Comparison

Arate vs AniDrop

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

Head to head
About

Arate

Features
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This app is a review app about Japan Anime. It allows user quickly check what's anime is on show, what is the original name, description and also type of the anime. The most important is allow all anime fans able to communicate in one channel by expressing their thoughts. In addition, users also able to do discussion inside each of the drama in order to share your point of view and also maybe some tips for others drama fans. This action able to help users do not missed out a good drama or catch up a missing point.

About

AniDrop

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Your watch list has been lying to you. AniDrop fixes that. Miss a week of releases? Juggling five seasonals at once? AniDrop tracks every episode individually โ€” so you always know exactly where you left off, what aired while you were gone, and what's dropping next. โ€” TRACK SMARTER โ€” PER-EPISODE TRACKING Every broadcast slot is logged separately. Skip a week and AniDrop quietly remembers what you owe โ€” no manual fixing, no "wait, did I watch that one?" CATCH-UP QUEUE One dedicated queue, oldest unwatched episode first. Mark it done, the next one slides in. Getting through a backlog has never felt this satisfying. LOCK-SCREEN & HOME-SCREEN WIDGETS Six variants โ€” from a compact inline countdown to a full episode queue right on your home screen. Within two hours of an episode airing, the lock-screen widget starts counting down silently. Your phone becomes an anime dashboard. LOCAL NOTIFICATIONS Get pinged the moment a new episode drops, in your timezone. No app refresh needed. CUSTOM LISTS Watching, completed, dropped โ€” fine, but you probably need more than that. Build whatever lists make sense for how you watch. MYANIMELIST IMPORT Already tracking on MyAnimeList? Pull everything over in one tap and pick up right where you left off. PROFILE & STATS Total episodes, favourite genres, average rating, watch history โ€” all visualised. Finally, something to show for all those hours. โ€” PRIVACY, FOR REAL โ€” No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Your data lives on EU servers and you can delete it whenever you want. Built by one developer who actually watches anime. --------------------------------------------- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://suprise7.github.io/anidrop-legal/ AniDrop Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.

Screenshots

Arate4 screens
AniDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arate at none against AniDrop's 3. Arate also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. AniDrop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Arate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Arate versus AniDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArateAniDrop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size44 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSiew Yin TanGIANNI GROTTO

In-app purchases

None

Arate

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

AniDrop

Subscriptions2
  • AniDrop Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • AniDrop Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • AniDrop Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Arate free?
Arate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AniDrop free?
AniDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arate or AniDrop have ads?
Neither Arate nor AniDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arate or AniDrop?
Arate ships an update every 2 days, and AniDrop every 2 days. Most recently, Arate was updated on October 25, 2026 and AniDrop on October 24, 2026.

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