Bulu Manga

Manga Galaxy

Manga Rock

Manga Watcher

Manga Zone

MangaDLR

Mangania

Tachiyomi

Zingbox

App/APK source

Version used

http://bulumanga.com/app/app_introduce.html 

V1.1.15

http://www.mangarockapp.com/

DEFINITIVE-2.0.4 (42)

https://cylonu87.wordpress.com/manga/mangadlr^[b]/

V3.5.5

https://github.com/inorichi/tachiyomi

 V0.2.1

http://www.zingbox.me/

V6.0.6.6

Format / Main Features

• Feature

• Rank
• Category
• Updates
• Hot Manga
• Facebook Group
• Latest Manga
• Manga of <season> Anime
• Recommended
• Shounen, Shoujo, BL, Yuri lists

• Favorite
• Download
• More (settings)

UNDER OBSERVATION

• Catalog

• All manga (ranking)
• Latest Updates
• Featured

• For You
• Popular
• Right Now

• My Manga

• Favorites

• All (by source)
• New Updates

• Recent

• This Device
• Other Device

• My Downloads

• Downloaded
• Downloading Queue

UNDER OBSERVATION

UNDER OBSERVATION

*Toggle between Download / Read mode

• Source
• Series (alphabetical)
• Latest
• Popular
• New
• Online Search
• Bookmarks
• Download queue
• Downloaded
• Global search
• Recently read
• Sign In (MangaFox, Batoto, KissManga)

UNDER OBSERVATION

• My library
• Recent updates
• Catalogues (by source)
• Download queue
• Settings
• Backup

• Home

• Updates
• Popular
• Genres
• Original (user submitted)
• Hot Manga
• Latest Updates
• Original Comics

• Manga

• Updates

• Featured manga / Special List

• Popular
• Genres

• Original
• Community

• All
• Hot
• Group

• Favorites
• Downloaded
• Recents
• Settings
• Download Queue

Languages Available (for sources)

• English
• Indonesian

• English
• Arabic
• German
• Spanish
• French
• Italian
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Vietnamese
• Chinese

• English
• German
• Spanish
• French
• Italian
• Japanese
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Turkish

• English
• Russian

• English
• Spanish
• Italian
• French
• German
• Russian
• Chinese
• Arabic
• Portuguese
• Indonesian
• Vietnamese
• Polish

Compatible English Aggregate Sources

• MangaReader
• MangaTown

• Batoto
• KissManga
• Manga Park
• MangaEden
• MangaFox
• MangaHere
• MangaReader

• AnimeA
• Batoto
• EatManga
• GoodManga
• KissManga
• MangaChrome
• MangaDoom
• MangaEden
• MangaFox
• MangaHere
• MangaPanda
• MangaReader
• ReadManga Today
• (Also includes many smaller scans sources)

• Batoto
• Kissmanga
• MangaFox
• MangaHere
• ReadManga Today

• Batoto
• KissManga
• MangaFox
• MangaHere
• MangaPanda
• MangaPark
• MangaReader

Viewer

• Simple (continuous) or by page
• Portrait and Landscape
• Left to Right, Right to Left, Vertical
• Consistent zoom level
• Seamless chapter transitions
• Adjustable brightness

• Simple (continuous) or by page
• Portrait and Landscape
• Left to Right, Right to Left, Vertical
• Consistent zoom level
• Navigate using volume buttons

• Simple (continuous) or by page
• Portrait and Landscape
• Left to Right, Right to Left, Vertical
• Navigate using volume buttons
• Adjustable brightness

• Simple (continuous) or by page
• Portrait and Landscape
• Left to Right, Right to Left, Vertical
• Consistent zoom level
• Navigate using volume buttons
• Seamless chapter transitions
• Adjustable brightness

• Simple (continuous) or by page*
• Left to Right, Vertical
• Adjustable brightness

Ads

• NO ADS!

• Bottom banner throughout manga viewer
• Page ads within manga viewer
• Large ads within manga lists (after every 9-21 entries)
• Ads within chapters lists

• Random pop-up ads on manga lists
• Bottom banner on manga lists
• Random pop-up ads at start of manga viewer

• NO ADS!
• Open source

• Page ad at end of chapter in manga viewer
• Occasional banner ad among featured / special lists
• Small ads within manga lists (after every 20)

Downloads

• Unlimited
• Still downloads when app is minimized
• Downloads pause when app is closed, to be continued when app is opened again
• Option for Wi-Fi only

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• Download files are not sorted; All manga chapters downloaded are in one folder
• Chapter folders are just numbers, not the actual chapter name
• Unknown file type, unviewable via image viewing programs* (If you have info on this, please leave a comment)

• Limited
• 3 slots (unlockable by upgrading or completing offers)
• Option to automatically remove/delete when finished reading
• Still downloads when app is minimized
• Still downloads when app is closed
• Option for Wi-Fi only

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• Download files are not sorted; All manga chapters downloaded are in one folder
• Chapter folders are just numbers, not the actual chapter name
• Unknown file type, but still viewable via image viewing programs* (If you have info on this, please leave a comment)

• Unlimited
• Sometimes chapters are not in correct order (some titles only)
• Ask to remove/delete when marked as read
• Up to 5 simultaneous downloads

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• Download files are not sorted; All manga chapters downloaded are in one folder^[c]
• Chapter folders are properly named
• .zip files per chapter containing image files (.jpg, .png, .gif, etc.)

• Unlimited
• Option to automatically remove/delete when marked as read / finished reading
• Still downloads when app is minimized
• Downloads stop when app is closed, must manually restart
• Option for Wi-Fi only
• Up to 3 simultaneous downloads

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• Download files are sorted by source > title > chapters
• Chapter folders are properly named
• Image files  (.jpg, .png, .gif, etc.)

• Unlimited
• Still downloads when app is minimized
• Downloads pause when app is closed, to be continued when app is opened again
• Up to 3 simultaneous downloads

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• Download files are sorted by source > title > chapters
• Chapter folders are just numbers, not the actual chapter name (but they are in order)
• Image files  (.jpg, .png, .gif, etc.)

Bookmarks / Favorites

• Sorted by last added, not by title or latest update

• Categorized into All or New Updates
• Sorted by title, last read, or author name
• Can be grouped by sources

• Can be imported from Batoto, KissManga, MangaFox, MangaWatcher

• Can be sorted into categories
• Filtered by downloaded and/or unread

• Sorted by title, added, or update

Manga Updates / Notifications

• Shows all updated manga for all sources

• Shows all updated manga per source
• Notifications for favorited manga

• Manually checks all bookmarked titles for new releases
• Notifications for favorited manga

• UNDER OBSERVATION

• Shows all updated manga per source
• Notifications for favorited manga

Upgrade Advantages

• N/A

• 5.99 USD
• Unlimited Downloads
• Remove ads from manga viewer
• Automatic download of favorited manga

• N/A

• N/A

• N/A

Filter by

• Status (only completed)
• Genres

• Source
• Status
• Genres

• Source
• Language
• Type
• Status
• Genres

• Source

• Source
• Status (only completed)
• Genres

Sort by

• Rank
• Latest Update

• Title
• Rank
• Latest Update

• Title
• Author
• Artist
• Rating
• Popularity
• Latest Update

• Title (must search “ “ to sort by alphabetical order)
• Popularity

• Popularity
• Latest Update

Search Function

• Simultaneously search all sources
• By title only

• Simultaneously search all sources
• By title and author
• By genre (include and exclude multiple genres)*

*apply filter before searching

• Simultaneously search all sources
• By title and author
• By type (manga, manhwa, manhua, etc.)
• By genre (include and exclude multiple genres)
• By rating
• By status

• Individually search each source
• By title only

•  Individually search each source
• By title and author

Community

• Facebook group

• N/A

• N/A

• Sync with MAL account

• Many user posts / recommendations
• Groups for Discussions
• Comments on manga titles
• Optional danmu (flying comments while reading)
• Share manga images on Facebook / Twitter

Additional comments (may be biased as these are opinions)

• Clean and user-friendly interface similar to Zingbox, but without the ads

• Free version has a lot of ads
• One of the cleanest apps
• Similar manga recommendations when you read the latest chapter of a title is a nice feature.

• Long loading times
• Good search function

• You have to know what you want to read, unless you’re only looking into the popular titles
• The MAL sync is helpful and is unique to this app so far
• Open source and active developer

• Flying comments seem annoying at first, but it’s nice to see other people’s reactions to what you’re reading; these can be disabled
• Community centered

TL;DR

Personal Verdict (may be biased as these are opinions)

• Clean and smooth with a nice UI, but loses out to other apps that provide more, such as a better search function, or more sources.

• Probably best choice if you’re willing to pay for the upgrade
• If you want a free app, it would be best to choose something else due to the download cap and excessive amount of ads

• Great search function for when you know what genre/s you’re interested in, but you’re not sure what titles are popular.
• Not a big fan of the reader though, as it takes too long to load compared to other apps.
• Best paired with an external reader

• Best if you know what you want to read already, or if you only read a few different manga
• MAL sync is a great addition

• My favorite app for discovering new manga to read, due to the comments other users leave for the titles / user posts and recommendation lists
• Ads are not intrusive and easily ignored

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