Comparison

Anime boxes vs Mignori

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

Head to head
About

Anime boxes

Browse and discover thousands of anime-related images with this comprehensive client. Features include tag searching, local favorites, offline viewing, and customizable display options. Save images, manage your collection, and enjoy a personalized browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Tag searching with autocomplete
  • Local favorites and offline viewing
  • Configurable server and home screen
  • Slideshow mode
  • Save images to Photos or Files
  • Support for animated GIFs and Pools
Features
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Anime boxes is a fully featured Gelbooru and Danbooru client that allows you to browse among thousands of anime related pictures. Features: -Search using tags -Tag autocomplete -Share option -Local favorites, search and view them offline -Configurable server list -Configurable home screen. Pin any search to the Home Screen and organize them with folders -Configurable blacklist rules -Search history log -Passcode lock -Slideshow mode -Save to Photos or Files App -Backup/Restore local data to a file -Support for Pools -Support for animated gifs -Configurable gestures and Themes You can contact us by email to support@bisimplex.com.

About

Mignori

Browse, collect, and organize posts from tag-based imageboards with a native iOS app. Save images and videos for offline access and manage large collections with powerful organization tools. Enjoy a fast, responsive experience designed for iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Browse tag-based imageboards
  • Save images and videos for offline access
  • Organize collections with albums and filters
  • Multi-server search
  • Native iPad support
  • Cloud storage integration
Features
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Mignori is a native iPhone and iPad app for browsing, collecting, and organizing posts from tag-based imageboards. Search your favorite booru servers, preview results, and save images and videos to your local library for fast offline access. Built around a local-first workflow, Mignori keeps your libraries under your control while delivering the speed and responsiveness of a fully native app. Search across multiple servers by adding your own sources and browsing with powerful tag-based search in a clean, familiar interface. Build a personal library by saving images and videos for fast local access, even without an internet connection. Organize your collection with albums, favorites, local tags, Smart Albums, timelines, filters, and fast local search, making it easy to explore libraries of any size. Whether you’re saving a few hundred posts or hundreds of thousands, Mignori is designed to keep your libraries fast, responsive, and easy to navigate. Enjoy a native experience built specifically for iPhone and iPad, with iPad sidebar navigation, multiwindow support, and distraction-free full-screen viewing. Create multiple Mignori libraries and choose where each one lives, whether on your device or in supported cloud storage providers. Whether you’re discovering new artwork, building curated collections, or maintaining a large offline archive, Mignori is designed to help you build and manage your own image libraries for tag-based imageboards. (Images shown in the App Store screenshots are AI-generated examples and do not represent content from any particular imageboard. Mignori lets you browse supported imageboards that you choose to add.) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Anime boxes3 screens
Mignori4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mignori at 5.0 against Anime boxes's 4.6. Anime boxes's advantage is ratings volume (335 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Anime boxes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Mignori sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mignori holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anime boxes has 335 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Anime boxes versus Mignori: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnime boxesMignori
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (335 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings335 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB174 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBisimplex TechnologiesAndy Ibanez K

Bugs and requests

Anime boxes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login errors
  • Images failing to load
  • Webm playback issues
  • Disappearing 'save' buttons

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more image boards
  • Sync favorites across devices
  • Customizable categories for favorites
  • Sort by date/score for 'Hot Now' feature
  • Option to disable content filters

Mignori

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Anime boxes

One-time4
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Anime boxes Pro$1.99
  • Cupcake$2.99
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  • Cake$4.99
3 purchases

Mignori

Subscriptions2
  • Mignori Pass (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Mignori Pass (Yearly)3 Months trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mignori Pass Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Anime boxes free?
Anime boxes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mignori free?
Mignori is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anime boxes or Mignori?
Mignori is rated higher. Anime boxes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 335 ratings, while Mignori averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Anime boxes or Mignori have ads?
Neither Anime boxes nor Mignori shows ads.

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