Tinyview Comics for Android

At least so far...

Creators need to be paid, and when Dan announced in the Patreon email that the strip was moving to Tiny View, I followed and subscribed. It’s a fine little app with a couple of ridiculous vexing choices. First, if you want to have an account and get some sort of benefit, you need to enter a phone number. Nope. We already have a relationship through the App Store. I don’t give my phone number to anyone I don’t believe has a reason and permission to call me. What’s up with that nonsense? Then, if one wants to “follow” a strip, a balloon appears, demanding, “You need to go to Settings and allow Notifications.” No, I don’t. And I won’t, since you demanded it. Perhaps I’d respond differently to an invitation to be made aware when my favorite cartoon has new content for me. That’s different, isn’t it? Perhaps in future versions, they will be more respectful.

First off this is a great model for webcomics. The artists get paid, I don’t have to deal with ads, and the subscription costs are reasonable vs something like subbing to a dozen patreons. The app/service really needs a few more features like RSS or email digests (make these premium, I’d pay more for them!). Also an Mobile app! Seriously these days why build Android only? Glad to see many of my favorite artists and hopefully many more will onboard soon!

I subscribe for the creators, specifically Fowl Language and Lunarbaboon which are both fantastic. But the app itself needs work and makes it difficult to read the actual comics. - I don't like the comments, I want the comics - hard to swipe between comics - too many taps to read each one - awkward lists that are hard to understand This puts me in a difficult position because I want to support the creators of content, but the app itself is disappointing.

I downloaded the app about 45 minutes ago and it’s crashed on me twice. Also the user interface is clunky and not intuitive. Finally, it should be easier to scroll through previous comics