Comparison

Huiliu Live vs Comink

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

Head to head
About

Huiliu Live

Aggregate live streams from multiple platforms into a single feed. Enjoy native danmaku, program schedules, and on-the-go viewing features like Picture in Picture and CarPlay. Offers free basic functionality with optional subscriptions for advanced customization.

Highlights
  • Multi-platform live stream aggregation
  • Native danmaku support
  • Program scheduling and reservations
  • Picture in Picture and background playback
  • CarPlay audio integration
  • On-device live captions and translation
  • Cloud go-live alerts
Features
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Huiliu Live is a native live-stream aggregator for iPhone and iPad. See who is live across multiple major platforms and watch with native danmaku. UI: Simplified/Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean. Free to download; upgrade with a yearly or monthly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown by the App Store. ONE LIST FOR EVERYONE YOU FOLLOW Follows from multiple major platforms in one list, live streams first; the Add Streamer screen shows current platform support. Paste a live-room or share link to add a streamer. STREAMER LISTS Browse a built-in, community-curated list and watch before you follow, or subscribe to lists others share. PROGRAMS AND RESERVATIONS Browse sports programs by date and sport, reserve matches and open them from the Live tab once live. Official full replays play where available. Reservations stay on this device. QUALITY AND DATA Original quality by default, with automatic fallback. Set a separate cellular default and check data usage in Settings. BUILT FOR WATCHING ON THE GO Rotate for an immersive player: swipe for brightness and volume, double-tap to rotate, pinch to change fill. iPad gets a split layout. PICTURE IN PICTURE Picture in Picture keeps video and danmaku; control background playback from the Lock Screen and Control Center. A sleep timer stops playback on schedule. CARPLAY Pick a followed streamer or program and listen in the car, or switch channels from the Lock Screen. Audio only. NATIVE DANMAKU The Free Version sends and receives default-style danmaku; the Full Version adjusts size, speed, opacity, area and density, with a blocklist and hot-word panel. Capabilities depend on each source platform. LIVE CAPTIONS AND TRANSLATION Turn speech into on-device captions, shown bilingual or translation-only. On device: no microphone, no audio upload. Translate captions, the danmaku list, titles and names with Apple Translation or your own service. Captions are free; the Free Version includes 100 translated lines, the Full Version is unlimited with custom caption styles. GO-LIVE ALERTS On-device go-live detection and notifications are free, with per-streamer settings; timing depends on the system, network and source platform. The Full Version adds cloud go-live alerts that keep checking your enabled streamers even when the app is closed. APPEARANCE THEMES Free: System, Light or Dark. The Full Version adds complete themes for the live list and loading screens. ICLOUD SYNC Optionally sync follows, preferences and supported platform sign-ins through your own iCloud. Off by default; purchases are not synced. FREE VERSION Unlimited viewing, default-style danmaku and up to 3 follows per platform. On-device go-live notifications, background playback, Picture in Picture, CarPlay audio, live captions, basic appearance and iCloud sync are free; 100 caption translations included. FULL VERSION Unlocks unlimited follows, danmaku customization, appearance themes, unlimited caption translation and cloud go-live alerts. Choose a yearly or monthly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase; all three unlock the same features on this client. Lifetime purchases stay valid. Restore Purchases reads valid App Store transactions for the current Apple Account. SUBSCRIPTION AND TRIAL Subscriptions renew yearly or monthly. Introductory offers apply only if Apple finds you eligible; trial length, later price and terms are shown before you confirm. Otherwise the standard price applies. A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage it in your Apple subscription settings. Buying Lifetime does not cancel an existing subscription. Privacy Policy: https://conflux.kami.asia/privacy-en.html Terms of Use: https://conflux.kami.asia/terms-en.html Huiliu Live is an independent third-party app. It only aggregates live content publicly offered by source services and does not host or transcode video.

About

Comink

Access your comic and manga collection from various sources like NAS, media servers, and cloud storage. Enjoy an immersive reading experience with features like spread stitching, AI coloring, and on-device translation. Learn Japanese from manga with integrated tools.

Highlights
  • Connect to NAS, media servers, and cloud storage
  • Supports CBZ, CBR, PDF, EPUB, and more formats
  • Spread stitching and immersive webtoon scrolling
  • On-device AI coloring and image enhancement
  • Offline OCR translation for Japanese and Western comics
  • Learn Japanese with furigana and word breakdown
  • Save and share favorite comic moments
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

Huiliu Live4 screens
Comink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Comink at every 2 days against Huiliu Live's every 4 days. Huiliu Live's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 7). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Huiliu Live sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Comink sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Huiliu Live against 5.0 for Comink. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Huiliu Live's written reviews are positive against 95% of Comink's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Huiliu Live ships an update every 4 days, Comink every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Huiliu Live versus Comink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHuiliu LiveComink
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (21 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better95.5% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB314 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer魁 杨芳芳 王

Customer experience

Huiliu Live

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Comink

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Huiliu Live

Subscriptions2
  • Full Version · Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Full Version · Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version · Lifetime$8.99
4 purchases

Comink

Subscriptions2
  • Comink PRO Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Comink PRO Yearly1 Year trial$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • 解锁无限阅读$7.99
  • Comink PRO 终身版(限时特惠)$14.99

Questions

Is Huiliu Live free?
Huiliu Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Comink free?
Comink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Huiliu Live or Comink?
Huiliu Live and Comink are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 21 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Huiliu Live or Comink have ads?
Neither Huiliu Live nor Comink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Huiliu Live or Comink?
Huiliu Live ships an update every 4 days, and Comink every 2 days. Most recently, Huiliu Live was updated on November 5, 2026 and Comink on November 8, 2026.

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