Comparison

Inkveil vs Tamdok

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

Tamdok

Features
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Tamdok is a manga reader for iPhone, built around catalogs you install — not a locked-in store. The name comes from 탐독: to devour a book. The app is made for people who want a real library, a serious reader, and catalogs they can add, update, and even write themselves. CATALOGS Install source extensions from a registry URL you choose. Tamdok’s first-class format is JavaScript (.tamdok): easy to write, share, and update. Browse home layouts, listings, search, and filters from each catalog. LIBRARY Save titles, sort them into categories, and see unread chapters at a glance. Pull to refresh to check for new chapters. Search across your library and installed catalogs. READER Paged left-to-right, right-to-left, or continuous webtoon. Crop, pillarbox, tap zones, and automatic reading mode. Progress is saved so you continue from the last page. OFFLINE & BACKUPS Download chapters to read without a connection. Back up your library and restore it later, including iCloud when available. PRIVACY Incognito mode stops saving reading history and read marks. Theme, accent color, and alternate app icons are yours to change. English and Russian are built in. Tamdok does not bundle a manga catalog. You add the registries and extensions you want to use. Catalog availability and content are determined by those extensions.

Screenshots

Inkveil2 screens
Tamdok4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tamdok at none against Inkveil's 2. Tamdok also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Inkveil's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Inkveil sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tamdok asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inkveil ships an update every 3 weeks, Tamdok daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Inkveil versus Tamdok: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkveilTamdok
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB76 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer榆麟 邓Aleksandr Shumilov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Inkveil

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

Tamdok

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inkveil free?
Inkveil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tamdok free?
Tamdok is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Inkveil or Tamdok have ads?
Neither Inkveil nor Tamdok shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inkveil or Tamdok?
Inkveil ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tamdok daily. Most recently, Inkveil was updated on October 9, 2026 and Tamdok on October 7, 2026.

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