Comparison

Aurora BOX vs Comink

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

Head to head
About

Aurora BOX

Features
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Automatically matches XMLTV EPG data to entries in the user's own playlists. Fast switching between multiple audio tracks, with no overload or stuttering. Fast switching across subtitle formats (WebVTT, TTML/STPP, DVB, CEA-608/708), where other players require a long wait when changing subtitle tracks. First player on the Apple TV platform to support importing playlists with #KODIPROP directives. We plan to develop Aurora BOX into a cross-platform player. Supports high-bitrate media playback up to 8K/4K/HDR/HDR10.

About

Comink

Access your comic collection from various sources like NAS, cloud storage, or local files. Enjoy immersive reading with features like spread stitching and AI-powered coloring and enhancement. Learn Japanese from manga with integrated translation tools.

Highlights
  • Connect to NAS, media servers, and cloud storage
  • Supports numerous comic and ebook formats
  • Immersive reading modes for comics and webtoons
  • On-device AI coloring and image enhancement
  • Offline OCR translation for Japanese and Western comics
  • Japanese learning tools with furigana and vocabulary saving
  • Create and share 'Moments' from favorite scenes
Features
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Comink puts your comic collection on every screen. Whether it's your iPhone on the commute, your iPad on the couch or the big screen of the Apple TV in your living room, Comink gives you smooth, immersive reading. No converting, no copying files around: set up the address once and start reading. CONNECT EVERYTHING, SKIP THE HASSLE · NAS: native SMB and WebDAV, works with Synology, QNAP and other popular NAS · Media servers: full support for Komga, Kavita, Suwayomi and OPDS · Cloud and local: Baidu Netdisk, OneDrive, Dropbox and Box; import from the Files app or send files over Wi-Fi on your local network · Every format: CBZ, CBR, CB7, ZIP, RAR, 7z, PDF, EPUB, MOBI and AZW3, read straight from the archive with no unzipping A READER TUNED FOR COMICS · Spread stitching: double-page spreads join seamlessly, just like a printed volume · Immersive webtoons: smooth continuous vertical scrolling, tuned for manhwa and long-strip comics · Keep reading: turn past the last page and the next volume opens, so you can finish a whole series without leaving · Make it yours: page direction, smart margin cropping, color filters and auto-advance AI COLOR: BRING BLACK-AND-WHITE PAGES TO LIFE · On-device AI colors black-and-white manga. Everything runs on your device and no image is ever uploaded · Several color styles to choose from; Luminous gives the most natural skin tones and lighting · Turn on auto-color for every comic you open, with spreads colored consistently in reading order · AI image enhancement: on-device super-resolution brings out the detail in old, low-resolution scans OFFLINE AND ON-DEVICE · On-device OCR translation: recognizes and translates Japanese manga and Western comics so you can read raw pages right away. Download the language pack once, then use it offline · Optional offline engines: lightweight translation models for English, Japanese and Korean, about 80 MB per language · Full-volume downloads: save whole volumes for a flight or the subway LEARN JAPANESE FROM MANGA · Tap a line of dialogue to see furigana and a word-by-word breakdown · Tap any word for its meaning, with conjugated forms recognized in context · Save words in one tap, with JLPT levels, grammar notes and scheduled reviews · Export your word list as an Anki deck or CSV, original panels included MOMENTS: KEEP THE SCENES YOU LOVE · Long-press a page that moves you to save it as a Moment · All your Moments come together in a personal scrapbook to revisit and share anytime · Synced across your devices with iCloud, so they move with you PEACE OF MIND · iCloud sync: reading progress, favorites and shelf settings carry over between iPhone, iPad and Apple TV · Kids Mode: assign specific sources to a child's profile; adding or removing a server requires a PIN · Privacy first: no reading data is collected, and account credentials are kept in the system Keychain FAIR PRICING: BUY ONCE OR SUBSCRIBE · 7-day free trial with every feature, no payment method needed · After the trial: 3 free chapters and 1 free translated chapter every day · Lifetime: one purchase unlocks everything forever on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad, with Family Sharing · Or subscribe monthly or yearly and cancel anytime ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS · Comink PRO is offered as monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions that unlock all features during the subscription period. Prices are shown in the app · Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm the purchase · Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period · Turn off auto-renewal anytime in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions · Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · Privacy Policy: https://charles8260.github.io/comicflow-support/privacy.html

Screenshots

Aurora BOX4 screens
Comink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aurora BOX at none against Comink's 4. Comink's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Comink sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Aurora BOX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aurora BOX ships an update every 3 days, Comink every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aurora BOX versus Comink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAurora BOXComink
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB313 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWONG Ka Yu芳芳 王

In-app purchases

None

Aurora BOX

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Comink

Subscriptions2
  • Comink PRO Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Comink PRO Yearly1 Year trial$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • Comink PRO 终身版(限时特惠)$14.99
  • 解锁无限阅读$19.99

Questions

Is Aurora BOX free?
Aurora BOX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Comink free?
Comink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aurora BOX or Comink have ads?
Neither Aurora BOX nor Comink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aurora BOX or Comink?
Aurora BOX ships an update every 3 days, and Comink every 2 days. Most recently, Aurora BOX was updated on October 28, 2026 and Comink on November 1, 2026.

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