# Challenger Comics Viewer

> The Best comics Viewer ! Read PDF, ePUB, CBR, CBZ, CBT, CB7, JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.kill.geek.bdviewer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.kill.geek.bdviewer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.kill.geek.bdviewer`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Challenger
- **Category:** COMICS
- **Downloads:** 1,881,917
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (21,811 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.00.30.arm64-v8a
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-10
- **First published:** 2011-12-12
- **Publisher country:** FR
- **Size:** 72 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kill.geek.bdviewer)
- **Website:** [http://challengerviewer.wordpress.com](http://challengerviewer.wordpress.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://challengerviewer.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/](https://challengerviewer.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Challenger Comics Viewer is a free and ad-free advanced comics, manga, books, and PDF viewer designed for both phones and tablets. It supports a wide variety of formats including PDF, ePUB, CBR, CBZ, CBT, CB7, and various image files like JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and BMP.

Key features include automatic page loading, multi-touch zoom, vertical and horizontal scrolling, several display modes, customizable actions, and support for multiple languages. It also offers access to files via various network protocols such as Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, FTP, and more. The app provides a smooth reading experience with features like border cropping, contrast/brightness adjustments, history management, and supports multi-window mode on Samsung devices. Challenger Comics Viewer is optimized for devices with good processing power and memory for the best performance.

## Rankings

- #46,875 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`

## Review summary

Challenger Comics Viewer is praised for being free, ad-free, easy to use, and feature-rich, with strong local/offline support and a long-standing, reliable track record. However, users repeatedly note issues with PDF rendering quality, lack of support for RAR5 archives, external storage/SD card access problems, occasional crashes and buggy navigation, and incomplete cloud integration (Google Drive). The app shines for local reading on devices with little friction and a robust feature set, but developers should improve PDF handling, rar5 support, external storage compatibility, and stability to broaden its appeal.

### Pros

- Free to use with no ads, delivering an ad-free experience.
- Easy to use with lots of features and good design.
- Excellent local/offline support, especially for files on SD cards.
- Fast, responsive app with robust customization options.
- Longstanding, trusted app with years of updates and ongoing support.

### Cons

- PDF rendering quality issues (PDFs appear fuzzy or unreadable).
- RAR5/RAR archives not supported (RAR5 files can't be opened).
- External storage/SD card access problems (SD cards not recognized or files won’t open).
- Stability issues and buggy navigation, including crashes and SMB problems.
- Google Drive/cloud integration not functioning properly.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.kill.geek.bdviewer)