Kurozora vs AnimixPlay ®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kurozora
Discover and track your favorite anime, manga, music, and games. Organize your progress with customizable lists, set release reminders, and connect with a community of fans. Explore a vast library and never miss a new episode or release.
- Anime and manga discovery
- Progress tracking (watchlist)
- Customizable lists (in-progress, completed, etc.)
- Release countdowns and reminders
- Community timeline and global feed
- Discussion forums
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DISCOVER, TRACK, AND SHARE YOUR FAVORITE ANIME Kurozora is the ultimate anime tracker and manga list for fans who want to discover anime, track progress, and connect with a passionate anime community — all in one beautiful, ad-free app, across all your devices. Track shows like One Piece, Solo Leveling, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Re:Zero Season 4, discover hidden gems like Witch Hat Atelier and Dorohedoro, and never miss a new episode again. ANIME TRACKER BUILT FOR REAL FANS Keep your anime watchlist perfectly organized, whether you watch on Crunchyroll or collect physical manga. ■ Track anime, manga, and games in one place ■ Create your personal manga list and anime tracker ■ Organize titles: In-Progress, Planning, Completed, On-Hold, Dropped, Ignored, Interested ■ Automatic airing countdown for upcoming episodes ■ Built-in release calendar so you never miss a new episode Whether you love shonen battles, isekai adventures, romance stories, or dark fantasy worlds, Kurozora keeps your entire watch history organized effortlessly. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVORITE SERIES Stop endlessly scrolling. Kurozora helps you discover anime, manga, and games from a massive database featuring both legendary titles and rising hits. Track trending shows like: ■ One Piece ■ Dragon Ball: DAIMA ■ Jujutsu Kaisen ■ Solo Leveling ■ Slime Season 4 ■ Witch Hat Atelier ■ My Hero Academia ■ Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ■ Demon Slayer ■ Naruto Shippuden ■ Dan Da Dan ■ Daemons of the Shadow Realm ■ And more Or discover new manga like Gokurakugai, Centuria, and Kagurabachi. THE MODERN MYANIMELIST ALTERNATIVE Kurozora is designed for today’s anime fans. ■ Clean modern interface ■ Powerful anime tracking tools ■ Built-in anime community ■ Ad-free anime tracking experience ■ MyAnimeList, AniList and Kitsu import support If you're looking for a better way to track anime and manga, Kurozora is the perfect alternative. JOIN A GLOBAL ANIME COMMUNITY Anime is better with friends. Share reactions to new episodes, discuss theories, and post updates on your timeline while discovering what fans around the world are watching, reading, and playing. DOWNLOAD KUROZORA TODAY Start discovering anime, organizing your manga list, and tracking every episode with the most powerful anime tracker available. Privacy Policy: https://kurozora.app/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://kurozora.app/legal/terms-of-use
AnimixPlay ®
Easily search and identify anime using text or images. Discover new media, explore music, and get recommendations. A fun way to find your next favorite show.
- Anime search with filters
- Image search to identify anime scenes
- Discover new media by category
- User recommendations with voting
- Access anime music videos
- Random anime suggestions
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Explore: Discover the latest media offerings all in one place, organized into convenient categories. Search: asily search for the media you want, using filters and sorting options to narrow down your results. You can specify criteria like ratings or language to find exactly what you're looking for. Image Search: Fed up with not knowing the source of anime scenes? With Image Search, you can upload a picture and quickly identify the title of the anime. Recommendations: Explore user recommendations and use the upvote and downvote buttons to help others find the best content. If you think two anime titles go well together, upvote them, but if you think they're not a good match, downvote them. Music : Want to know more about an anime's opening or ending music? You can find music videos in the app's music tab. 3 Sauces (WIP) : Want to take a chance on something new? The "3 Sauces" mode offers three random anime or manga titles for you to try. It might not be the most practical feature, but it's there if you want to give it a shot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kurozora at 4.6 against AnimixPlay ®'s 1.6. Kurozora also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 17%). AnimixPlay ®'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price and update cadence 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. Kurozora sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. AnimixPlay ® asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kurozora holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kurozora has 374 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Kurozora's written reviews are positive against 17% of AnimixPlay ®'s.
Kurozora ships an update every 3 weeks, AnimixPlay ® every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kurozora | AnimixPlay ® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (374 ratings) — better | 1.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 374 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khoren Katklian | Rogier Beun |
Customer experience
Kurozora
AnimixPlay ®
Bugs and requests
Kurozora
Reported bugs
8 issues- Cannot watch anime
- Login with Google not available
- Unable to sign in with error code 401
- Username validation issues
- Redirects to Crunchyroll when trying to watch
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- Library not fully viewable within the app
- App states something is missing upon sign-in
- Cannot access the app due to missing requirements
Requested features
10 requests- Allow users to watch anime
- Add login with Google option
- Improve user guidance on watching anime
- Fix sign-in errors and response codes
- Address username character restrictions
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- Fix redirection to other platforms
- Improve library viewing in the app
- Provide clearer error messages for missing items
- Add seasonal view to the main bar
- Add more widget options
AnimixPlay ®
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kurozora
- Kurozora+ 1 Month7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Kurozora+ 6 Months14 Days trial$11.996 Months
- Kurozora+ 12 Months14 Days trial$18.991 Year
- Wolf tip$0.99
- Tiger tip$2.99
- Demon tip$4.99
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- Dragon tip$9.99
- God tip$19.99
- Extraterrestrial tip$49.99
- Eternal tip$99.99
AnimixPlay ®
No in-app purchases







