Best Manga Apps for Android and iPhone in 2026 (Official Apps and Tachiyomi Successors)
Tachiyomi shut down in 2024 and Mihon took its place on Android. Crunchyroll killed its manga app, then brought it back as a paid add-on. Official publisher apps are now the cheapest legal way to read most big series. This list covers what is worth installing in 2026, split into official apps and reader apps you load sources into yourself.
If you follow One Piece, Manga Plus is the free simulpub home for new chapters. For more Android picks, see top paid Android apps and Android lite apps that save storage.
Official manga apps
1. Manga Plus by Shueisha
Free simulpub
Manga Plus is Shueisha's own app: One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, and every other Jump title, with new chapters the same day as Japan. The first three and latest three chapters of each series are free. Manga Plus MAX costs $1.99/month (Standard, ongoing series) or $4.99/month (Deluxe, adds completed catalogues). English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, and Vietnamese. Best pick outside the US.
2. VIZ Manga
US and Canada
VIZ Manga merged the old Shonen Jump app into one catalogue: simultaneous Jump chapters plus VIZ seinen and shojo lines. Subscription is $1.99/month for 10,000+ chapters, with a 7-day free trial. You can also buy volumes to own. US and Canada only; elsewhere use Manga Plus.
3. K Manga
Kodansha
K Manga is Kodansha's official app: Attack on Titan, Blue Lock, Tokyo Revengers, Fairy Tail, Vinland Saga, and more, with simulpubs. It uses a daily free-points system and optional coin purchases. US only, and the point system is clunkier than a flat subscription, but it is the legal release-day home for many Kodansha series.
4. Crunchyroll Manga
Anime bundle
Crunchyroll shut its original manga app in December 2023 and relaunched Crunchyroll Manga in October 2025 as a separate app and subscription add-on. It includes titles from VIZ, Square Enix, Yen Press, and others. Ultimate Fan subscribers get it free; Fan and Mega Fan tiers pay a $4 or $3.50/month add-on. US and Canada only at launch.
5. Comikey
Indie licenses
Comikey licenses manga and manhwa from smaller Japanese and Korean publishers that the big apps skip. Lots of free chapters and a coin system for the rest. Worth keeping for series you cannot find elsewhere.
6. Webtoon and Tapas
Manhwa
7. Kindle
Buy to own
Amazon folded Comixology into the Kindle app. If you prefer to buy and own volumes, Kindle has the largest English manga catalogue, frequent sales, and guided panel view. Best for offline reading of complete series on a tablet.
8. Mangamo
Flat subscription
Reader apps (bring your own sources)
These apps ship with no manga. You add source extensions or your own files. They are legal to install; what you load is on you. They are the successors to Tachiyomi, which stopped development in January 2024.
9. Mihon
Android
Mihon is the official continuation of Tachiyomi: install the APK from mihon.app or GitHub (not on the Play Store), add extension repositories, then search, track, and download. Supports offline downloads, AniList and MyAnimeList sync, and local CBZ files. Migrate your Tachiyomi backup; the old app no longer gets extension fixes. Forks like TachiyomiSY and Aniyomi also continue.
10. Aidoku
iPhone
Aidoku is the closest thing to Mihon on iOS. Install via TestFlight (join the Discord for access), AltStore, or SideStore. Supports source extensions, downloads, and trackers. Paperback, the older iOS reader, is no longer maintained.
Which app should you pick?
| You want | Use |
|---|---|
| Jump series free, outside the US | Manga Plus |
| Jump plus a huge back catalogue, US or Canada | VIZ Manga ($1.99/month) |
| Kodansha series on release day | K Manga |
| Manhwa and webcomics | Webtoon, Tapas |
| Buy volumes to own | Kindle |
| One reader app, Android | Mihon |
| One reader app, iPhone | Aidoku |
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