# Manga Relay vs toongether

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Manga Relay at none against toongether's 16. Manga Relay also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). toongether's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 5). On price, rating and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. toongether sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Manga Relay asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Manga Relay against 4.7 for toongether. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: toongether has 3.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Manga Relay's written reviews are positive against 83% of toongether's.

Manga Relay ships an update weekly, toongether every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Manga Relay | toongether |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manga-relay/id1509852845/reviews)** | [4.7 (3.8K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toongether-create-comics/id6477574778/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 5 | **3.8K** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 82.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Weekly | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 7 MB | 63 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Genki Mine](https://appshunter.io/developer/293893664) | [Kartoon](https://appshunter.io/developer/1706844678) |

## What reviewers say

### Manga Relay

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manga-relay/id1509852845)

Collaborate with friends to create 4-panel comics. Take turns drawing each panel, and receive notifications when it's your turn. You can import drawings from other apps or take photos of your creations.

**Highlights:** Collaborative comic creation, Turn-based panel drawing, Import drawings from other apps, Photo integration, Notifications for turns, Rate and comment on comics

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### toongether

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toongether-create-comics/id6477574778)

Create and read fantasy comic stories, inspired by popular magical and mystery series. Build your own worlds, characters, and plots panel by panel. Collaborate with others by remixing existing panels or developing full comic series.

**Highlights:** Create manga/manhwa inspired stories, Build magic academies and mysterious worlds, Remix panels and publish your own take, Develop serialized comic story series, World-building playground with characters and locations, No drawing skills required

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (14)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| toonpass standard monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| toonpass plus monthly | $19.99 | per month |
| toonpass max monthly | $39.99 | per month |
| toonpass plus monthly  LEGACY | $39.99 | per month |
| toonpass standard yearly | $89.99 | per year |
| toonpass plus yearly | $359.99 | per year |
| credits pack 1 | $1.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 2 | $4.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 3 | $9.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 3 | $14.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 4 | $19.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 5 | $29.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 6 | $49.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 4 | $49.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fun and engaging
- 💡 Helpful for non-artists
- 🤗 Great community

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Limited character/background options
- 🎨 Lack of customization
- 🔍 Difficulty finding right assets

**Reported bugs**

- Unable to add characters to stories
- Zooming issues
- Requests for custom characters not working
- Crashes and freezing

**Requested features**

- Add search bar
- Allow custom character/background creation
- Improve character pose options
- Add more text/speech bubble styles
- Implement voting/commenting system


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Manga Relay free?

Manga Relay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is toongether free?

toongether is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Manga Relay or toongether?

Manga Relay is rated higher. Manga Relay averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while toongether averages 4.7 from 3.8K ratings.

### Do Manga Relay or toongether have ads?

toongether shows ads; Manga Relay does not.

### Which is updated more often, Manga Relay or toongether?

Manga Relay ships an update weekly, and toongether every 3 days. Most recently, Manga Relay was updated on September 22, 2026 and toongether on September 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*