Komic vs Inkveil
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Komic
This app provides a seamless comic and manga reading experience, connecting to your Komga server. It supports various file formats and offers advanced reading features with progress tracking and offline capabilities.
- Komga Server Integration
- Multi-server Support
- CBZ, CBR, PDF, EPUB Support
- Advanced Reading Experience
- Progress Tracking
- Offline Reading
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Komic is an elegant, feature-rich iOS app that delivers the best comic and manga reading experience with your Komga or Kavita server. Features: - Komga & Kavita Integration: Seamlessly connect to your Komga and Kavita servers to access your entire library. - Multi-server Support: Connect to multiple servers and switch between them effortlessly within the app. - Wide Format Support: Enjoy comics and manga in CBZ, CBR, PDF, and EPUB formats. - Advanced Reading Experience: Smooth, intuitive reader with zoom, multiple reading directions, and tap navigation. - Progress Tracking: Sync and track your reading progress across all your devices. - Offline Reading: Download your favorites and read anywhere, even without an internet connection. Note: Komic does not provide any media and requires a Komga or Kavita instance. Read our privacy policy and terms of use: https://pruizlezcano.github.io/komic/privacy/ https://pruizlezcano.github.io/komic/terms/
Inkveil
This app allows you to read your personal comic collection from a self-hosted server on your mobile device. It offers a clean and immersive reading experience, tracking your progress and favorites. Designed for users who manage their own comic libraries.
- Read personal comic library
- Connect to comic servers
- Track reading progress
- Mobile-friendly reading interface
- Supports Komga compatible servers
- Clean and focused design
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Inkveil is a mobile app designed for reading your personal comic library. Connect your comic server and enjoy your collection on your phone with a clean, immersive reading experience. Inkveil focuses on smooth mobile reading for self-hosted comic libraries, making it easy to continue your favorite stories anywhere. Supports comic servers compatible with Komga. Key Features: * Browse and read your personal comic library * Mobile-friendly comic reading experience * Track reading progress and favorites * Clean, smooth, and focused reading interface * Designed for self-hosted comic users Open Inkveil and enter your own world of comics. Important Inkveil does not provide any comic content. You must connect your own server before use. User Agreement: https://doc.ixiaoxiang.cn/inkveil/user-agreement Privacy Policy: https://doc.ixiaoxiang.cn/inkveil/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Inkveil at 100% against Komic's 60%. Inkveil also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). Komic's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Komic sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Inkveil sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Inkveil holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Komic has 48 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Komic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Inkveil's.
Komic ships an update every 2 weeks, Inkveil every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Komic | Inkveil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pablo Ruiz | 榆麟 邓 |
Customer experience
Komic
Inkveil
In-app purchases
Komic
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Annual$8.991 Year
- Buy me a coffee$0.99
- Buy me lunch$3.99
- Buy me a pizza$8.99
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- Lifetime$22.99
Inkveil
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Lifetime$2.99
