# Meanwhile: Interactive Comic

> Books

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id458451517](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id458451517)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id458451517`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Zarfhome Software Consulting
- **Category:** Books
- **Version:** 1.7.8
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-06
- **First published:** 2011-11-08
- **Size:** 55 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meanwhile-interactive-comic/id458451517)
- **Website:** [http://zarfhome.com/meanwhile/](http://zarfhome.com/meanwhile/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://zarfhome.com/privacy.html](https://zarfhome.com/privacy.html)

## Description

MEANWHILE: an interactive comic by Jason Shiga

On the way home from the ice cream store, little Jimmy discovers a mad scientist’s wonderland: an experimental mind-reading helmet, a time machine, and a doomsday device that can annihilate the human race. Which one would you like to test out first?

MEANWHILE is not an ordinary comic. YOU make the choices that determine how the story unfolds. MEANWHILE splits off into thousands of different adventures. Most will end in DOOM and DISASTER. Only one path will lead you to happiness and success.

- A thrilling adventure of quantum physics, self-discovery, and kids getting into trouble. (We mentioned the doomsday device, right?)
- Completely redesigned by the author for an infinite scrollable canvas.
- Full audio accessibility with VoiceOver; every panel and choice can be spoken.

## Rankings

- #348,965 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews consistently praise Meanwhile as a groundbreaking interactive comic with rich art, thoughtful adaptation from the print book, and a smooth, iPad-friendly UI. Fans love the branching storytelling, replayable paths, and the puzzle-driven gameplay, and many highlight accessibility features like audio narration. Some concerns center on graphics quality for smaller panels and on-device rendering, plus minor variation from the book that some readers notice. Overall, it’s regarded as a standout, immersive digital comic experience with room for polish in visuals and fidelity to the source material.

### Pros

- Innovative interactive hypercomic format with branching paths and immersive storytelling.
- High-quality art and visuals, praised for staying sharp after updates.
- Well-integrated, puzzle-rich experience with accessible code puzzles.
- Intuitive UI and controls, with iPad-optimized navigation that makes browsing easy.
- Strong accessibility features, including audio narration for vision-impaired users.

### Cons

- Graphics quality issues on small panels: text readability can be pixelated.
- General graphics quality concerns like aliasing and perceived half-resolution on retina devices.

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