Video Player vs Comink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Player
This app aggregates multiple media sources, allowing you to connect to private Emby servers for seamless, high-quality video playback. Enjoy a clean, immersive viewing experience with support for various formats and subtitle options.
- Connect to Emby servers
- Aggregate media sources
- Supports 4K HDR
- Clean viewing experience
- Subtitle and audio switching
- Personal media library playback
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EplayerX is a powerful video player designed for media enthusiasts. Connect to your Emby servers and aggregate multiple content sources — enjoy seamless, high-quality video playback like never before. Key Features: Connect to private Emby servers for secure, personal streaming Aggregate multiple media sources in one app Supports a wide range of video formats including 4K HDR Clean and immersive viewing experience, no distractions Subtitle and audio track switching support Perfect for home theaters or your personal media library — EplayerX delivers a truly pro-level video experience. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.eplayerx.com/privacy
Comink
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Comink puts the comics you already own on your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Point it at your NAS, media server or cloud drive and start reading — no converting, no copying files around. One purchase covers every device. YOUR LIBRARY, WHEREVER IT LIVES · NAS: connect directly over SMB or WebDAV — Synology, QNAP and more · Media servers: Komga, Kavita and any OPDS catalog · Cloud: Baidu Netdisk, plus any cloud drive you can reach over WebDAV · Local: import from the Files app, or send files from your computer over Wi-Fi · Formats: CBZ, CBR, CB7, ZIP, RAR, 7z, PDF, EPUB, MOBI and AZW3 — read straight from the archive READ RAW MANGA IN YOUR LANGUAGE · Recognizes speech bubbles in Japanese, Korean and English pages, including vertical text, and sets the translation right back into the bubble · Recognition runs on your device. Translation uses Apple's built-in engine by default, or optional offline models (about 80 MB per language) that work with no connection at all BUILT FOR THE WAY COMICS ARE READ · Right-to-left for manga, left-to-right for comics, continuous vertical scroll for webtoons and manhwa · Two-page mode with cover offset, so spreads line up like a printed volume · Image enhancement: on-device AI super-resolution sharpens old, low-resolution scans · Smart margin cropping, color filters, page-curl or slide transitions, and auto-advance A CAT THAT READS WITH YOU · Name your reading companion on first launch. It keeps you company, remembers your name for it, and grows with your reading TAKE IT OFFLINE · Download whole volumes and keep reading on a plane or in the subway FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY · Kids Mode: choose exactly which sources a child's profile can open. Adding or editing a server requires the parent's PIN PRIVATE BY DESIGN · No accounts, no analytics, no reading data collected · Server and cloud credentials are stored in the system Keychain and synced only through your own iCloud Keychain FAIR PRICING, NO SUBSCRIPTION · 7-day free trial with unlimited reading · After the trial: 3 free chapters and 3 translated pages every day · One-time purchase unlocks everything, forever — on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV --- Comink is a reader. It does not provide, index or recommend any content. Everything you read comes from servers, cloud drives or files that you set up yourself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Comink at none against Video Player's 7. Video Player's advantage is device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. Video Player sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Comink asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Video Player | Comink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 星 黎 | 芳芳 王 |
In-app purchases
Video Player
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$3.991 Year
- EplayerX PRO All Access Upgrade$6.99
- Lifetime access$9.99
- EplayerX TV PRO$9.99
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- EplayerX macOS PRO$9.99
- EplayerX PRO All Access$14.99
Comink
No in-app purchases








