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Which iPad or tablet apps do you use to read your comics?

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petown:
Looking to see what everyone is using to read comics on mobile devices, so chime in with your favorite app and tell us why you love it!  :)

Yoc:
The site would Love to hear feedback on this topic gang.  Many of them don't own a tablet so some advice would be most welcome.

I myself only recently joined the tablet world -
I now own a Samsung Galaxy Pad Pro Android (running Kit-Kat) and have been using the free 'Challenger Comics Viewer' app which is working pretty good for me.
I haven't tried any others to compare it to yet.  The only problem I've had is when zooming in and trying to move the focus on the page it will often jump to the next page instead.  But other than that it's got a lot of good features including ftp access for adding new books.  And it works with all the formats I need - JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP (Android 4.0+), BMP, PDF, CBZ/ZIP,CBR/RAR and ePUB.

Poztron:
Comic Zeal seemed to work okay on my iPad. However, I ultimately decided that rather than going through the cumbersome process of uploading scan files to the iPad and using that app to view them, it was simpler to just use the browser (Chrome or Safari) to go to DCM and view comics in the Preview mode. Depending on the speed of one's Wifi or broadband, that latter approach could make moving from page to page somewhat slow, but it sidestepped the rigamarole of sending files to the iPad in the first place.

petown:
You make some excellent points Poztron! Downloading files is an issue, especially on an iPad with limited space. I've also used Comic Zeal, and liked it a lot, and also tried the DCM Preview mode as well. I haven't found the page-to-page move slow, so no issues there for me, but I find navigating around the screen less than ideal in Preview mode. I use both CZ and Preview equally and find both are good solutions. (Thank you DCM team for Preview mode!)

I'd love to hear what others are using that maybe address these two methods shortcomings.

paw broon:
I've commented on this previously but for those who came in late, I've been using a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 inch, and with the free Perfect Viewer app I get great results.  Interesting that Poztron feels that downloading is cumbersome and I have to admit that rather than download direct to the tablet, I much prefer to download files to my pc and transfer to the tablet or a micro sd card.  Might seem like an unnecessary extra stage but, believe me, it's easier and the difference in reading from a downloaded .cbz, for instance compared to Preview mode is big.
Perfect Viewer also has an addon for pdf files which is smooth and easy to use with no top tool frame on the page. 
Also, using a micro sd card - not available to ipad users - lets you load it up with literally piles of comics and mags so you always have something to read to suit whatever mood you're in. 
Yoc, I look forward to trying the  'Challenger Comics Viewer'.
Buying digital comics can be an option also and Comixology has an excellent selection.  Their app works quite well, (for me at any rate) and some of their titles are now available without DRM, so they can be transferred to your tablet's memory.  In the case of Izneo, there is a great choice of French, and English translations of, graphic novels (BD) which can be bought outright or hired for 10 days.  It's well worth looking at their offerings.
Sorry, I know very little about Apple products and have never actually used them.

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