# Manta - Manga, Manhwa, Novels — user reviews > 1,148 indexed App Store user reviews of Manta by RIDI Corporation, rated 4.70/5 from 27,385 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manta-manga-manhwa-novels/id1536116642/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manta-manga-manhwa-novels/id1536116642.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 23,245 · 4★ 2,197 · 3★ 767 · 2★ 326 · 1★ 850 ## What do users think of Manta? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💰 Affordable subscription - 📚 Diverse content library - 🔓 Unlimited access to stories - 🎨 High-quality artwork and storytelling - 🕰️ Convenient weekly updates **Cons** - 💸 Paywall for some content - 🔒 Limited access without subscription - 🤔 Confusing subscription model - 🔍 Lacking advanced search/filter options - 🕰️ Slow content updates for ongoing series **Commonly reported bugs** - Login issues and account management problems - Inconsistent app performance and stability **Most requested features** - Add comment sections for each chapter - Introduce a 'read later' or 'favorites' list - Improve organization of 'My Series' section - Provide an option to unlock mature content ## Newest reviews (13 of 1,148) ### 4/5 — Please make comments optional *2026-08-16, version 26.7.469* I love this app- great media but honestly I don’t want to see other people’s comments about the comics im reading- it’s taking away from my experience- can you update the interface to make it optional so I can hide them? Thanks! ### 4/5 — Great but lacking ability to update bought series to full versions *2026-08-14, version 26.7.469* I love the app and understand the need for gems to buy series. For the most part I have no issues with this However it has recently come to my attention that occasional a series gets releases just as is, and later down the line the full version is also released. At the moment if you have already bought the normal in order to buy the full you have to pay the full gem price which is quite an amount. This really only applies to the ones that get the full version after the normal (E.g. lady and the beast is the most recent ones but it did happen with winter wolf prior) While I understand all purchases are final I feel having an upgrade for a much smaller fee would make this more feasible and less of a drain when it does happen. ### 3/5 — I would like my preferences respected *2026-08-03, version 26.7.467* I love the and its contents with exception of one thing. Ive enjoyed using the app for a number of years and my interests are absolutely clear. But every time I’ve opened this app for the past 6 or more months I see BL content. Whenever am asked by the app what my preferences are I’ve never chosen BL content but they seem rather keen and ensuring that’s what I see first thing on opening the app. Please stick to my preferences! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-08-01, version 26.7.467* They try really hard to get us new comics and the price is reasonable for monthly subscription. Very consistent and great app. I appreciate all the communication the team gives up on things as well. ### 4/5 — Lower gem prices *2026-08-01, version 26.7.467* The prices are to high but great story’s ### 5/5 — worth every penny *2026-08-01, version 26.7.467* Great selection of comics and novels for a great price -- very affordable and legal way to compensate the artistic teams for their work, considering the amount of time dedicated to it. Highly recommended ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-07-31, version 26.7.467* I love it!!! ### 5/5 — Perfect! *2026-07-31, version 26.7.467* Thanks for this experience! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2026-07-31, version 26.7.467* I love reading my stories everyday, it is my go too when I wind down and fall into that chill mode, I will be a lifetime subscriber! ### 5/5 — Best app on the market! *2026-07-29, version 26.7.467* I’ve used a few apps for manhwa reading and this one is by far the best. Not only is there content for every kind of reader here but the sub tiers are built in the same likeness. In the years I’ve had this app, I’ve also seen the consistency this company has gathered feedback and responded to it. They’ll have my business for a long time! ### 5/5 — My main source of manhwas *2026-07-29, version 26.7.467* I love this app, and with the unlimited access is worth your while. It has a good amount of new and old series. And there I always a new read to discover. Very much recommend it. ### 2/5 — The gem system *2026-07-17, version 26.7.467* So I had this app for a few years or so. I took a break, because life. I come back and the gem system is so annoying. I picked back up a manhwa I started from 2022 ish and I was able to read it for free with the membership at that time (I was devoted to paying the monthly subscription) only to find out that I have to purchase gems. The manhwa is started took a few years to update anyways so I had to drop it and move on at that time. I come back and wanted to refresh my memory as that is now complete only to have to purchase the episodes I had already read! No thank you! I’m a binge reader! That is way too expensive and I just purchased the year membership! Please figure something else out for that stupid gem system. I’m not trying to pay $100 of dollars for gems to re read stories I had started previously. This app has changed so much…it’s sad to see it go this way. I can understand for people who don’t want to purchase subscriptions using the gems, but what about the yearly membership paying people? I know i saw a subscription for gems and stuff but I wanted the yearly subscription so that way I didn’t have to worry about another monthly subscription. I was only trying to treat myself. ### 3/5 — Update *2026-06-27, version 26.6.464* Been using this app for years and love it. There’s been a redesign and now I can’t find anything like what new series are coming, what’s leaving or what’s new. The whole layout has no order and is very jumbled. Why break what wasn’t broken?? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Subscription Abuse *2026-08-26, version 26.7.469* Hi Manta, so I have a problem with your system of service. I have the “standard membership” since I started reading from the app, but lately your system of gems and all have messed up the way I read. I thought by subscribing $4.99 a month would let me read all the comics I would like without having to pay for extra things. That’s what I loved about your app. And I was reading stories up until recently. Now I have to pay gems JUST to continue. This isn’t fair Manta. A lot of your subscribers DON’T HAVE the money because of inflation. You know this. It’s not fair that those of us WHO ALREADY had a membership have to be treated like we need to pay more for something that should be free for anyone regardless. I get that everything’s about money, but you’re gonna lose a lot of subscribers with that train of thought. Now when I like a story and the design and details, I only get a preview and I have to use gems to read the first chapter….that sucks man. That’s all I had to say. Thank you. ### 1/5 — . *2026-08-15, version 26.7.469* Manta needs to stop ignoring the people who support them, start implementing what their customers actually want, and help make the platform a comfortable place again. Forcing changes onto the screen completely destroys the quiet safe space we pay for. The company must listen to user feedback and add a simple toggle switch to turn off these new features immediately to help their user sets navigate the platform in peace. ### 1/5 — They use Ai *2026-07-08, version 26.7.467* They have switched to using ai to translate. It’s unacceptable. We are PAYING for this service for actual human transmission. F Ai ### 1/5 — Use of AI translations *2026-07-08, version 26.7.467* I have recently found out that Manta uses AI to translate their licenses. I don’t want to spend my hard earned money on AI slop, I will not be using Manta in the future. ### 1/5 — AI translations *2026-07-08, version 26.7.467* They’re charging a lot of money for AI translations for the webtoons and novels and the should be ashamed to replace quality translation work with AI translation. ### 1/5 — Uses AI Translation *2026-07-08, version 26.7.467* Used to be one of my favorite manhwa apps but when I started to notice errors did some digging and saw they have partnered with an AI translation tool called Rivetta. Why would I pay for AI translations, especially when I can do that myself and pay less for the original? This is going to cause piracy of these titles to rise because no one will want to pay for AI translated slop. I will only pay for human translations so have stopped using the service. ### 1/5 — Predatory Monetization *2026-06-28, version 26.6.464* Predatory monetization: a business model deliberately designed to extract as much money from customers as possible, often through hidden costs, misleading pricing structures, and systems that ensure you never truly "own" what you paid for. That is exactly what MANTA is doing. I've been a subscriber for a while and I genuinely enjoy the stories and artwork on this platform. But enjoyment only goes so far when the payment system is built to bleed you dry. Here's how it works: you pay a monthly subscription fee just to have access to the app. Fair enough. But most stories also require you to purchase Gems to unlock individual episodes. For a series with 50 to 100+ chapters, that cost adds up fast. I accepted that and paid it. What I did not agree to was being charged again to re-read a series I had already fully unlocked. I stepped away from a story for a period of time, came back to re-read it, and was hit with another paywall…for content I had already purchased. So let's recap: monthly subscription fee, Gems to unlock each episode, and then if you don't read continuously, you lose access and have to pay all over again. You're not buying anything. You're renting access and they can pull it at any time. At the very minimum, anyone who has already paid to unlock a series should retain full access to it for as long as their subscription is active. That is not a big ask. That is basic fairness. This will be my last month. I refuse to keep pouring money into a system designed to give me nothing in return. ### 1/5 — Great app until they became money hungry *2026-06-18, version 26.6.463* As someone who has had manta for like 6 years, I loved it when I first had it and it was a simple subscription that gave access to stories without having to wait for reading passes. Ever since they added gems, they’ve completely disregarded all of the original supporters of their app and made everything cost gems (which you can only really get if you pay extra in your subscription or buy packages) and it’s so disappointing. I decided to upgrade to the premium subscription, but even that doesn’t afford enough gems to get through a whole story. I wasn’t planning on leaving a review because it was somewhat bearable, but then stories that I’ve been reading for years suddenly started being charged for gems. I’ve been waiting for new seasons of stories, only for them to come out and only be accessible if I pay a ton of gems. It’s ridiculous! For example, “keeping up with my stallion duke” just dropped a new season, and I’ve been reading, FOR FREE, for ages, yet now that season 3 has dropped all of the episodes cost gems. I’d get it if you started charging new readers, but I’ve been reading this, and now it gets taken away? Maybe I’m dramatic, but when I’ve even supporting an app for so long, I can’t help but be disappointed when every time I get onto it now it’s begging me for more money and constantly taking away the stories I enjoy. It really ruined the enjoyment, and I wish they could at least create a way to allow current readers to continue reading for their original prices instead of ruining it for everyone. ### 1/5 — Not what it used to be *2026-06-15, version 26.6.463* I’ve had this app for a long time. I paid for the subscription to unlock the full version and have been paying it for years. Now with this new gem system and the original subscription basically meaningless, honestly I’m over it at this point. Plus, they barely release anything on the “Unlimited” category (that’s what the original subscription is called now) and releasing comics that have been out for years under the 50+ gems per chapter system. Used to be one of the best. ### 1/5 — Subscription *2026-06-06, version 26.5.462* I’ve been trying to cancel my subscription but it’s not letting me cancel what the hell kind of app is this they are stealing money 🙄 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — :3 *2026-08-31, version 26.7.469* Manta is good but I do wish there were more free episodes . These company’s be MONEY HUNGRY! ### 5/5 — Love them all!!! *2026-08-24, version 26.7.469* Can’t get enough of these stories and being patient for new ones to come out! ### 5/5 — Enjoying *2026-08-19, version 26.7.469* To be honest I love reading Manta so much before but I like the old version of menta & payment not this gem or whatsoever and don’t create another web to pay it’s so annoying . Thanks! ### 5/5 — Best one yet *2026-08-15, version 26.7.469* I become obsessed with this app!!! And I’m trying to get to the end of under the oak tree and read over and over again I would recommend this app! :D ### 5/5 — Awesomeness *2026-08-11, version 26.7.469* Manta is really awesome. I love they have r-rated material too. I really do appreciate the upgrade in gems. It’s nice to have more gems to use to read more Mahnwa 🥰 ### 5/5 — Love the variety on this app! *2026-08-06, version 26.7.467* For all us girls who like our spicy romance stories there plenty of good options on this app! The subscription is worth the price for the content. ### 5/5 — Good catalog *2026-08-06, version 26.7.467* I love the catalog. I like that there are no comments. What could do better is to listen to reader’s preferences. I do not like BL so I wish they do not recommend me or advertise me BL. I don’t want to see them in the for you page. ### 5/5 — 💜💜 *2026-08-05, version 26.7.467* I loved the stories i read on manta, but I do wish sometimes they had a bigger member library to read from. It is quite an inconvenience to have the latest chapters of a story to be bought with gems, otherwise it is an enjoyable app. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2026-08-04, version 26.7.467* My favorite app to read so many amazing stories. The subscription is definitely worth it! ### 5/5 — Manta is the best app EVER! *2026-08-01, version 26.7.467* Thank you Manta for having amazing titles to choose from. Extra thanks for having a great variety of unlimited stories to read as well. Extra extra thanks for not having advertisements cluttering the app and ruin my reading experience. --- *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 2026-09-08.*