# Gentlemen's Art Institute — Comic piles, meet your shelf

> Comic piles, meet your shelf (iPhone/iPad app by Yun Yang Chiu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gentlemens-art-institute/id6809937717 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yun Yang Chiu](https://appshunter.io/developer/6797352302)
- Category: Books, Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 55 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-01
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is Gentlemen's Art Institute?

Got a personal collection of manga folders and comic archives on your drives, and want a clean reader that respects your local library? G.A.I is built for local manga collectors—zero ads and no forced account sign-ups (｀・ω・´)ゞ

[Core Reading & Local Library]
• Flexible Sources: Read image folders and archives from local storage, external drives, and system-mounted NAS folders.
• Direct Archive Support: Open ZIP/CBZ, RAR/CBR, and 7z/CB7 files directly without extracting.
• Viewing Modes: Single-page, double-page spreads, left/right reading directions, and vertical Webtoon scroll.
• On-Device Library: Saves reading progress on the current device, with favorites, search, and tags (stored on this device only; no cross-device sync).

[Free Core vs. v1 Pro One-Time Purchase]
• Free Core: Local/external/mounted NAS reading, all archive formats, layout modes, on-device progress, and tags are free.
• v1 Pro Buyout: One-time purchase, not a subscription! Purchased v1 Pro entitlements remain available in later supported versions (applies to v1 Pro scope; not all future features are free forever).

[v1 Pro: SMB, Batch Tools & Optional AI]
• Direct In-App SMB: Browse SMB network shares directly inside the app.
• Batch & Duplicate Tools: Batch-organize your library and detect duplicate candidates for manual review.
• Optional BYOK AI: Use your own OpenAI or Google API key (API fees billed separately by your provider).
• Transparent AI ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ: Not local AI—pages and prompts are sent ONLY after your explicit consent and manual action. AI outputs text notes, dialogue translations (never redrawing text into bubbles), and organization candidates that require your manual application.

[Disclaimer]
G.A.I provides no manga content, downloads, scrapers, or online catalogs—only an original landscape demo. Bring your own legal files and enjoy (≧∇≦)/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| G.A.I v1 Pro | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is Gentlemen's Art Institute safe?

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Gentlemen's Art Institute has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Gentlemen's Art Institute is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-11-03

Prioritizes the current shelf and opening books, speeds up supported RAR5 archives, and improves archive reading reliability.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-11-02

Improved opening and cover loading for large comic archives, library and page-turning performance, and reader controls and layout.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-11-01

Improved reading progress recovery, prioritized covers in the current folder, and improved external library stability.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-18

We have updated our store description and device-specific screenshots to better showcase G.A.I! For full details on reading and library organization features, please check out the store description below ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

### 1.0 — 2026-10-05

No release notes.

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