MakeBeliefsComix vs Weekly Comic Studio

MakeBeliefsComix is a free browser-based comic maker for assembling digital strips from panels, characters, animals, speech and thought balloons, words, backgrounds, and other objects. A strip can contain up to 18 panels. Users can print, email, share, or save a comic image to a computer; listed sharing routes also include Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and saving to disk. An optional free account lets users keep comics for later editing. Comics can be written in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin, or Portuguese. The maker describes the site as suitable for people of all ages, including families, students, teachers, executives, activities directors, and social workers, and presents comic creation as a way to support expression, storytelling, creativity, and literacy. The redesigned browser site works on desktop browsers, tablets, and smartphones, including iPad and Android devices; it is listed for web, Android, and iOS. The service dates to 2006 and is based in New York, New York. Its help page says the audio feature was removed because of technical issues and might return later.

Weekly Comic Studio offers a Windows creator app for making comics and a website for reading and discovering published comics. The editor supports editable panels, angled inner gutters, art-style choices, and directions for individual panels. It also supports manual page creation, lettering, local project files, and organizing imported artwork, with panel layouts and a character library. The creator app requires 64-bit Windows 10 or 11; the website works in desktop, tablet, and phone browsers. Its free plan costs nothing and includes 50 credits refilled monthly, three active projects, and one concurrent AI job. Paid plans start at $4.99 a month. AI text and image tasks use Studio Credits, and external AI-provider subscriptions are separate. Comic publication submissions are free, but packages must be submitted through the Studio app, pass validation, and undergo automated and human review. Creators retain the rights they hold in their work while granting limited permission to host and display submitted editions. Sign-in is available through Google, Facebook, or ChatGPT.