# Manga UP!

> Official Square Enix manga reader with daily free chapters and subscription options. (iPhone/iPad app by SQUARE ENIX.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manga-up/id1623721894 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SQUARE ENIX](https://appshunter.io/developer/300186801)
- Category: Books, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 2,404 App Store ratings · 168 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 11 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2022-07-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manga-up/id1623721894/reviews.md

## What is Manga UP!?

Read the latest chapters of "Toilet-bound Hanako-kun", "The Case Study of Vanitas", "Daemons of The Shadow Realm" AND MORE on SQUARE ENIX’s official "Manga UP!" app!

OVER 200 SERIES—all originally published by SQUARE ENIX—virtually FREE to read using daily bonus items. Here’s a small taste of our diverse lineup:
- My Dress-Up Darling
- Daemons of The Shadow Realm
- Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
- Assassin & Cinderella
- I’m Glad They Kicked Me From The Hero’s Party... But Why’re you following me, Great Saintess?
- I’m the Only Monster Tamer in the World and Was Mistaken for the Demon Lord
- The Villainess' Butler: Death Flag Destroyer at Your Service
…And even more to be added in the future!

SIMULPUB RELEASES!
Stay up to date with your favorite series straight from Japan soon after they’re published!

READ THE ORIGINALS OF MEDIA TIE-INS!
You can read the originals of your favorite anime and dramas, such as "My Happy Marriage" and "The Apothecary Diaries"! Catch up with the latest episodes!

DISCOVER NEW SERIES!
Isekai, fantasy, romance, comedy, drama, anime tie-ins—with our expanding roster of original series from several genres, you can say you read it here first!

SUPPORT CREATORS!
Manga UP! is an official service run by the publisher, SQUARE ENIX. All contents on this app are protected under the law and profits are legally distributed to authors.

UNLOCK THOUSANDS OF CHAPTERS WITH THE VAULT PASS!
With a VAULT PASS subscription, you can read as many regular chapters as you want! The first trial is free for 7 days!

- Price
$6.99/month (7-day free trial)

- Offers
During the subscription period, you can read regular (non-ADVANCE) chapters of eligible series without consuming any items.
*Please refer to the application for more details.

- Billing
Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon purchase confirmation and upon automatic renewal.
The subscription will be automatically renewed each month (subject to local restrictions). Your account will be charged $6.99 for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of your current subscription period, unless auto-renewal is turned off before the next period is charged.

- Management
To turn off auto-renewal, open the App Store app, tap the My Account icon at the top right, then tap Subscriptions. Please note that deleting this application or transferring your device will not stop your subscription.

- Cancellation
If you cancel your VAULT PASS (monthly), it will become invalid only after your current subscription period expires. This may take a few days.
You will be able to enjoy the benefits until your VAULT PASS (Monthly) becomes invalid.

- Privacy Policy
https://weblet.square-enix.com/geojmp.php?d=DOCUMENTS&l=privacy

- Terms of Service
https://global-api.manga-up.com/webview/rule_ios


■Official X account
@MangaUpGlobal

■WEB version
https://global.manga-up.com

NOTICE
- If images are not displaying, please try restarting your device.
- Communication charges will be incurred if you connect to 3G, 4G and 5G networks.
- Series and chapters available on the app, as well as which content is accessible with the VAULT PASS (monthly) may change without notice.
- A purchase of a virtual currency in this App grants a license for the virtual currency.
For full terms of service, please see the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/ww/) and TERMS OF SERVICE (https://global-api.manga-up.com/webview/rule_ios).

## Key features

- Read latest manga chapters
- Over 200 Square Enix series
- Daily bonus items for free reading
- Simulpub releases from Japan
- Originals of anime tie-ins
- Diverse genres: Isekai, fantasy, romance
- Unlimited reading with Vault Pass subscription

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vault Pass | $6.99 | per month |
| Vault Pass | $4.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Coin Pack (Medium) | $15.99 | one-time |
| 3900 Coin | $23.99 | one-time |
| Coin Pack (Small) | $3.99 | one-time |
| Coin Pack (Medium) | $7.99 | one-time |
| 160 Coin (First Time Only) | $0.99 | one-time |
| 650 Coin | $3.99 | one-time |
| 160 Coin | $0.99 | one-time |
| 5000 Coin | $31.99 | one-time |
| 1200 Coin | $7.99 | one-time |
| 2600 Coin | $15.99 | one-time |
| 6400 Coin | $39.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #73 in Top Free · Book (US App Store)
- #91 in Top Grossing · Book (US App Store)

## What do users think of Manga UP!?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Lots of new titles
- 👍 Good price for subscription
- 😊 Enjoyable reading experience

**Cons**

- 💰 Confusing currency system
- 🔒 Aggressive censorship
- ⏱️ Chapters split into multiple parts
- 🔒 Screenshots banned
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and loading issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Login errors and account issues
- Chapters not loading properly
- Inconsistent app performance

**Most requested features**

- Subscription-based model instead of microtransactions
- Ability to permanently own chapters
- Reduced censorship or option to view uncensored versions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 168)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manga-up/id1623721894/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Why this sucks

*2026-08-05, version 2.14.2*

U have to pay like the hell

Wanna read not pay

### 5/5 — Taking too long

*2026-07-11, version 2.14.1*

So I rlly like my happy marriage and assassin Cinderella, BUT they take too long to update

### 3/5 — WHY I NEED COINS

*2026-07-10, version 2.14.1*

I need coins about 40 just to read one manga now you better give them to me or I will write 1 star review pls🥺🙏

### 5/5 — Great app! But could use some changes.

*2026-06-25, version 2.14.1*

This is an awesome app! There is so many choices of manga books! And different categories you can pick from! But if I were to make a suggestion, it would be to give the points and coins a different use instead of limiting the amount of chapters you can read a day. Like maybe the coins and points could be used to like unlock premium manga books or something like that. But otherwise, it is a great manga app, I highly recommend it 👍

### 5/5 — Review

*2026-06-13, version 2.14.0*

From my experince in "Manga Up!" today, I can tell this is a great app. No this isn't some randomly generated AI or anything. Today, i read a few mangas, and I see no problems, and the month free subscription is something almost no manga websites do! I definitley reccomend this app to people who want to read manga. Give it a try!

### 3/5 — It’s fine I guess

*2026-06-12, version 2.14.0*

Why are the categories so random? Like put romance, or slice of life you don’t need media tie ins or game.

### 1/5 — No saves????

*2026-05-29, version 2.13.2*

I’ve been trying to read like three separate mangas on this app. It never saved my position even after I literally BOUGHT the chapters, now I have to buy them again? Why???? Does literally anyone else have to deal with this? I’m so tired of this

### 2/5 — What is Even Going On?

*2026-05-23, version 2.13.2*

Like the reader itself is…fine, I’ve definitely run into bugs where it throws me to the end of the next chapter, unresponsive page turns, etc. It is a baffling app that doesn’t explain anything. I’m trying a free trial for what seems to be the only subscription level but it still presents content like it might be gated. I have no idea what the XP, little c (I assume some sort of “coin”) or the “up” mean and nothing explains any of it, but it still asks you to spend money on the mysterious currency. 

Trying to explore titles naturally in a genre is weird, like I assume organization is done by some invisible popularity instead of alphabetical by title or author. That hurts natural exploration. Though the lack of variety in genre and titles also hurts when it looks like 90% of the fantasy genre is just the same recycled isekai tropes with very few titles that feel worth it. I also don’t understand why it is online only reading when every other reader for decades has let users download in some capacity. 

Just a frustrating experience and I just started. Makes me sad that some manga are trapped behind this app.

### 1/5 — By far the worst mainstream manga app. This high rating is likely from bots and manipulation.

*2026-04-04, version 2.13.1*

Now, I have all of the official manga apps and I’ve been using the SJ app since sometime in the early 2010’s. I’m not a covid poser fan acting like I have experiences to compare it to, I ACTUALLY do.

All of my other apps, you either subscribe, or you pay per chapter. This app wants you to do BOTH. A subscription gets you completed, backlogged series. If you want to read anything new, you have to make micro transactions to buy items to redeem for chapters. So the $5 or whatever that I spent to subscribe was pointless, I couldn’t read any of the series that I came to this app for. If you’re reading this and thinking I’m nitpicking, think about it this way; do you have to buy new releases from Netflix or Hulu if you have a subscription? Nope. And you can’t bring Amazon into this conversation, because they don’t charge you for the stuff they actually own if you have Prime, you pay for media from their partners who sell on Amazon. Heck, as much as I hate Crunchyroll for all of their buyouts and monopolizing the anime industry, just to close down every company they buy and make it impossible to buy certain merchandise from anyone but them, I can at least say that they gave us free manga with our subscriptions. 
So yeah, this app is a straight ripoff. For the last 2 years, i wait a week or two to finally get enough items to read a free chapter. If it weren’t for that one slight benefit, I’d have deleted this trash. Don’t pay, just use it for free. Giving these conmen money only validates their scummy practices.

### 1/5 — Nul

*2026-03-15*

Nul

## Frequently asked questions about Manga UP!

### What is Manga UP!?

Manga UP! is the official app from SQUARE ENIX where you can read a vast collection of their manga series. It offers both free reading options using daily bonus items and a subscription service for unlimited access to chapters.

### How can I read manga for free on Manga UP!?

You can read over 200 series virtually for free by utilizing daily bonus items. These items are replenished regularly, allowing you to access new chapters of your favorite titles without cost.

### What is the Vault Pass and how much does it cost?

The Vault Pass is a subscription service that allows you to read unlimited regular (non-ADVANCE) chapters of eligible series without consuming bonus items. It costs $6.99 per month and includes a 7-day free trial.

### What kind of manga can I find on Manga UP!?

Manga UP! features over 200 series originally published by SQUARE ENIX, covering a wide range of genres including Isekai, fantasy, romance, comedy, and drama. You can also find originals of popular anime and drama tie-ins.

### Is Manga UP! available on other platforms?

While the provided data focuses on the mobile app, Manga UP! also has a web version available at https://global.manga-up.com, indicating broader accessibility beyond just the mobile application.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.14.2 — 2026-07-15

Small improvements and bug fixes.

### 2.14.1 — 2026-06-18

Small improvements and bug fixes.

### 2.14.0 — 2026-06-08

Small improvements and bug fixes.

### 2.13.2 — 2026-04-14

Small improvements and bug fixes.

### 2.13.1 — 2026-03-27

Small improvements and bug fixes.

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*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 2026-08-31.*