
- 📦Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) updated to version 1.0.118No release notes
- 🔎Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) reached Top 10 for “comic book”#7 in Indonesia search · popularity 28
- ✏️Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr): new screenshots12 screenshots (was 12) · US
- 📦Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) updated to version 1.0.117📱 Tablets and foldables: menu and tabs in a side panel on the left, larger text and buttons
🐛 Minor bug fixes - 📦Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) updated to version 1.0.115No release notes
- 📈Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Free · Comics · TH · Top Free · Comics · TR
- 📈Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) charting in a new country in 2 chartsThailand · Turkey
- 📈Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) entered the top 100 in 4 chartsTop Free · Comics · ES · Top Free · Comics · MX · Top Free · Comics · NL · Top Free · Comics · VN
- 📈Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) charting in a new country in 4 chartsSpain · Mexico · Netherlands · Vietnam
- 📈Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) entered the top 10Top Free · Comics · IT
- 📈Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) entered the top 100 in 4 chartsTop Grossing · Comics · AE · Top Grossing · Comics · ID · Top Grossing · Comics · IN · Top Grossing · Comics · SA
- 🆕Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) first spotted by AppInsiderItaly
- 🆕Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr): its developer released another app: FB Reader: fb2 ebook reader
- 📦Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) version 1.0.114No release notes
- 🆕Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Comics FreeComic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-28. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free, offline comic reader for CBR/CBZ formats targeting users who prioritize local file management and privacy over cloud integration. The app holds strong positions in the Russian comics category (#5) and shows notable monetization traction in emerging markets like Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, despite lower visibility in the US.
Similar apps: Perfect Viewer, CBR/Comic Reader, YACReader
Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v1.0.95, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr)'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | ComicsFree | #6 |
 United States | ComicsFree | #50 |
 United Kingdom | ComicsFree | #29 |
 Spain | ComicsFree | #11 |
 Brazil | ComicsFree | #18 |
 France | ComicsFree | #34 |
 India | ComicsFree | #30 |
 Italy | ComicsFree | #27 |
 Mexico | ComicsFree | #29 |
 Saudi Arabia | ComicsFree | #38 |
 United Arab Emirates | ComicsFree | #29 |
 Netherlands | ComicsFree | #36 |
 Indonesia | ComicsFree | #55 |
 Turkey | ComicsFree | #37 |
 Thailand | ComicsFree | #34 |
 Vietnam | ComicsFree | #35 |
Apps near Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) on the chart
Comics Free, around #6.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr)
From the 104 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app for its intuitive interface, efficient performance, and minimal ad frequency in the free version. However, significant complaints arise regarding expensive subscription costs to remove ads, occasional crashes on specific devices, and missing features like PDF support or customizable animations.
Mostly positive (84% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and few ads. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Ease of use: “easy to use and loads fast”
- Ads: “The most friendly ads can be”
- Features & content: “Pay for the app and it's a perfect tool”
- Fun: “I've had it for a while now and have enjoyed it”
Common complaints
- Ads: “30$ pricetag to remove ads”
- Price & subscription: “30$ pricetag to remove ads”
About Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr)
📖 READING BUILT FOR COMICS
• Open CBR, CBZ, CB7 and CBT files instantly
• Vertical or horizontal scrolling
• Immersive full-screen mode — hide the status and navigation bars
• Turn pages with the volume buttons
• Bookmarks — save your place with one tap
• Jump to any page by number
• Landscape layout: width/height alignment, borders, two-page view
• Night and day modes for eye comfort
• Memory-saving mode for smooth reading on older devices
• Automatically resumes your last comic on launch
📚 YOUR LIBRARY, ORGANIZED
• Automatic scan finds every comic on your device
• Files, Recent and Favorites in one place
• Collections — group your series, set custom covers and track reading progress
• Grid or list view with flexible sorting (name, size, date, reading date)
• Full-text search with history
• Rename, copy, share and view detailed file info
• Home-screen widgets that showcase your covers
🏅 READER LEVELS & ACHIEVEMENTS
• Level up as you read: Newbie → Reader → Connoisseur → Expert → Comics Guru
• Support the author and climb the patron levels
• Track your progress in Profile and share your achievements with friends
🎨 MAKE IT YOURS
• 11 app backgrounds — or set your own image or color
• A set of exclusive app icons for your home screen
✨ PRO VERSION
• Remove all ads
• Extract comic pages as PNG or JPEG
• Open comics from cloud storage
• Favorites, Collections and full personalization
Subscribe weekly or yearly, or buy once and own it forever — with a 3-day free trial. Prefer free? Watch a short video for 30 minutes without ads.
🔒 PRIVATE & OFFLINE
Everything runs on your device. No account and no internet needed to read your own files.
Comic Reader is the perfect CBR/CBZ/CB7/CBT viewer for comics, manga, webtoons and graphic novels. Download your files and dive in!
Also from our studio: PDF Reader, DjVu Reader, PDF↔Image and PDF↔Video converters, and universal document readers.
📬 Found a bug or have an idea? Write to us: [email protected]
Store changes
What Comic Book Reader (cbz/cbr) changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.