Comparison

anilime vs Jiiiii

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • AniList account management
  • Track anime progress
  • Track manga progress
  • iPhone and iPad support
  • Syncs with AniList.co
Features
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anilime lets you manage your AniList (https://anilist.co) account from your iPhone or iPad.

About

Jiiiii

Discover new anime and track episode release schedules across various streaming services. Jump directly to your preferred streaming app and organize your favorite shows. Offers a premium membership for personalized queues, notifications, and access to past seasons.

Highlights
  • Live updating episode schedules
  • Direct links to streaming apps
  • Seasonal anime overview
  • Search for shows and episodes
  • Cross-device watch history sync
  • Personalized watch queue (premium)
  • New episode notifications (premium)
Features
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Welcome to the best way to discover new anime, and stay on top of their schedules across many different streaming services. Jiiiii empowers you to stare your favorite shows down, so you can stay up to date with every show that's coming out this season. • Have access to a live updating schedule showing when we expect new episodes to get released. • Jump right into the app that streams the shows you follow. • Take a high level look at all the shows airing this season. • Share your favorite episodes and series with your friends or on social media. • Search to quickly find the show or episode you are looking for. • Sync your watch history across all your devices. Want more? With a Jiiiii Membership, you can also tailor your own personal queue, merging them all into one place no matter the service. You'll also get access to new episode notifications, and past seasons as we add them. Jiiiii Membership is an auto-renewing subscription that is offered at $3 per month or $36 per year, and a higher tier for Supporters that helps support indie development offered at $15 per month or $180 per year. • If you choose to participate in a subscription plan, payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. • The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. • All purchases are final. We cannot issue refunds for purchases charged to your Apple ID. Please see our Terms of Service (https://jiiiii.moe/terms) and Privacy Policy (https://jiiiii.moe/privacy) for more information regarding auto-renewing subscriptions. Jiiiii does not stream anime, and requires an external streaming subscription on a compatible app to watch shows. Show information such as titles and thumbnails belong to their respective copyright owners, and their use is in accordance with the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute.

Screenshots

anilime4 screens
Jiiiii4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jiiiii at 100% against anilime's 52%. Jiiiii also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). anilime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. Jiiiii sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. anilime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jiiiii holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of anilime's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jiiiii's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

anilime ships an update every 3 months, Jiiiii every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
anilime versus Jiiiii: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteranilimeJiiiii
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (14 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB147 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMark PhilpotMochi Development, Inc.

Customer experience

anilime

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative38.1%

Jiiiii

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

anilime

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Jiiiii

Subscriptions2
  • Jiiiiiii-dono7 Days trial$3.001 Month
  • Jiiiiiiiiii-sama$15.001 Month

Questions

Is anilime free?
anilime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jiiiii free?
Jiiiii is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, anilime or Jiiiii?
Jiiiii is rated higher. anilime averages 3.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Jiiiii averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do anilime or Jiiiii have ads?
Neither anilime nor Jiiiii shows ads.
Which is updated more often, anilime or Jiiiii?
anilime ships an update every 3 months, and Jiiiii every 5 weeks. Most recently, anilime was updated on October 24, 2026 and Jiiiii on October 24, 2026.

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