Comparison

Inkveil vs Kasane

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Read personal comic library
  • Connect to comic servers
  • Track reading progress
  • Mobile-friendly reading interface
  • Supports Komga compatible servers
  • Clean and focused design
Features
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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

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

Inkveil2 screens
Kasane3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kasane at none against Inkveil's 2. Kasane also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Inkveil's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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. Inkveil sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Kasane asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Inkveil against 5.0 for Kasane. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkveil ships an update every 3 weeks, Kasane daily. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Inkveil versus Kasane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkveilKasane
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer榆麟 邓晨康 周

Customer experience

Inkveil

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kasane

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Inkveil

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$2.99
None

Kasane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inkveil free?
Inkveil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kasane free?
Kasane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inkveil or Kasane?
Inkveil and Kasane are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Inkveil or Kasane have ads?
Neither Inkveil nor Kasane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkveil or Kasane?
Inkveil ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kasane daily. Most recently, Inkveil was updated on September 22, 2026 and Kasane on September 30, 2026.

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