Comparison

Comink vs Lumenic

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

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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

About

Lumenic

Stream local and network media on your iPhone and iPad. Connect to NAS, home servers, and network storage for a smooth audio-visual experience. Supports various formats, subtitles, and advanced playback features.

Highlights
  • Play local and network media
  • Connect to NAS, SMB, WebDAV
  • Supports MKV, MP4, MOV, TS
  • External and embedded subtitles
  • HDR and Dolby Vision support
  • Playback progress and resume
  • Picture-in-picture and background audio
Features
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Lumenic, 在 iPhone 和 iPad 上播放本地与网络媒体,连接自己的 NAS、家庭服务器和网络存储,随时享受稳定流畅的影音体验。 主要功能: • 播放本地视频、音频和网络媒体 • 支持 NAS、SMB、WebDAV 等媒体来源 • 支持 MKV、MP4、MOV、TS 等常见格式 • 支持外挂字幕、内嵌字幕和多音轨切换 • 支持 HDR、杜比视界和高质量视频播放 • 支持弹幕、播放进度记录和断点续播 • 支持横屏播放、画中画和后台音频播放 • 支持 iPhone、iPad 以及多设备间的 iCloud 同步

Screenshots

Comink4 screens
Lumenic3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Comink at 5.0 against Lumenic's 4.2. Comink also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and review sentiment (95% vs 85%). Lumenic's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Comink sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Lumenic sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Comink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Comink's written reviews are positive against 85% of Lumenic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comink ships an update every 2 days, Lumenic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Comink versus Lumenic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCominkLumenic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better84.6% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB70 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer芳芳 王Tsz Hong Ma

Customer experience

Comink

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

Lumenic

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral15.4%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
5 purchases

Lumenic

One-time5
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Upgrade to All Platforms$2.99
  • Pro iPhone and iPad$3.99
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  • Pro Mac$3.99
  • Pro All Platforms$7.99

Questions

Is Comink free?
Comink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lumenic free?
Lumenic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Comink or Lumenic?
Comink is rated higher. Comink averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Lumenic averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Comink or Lumenic have ads?
Neither Comink nor Lumenic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Comink or Lumenic?
Comink ships an update every 2 days, and Lumenic every 10 days. Most recently, Comink was updated on November 8, 2026 and Lumenic on November 7, 2026.

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