Have you ever struggled to find good manga reading apps? If yes or if you just love manga, then this article is for you. Read your favorite series digitally, so you don’t have loads of volumes taking up space and can save money by buying subscriptions instead. Check out our best manga reading apps now!
Comixology
Comixology is available on iOS, Android, Kindle and through web-browser. It is linked to Amazon, so you can use your Amazon account on there.
Comixology offers an Unlimited subscription for $5.99 a month, where you have access to a selection of 20,000 manga/comic with no additional costs
As well as manga, Comixology also has comics from publishers, for example Marvel and DC, available
You can download manga to read it anywhere on the go
It can be difficult to navigate if you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for
You cannot buy individual volumes on the iOS app
New manga releases may take some time before they are available to borrow
Crunchyroll Manga
Although Crunchyroll is better known for being a service where you can watch anime, it also has a section for manga. It’s available on iOS, Android and web-browser.
With a Crunchyroll Premium account for a minimum of $7.99 a month, you have access to the manga as well as the anime
Most of the time, new releases are available fully translated very close to the print release in Japan
There isn’t a lot of selection
Some chapters are missing from series
The app is difficult to navigate and it can be hard to find what you are looking for
VIZ Manga – Shonen Jump
VIZ Media is a company that translates print releases in Japan to English and publishes them. They also releases dubs for anime. Now as well as that, they releases digital chapters through Shonen Jump. It’s available on iOS, Android and web-browser.
VIZ Manga allows you to read the famous magazine Weekly Shonen Jump for new chapters and exclusive interviews
You can download up to 100 chapters at a time to read anywhere
It only costs $1.99 a month for a Shonen Jump subscription with access to over 10,000 manga chapters
It is a bit limited in the titles it has the rights to, so the selection isn’t as big as some other apps
The app has no search feature, so it might be difficult to find what you are looking for
Mangamo
Mangamo is the first mobile manga app subscription that gives readers unlimited access to a lot of titles from a lot of different publishers. It’s available on iOS for iPad and iPhone, and its currently in development for Android.
Chapters are released at the same time as in Japan
A lot of chapters are missing from series, so you can only read the first few chapters and the most recent
INKR
INKR is run by the same people who ran Manga Rock Comics, but this time they are actually supporting the creators. Its available on iOS and Android. Also, you can read it on web-browsers.
Anyone can publish on there, so there is a good chance of finding a hidden gem. Many of the comics have had anime adaptations, like Tower of God and the God of High School
Its free, but you can purchase coins to get a Fast Pass to read chapters before anyone else
Since anyone can publish on there, the standard on some comics may be low
It doesn’t have a selection of well-known manga because everything on there is published by anyone
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