Paperback - Comic/Manga Reader

Name: Paperback - Comic/Manga Reader
Rating: 4.3 (630 reviews)
Author: Faizan Durrani

By: Faizan Durrani

Comic/Manga reader for Komga

Features & Capabilities

Paperback is an ad-free Komga comic/manga reader accessible from your browser. It connects to Komga servers to deliver a distraction-free reading experience with smooth navigation and flexible layout to suit libraries of any size.

Beyond reading, Paperback exposes an extensive scripting API using TypeScript/JavaScript, allowing developers to extend and automate the app’s functionality, tailoring behavior to fit their workflow.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Faizan Durrani

Rating:

4.30

(630) 3 new ratings

Version:

0.8.11 Last updated: 2025-02-28

Version code:

872634192

Creation date:

2022-06-07

Compatible devices:

Size:

32.86MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 73,524 ▲ 101

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Faizan Durrani

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/paperback-comic-manga-reader/id1626613373

User Reviews

Users praise Paperback as a free, ad-free manga reader with a strong extension ecosystem and clean iOS UI, but repeatedly report reliability problems: source loading failures, flaky Komga syncing, and weak support. Ongoing maintenance issues and updates that break extensions, plus confusing/hidden settings, contribute to a mixed overall experience despite its popularity among power users.

Pros

Free and ad-free with no IAP.
Supports a wide range of sources via community extensions and repos (Discord/GitHub).
Clean UI and good organization for reading on iOS.
Longstanding popularity and strong endorsement from dedicated users.

Cons

Source loading failures across many sources and pages.
Komga integration is unreliable: login may work but token errors and sync failures.
Support is difficult to get and largely Discord-based with outdated or scarce guidance.
Ongoing maintenance concerns: updates can break extensions and compatibility with newer iOS/Komga versions.
UI/Settings inconsistencies: features missing or moved, e.g., external sources option on iOS 18, sometimes blank screens.

Recent reviews

Was great when it worked. But now it seems almost all sources will throw a loading error these days.

by Sc*****, 2026-02-24

Would love the ability to download chapters in the background and for the reader to remember how zoomed in I am for each page so that I don’t have to keep zooming in when advancing to the next page on smaller screen devices.

by 42*****, 2026-01-03

The library sync feature for komga does not work no matter what i do. Every single action in this app is over-convoluted, and not explained in the faq. The support for the app is entirely non existent, with you needing to join their discord only to see most help threads being ignored or unsolved, with the actual devs rarely providing help at all. I fought this for an hour before giving up, meanwhile this other komga app i just tried i got running perfectly in 2 minutes.