Comparison

Shiori for MyAnimeList vs Panel Flow

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

Head to head
About

Shiori for MyAnimeList

This app helps anime and manga enthusiasts track their progress and discover new titles. It connects to your MyAnimeList account to manage your library and provides detailed information on anime, manga, and related media.

Highlights
  • Track anime and manga progress
  • Search and sort titles
  • View seasonal anime releases
  • Detailed anime/manga info
  • MyAnimeList account integration
  • Customizable interface
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Shiori is a free and modern iOS app for anime and manga fans. It uses the public MyAnimeList.net API to present content in a clean and user-friendly way. Key Features: - Track your progress (MyAnimeList account required) – Manage your anime and manga status either through your library or directly from the detail view. - Search and sort anime & manga – Quickly find new titles or filter based on your preferences. - Seasonal anime – Check out which anime are going to be released - View detailed information – Access comprehensive info about any anime, manga, character or voice actor. - Log in with MyAnimeList.net – Connect your account for a personalized experience. - Customize the app to your preferences – Adjust the interface and experience to better match your personal style. Disclaimer: This app is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by MyAnimeList.net or its owners. It uses the publicly available MyAnimeList API to retrieve and display content.

About

Panel Flow

This app offers a unique comic and manga reading experience, automatically detecting panels and speech bubbles to guide you through the story. It supports various file formats, offers text-to-speech narration and translation, and syncs your library across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Panel and speech bubble detection
  • Text-to-speech narration
  • Speech bubble translation
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Supports CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT, and PDF files
  • Customizable themes
  • New chapter alerts
Features
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Panel Flow is a comic and manga reader that follows the story panel by panel. Version 3.0 brings it to iPhone, iPad and Mac, with your library synced through iCloud. Bring your own collection: import CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT and PDF files, or browse your own comic servers (OPDS-compatible). Panel Flow organizes it all and keeps your place. GUIDED READING - Panel and speech bubble detection: Panel Flow finds the panels on each page and moves through them in reading order, zooming in on one panel at a time. - Steady focus that reframes when you rotate the device and respects Reduce Motion. - Left-to-right, right-to-left for manga, and vertical scroll for long-strip comics. LISTEN AND TRANSLATE - Text-to-speech reads the speech bubbles aloud, and guided reading can move along with the voice, bubble by bubble. - Speech bubble translation shows the translated text right on the page. - On supported devices with Apple Intelligence, ask for an on-device description of the current page. YOUR LIBRARY, ON EVERY DEVICE - iCloud sync, once you turn it on: collections, reading progress and metadata follow you across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Downloaded pages and imported files stay on each device. - A personal reading shelf, collections, search, sorting and a metadata editor. - New chapter alerts: turn them on and Panel Flow checks your series from online sources in the background and lets you know about new chapters (your own comic servers are not included). - One Activity Queue for downloads and image enhancement, with several chapters downloading at once. - A Storage screen shows what each publication uses and frees space by type, chapter or publication. - Optional progress tracking with anime and manga tracking services. MADE TO FIT YOU - Themes from manga to noir, with accessible contrast in every one. - Shortcuts and Siri: Open Library and Continue Reading. - VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion support. - Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with an original sample comic to try first. PRIVACY Anonymous usage analytics are off by default; you choose whether to turn them on in Settings > Privacy.

Screenshots

Shiori for MyAnimeList4 screens
Panel Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shiori for MyAnimeList at weekly against Panel Flow's every 2 weeks. Shiori for MyAnimeList also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). Panel Flow's advantage is device support (3 vs 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shiori for MyAnimeList ships an update weekly, Panel Flow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shiori for MyAnimeList versus Panel Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiori for MyAnimeListPanel Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB136 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperCem CaylakTap4Mobile do Brasil

Customer experience

Shiori for MyAnimeList

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Panel Flow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shiori for MyAnimeList

No in-app purchases

None

Panel Flow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shiori for MyAnimeList free?
Shiori for MyAnimeList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Panel Flow free?
Panel Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shiori for MyAnimeList or Panel Flow have ads?
Neither Shiori for MyAnimeList nor Panel Flow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shiori for MyAnimeList or Panel Flow?
Shiori for MyAnimeList ships an update weekly, and Panel Flow every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shiori for MyAnimeList was updated on November 4, 2026 and Panel Flow on October 30, 2026.

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