Comparison

MyAnimeList Official vs Panel Flow

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

Head to head
About

MyAnimeList Official

Discover and track anime and manga with this official database app. Find new series, read reviews, get recommendations, and update your progress easily. Stay informed about new releases and trending titles.

Highlights
  • Anime and manga database
  • Track watching/reading progress
  • Get recommendations
  • Seasonal anime page
  • New anime announcements
  • Trending titles
  • Friends' scores and stats
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The official app for your favorite anime and manga database and community! Quickly find information on anime you're watching, read reviews of manga you're planning to read, or get recommendations for similar anime and manga to start next. Use our seasonal anime page to see the best of what's airing now, or marathon the highest-rated anime from previous seasons. Best of all, easily update your episode and chapter progress so your list is never out of date. Our app will help keep you on top of all things anime: • New anime announcements • What's trending now • Friends' scores and stats • Group chats with other fans • Milestones for your favorite series • ...and more.

About

Panel Flow

This app offers a unique comic and manga reading experience, automatically detecting panels and speech bubbles to guide you through the story. It supports various file formats, offers text-to-speech narration and translation, and syncs your library across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Panel and speech bubble detection
  • Text-to-speech narration
  • Speech bubble translation
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Supports CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT, and PDF files
  • Customizable themes
  • New chapter alerts
Features
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Panel Flow is a comic and manga reader that follows the story panel by panel. Version 3.0 brings it to iPhone, iPad and Mac, with your library synced through iCloud. Bring your own collection: import CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT and PDF files, or browse your own comic servers (OPDS-compatible). Panel Flow organizes it all and keeps your place. GUIDED READING - Panel and speech bubble detection: Panel Flow finds the panels on each page and moves through them in reading order, zooming in on one panel at a time. - Steady focus that reframes when you rotate the device and respects Reduce Motion. - Left-to-right, right-to-left for manga, and vertical scroll for long-strip comics. LISTEN AND TRANSLATE - Text-to-speech reads the speech bubbles aloud, and guided reading can move along with the voice, bubble by bubble. - Speech bubble translation shows the translated text right on the page. - On supported devices with Apple Intelligence, ask for an on-device description of the current page. YOUR LIBRARY, ON EVERY DEVICE - iCloud sync, once you turn it on: collections, reading progress and metadata follow you across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Downloaded pages and imported files stay on each device. - A personal reading shelf, collections, search, sorting and a metadata editor. - New chapter alerts: turn them on and Panel Flow checks your series from online sources in the background and lets you know about new chapters (your own comic servers are not included). - One Activity Queue for downloads and image enhancement, with several chapters downloading at once. - A Storage screen shows what each publication uses and frees space by type, chapter or publication. - Optional progress tracking with anime and manga tracking services. MADE TO FIT YOU - Themes from manga to noir, with accessible contrast in every one. - Shortcuts and Siri: Open Library and Continue Reading. - VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support. - Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with an original sample comic to try first. PRIVACY Anonymous usage analytics are off by default; you choose whether to turn them on in Settings > Privacy.

Screenshots

MyAnimeList Official4 screens
Panel Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Panel Flow at 5.0 against MyAnimeList Official's 3.6. Panel Flow also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). MyAnimeList Official's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 27.0). On price, in-app purchases and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Panel Flow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyAnimeList Official has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyAnimeList Official ships an update every 6 weeks, Panel Flow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MyAnimeList Official versus Panel Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyAnimeList OfficialPanel Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB136 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperMyAnimeList Co., LtdTap4Mobile do Brasil

Customer experience

MyAnimeList Official

All ratings998 ratings
Positive63.7%
Neutral15.1%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews585 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral24.8%
Negative28.7%

Panel Flow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MyAnimeList Official

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Parsing errors when adding anime
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Login issues on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add manga list support
  • Implement dark mode
  • Allow sorting and filtering of anime list
  • Integrate forum and review features
  • Display more detailed profile information

Panel Flow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MyAnimeList Official

No in-app purchases

None

Panel Flow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyAnimeList Official free?
MyAnimeList Official is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Panel Flow free?
Panel Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyAnimeList Official or Panel Flow?
Panel Flow is rated higher. MyAnimeList Official averages 3.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Panel Flow averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MyAnimeList Official or Panel Flow have ads?
MyAnimeList Official shows ads; Panel Flow does not.
Which is updated more often, MyAnimeList Official or Panel Flow?
MyAnimeList Official ships an update every 6 weeks, and Panel Flow every 2 weeks. Most recently, MyAnimeList Official was updated on November 3, 2026 and Panel Flow on October 30, 2026.

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