Comixology - Comics & Manga App Reviews

Im fine with no in app purchases, just like in audible or other Amazon apps. I am annoyed that their comics unlimited isnt an actual borrowing or streaming plan like Netflix (or even Amazon Prime) but instead just a, "read a couple issues free to see if you want to buy the rest," plan. Since most comics have free digital issues anyway, this isnt actually a huge value for the consumer. The app itself makes getting to the comics you want to read a cumbersome trial, but at least once you finally make it to the comic, the guided view is actually well-designed and simple to use. Id like a more streamlined interface where you could easily scroll through your comics. The smart lists are more trouble than theyre worth, similar to the iTunes redesign made for people who prefer looking at their music library over listening to it. If you like your comics in lots of organized groups that just make finding what you want more difficult than it would be if they were just organized alphabetically, then the smart lists might appeal to you.

They lead you to believe you can read comics like the original X-men, Batman, Superman etc. but you will have to PAY for those in ADDITION to your MEMBERSHIP. So not only are you paying a monthly fee of $5.99, but now you need to pay an additional $2+ to read comics... Extremely disappointed and underwhelmed by this app. Does not live up to the hype

You are not paying for a netflix kind of service. This is just a subscription for let you read some of them so you can start paying for the rest of the series at discounted prices. So, you pay monthly to see what you like, its better going every day for free to a local comic book store and decide which one youll buy. Get away of this!

This app, along with the comixology site, are so disappointing. Tried the app after a couple years of not using it. Amazon payments wasnt working. Guess its just set as bad now as it was then.

Signed up to read Vampire Slayer comics, but only season 8 is available in its entirety. For Season 9 and 10 only a couple issues were available then you had to buy the rest.

I see a lot of complaints about not being able to buy comics within the app. I totally get that frustration, which is why Im giving the app 4 stars instead of 5. But thats not a deal breaker, you can easily buy comics on the Amazon app and it will pop up immediately, the selection is great and the deals are almost always better than youll get anywhere else. I highly recommend using this for all your digital comic needs.

Still cannot purchase anything within the app. This is just a reading app for purchases made through a web browser.

Its to big of a pain to go to a separate web site to make purchases. I hope that Apple ends up purchasing WB. Then they can take DC away from comixoligy and do their own thing...

I cant make any purchases on this app. Its practically useless compared to the web version... I mean cant Amazon make it so we can buy stuff on the app, I dont know why I would EVER think that... Just please fix this... PLEASE

Why cant you make in app purchases? why the hell do I have to open the web browser, go to the book to make the purchase to go back to the app so I can read it what a waste of time

I have a comic that I can read online at Comixologys website but not in the app because I bought it on the kindle store. This was working previously.

Still crap. There are other apps out there that provide comparable UI and a proper store. Dont waste your time with Amazon.

Terribly disappointed that you are no longer able to browse or purchase via the app. FAIL!

Freezes. up. constantly. Used to work beautifully, but now... wish there was a "no stars" rating. Comics take forever to download. When they do load, it is in brief dribbles. If you can possibly use something else, DO IT! I get to hate this every day. Save yourselves. Liberate tuteme ex inferis

Absolutely convoluted process to purchase comics

The 3.9 update and the launch of Comixology Unlimited (CU) have ruined what *was* a decent comics reader. I never minded that they removed the ability to buy individual issues through the app, and I understood the reasoning behind that decision way back when. But at least they were nice enough to redesign the app to account for that. It *was* a fast, lightweight reader that focused on the books youd already bought and downloaded. Unfortunately, theyre pushing CU hard now, and the focus is back on all of that old storefront crap -- the "Discover" and "Search" tabs -- even though its useless to anyone without a CU subscription. Your own books have been pushed to the back, requiring extra clicks to do what you actually want to do. Even worse, *because* the focus is on the storefront, the entire app has become a buggy resource hog as it continuously refreshes all of the storefront images and data. Crashes are routine now. Ive sunk many hundreds of dollars into Comixology, picking up the series I enjoyed as a kid. I regret all of that now.

Used to love this app. It was great to browse, read and buy simple. Since this merger with Amazon its fast becoming rubbish. I hate not being able to purchase from the app which means Im relegated to having to use my laptop which is just really inconvenient, even worse is due to the merger you can no longer use PayPal for purchases. I guess Ill continue with the app for what I currently own, but otherwise its about useless. Plus this CU push is even more annoying, because the whole app is just ugly now.

First off this app is incredibly well done. It is fast and snappy and havent seen a better comic reader out there that allows yo actually buy my comics. Also all the reviews saying "they just removed the function to buy comics"...This was removed around 18 months ago when Apple made it so nobody can do in app purchases. Amazon Kindle, Audible, ComiXology, many others had to change the app to coincide with this change. But really the comics you read all the time you should have a subscription to so it gets automatically added to your list. Then if you want to buy a new comic just use safari. Yea they are pushing Comics unlimited but if you just have it set to automatically go to your books you never need to see that. Best comic reader around.

Means the comic publishers earn 50 % instead of 30 % I think that worth buying on the website to support comics authors and eventually they will propose more sales. Also $0,99 = 0,72€ not 0,89€ ... Haha comics and already cheaper.

Since the update, its impossible to buy in-app or even preview comics without logging into the site. Even when you do, the app is very slow. Have stopped using it altogether.