Chek vs Kasane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chek
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Chek is a reader for your books and comics, wherever you keep them. READ YOUR OWN FILES Open EPUB, PDF, CBZ and CBT comics, MOBI, AZW3, FictionBook, plain text and Markdown files from Files or the share sheet. Each book opens where you left off. No account needed, and everything works offline. CONNECT YOUR LIBRARY SERVER Connect a Chek server you run to read its libraries on all your devices. Your reading place follows you between iPhone and iPad. Follow a series to hear when a new chapter is out, and download chapters to read offline. TRY IT FIRST Tap Try the Demo to browse a sample library of public-domain and Creative Commons books and comics, with no setup. BUILT FOR READING Paged and scrolling layouts, right-to-left manga reading, themes, and a reader built for both books and comics. PRIVATE Chek has no ads, analytics or tracking. Your files stay on your device, and server sign-ins go only to servers you add.
Kasane
Consolidate your scattered comic resources into a single, seamless library. Access and manage comics from local storage or remote servers with an elegant interface. Enjoy a fluid, immersive reading experience with support for multiple formats and advanced viewing options.
- Aggregate multiple comic sources
- Local comic management with metadata support
- OPDS 1.2 & 2.0 protocol compatibility
- Supports Komga, Kavita servers
- CBZ, PDF, EPUB format support
- Dual-page reading mode
- Smart wide-image cutting
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Kasane (重ね, かさね) derives from the Japanese word for "stacks". It is dedicated to seamlessly aggregating your scattered comic resources into one organized place, providing a fluid and immersive reading experience. Whether your comic library is treasured locally or hosted on remote servers, Kasane helps you connect and manage them effortlessly. Say goodbye to constantly switching between apps, and browse your entire collection within one elegant interface. Core Features & Management • Multi-Instance Aggregation: Connect and manage multiple library sources simultaneously. Bring all your scattered collections together in one place. • Local Comic Management: Efficiently organize your local library. With native support for reading ComicInfo.xml metadata, your covers, authors, summaries, and tags are always perfectly organized. • Native support for Komga: enjoy a more stable and complete reading experience. • Universal Standard Protocols: Fully compatible with OPDS 1.2 and OPDS 2.0. Easily connect to self-hosted comic servers like Kavita and Lanraragi. Furthermore, it supports two-way reading progress write-back via OPDS 2.0, ensuring your reading progress stays perfectly in sync across all your devices. Powerful & Flexible Reader • Multi-Format Support: A reading engine highly optimized for comics, smoothly parsing mainstream formats including CBZ, PDF, and EPUB. • Authentic Reading Experience: Features a dual-page reading mode, perfectly recreating the page-turning feel of physical comic books. • Smart Image Splitting: Intelligently splits wide or double-page spreads, ensuring large illustrations remain clear and highly readable on any phone or tablet screen. Layer your comic world within Kasane.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Kasane at 17.0 against Chek's 26.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chek ships an update every 9 days, Kasane every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chek | Kasane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aryakumar Jha | 晨康 周 |
In-app purchases
Chek
No in-app purchases
Kasane
No in-app purchases









