Comparison

Mignori vs SubStory

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mignori

Browse, collect, and organize posts from tag-based imageboards with a native iOS app. Save images and videos for offline access and manage large collections with powerful organization tools. Enjoy a fast, responsive experience designed for iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Browse tag-based imageboards
  • Save images and videos for offline access
  • Organize collections with albums and filters
  • Multi-server search
  • Native iPad support
  • Cloud storage integration
Features
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Mignori is a native iPhone and iPad app for browsing, collecting, and organizing posts from tag-based imageboards. Search your favorite booru servers, preview results, and save images and videos to your local library for fast offline access. Built around a local-first workflow, Mignori keeps your libraries under your control while delivering the speed and responsiveness of a fully native app. Search across multiple servers by adding your own sources and browsing with powerful tag-based search in a clean, familiar interface. Build a personal library by saving images and videos for fast local access, even without an internet connection. Organize your collection with albums, favorites, local tags, Smart Albums, timelines, filters, and fast local search, making it easy to explore libraries of any size. Whether you’re saving a few hundred posts or hundreds of thousands, Mignori is designed to keep your libraries fast, responsive, and easy to navigate. Enjoy a native experience built specifically for iPhone and iPad, with iPad sidebar navigation, multiwindow support, and distraction-free full-screen viewing. Create multiple Mignori libraries and choose where each one lives, whether on your device or in supported cloud storage providers. Whether you’re discovering new artwork, building curated collections, or maintaining a large offline archive, Mignori is designed to help you build and manage your own image libraries for tag-based imageboards. (Images shown in the App Store screenshots are AI-generated examples and do not represent content from any particular imageboard. Mignori lets you browse supported imageboards that you choose to add.) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SubStory

Experience Reddit content in a fast, full-screen vertical feed. Swipe through memes, photos, and videos, and download your favorites for offline viewing. Enjoy a streamlined, ad-free browsing experience with optional premium features for enhanced privacy and auto-scrolling.

Highlights
  • Full-screen vertical feed
  • Offline media downloads
  • Auto-download media
  • Pin-code content protection
  • Auto-scroll for content
  • Gesture controls
Features
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Browse Reddit as a full-screen visual feed—and save what you love offline. SubStory turns any subreddit into a swipeable gallery of memes, photos and videos, then downloads your favorites for offline viewing. SubStory gives Reddit a vertical feed makeover. Swipe up through full-screen media from any subreddit with buttery-smooth gesture navigation. It's 10x faster than browsing Reddit the old way. WHY SUBSTORY? • TikTok-style full-screen vertical feed for Reddit • Explore a live map of how communities connect • Download images, videos and galleries for offline viewing • Auto-download saves media as you scroll • Browse all content types—unfiltered, your way • Works without a Reddit account • Zero ads, pure visual content DOWNLOADS & MEDIA LIBRARY: • Save images, videos and full galleries offline • Auto-download hoards media from your feed automatically • Search your downloads by title, subreddit, or author • Group downloads by subreddit, user, or date • Select multiple items to delete at once • Subscribe or follow sources directly from grouped views • Boss Mode protection extends to your downloads KEY FEATURES: • Full-screen vertical feed like Reels or Shorts • Smart filters: images, videos, or galleries • Sort by hot, top, new, rising, controversial • Follow your favorite Reddit users • View content as list or grid layout • Search through your subreddits and users • Login for 10x higher API rate limits • One-handed gesture controls for easy doomscrolling DISCOVER & THE SUBREDDIT GRAPH: Stop hunting for your next favorite community. SubStory maps how subreddits connect, so you can explore outward from what you already love. • Live, interactive map of connected communities • Tap any bubble to explore what's next door • Every node wears its subreddit's own art • Switch between the map and a simple list • Recommendations built from what you already follow • Free users get 2 connections and 2 recommendations per seed; Premium unlocks them all BOSS MODE (Premium): Your private browsing deserves real privacy. Instantly hide any content with pin-code protection—perfect for browsing at work, in public, or around family. • Unlock with Face ID or Touch ID—a glance or a fingerprint instead of a passcode • Pin-code protection for sensitive content • Auto-locks when switching apps • Choose exactly which subreddits to hide • Quick unlock/lock from home screen • Discreet browsing without worry AUTO-SCROLL (Premium): Sit back and let SubStory do the scrolling. Posts advance automatically—videos play through then move on, images advance on a timer you control. Hold to pause, tap to replay. SubStory transforms Reddit into the doomscroll feed you deserve. Download now and see Reddit the way it should be—fast, private, and fun. SubStory is an unofficial app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Reddit, Inc. Reddit is a trademark of Reddit, Inc. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mignori4 screens
SubStory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mignori at 5.0 against SubStory's 4.8. SubStory's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mignori sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SubStory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mignori holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SubStory has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mignori versus SubStory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMignoriSubStory
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB101 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAndy Ibanez KTitans of Industry

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mignori

Subscriptions2
  • Mignori Pass (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Mignori Pass (Yearly)3 Months trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mignori Pass Lifetime$79.99
2 purchases

SubStory

Subscriptions2
  • SubStory Premium$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Mignori free?
Mignori is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SubStory free?
SubStory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mignori or SubStory?
Mignori is rated higher. Mignori averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SubStory averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Mignori or SubStory have ads?
Neither Mignori nor SubStory shows ads.

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