Manga Dogs vs RIDU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Manga Dogs
Discover, read, and organize thousands of manga from multiple sources and languages. Get updates on your favorite series, track your reading progress, and enjoy a customizable reading experience with features like night mode and background downloads. Sync your progress across all devices with a single account.
- Discover manga from 20+ sources
- Organize favorites and track history
- Receive update notifications
- Customizable reading modes
- Cross-device syncing
- Night mode for eye protection
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Follow your favorite manga and discuss with manga fans. Will get notification when your following manga updated. Record reading page place. Night model protect your eyes. One account applies to all devices! Discover, Bookshelf, Read and Download thousands of manga. The whole experience is easy and fast! DISCOVER - Browse thousands of manga from 20+ sources, in 6 languages - Get recommended manga based on what you read - See what others are reading and what is popular on Manga Online - View related manga of the current manga you are reading Bookhelf And History - Follow your favorite books - Notification when your favorite books updated! - One account for all your iPhone, iPad,iTouch device! READ - Specially-made viewer deliver the best manga reading experience - 2 reading mode: Horizontal, Vertical - Advanced Settings accessible right in the viewer for deep customization - While reading online, the next page will automatically be downloaded in the background - Smart speed optimizer to save battery & data usage Features - Push Notification: get instantly notified when your favorite manga has new chapters - Favorites: Manage manga that you love - History: Pick up where you left off from your reading history - Continuous Reading: Start on one device, finish on another seamlessly - Manga Dogs Cloud: backup & restore all your data for multi-device usage The auto-renewing subscription to read books without ads and unlimited to download - You can pay $5.99/Year to read following books without ads • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy: https://www.mangadogs.com/policies.html Terms of Use: http://www.mangadogs.com/termsofuse.html DISCLAIMER Due to copyrights, not all manga are available for users!
RIDU
Explore a universe of audio stories featuring chilling creepypastas, true crime, and classic tales. Enjoy cinematic sound and original music for immersive listening. Discover content for relaxation, meditation, and family fun.
- Audiohistorias escritas
- Creepypastas y true crime
- Sonido cinematográfico
- Música original
- Relatos de viajeros
- Historias para meditar
- Descarga sin conexión
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Ridu es un universo sonoro de audiohistorias especialmente escritas para ser escuchadas. Dross Rotzank cuenta con su voz las más siniestras creepypastas, los casos reales de los asesinos más despiadados, cuentos de Lovecraft y más. Con un sonido cinematográfico y música original. Además: relatos de viajeros por el mundo, historias para relajarte y meditar, ficciones sonoras (En terapia, Delivery Horror), clásicos contados en 30 minutos, juegos para compartir con amigos y familia, cuentos para niños y mucho más para descubrir. - Suscripción ilimitada por sólo usd 3,99 al mes. - Escucha algunas audiohistorias gratis. - Descarga para escuchar sin conexión http://www.readingu.net/terminos-privacidad/terminos-privacidad.html Términos de Uso (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Manga Dogs at free with in-app purchases against RIDU's subscription. Manga Dogs also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 71) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). RIDU's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (64% vs 52%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Manga Dogs sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 3 months and RIDU sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RIDU holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Manga Dogs has 1.8K ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Manga Dogs's written reviews are positive against 64% of RIDU's.
Manga Dogs ships an update every 3 weeks, RIDU monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manga Dogs | RIDU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.8K ratings) | 4.3 (71 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.7% of reviews | 63.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 71 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 爽 邹 | Mario Di luca |
Customer experience
Manga Dogs
RIDU
User reviews
Manga Dogs
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Comfortable and easy to use
- 🚀 Frequent updates
- 💰 Free to use with optional paid features
- 📚 Wide selection of manga
- 🌐 Available in multiple languages
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 💤 Slow loading times
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🔍 Search function not working
- 🤔 Manga sources and genres disappearing
RIDU
From 71 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Great content by Dross
- 👍 Wide variety of stories
- 🎧 Inspiring narrations
- 🌟 Highly recommended app
- 💯 Good idea for horror fans
Room to improve
- 🐛 App has many errors
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 App is poorly programmed
- 🐛 Audio playback issues
- 🐛 Interface looks outdated
Bugs and requests
Manga Dogs
Reported bugs
4 issues- Manga chapters not loading properly
- Accounts and reading lists being lost after updates
- Incompatibility issues with newer devices or OS versions
- Repeated login prompts and account access problems
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize reading order and layout
- Improved bookmarking and reading history features
- Offline reading mode
- Better notification system for updated manga
- More language and source options
RIDU
Reported bugs
26 issues- App closes when trying to subscribe
- Ads prevent further listening
- App crashes on loading screen
- Subscription not recognized
- App freezes on loading screen
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- Audio playback issues (chapter 12)
- Chapter numbering incorrect
- App doesn't load stories
- App closes unexpectedly
- Audio gets stuck after ads
- App doesn't play audio
- Audio restarts at minute 7:00
- Audio playback stops when phone is locked
- App doesn't work on iPad
- App crashes on iOS
- App requires update but no update available
- App asks to update repeatedly
- App doesn't open
- Subscription not working
- Audio returns to original point
- Some audios end unexpectedly
- Cannot see videos or images
- Audios restart mid-playback
- App doesn't allow desired content selection
- App not working on iPhone after subscription
- Accessibility issues with VoiceOver
Requested features
10 requests- Allow background playback (phone off)
- Create playlists
- Allow users to upload own content
- Bluetooth and network streaming
- Autoplay feature
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- Organize audiobooks by parts
- Add 'El libro negro' to list
- More visual content in podcasts
- Update user interface
- Add free trial
In-app purchases
Manga Dogs
- Read manga no ads three month$8.993 Months
- Remove ads one year$24.991 Year
- Manga reader no ads forever$39.99
RIDU
- RIDU Subscripción$3.991 Month
- RiduSuscripcionUS$3.991 Month








