A free comic reader for iPhone, in the app or in Safari
To read comics on an iPhone, install Live Comics: Comic Book Reader from the App Store, or open livecomics.to in Safari, and add your CBR, CBZ or PDF files from the Files app. On a phone screen, Panel view frames one panel at a time to fill it, in reading order, so there is no pinching and dragging. Your place follows you to your iPad and your computer, and the app and a free account cost nothing, with no card.
How do I start reading comics on my iPhone?
Install the app or open the site, then add your comics once.
- Install Live Comics: Comic Book Reader from the App Store, or open livecomics.to in Safari. Both run the same reader.
- Make a free account, or sign in to the one you have. No card needed.
- In your library, tap + Add Comics and pick your comics in the Files app: On My iPhone, iCloud Drive, your Downloads or any folder Files can reach.
- Choose Pages only, Panel view or Voiced, then press Add. The issue lands on your shelf, ready to read.
The app needs iOS 15 or later. If you would rather not install anything, Safari opens the same library.
Why read one panel at a time on an iPhone?
Because a comic page was drawn for print, and on an iPhone a whole page leaves the lettering tiny. Panel view finds each panel and fills the screen with it, so you tap to the next panel in reading order, and the whole page is always one switch away. It is free on every issue.
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Which comic files does it read on iPhone?
CBR, CBZ, PDF and EPUB. A DRM-free comic you download in Safari lands in the Downloads folder in the Files app, and a comic you put in iCloud Drive shows up there too. A comic shared with you as a Google Drive or Dropbox link can be added straight from the link instead, with From a link in your library.
Can an iPhone read comics aloud?
Yes. Choose Voiced when you add an issue and every speech balloon is read in order by two synthetic narrators matched to each speaker, with the drawn sound effects and a soundscape under every scene, while the panels turn on their own and subtitles show each line as it is spoken. Full cast (every character voiced) comes with the Enthusiast and Power plans. Every issue on the free streaming shelf is voiced already, free to stream with a free account.
Does my place follow me to my other devices?
Yes. Your library, shelves and reading place belong to your account, not to one device, so an issue you start here opens where you left off on any other screen you sign in on: the iPhone and iPad app, the Android app, the Windows app or a web browser.
What does it cost?
Reading is free. A free account holds 1 GB, about 20 single issues, and imports 30 comics a month, with no card. Pages only and Panel view, which shows one panel at a time framed to fill the screen, are free on every issue. Add voices and sound effects with a monthly plan, or top up as you go. Voiced shows its price before you press Add.
Straight answers
Is there a free comic reader for iPhone?
Yes. Live Comics is free on the App Store and in Safari, and a free account holds 1 GB of comics, about 20 single issues, with no card. Pages only and Panel view are free on every issue; voices come with a monthly plan or a top-up.
What is the best comic reader for iPhone?
It depends on how you read. If you want one panel at a time on a small screen, or the comic read aloud, Live Comics does both, free to start.
Can I read PDF comics on my iPhone?
Yes. Add the PDF from the Files app like any other comic, and it reads page by page, one panel at a time, or aloud.
Does it read manga right to left?
Yes. Choose Manga as the reading type when you add it and the panels run right to left, the way it was printed.
Do I need an account?
Yes, a free one, to keep your comics on a shelf and your place on every device, with no card. To open a single CBR or CBZ file with no account at all, use the viewer on the page about opening CBR files.
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