Comparison

ComiNAS vs Kasane

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ComiNAS

Access and enjoy your personal media library stored on a NAS. Stream comics, videos, ebooks, and more directly without cloud uploads. Offers offline downloads and a streamlined browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Direct NAS access via WebDAV/SMB/OPDS
  • Read ZIP/RAR/CBZ/CBR comics without extraction
  • Stream videos (MP4, MKV, AVI) from NAS
  • Offline downloads for comics and videos
  • EPUB ebook reader with customization
  • PDF and text file viewer
  • Connect to Komga/Kavita servers
Features
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ComiNAS is a file browser and media player for enjoying comics, videos, music, PDFs, EPUB ebooks, and text files stored on your home NAS, along with photos and videos in your iPhone or iPad Photo Library. It connects directly via WebDAV / SMB / OPDS, so you do not need to upload your private library to a cloud service. ◆ Read comics directly from your NAS Open ZIP / RAR / 7z / CBZ / CBR / CB7 archives without extracting them first, and browse the images inside as thumbnails. ComiNAS supports common image formats such as jpg, png, webp, gif, and heic, including playback of animated WebP and GIF images. Comic-friendly reading options include two-page spreads, right-to-left or left-to-right reading, cover-first layouts, and single-page display for wide images. Choose paged reading, continuous Vertical Scroll, or a page-curl effect that feels closer to flipping through a real book. ◆ Browse photos and videos on your device Browse your iPhone or iPad Photo Library by album and open photos or videos directly from their thumbnails. Enjoy media stored on your device with the same familiar browsing experience as your NAS library. ◆ Connect to Komga or Kavita libraries Browse self-hosted comic and book servers such as Komga or Kavita through their OPDS catalogs. On servers with OPDS-PSE support, stream CBZ pages without downloading an entire book, resume where you left off, and keep reading progress in sync with the server. Streaming reading is a Premium feature. ◆ Play videos stored on your NAS ComiNAS supports MP4 / MOV as well as many other formats including mkv, avi, wmv, flv, and webm. With VLC-powered playback, seek bar navigation, and subtitle track switching, you can watch videos directly from your NAS. ◆ Take your library offline Download files from your NAS to your device and enjoy them without a connection. Save the comics and videos you read most, and open them anytime from Offline Downloads on the Home screen — on the go or in flight. ◆ Get back to your favorite files faster Bookmark frequently used folders and open them from the Home screen with a single tap. Recent Access lets you quickly return to the folders, files, and ZIP/RAR/7z archive entries you opened before. NAS Auto-Discovery helps find devices on your local network, so you can connect even if you do not know the IP address. ◆ View many file types in one app ComiNAS also supports background music playback with continuous play and album art, a built-in PDF viewer, an EPUB ebook reader, and direct viewing of text files such as txt, md, json, and source code. The EPUB reader provides font size, line spacing, margin, and horizontal or vertical writing controls as a Premium feature. Lock ComiNAS with biometrics or your device passcode. With Light / Dark themes, thumbnail browsing, cache management, and saved connections for multiple servers, ComiNAS gives you a smoother way to enjoy content stored on your NAS and Apple devices. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/loki.jp/privacypolicy

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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. • Universal Standard Protocols: Fully compatible with OPDS 1.2 and OPDS 2.0. Easily connect to self-hosted comic servers like Komga and Kavita. 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.

Screenshots

ComiNAS4 screens
Kasane3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kasane at none against ComiNAS's 3. Kasane also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). ComiNAS's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ComiNAS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Kasane asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ComiNAS ships an update every 5 days, Kasane daily. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ComiNAS versus Kasane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComiNASKasane
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakatsugu Kobayashi晨康 周

Customer experience

ComiNAS

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kasane

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ComiNAS

Subscriptions2
  • ComiNAS Premium (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • ComiNAS Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • ComiNAS Premium (Lifetime)$29.99
None

Kasane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ComiNAS free?
ComiNAS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kasane free?
Kasane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ComiNAS or Kasane have ads?
Neither ComiNAS nor Kasane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ComiNAS or Kasane?
ComiNAS ships an update every 5 days, and Kasane daily. Most recently, ComiNAS was updated on October 2, 2026 and Kasane on September 30, 2026.

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