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The Ninth

Jason Storey · Books

Ninth is a comic reader for people who own their comics

$9.99

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$9.99
No in-app purchases
BUSINESS MODEL
Paid
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Feature spec

Goal: Send a clear invoice after finishing a job.

  • Add a client, line items, a due date, and payment instructions.
  • Preview the total before exporting a PDF.
  • Keep an editable draft if export fails.

Screen plan

Invoice editor: Client at the top, editable line items in the middle, total and preview action at the bottom.

States: Empty draft, validation errors beside each field, exporting, and a retry action that preserves the draft.

Differentiate and validate

Hypothesis: Contractors need faster repeat invoices more than more templates.

First experiment: Test duplicating a previous job with five contractors. Watch where they hesitate before expanding the feature set.

The full kit adds a phased build plan, evidence notes, tool prompts, and implementation guidance. It is a plan for your coding agent, not a finished app.

Usage: Mechanics are fair game; never reuse the original name, branding, assets, or verbatim copy.

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App evidence

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App Store description

Ninth is a comic reader for people who own their comics. It turns the files you already have into a library worth getting lost in — no account, no subscription, no lock-in. EVERY FORMAT THAT MATTERS CBZ, CBR, CB7, PDF, and fixed-layout EPUB, with embedded ComicInfo and ComicBookInfo metadata read straight from your files. A READER BUILT FOR COMICS Two-page spreads, right-to-left manga, vertical webtoons, page curl, and Live Text on any panel — copy, translate, even lift characters as stickers. Guided view walks the page panel by panel, with automatic detection and a built-in editor when a page deserves better. YOUR LIBRARY, ORGANIZED Series, creators, characters, and story arcs identified against the Grand Comics Database. Reading lists that span series, with gaps filled in and estimated reading time. Cover stacks, grids, and shelves; smart lists that stay current. SYNC WITHOUT A MIDDLEMAN Your library and progress sync privately through your own iCloud between iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Files live in your iCloud Drive — drop comics into the Ninth folder and they import on every device. BRING YOUR OWN CLOUD Browse and import from Dropbox, or connect OPDS, Komga, and Kavita servers — stream or download, with read progress synced back. EVEN PAPER COMICS Scan physical issues page by page with the built-in scanner — auto-straightened, tagged, filed like any other comic. LOCK WHAT'S YOURS Face ID or passcode in front of any comic, list, or collection. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no tracking. See theninth.app/privacy. Comic metadata from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), licensed under the GCD Data License / CC BY-SA 4.0. Ninth is not affiliated with or endorsed by the GCD.

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Hypothesis 1

Implement advanced filtering and sorting options.

Assumption to check: Limited browsing options

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Hypothesis 2

Add social sharing and reading progress tracking.

Assumption to check: Lack of user engagement features

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Hypothesis 3

Allow users to download books for offline reading.

Assumption to check: No offline access to books

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Hypothesis 4

Incorporate user ratings and reviews for books.

Assumption to check: Poor user feedback mechanisms

Validate with people who use this workflow before building.

Build scope

Plan a focused first version with your coding agent. These are planning assumptions, not a delivery guarantee.

Define the first version

Choose one audience and one core workflow. Use the kit to agree on its screens, data, and acceptance criteria before building.

Set boundaries

Decide which secondary features, integrations, and platform support can wait. Your version does not need to reproduce everything in the original.

Check the hard parts

Validate external services, specialist technology, data access, and ongoing costs for your chosen scope.

SUGGESTED BUILD STACK
React Native
Expo
Zustand
React Navigation
TypeScript
Styled Components
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