Tapas vs Janitor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tapas
Discover your next favorite story with a vast library of webcomics, novels, manga, and webtoons. Enjoy daily new chapters and free episodes released regularly. Engage with a community of readers and creators, and even publish your own work.
- Vast library of comics and novels
- Daily new chapters
- Free episodes every three hours
- Wait-Until-Free system
- Publish your own stories
- Community engagement
- App-exclusive perks
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The Ultimate App for Comics, Novels, Mangas, Manhwas, Webtoons and More!—Discover Your Next Favorite Story with Tapas Looking for the perfect way to pass the time? Tapas is your go-to destination for captivating stories. Whether you love romance, action, or BL content, Tapas has something for everyone. Discover new chapters released daily, with free episodes dropping every three hours. Get hooked on international sensations and famous Tapas Original Series like: - The Beginning After the End - Solo Leveling - Little Rabbit and the Big Bad Leopard - A Business Proposal - Heartstopper - Moving Thanks to our Wait-Until-Free system, you can enjoy many of these mega-hit stories for free. Explore an endless library of stories spanning everything from Tapas Originals, K-content, to indie webtoons. With thousands of premium comics and novels, you can indulge in isekai adventures, otome game stories, and breathtaking romantasy! Download the app and engage with 10 million other readers and creators. Get notified about updates on your favorite series. Plus, you’ll get access to app-exclusive perks like Gift Passes and Fortune Cookies! Want to write your own epic saga? Tapas is the perfect platform to share your creativity with a supportive global audience. Join over 75,000 talented creators—from established, award-winning authors to aspiring independent artists—and publish your work on Tapas. Turn your phone time into story time with Tapas—your go-to destination for the stories you crave! Website: http://www.tapas.io E-mail: feedback@tapas.io Instagram: http://instagram.com/tapas_app Twitter: https://twitter.com/tapas_app Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tapas.io
Janitor
Step into immersive narratives where you interact with characters and influence the plot. This platform caters to fans of romantasy, fanfiction, and interactive fiction, allowing users to create and explore diverse worlds and stories.
- Interactive storytelling
- Character interaction
- Plot shaping
- World creation
- Diverse genres
- User-generated content
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Janitor is where you step inside stories instead of just reading them. It's like if your favorite book let you talk to the characters and shape what happens next. Built for our diverse community – people who love romantasy, fanfiction, and interactive stories. Whether you're into arranged marriages with brooding bodyguards, enemies-to-lovers slow burns, or epic fantasy adventures, Janitor gives you the tools to create worlds and live inside them. THE JANITORVERSE Readers and writers building interactive fiction together. Romance writers crafting slow burns. Fantasy creators building entire universes. LGBTQ+ stories, fanfiction, original worlds – whatever you're into, it's here. Pick a genre. Find content. Tap chat and see where it goes. We'd love your feedback. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tapas at none against Janitor's 4. Tapas also leads on ratings volume (45K vs 5.7K). Janitor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Janitor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Tapas asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Tapas against 4.5 for Janitor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tapas has 45K ratings behind it against 5.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Tapas's written reviews are positive against 61% of Janitor's.
Tapas ships an update monthly, Janitor every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Tapas | Janitor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (45K ratings) — better | 4.5 (5.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews | 61.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45K — better | 5.7K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #135 | #12 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Radish Media | JanitorAI |
Customer experience
Tapas
Janitor
Bugs and requests
Tapas
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappearing ink balance and reading progress
- Inability to log in or access account
- Inconsistent behavior when downloading chapters
- Unreliable 'wait until free' episode unlocking
Requested features
4 requests- Subscription-based model for unlimited reading
- Better organization and search functionality
- More transparent and reliable free ink earning methods
- Improved stability and performance
Janitor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tapas
No in-app purchases
Janitor
- Janitor+ Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Janitor+ Monthly$12.991 Month
- Janitor+ Annual$99.001 Year
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- Janitor+ Annual3 Days trial$99.001 Year
