anilime vs Anime Random
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
anilime
Manage your anime and manga lists directly from your iPhone or iPad. This application synchronizes with your AniList account, allowing you to keep track of your progress and preferences.
- AniList account management
- Track anime progress
- Track manga progress
- iPhone and iPad support
- Syncs with AniList.co
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anilime lets you manage your AniList (https://anilist.co) account from your iPhone or iPad.
Anime Random
Discover your next favorite anime with this app. Browse over 9000 recommendations across various genres and types, from retro to current. Save favorites, view detailed information, and organize your watchlist.
- Random anime recommendations
- Extensive anime database (9000+)
- Filter by type (Movies, TV, OAV, etc.)
- Filter by genre
- Detailed anime information
- Save and organize anime list
- Search saved anime
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You don't know what anime to watch? Anime Random helps you find your next anime. Slide Up to find the next recommendation (Over 9000 anime recommendations) you can get a recommendation from a retro anime from the 80's to a current anime. If an anime catches your attention Slide Down to save it to your list. You can select the type of recommendation between Movies, TV, Special, OAV and ONA. You can select the genre of the recommendation between Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance and many more genres. You can view the details of the anime like the description, year, rating, animation studio, openings, endings, popular songs and related anime. In your saved anime list you can order the anime by rating, name, or year. If you want to find a specific anime in your list you can search it by name.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: anilime at 3.4 against Anime Random's 2.3. anilime also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 3). Anime Random's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
anilime holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.
anilime ships an update every 3 months, Anime Random every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | anilime | Anime Random |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mark Philpot | Bryan Martinez Carrizales |
Customer experience
anilime
Anime Random
In-app purchases
anilime
No in-app purchases
Anime Random
No in-app purchases
