Quick verdict
- What it is
- Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
- At a glance
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- Free download · core features require a paid plan
- In-app purchases
- From $7.99/mo
Categories and search queries
Official categories
- Comics
- Entertainment
- Books
AppCorpus categories
Key functions
| Function | Availability | Access | Scope | Evidence |
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| Free app | Yes | Free | — | Store published |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Limited free | — | Store published |
| Subscription | Yes | Paid | — | Store published |
Screens
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Pricing & paywalls
- Membership — $7.99/month (derived from the IAP title)
- Free download · core features require a paid plan
- In-app purchases: $3.99 - $119.99 per item
- Subscription
Ratings & reviews
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4/5Love this app, but…
There’s tons of room for improvement. Load times can be obnoxiously long. Not always, but often enough to be problematic. Sometimes consecutive pages can take near a minute to load. The browsing experience is good, but lags far behind the competing Marvel Unlimited app. Sorting by release date for the entire catalog would be great. It’s kind of there, but I find it’s often missing books I know are on the service. Sorting by a character and getting every book they’ve appeared in would be cool too. I know even Marvel doesn’t have this perfected on their app, and it’s a massive ask, but DCUI is even worse in this area. Also this may be a major or minor issue for you, but it doesn’t seem to have the support or care of it’s team like Marvel does. Just reading patch notes you can see how into the service (and the comics) the development team is. They call out and respond to issues the community brings up. This team just throws out that they “fixed bugs and stability issues,” yet rarely address the bigger issues the community has been asking about for years. Having said that this app is a must for comic book lovers, and perfect for those getting into comics. I’ve had the service since it launched and it’s the only subscription service I refuse to go without.
Brenden Sousa · 30 Aug 2026
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3/5Good but can be a lot better
Huge DC fan. Been a sub since this app came out. But I have written the devs numerous times the past year and half. Telling them how I need to restart the app a few times before it will actually let u use it..they always say they know of the issue and will have it fixed shortly and stuff like that. Yet been almost 2 years now and numerous contacts with devs. 5 times have written them or gave a written comment. Also really would love to have the devs put all their content they have on the app. Does drive me batty that so many movies, series and animated stuff aren’t on here, yet have been out for years. Instead they put out some stuff for few months, take it off and put a few different old stuff on. Heck put it all on all the time like your competitor Marvel does.. Am glad they have given us a better selection to comics and made a lot of more ease of use to the consumer on finding the comics you want and have all the others of the same title easy to find. Rem. When they would put out a lot of comics. But they Weren’t complete at all, for instance a older comic may have a series of 56 in the set yet they would have only 30 on the app. So extremely happy they have gotten a lot better with the comics but still room for improvement. Still missing some issues In a series. All and all love DC so will continue to pay my sub hoping that they will give us a lot more content to watch and read then they do know and just keep it on at all times.
nice746 · 30 Aug 2026
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3/5Good, But With Some Needed Room For Improvement
I have been a part of this app since it first launched back in 2018, back when it wasn’t just a reading app, and continued over when it’s original content made the switch over to HBO MAX. I have greatly enjoyed the many different types of comics I have come across, but in the past few months I personally have been experiencing a particular issue with the app, which despite reassurances from the support team, has yet to be resolved. I want to preface everything by saying that this is still a worth wild app to have, but the issues that have continued to present themselves, and the seemingly inability of the support staff to correct it, does put a slight damper on the total experience. And while I know that these hard working men and women are doing there best, clearly there needs to be more done. (For those curious about the issues I am talking about, they are that the app, when used on an iPad Pro 13, is trapped on portrait view when on the app homepage, and is unable to flip over to landscape view unless you are actively reading an issue. Also the reading event pages, instead of going from the next issue in sequential order as shown by the reading guide, it goes to the next issue in the individual series. For example, Fear State the complete story starts off in an issue of Catwoman, then what’s supposed to be next according to the app is an issue of Harley Quinn. Instead it takes you to the next issue in Catwoman instead of following the reading order and showing you the HQ issue.)
RCHATHAM92 · 30 Aug 2026
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3/5Mixed bag of content. Subpar delivery.
Fine if you enjoy comics, however the other content, is severely lacking. There are interesting series. Eg. Harley Quinn, but not much else. Some of the animated features you’d expect to be on there are just missing. So are live action DC movies that are popular. I expected a pass to most things DC. I got a few exclusive ideas, little that are good, some good animated films but far from all of them and to top it off the UI is just straight up bad. Whether it be for comics, the encyclopedia, or streaming, I constantly asked, why does this work like that? Why can’t I collapse this menu, why can’t I automatically go to the next comic in the run every time, etc. The service just feels like it’s it finished. Not all the ducks are in a row to make it fully worth while and it shows most through lack of must watch streaming content. The best thing here is the comic library. However, if you like comics you’re better of with other services. Try Shonen Jump. It’s only 1.99 and while they’re not perfect you still have access to a lot of the most popular Shonen for a low price and you can always go immediately to the next chapter. In conclusion, the service is just OK but that’s not enough today, with all of the services offered. Big question why is the Snyder Cut not planned to be here but on HBO Max. I’m not even looking forward to it, wasn’t a fan but that’s literally something DCU should have exclusively. No questions asked. Is everyone really onboard to this exclusive content service?
jchigene · 30 Aug 2026
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2/5Frustrating comics experience
I’ve been waiting for years for DC to catch up with Marvel on having an unlimited comics reading service. When I saw this coming out I jumped at it. The price is decent (though Marvel’s is less, Marvel hasn’t integrated the tv and movies, nor offered up original programming, so worth the extra). The comics experience is FAR less generous than Marvel Unlimited, though. They only make 2500 issues available at a time, which sounds like a lot until they take down a series you’ve been reading to make room in their arbitrary limit. Plus, many of the series are just a few issues, sometimes random ones or only the first, so don’t get hooked on a storyline, because you’ll never see how it ends. I mean, they’re still only giving a few issues of New 52 series, which are years old now; for example, they’ve only got 3 issues up of New 52 Wonder Woman, which is 7 years old now! Marvel only has a 6-month wait for new books and they keep them all available, which seems fair given that you’re paying a pretty hefty price for the service and you don’t own the books, you’re just reading them. Some might say that they want to sell more digital copies, but I personally don’t see me thinking, “oh, I’ll just go buy the next issue on Comixology on top of the $80 I paid for DC Universe!” Instead, I’m more likely to think, “Wow, this DC Universe service is stingy; guess I won’t subscribe to this again.” This is a five star service once DC catches up in the comics part.
Hajiofthefirepeople · 30 Aug 2026
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3/5
keep having technical issues with the panel mode either not working or going to blank screen
brantley dimercurio · 1 Aug 2026
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1/5
I keep getting "unexpected error" messages. I've uninstalled/reinstalled. I have an active subscription but I can't seem to use it.
Robert Romero · 1 Aug 2026
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1/5
this app is on my phone without permission and can't be removed
Yes Of Course, friend · 1 Aug 2026
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3/5
missing bunch of issues of mike grells warlord and the justice league europe among other older comics.
zachary tromans · 1 Aug 2026
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5/5
very informative
steve hirst · 1 Aug 2026
Privacy & accessibility
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Versions
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26.0.0
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.0.1
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.0.2
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.1.0
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26.1.1
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.2.0
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.2.1
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.3.0
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.3.1
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.4.0
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.4.1
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.4.2
· 13 Jul 2026
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.5.0
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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26.5.1
· 26 Aug 2026
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3.22.0
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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3.22.1
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3.23.0
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3.23.1
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3.24.0
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3.24.1
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3.24.2
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3.24.3
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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3.25.0
You can now follow series! Get notified when new issues drop and quickly find the latest releases.
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3.26.0
Unlock a whole new way to enjoy your comics! Landscape Mode is now available on tablets, giving you a new way to experience the app. You can also tidy up your homepage by removing titles from the 'Dive Back In' row, plus find your favorite comics with the new sort option on Comic Series Pages to easily browse issues by release date.
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3.26.1
Unlock a whole new way to enjoy your comics! Landscape Mode is now available on tablets, giving you a new way to experience the app. You can also tidy up your homepage by removing titles from the 'Dive Back In' row, plus find your favorite comics with the new sort option on Comic Series Pages to easily browse issues by release date.
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3.27.0
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
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3.27.1
Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
- 5.28.1 · 9 Jul 2026
- 5.29.1 · 13 Aug 2026
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Availability by market
- US
Data quality & evidence
- Page completeness
- Live store listing
- Last verified
- 31 Aug 2026
- Sources
- App Store, Google Play
- Independent summary has not been published yet.