Comparison

Kasane vs OneComic

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

Head to head
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. • Native support for Komga: enjoy a more stable and complete reading experience. • Universal Standard Protocols: Fully compatible with OPDS 1.2 and OPDS 2.0. Easily connect to self-hosted comic servers like Kavita and Lanraragi. 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.

About

OneComic

Features
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Your comic library stays on your NAS - nothing needs to be moved onto your phone. Connect over SMB or WebDAV, browse your folders, tap a file and start reading. No manual transfer step, and no syncing your whole library to the phone. Opens CBZ, CBR, ZIP, RAR, EPUB, MOBI and AZW3, with right-to-left page turns for manga. Key Features: - Direct NAS access: Connect over SMB / WebDAV to a NAS, a router drive, or a shared folder on your LAN. Browse it, tap a file, and read. - Wide format support: CBZ, CBR, ZIP, RAR, EPUB, MOBI and AZW3, plus local import and Wi-Fi browser upload. - Transparent storage: Anything you open is kept on your device. Settings shows how much, lets you set a cap, and clears it in one tap. Deleting a local copy never touches the file on your NAS. - Smart reading: Full support for right-to-left (manga) and left-to-right page direction. - Completely clean: No ads, no in-app purchases, no account required. The app has no backend - your files never leave your local network. Note: OneComic is a reader only and provides no comic content. Users supply their own legally obtained files.

Screenshots

Kasane3 screens
OneComic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OneComic at 15.0 against Kasane's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kasane ships an update every 5 days, OneComic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Kasane versus OneComic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKasaneOneComic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晨康 周Shenzhen Force Origin Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Kasane

No in-app purchases

None

OneComic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kasane free?
Kasane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OneComic free?
OneComic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kasane or OneComic have ads?
Neither Kasane nor OneComic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kasane or OneComic?
Kasane ships an update every 5 days, and OneComic every 4 days. Most recently, Kasane was updated on October 16, 2026 and OneComic on October 8, 2026.

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