Except we’re not.

The only plan that has additional purchase options at all is the Bronze Age, and those are optional.

Your initial purchase of the Zap-Kapow app comes with the very latest edition of our price guide and data. From that point on Bronze Age plans can update it as often as they like for 99-cents, but whenever they do they will be getting everything updated to that point.

So if you were to purchase a Zap-Kapow Bronze Age Plan in August and then update your price guide in December, you would be getting all the prices and updates made to our database between August and December for the same one-time price (99-cents). How often you update is completely up to you! Anytime you chose to update, you’ll get the very latest for 99-cents Much, much cheaper than most printed price guides, and Silver and Golden Age Plans get these updates automatically for no additional charge every month.

You can read more about price guide updates for Zap-Kapow Comics here.

The short answer is the new Zap-Kapow Comics has more features and works for more people.

Zap-Kapow Comics new browser-based app means no matter the device you switch to, or the device you’re on, you can login to your account (another feature missing in the iOS app), access your full comic book collection, and see changing values for them with our price guide. You can download and print out a list of your collection, see stat widgets showing you your most valuable single issue, most issues in a single title, percentage of your collection by publisher, etc., and more.

You can also now perform mass additions of full comic book runs to your Collection without adding them one at a time, and view the most recent price updates and changes by issue.

We have a TON of additional features. The new Zap-Kapow Comics finally puts us in a position to better control the implementation and release of these features than the App Store would allow. We’ve wanted it, you’ve wanted it, and now we have it!

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No. There was never a good way for us to identify your activity in the app via an account system or anything in the iOS version of Zap-Kapow. This meant changing to a new iPhone or using two devices didn’t bring over your price guide purchases or Favorite Lists across with them.

The data (prices, issues, titles, etc.) will remain the same across both the iOS app and the new Zap-Kapow Comics browser app, only the features and your account are different.

The iOS app was retired in May 2020 in favor of the new browser-based version of Zap-Kapow you are on now. We recommend you use the browser-based version for purchasing price guide updates and creating favorites lists exclusively.

If you own the old iOS version of Zap-Kapow please contact us at info@zapkapowcomics.com and we’ll help you get your account transfered into a new plan here. Please note, we are no longer able to migrate iOS Favorites into the new web-based Zap-Kapow Comics.

Easily the number one question we get. And the number one answer? The “Want List” or “My Pull List” tab on the My Comics page is selected (and has nothing in it) instead of the “My Collection” tab. Click “My Collection” and you’ll find your comic book treasures!

Zap-Kapow averages several sales areas for comic books, including online auction sites, comic shop retailers and other industry resources. If you are a retailer who would like to be included in Zap-Kapow price surveys, drop us a note at info@zapkapowcomics.com.

Our default currency is U.S. dollars, but the Golden Age Plan allows for switching that to any currency you wish.

Zap-Kapow is refreshed with the latest comic book title and price guide information on a monthly basis. Updates to Zap-Kapow are 99-cents and are accessible from within the app on your My Comics page. Please note that your initial purchase of Zap-Kapow, either version, comes with the very latest edition of our price guide and data. From that point on you can update it as often as you like, but whenever you do you’ll be getting everything updated to that point. So if you were to purchase Zap-Kapow in August and then update your price guide in December, you would be getting all the prices and updates made to our database between August and December for the same price (99-cents). How often you update is completely up to you!

Additionally, we offer a Silver Age and Golden Age plan on the new browser-based version that includes lifetime updates for no additional charge.

Mint, Fine, Good, Poor, etc. are terms used to describe the condition of a comic book, which in turn affects its value. Think of Near Mint as an “A”, Very Fine as a “B”, Fine as a “C”, and Good as a ‘D’. Learn more about these comic book grading terms and others here.

Good question. We hope to bring specific CGC (Comics Guaranty Company) graded comic book prices to Zap-Kapow Comics in the future.

We know, we know … It takes a village as they say, and we could always use some new citizens. If you see something that you believe is in error or that needs added to Zap-Kapow’s comic book data, please let us know at info@zapkapowcomics.com or better yet, hit the “Report Issue Error” link under the Full Price Guide box. This method passes us important info that helps us troubleshoot what you’re seeing (or not seeing). And thanks ahead of time!

Better question (from our point of view) would be how come their prices don’t match ours! Actually, since prices on comic books vary from region to region they’ll never be identical across multiple sources. Another factor in varying prices can be the time it takes for them to be gathered and then sent to a printer for printing in a magazine or book format. Zap-Kapow updates its prices all constantly, and then releases those to the masses on a monthly basis (with several updates happening and showing up throughout each today). Ultimately, your comics are worth whatever someone is willing to pay you for them though, Zap-Kapow is meant to merely be a guide to what a comic book may have sold for recently, and to get a conversation started on a potential purchase or sale.