# Manga Reader - MangaKakalot — user reviews > 264 indexed App Store user reviews of Manga Reader by Nguyen Thanh Tung, rated 3.49/5 from 143 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manga-reader-mangakakalot/id1572942393/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manga-reader-mangakakalot/id1572942393.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 54 · 4★ 32 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 31 ## What do users think of Manga Reader? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great selection of manga - 👍 Affordable one-time payment option - 👍 Frequent updates **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent loading issues and crashes - 🐛 Missing pages and chapters - 🐛 Bookmarks and reading progress not syncing properly - 🐛 Slow loading times - 🐛 Unreliable server performance **Commonly reported bugs** - Chapters not loading properly - Bookmarks and recent reads not updating - App crashing after updates - Blank pages and missing content **Most requested features** - Sort bookmarks by latest updates - Ability to delete specific chapters - Background downloading - Sync reading progress across devices - Notification for new chapter releases ## Newest reviews (18 of 264) ### 4/5 — it’s alright *2026-05-23, version 1.9* the app would be better if it was faster and had better ui, but overall it is one the best apps you’d be able to find of the app store ### 2/5 — Fix it *2026-05-21, version 1.9* Has very good stuff to read but the app goes down every other day. ### 4/5 — Hello your app isn’t working currently just so you know *2026-05-16, version 1.9* Very good app but us not working right now ### 2/5 — Not forever subscription *2026-04-19, version 1.9* I purchased the forever subscription for $8.51 “including tax” 2 years ago and now it says I never had it even though I’m looking at the purchase right now ### 3/5 — How to access my downloads? *2026-04-16, version 1.9* I’m having trouble finding my downloads ### 2/5 — Would be good but there’s always a bug *2026-03-14, version 1.9* Too many bugs, the same bugs keep reoccurring. Would be 5 stars without the consecutive bugs. ### 3/5 — Good until *2026-02-18, version 1.9* So I love this app the day of writing this review and yesterday I couldn’t even go on the app. It just says loading loading loading and continue reading. I don’t know, but I’m considering to delete this app. I tried clearing the cache and everything I even restart my phone ### 3/5 — App not working anymore *2026-02-10, version 1.9* What happened to the app? It was working yesterday and now it doesn’t load anything anymore. ### 2/5 — Clunky at best *2026-01-22, version 1.9* After a few months of having the same manga bookmarked and reading just fine it decides nope that isnt going to work please unbookmark and refind the manga u want to read and remark it again and delete the old one times this by 20/30 odd manga all doing the same thing yeah makes me want to change where im reading my manga ### 4/5 — Needs landscape mode *2026-01-21, version 1.9* It’s my favorite app so far, but it just needs landscape mode ### 3/5 — What happened? *2026-01-06, version 1.9* All the manga I bookmarked said it’s been deleted and I can’t find it. ### 3/5 — Missing pages *2026-01-06, version 1.9* Was reading chainsaw man and steel ball run, pages were missing or in random spots and mixed around. ### 4/5 — Progress Status *2026-01-05, version 1.9* I enjoy the app, but will there be an update indicating the status of the manga/manwha saying whether the title is ongoing or completed? ### 3/5 — Flipped Pages *2026-01-03, version 1.9* when i try to read any manga vertically it makes all my pages flip ### 4/5 — There’s a problem when reading a chapter *2025-12-31, version 1.9* I was in the middle of reading a certain manga yet the latest chapter I was on was all black and a previous manga. I was reading on that app and I couldn’t understand what’s happening in one chapter since it didn’t load the whole chapter since some parts in the chapter were all blank or black. Can you fix it? ### 2/5 — New update and it’s a pile of smut *2025-12-31, version 1.9* Can’t filter out adult content. Can’t hide adult content. Can’t scroll one row of manga titles with out adult content. Age rating 4+? ### 3/5 — It’s ok *2025-12-30, version 1.9* App works fine most of the time. Feels like every other month you need to find the manga you were reading all over again because they remove the one you bookmark, which is annoying. Otherwise it’s usable. ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2025-12-29, version 1.9* It’s honestly pretty good. Only downside is the other server options don’t update your favourites tab. Only server 1 updates, which is frustrating because server 2 loads much faster for me. Download did not work when I was using server 1. After switching to server 2 it now works but there’s no clear indication of what’s been downloaded. One time payment got no ads is great. Overall the experience has been good. Would be amazing if favourites bookmark would update with the other servers too. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Loading problems *2026-05-31, version 1.9* Bought the no adds version and have had multiple different manga that I started where you get a few chapters in and it will no longer load pages it’s highly frustrating and I haven’t found a way to fix it ### 1/5 — I paid for the subscription… *2026-05-20, version 1.9* Ever since I bought subscription this app started bugging out so much. Everytime I tried to load up a new manga/manwha it would never load. This is either a scam or some type of bug that needs to IMMEDIATELY fixed otherwise I might have to report this. Edit: it seems like deleting the cache helps load the stuff faster. It doesn’t delete all of your book marks or anything so it seems like that was intentional. I wish they had js told us this before having people think they got scammed or something. Also I would recommend deleting the cache when it nearly gets around 35 or so (depends on the type of phone) ### 1/5 — Fix your app!!!!!!!! *2026-05-15, version 1.9* All the manga alway getting deleted and having to relook up every single manga I read and try to guess what chapter I am I am tired or have to do this all the time I even payed for premium ### 1/5 — RUIN ANIME FOR YOURSELF USING THIS *2026-05-12, version 1.9* Every 10th slide won’t load I try all my different WiFi’s and data. So frustrating missing ever 10th page ### 1/5 — So many issues *2026-02-10, version 1.9* This app works sometimes. Paid for forever premium but Chapters don't load or the stories got reuploaded so when you go to your bookmarks, they tell you it's outdated and to bookmark the chapter from the new uploader. Does this every few weeks with no signs of ever getting fixed. I don't recommend this app ### 1/5 — Really sub-optimal app *2026-01-18, version 1.9* I migrated to this app from a recomendation from a friend. Worked really well for about a year. Loading issues mangas break and force you to find a replacement entry. Mangas flagged as duplicates erases the list to put the announcement, making it hard to remember the chapter you were in. Paid for the forever pro to contribute to the creators and expected at least to maintain my history of mangas. Now, every time they close one(dupe) I have to look for all possible names it got posted on. Find one that opens and then start opening chapters at random to see where I left off. ### 1/5 — Deleted Manga *2026-01-14, version 1.9* Can’t even read any of the Manga’s I have bookmarked anymore. They all say they are ‘deleted’ and to search for it again. Going to change apps soon if not fixed. ### 1/5 — Inappropriate *2026-01-12, version 1.9* Make it kid appropriate ### 1/5 — Always error *2026-01-06, version 1.9* Becoming worse day after day. The loading becoming longer and longer. The saved manga always unable to open. So sad, the library is large with so many manga but always crashed. ### 1/5 — Mangas not loading *2025-12-30, version 1.9* After the newest update I can’t even read any manga or download any ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very good to me *2026-01-09, version 1.9* This app has ALL the manga i saw on other apps that needed to pay for,and here is absolutely free. Just cant download without paying,but dosent matter. Not sure if its latest chapters but updates like 10 mangas per day! ### 5/5 — Its a pretty good app *2025-12-28, version 1.9* I just recently bought the premium version so download. At first I downloaded all which was like 100+ chapters and I couldn’t really if there was any progress and so i deleted it and downloaded lile 10 chapters and it downloaded pretty well. so a tip when it comes to downloading chapters is to not download all of it all at once because its gotta take a long time and you cant even if its downloading. but overall pretty great app ### 5/5 — Waiting a lot *2025-11-04, version 1.9* It says that you can wait 20 seconds to load the data at the start of the app but it’s been longer and longer and now I waited 23 minutes for it to just crash !! 23 minutes just waiting for the app to start. That’s nuts Edit: thanks it’s all good you’re the best and that was quick ### 5/5 — Good *2025-10-25, version 1.9* Has blue lock ### 5/5 — Take a lot of time *2025-10-11, version 1.9* Allways loading… wainting 5mn for everything ### 5/5 — Add a way to get to a certain page quickly *2025-08-14, version 1.9* Please add a way to get to the page I want to continue reading. I experience sometimes a black page that takes too long or wouldn't load, the solution I had for that is to re open the manga but that always starts at the first page. ### 5/5 — This app is amazing *2025-06-23, version 1.9* I just love this app finally I can read as much as my half heart can take thank you so much 8$ forever= non stop FUN🥰 ### 5/5 — Love this app *2025-05-23, version 1.9* Honestly, I have downloaded so many other apps for reading manga and this has to be one of the best ones ever!!!!! ### 5/5 — Suggesting a log in option *2025-05-01, version 1.9* I love this application but I read in the ipad and my phone , I would appreciate it if the paid premium can be shared or at least the history of reading on more than a device Other than that its an amazing application ❤️❤️❤️ ### 5/5 — The best so far *2025-04-23, version 1.9* This is the best manhwa reader so far. And I have tried over a dozen ones --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*