IDW Digital Comics Experience

Name: IDW Digital Comics Experience
Rating: 2.8313253 (178 reviews)
Author: Idea and Design Works

By: Idea and Design Works

IDW Publishing is home of world-renowned comic and graphic novel storytelling!

Features & Capabilities

IDW Digital Comics Experience brings you the best of comic book and graphic novel storytelling from IDW Publishing. Enjoy critically acclaimed series such as Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez's Locke & Key, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, and Walter Simonson’s Ragnarök. Discover works from the Top Shelf Productions imprint including They Called Us Enemy by George Takei and the New York Times best-selling March series by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell.

This Chrome extension allows you to preview thousands of titles, read free comics, and explore new releases every week. Save money with curated comic and book bundles and enjoy your collection anytime with the app's state-of-the-art reader. Begin your IDW Publishing adventure today and dive into outstanding storytelling and visionary artistry.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Entertainment Books Community

By:

Idea and Design Works

Downloads:

39,426 121

Rating:

2.83

(178)

Version:

6.5.0 Last updated: 2026-03-24

Version code:

Creation date:

2021-05-25

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY Moderate risk
android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION Moderate risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk

Size:

71.52MB

Email:

ap*****@idwpublishing.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-20

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 319,504 ▼ 664

Other rankings

#21 in comic keyword 12 ▼ 1

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Developed by:

Idea and Design Works

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idw.readerapp

Email:

ap*****@idwpublishing.com

Website:

https://idwpublishing.com

User Reviews

The IDW Digital Comics Experience app provides a decent reader and access to a broad comic catalog with helpful customer service. However, multiple reviews highlight serious issues including frequent app crashes, poor search functionality, failure to show purchased comics causing duplicate purchases, lack of offline reading and zooming features, and store synchronization problems. Users also complain about delayed release availability and missing organizational tools. Overall, while the content is appreciated, app functionality and stability need significant improvement to enhance the user experience.

Pros

Decent comic reader with improved book reading interface compared to the old app.
Ability to read purchased comics within the app without relying on web browser.
Customer service can be helpful in resolving purchase issues.
Relatively inexpensive comic prices compared to physical copies.
Offers access to a wide catalogue of IDW digital comics, including popular series like Sonic and TMNT.

Cons

Frequent app glitches: freezing, slow loading, and crashes during use.
Poor search functionality making it hard to find comics or new releases.
Purchased comics sometimes do not appear in the app, leading to repurchasing and loss of previously bought content.
Lack of features: no offline downloads, no zoom or rotation, no progress tracking, and no library organization.
Store issues: errors when trying to buy new comics, delayed availability of new releases, and inconsistent syncing with website accounts.

Recent reviews

Would be a 5 star if not for one major issue. I had to purchase a comic TWICE! I purchased Sonic volume 1 and started to read without downloading the comic. I had to go do something mid read so I closed the app. When I opened the app again there is no option anywhere to read the comic. The only thing I could tap on was the purchase button. There isn't a "My purchases" or anything like that. So I purchased it a second time and downloaded it this time. I was, however, robbed of $10.

Ty*****, 2025-01-19

Not only have my numerous purchases of .pdf digital comics been revoked in favor of forcing me to use their online app to read them over the web instead... but my purchases don't even show up in the app anyways, so my comics have just been stolen outright! Never buy from this company.