Anime boxes vs Kitsune for MyAnimeList
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Kitsune for MyAnimeList
Easily manage your anime and manga lists with a clean interface. Track favorite series, episodes, and chapters, and explore detailed information about anime, manga, and characters. Sync your lists with AniList and MyAnimeList.
- Anime & manga list management
- AniList and MAL sync
- Explore anime, manga, characters
- Friend activity tracking
- Widget support
- Music integration
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Kitsune for MyAnimeList makes managing your anime and manga lists effortless with a clean design and intuitive interface. Keep track of your favorite series, episodes, and chapters with ease. Key Features: • Comprehensive Browsing: Easily explore anime, manga, characters, voice actors, and staff details. • AniList Sync: Seamlessly update your AniList and MAL lists to keep everything in sync. • Check what your friends are watching or reading. • Widget support. • Music Integration: Add your favorite anime openings and endings to Apple Music. Premium Features: • Weekly Schedule: View a well-organized timeline of current and upcoming releases, sorted by day. Mark episodes as watched and track your progress. • Season Filters: Customize the season screen to highlight the shows you’re interested in. • Personalization: Tailor app settings to your preferences for a customized experience. • Notifications: Enable optional alerts to never miss new episodes or premieres and mark the episode as watched right from the notification. Kitsune Premium offers all these features with a one-time purchase—no subscriptions required. Additional Notes: • Kitsune is a third-party app developed using the official MyAnimeList API. • Not affiliated with MyAnimeList.net or AniList.co. • A MyAnimeList account is required. Sign up at MyAnimeList.net. • AniList sync is a free feature; you do not need Kitsune Premium to use it. • Kitsune does not support streaming anime episodes or reading manga chapters. It is specifically designed for managing and tracking your anime and manga lists.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kitsune for MyAnimeList at every 3 weeks against Anime boxes's every 4 months. Kitsune for MyAnimeList also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 68%) and device support (4 vs 2). Anime boxes's advantage is ratings volume (335 vs 18). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Anime boxes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Kitsune for MyAnimeList sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Anime boxes against 4.6 for Kitsune for MyAnimeList. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anime boxes has 335 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Anime boxes's written reviews are positive against 78% of Kitsune for MyAnimeList's.
Anime boxes ships an update every 4 months, Kitsune for MyAnimeList every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anime boxes | Kitsune for MyAnimeList |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (335 ratings) — better | 4.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 335 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bisimplex Technologies | Alexandre Madeira |
Customer experience
Anime boxes
Kitsune for MyAnimeList
User reviews
Anime boxes
From 335 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient browsing
- 👍 Great for finding anime art
- 🔒 Secure and private
- 💡 Ability to add custom servers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Inconsistent search results
- 📥 Issues with saving/downloading images
- 🔌 High battery consumption
Kitsune for MyAnimeList
From 18 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Clean and beautiful UI
- 🚀 Flawless MyAnimeList integration
- 👍 Great alternative to official MAL app
- 💸 Optional premium features, no subscriptions
- 🌐 Supports multiple languages
Room to improve
- 🐛 App freezes/lags frequently
- 🐛 Sync issues with Anilist
- 🐛 Edits not reflected on MAL
- 🐛 Loading/buffering issues
- 🤔 Some UI elements could be improved
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
Kitsune for MyAnimeList
Reported bugs
6 issues- 🐛 Anilist not syncing
- 🐛 App keeps loading and not opening
- 🐛 Edits not reflected in main list or on MAL
- 🐛 Freezes up and buffers frequently
- 🐛 App freezes when editing multiple anime
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- 🐛 Manga progress not showing for volumes
Requested features
11 requests- 💡 UI improvements for score and user count display
- 💡 Swiping gesture for watching status like MAL
- 💡 Support for Simplified Chinese and other languages
- 💡 Widgets for manga and anime
- 💡 Sync option between MAL and AniList
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- 💡 Option to hide scores
- 💡 Display episodes not seen for currently airing anime
- 💡 Mac app version
- 💡 Filter lists by type (TV, Movie etc.)
- 💡 Sorting manga lists by start date corrected
- 💡 Allow decimals in rating system
In-app purchases
Anime boxes
- Coffee$0.99
- Anime boxes Pro$1.99
- Cupcake$2.99
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- Cake$4.99
Kitsune for MyAnimeList
- Kitsune Premium$2.99
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