Smart Comic Reader Downloads & RevenueSmart Comic Reader · App Store
Smart Comic Reader is #1 in Books Paid in Italy and charting in 13 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 18 events
- 📈Smart Comic Reader entered the top 10Top Paid · Books · US
- 📈Smart Comic Reader charting in a new countryArgentina
- 📈Smart Comic Reader charting in a new countryMexico
- 📈Smart Comic Reader new best rank in the overall chart: #69Top Paid · All Apps · IT
- 📈Smart Comic Reader entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · IT
- 📈Smart Comic Reader entered the top 100Top Grossing · Books · IT
- 📈Smart Comic Reader charting in a new countrySweden
- 📈Smart Comic Reader entered the top 10Top Paid · Books · SA
- 📈Smart Comic Reader entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Books · GB · Top Paid · Books · JP
- 📈Smart Comic Reader entered the top 10Top Paid · Books · DE
- 📈Smart Comic Reader new best rank in the overall chart: #111Top Paid · All Apps · IT
- 📈Smart Comic Reader hit #1Top Paid · Books · CA
- 📈Smart Comic Reader entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Books · CA · Top Paid · Books · FR
- 📈Smart Comic Reader charting in a new countryUnited Arab Emirates
- 🆕Smart Comic Reader first spotted by AppInsider#68 in Top Paid · Books · United States
- 📦Smart Comic Reader version 2.0.0No release notes
- 🆕Smart Comic Reader released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Books PaidSmart Comic Reader at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid comic reader for iOS that uses AI to automatically detect and zoom into panels, designed for users who want a seamless reading experience on small screens. The app holds strong top-5 positions in the Italian, French, and German paid book charts, indicating significant traction in European markets despite lower rankings in the US and UK.
Similar apps: Panel Reader, Perfect Viewer, Comixology
Smart Comic Reader on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Smart Comic Reader declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Smart Comic Reader 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 Smart Comic Reader'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
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | BooksPaid | #1 |
 France | BooksPaid | #2 |
 Germany | BooksPaid | #5 |
| United States | BooksPaid | #91 |
 China | BooksPaid | #59 |
 India | BooksPaid | #30 |
 United Kingdom | BooksPaid | #95 |
 Brazil | BooksPaid | #50 |
 South Korea | BooksPaid | #80 |
 Russia | BooksPaid | #55 |
 Indonesia | BooksPaid | #62 |
 Saudi Arabia | BooksPaid | #68 |
 United Arab Emirates | BooksPaid | #109 |
Apps near Smart Comic Reader on the chart
Books Paid, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1.2 | 50% | – |
| United States | 1.2 | 50% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review 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 Smart Comic Reader
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the app's automatic panel detection and seamless iCloud integration for reading comics on mobile devices. While generally considered the best option in its category, some users report issues with data loss after updates or freezing on iPads.
Mostly positive (86% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and being hard to use.
What people like
- Features & content: “Can you add Live Text feature to it?”
- Ease of use: “Simple, easy, and effective”
- Price & subscription: “It’s exactly what I wanted at a very low cost”
- Connection & sync: “Add support for syncing with other cloud storage solutions for us who use OneDrive, Dropbox etc”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Won't open comics; no support”
- Ease of use: “However, simple page turning is REALLY CUMBERSOME”
- Features & content: “It was incredible and has all the features you could need”
About Smart Comic Reader
How it works:
1. Import any comic into the app.
2. Double tap on a panel and watch the app automatically detect its boundaries and zoom in on it.
3. Tap on the side of the screen to easily move to the next panel. If needed, the app will rotate the comic to make maximum use of your screen space.
Key Features
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Smart Reader:
- Automatically zoom in and move between panels for a smooth reading experience.
- Works with any comic, western or manga, no matter the art style. Panels do not need well-defined edges to be detected.
- Always stay in control, let the app guide you over the page while you can always manually zoom and pan.
Comic Collection:
- Import comics from anywhere and organize your comic collection.
- Comics are stored in iCloud to save storage space and keep your collection in sync across devices.
- Your Smart Comic Reader collection is a regular folder on your iCloud Drive that you can access and manage from any iCloud connected device, like a Mac, or a Windows device using iCloud for Windows.
- Also works locally if iCloud is disabled.
- Supports comics in CBZ/ZIP, CBR/RAR and PDF formats.
And many more features to come!
If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to send them to: [email protected].
Comics in video and screenshots:
“Pepper&Carrot”, David Revoy, CC-By
“Plastic Man”, Quality Comics, Public Domain
“Say Hello to Black Jack”, Shuho Sato
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