Shukofukurou vs AnimeDB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shukofukurou
This app helps you manage your anime and manga lists from popular platforms like Kitsu, AniList, and MyAnimeList. Discover new titles, track airing episodes, and view detailed information about anime and manga.
- Manage anime/manga lists on Kitsu, AniList, MyAnimeList
- Discover trending and airing titles
- View detailed title, character, and staff information
- Receive airing episode notifications
- Export lists in various formats
- Scrobble titles from streaming services
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Shukofukurou is a lightweight Anime and Manga library management and title discovery application for iOS that allows iPhone and iPad users to manage their Kitsu, AniList and MyAnimeList lists in one place. Features List * Manage Anime and Manga Lists on AniList, Kitsu, and MyAnimeList * Receive notifications for currently airing titles that are on your list. * Search and Browse Titles, Characters and Staff * View Title Information on other sites (Wikipedia/Anime News Network/TVTropes and more) * Custom Lists Support for AniList * View Reviews/Reactions for an Anime or Manga * View Cast and Staff Information (AniList) * View Detailed Episode Information (Kitsu) * Airing Browser * Season Browser * Browse Trending Titles (Trending, Popular, Highest Rated, Newly Added) * iPad Enhancements (e.g. Keyboard Shortcuts) * List Statistics * Update History * Exporting of Anime and Manga lists to MyAnimeList XML, CSV, and JSON * Scrobbling of titles from Crunchyroll, VRV, Hidive, and Funimation via the Safari extension * View countdowns to the next airing episode for airing titles in the airing view and the user's anime library.
AnimeDB
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AnimeDB — Discover your next obsession AnimeDB is a fast, free, beautifully dark mobile catalogue for the anime you love and the ones you haven't found yet. Powered by AniList. No signup. No subscription. No bloat. WHY FANS CHOOSE ANIMEDB • Trending right now. See what everyone is talking about this week, refreshed straight from AniList. • Browse by genre. 14 hand-picked genres in a single tap — Action, Romance, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, and more. • Seasonal calendar. Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall — see what's airing this season at a glance. • Watchlist & recently viewed. Save anything for later, pick up where you left off. • Trailers in-app. Tap a card, watch the official trailer without leaving AnimeDB. • Deep detail pages. Score, status, studio, episodes, synopsis, related series, and "you might also like" recommendations. • Search that keeps up. Type-ahead results with smart debouncing — never wait on a stale result. • Share anything. Send a series to a friend in one tap. • Built for night. True dark theme by default. Easy on the eyes during marathon sessions. • No signup, no subscription. Ads stay conservative — capped frequency, minimal placement, and you can opt out of personalisation in Settings. COMING SOON • Push notifications when a new episode airs • Character & staff pages • Localised UI in more languages MADE BY AN ANIME FAN We built AnimeDB because every other tracker felt slow, dated, or stuffed with ads. AnimeDB is what we want to use ourselves. Got a feature idea or found a bug? Tell us — we read every email.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AnimeDB at Free against Shukofukurou's $2.99. AnimeDB also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Shukofukurou's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#126 vs unranked). On device support 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
AnimeDB is free to download; Shukofukurou costs $2.99 up front. Shukofukurou sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AnimeDB asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Shukofukurou | AnimeDB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #126 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Moy | Fozilbek Imomov |
In-app purchases
Shukofukurou
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- Large Tip$7.99
AnimeDB
No in-app purchases









