Comparison

Mango vs Lenticule

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

Head to head
About

Mango

Download and read your favorite manga and comics offline. Organize your library with a clean folder system and browse safely with an ad-blocking browser. Customize your reading experience with various themes and preferences.

Highlights
  • Download chapters for offline reading
  • Organize series with a folder system
  • Ad-blocking built-in browser
  • Customizable light, dark, and system themes
  • Supports manga, manhwa, manhua, and comics
  • Simple and clean reader interface
Features
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Download. Read offline. Enjoy your favorite manga and comics. Mango lets you download chapters, organize your library, and browse safely with an ad blocking browser. Everything is designed to be quick, clean, and easy to use. Whether you are diving into a long series or trying something new, Mango keeps your reading library right at your fingertips. Features: Read Offline Anytime: Download your chapters and read without an internet connection. Perfect for commutes, travel, or relaxing anywhere. Offline mode helps you read more with zero interruptions. Simple and Clean Reader: Enjoy a smooth reading experience with a layout that keeps the focus on your manga. Turn pages effortlessly and customize the interface to fit your style. Intuitive controls feels natural and responsive. Organize Your Series: With a clean folder based system that keeps your chapters in order. Browse your library without digging through long lists or scattered files. Each series stays neatly arranged so you can jump into the next chapter with zero confusion. Managing collections big and small feels effortless and fast. Safe Built-in Browser with Ad Blocking: Search for new manga with the integrated browser that blocks redirects and intrusive ads. Find what you want without interruptions. Browsing feels safer and more controlled from start to finish. Customize Your Experience: Choose light, dark, or system themes. Adjust spacing, scrolling, and reading preferences to make the app feel like your own. Personalizing Mango takes only a few seconds. All Your Favorites in One App: Mango supports manga, manhwa, manhua, and comics all together. No switching apps. Your entire reading world stays in one place so you can focus on the stories you love. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Lenticule

This app offers an advanced comic and manga reading experience with features like guided panel reading, right-to-left mode, and customizable color options. It integrates with cloud storage for library management and can even scan physical comics.

Highlights
  • Guided panel reading
  • Right-to-left manga mode
  • Customizable color modes
  • Cloud library integration (Dropbox, OneDrive)
  • Physical comic scanning
  • Spatial 3D depth effect
  • TV & Glasses Mode
Features
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The most advanced comic book reader for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. CBR, CBZ, and PDF with on-device translation, read-aloud bubbles, guided panel reading, Right-to-Left manga, 3D depth, HDR, TV & Glasses Mode, and your whole cloud collection - in a stunning Liquid Glass library. TRANSLATE ANY COMIC, RIGHT ON THE PAGE Found a series that never got translated? Tap the globe. Lenticule reads the lettering and paints the translation back into the bubbles - same colors, same style, same energy. Not subtitles. The actual page, in your language. Translate a page or the whole issue in the background while you read, flip between original and translated instantly, and reword any line yourself. HEAR EVERY BUBBLE Tap a speech bubble to hear it read aloud - the original, the translation, or both - with a delivery that follows the mood of the scene. Turn on Natural Voices for lifelike narration. A great way to learn a language, one panel at a time. PRIVATE, OFFLINE, AND YOURS TO KEEP Text recognition, translation, voices, and an optional Apple Intelligence pass that keeps names and tone consistent all run on your device. Nothing is ever uploaded. Works in airplane mode, and exports as a fresh CBZ. The app speaks English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Macedonian. READ ON YOUR APPLE WATCH Send a comic from your iPhone and read it on your wrist, offline. Guided mode frames one panel at a time, the Digital Crown zooms in, and your place follows you back to the phone. Keep it in your Smart Stack or ask Siri to continue. GUIDED PANEL READING Lenticule maps every panel and guides you through the action one beat at a time - just the story, as the artist intended. TRUE RIGHT-TO-LEFT MANGA MODE RTL mode flips page order, navigation, and double-page spreads so gestures, panel guidance, and transitions all flow right. COLOR AND DYNAMIC RANGE True Hue for artist-accurate color, Noir for black-and-white contrast, and Accent to spotlight one color - set per comic. Extended Dynamic Range uses your screen's full brightness: vibrant inks, deep blacks, highlights that shine. YOUR CLOUD LIBRARY Connect Dropbox and OneDrive, or add any folder through the Files app - iCloud Drive, network shares, USB drives. Browse thousands of issues by cover and download only what you read. Run your own Komga, Kavita, or OPDS server? Add its address and your library arrives with covers, series, and metadata intact. Lenticule reads the server you host - it doesn't provide comics or help you find any. SCAN AND RESTORE Scan physical comics with your camera into clean CBZ files. Already have rough scans? Enhance crops the borders, straightens pages, and upscales the art with on-device AI - originals kept, so you can always undo. SPATIAL 3D, TV & GLASSES MODE The Spatial Engine gives flat art a parallax that makes characters feel alive. Plug in USB-C display glasses - XREAL, VITURE, RayNeo, Rokid - or AirPlay to your TV, and your phone becomes the remote. Side-by-side glasses get true stereoscopic depth. INTELLIGENT LIBRARY Every comic opens on an Overview of its cover, credits, and story. Pinch to resize covers from Showcase to Compact, and metadata organizes thousands of issues effortlessly. Huge PDFs scroll without lag, and any comic exports as the original or an optimized copy. DEVICE COMPATIBILITY Guided Panel Reading: 4 GB RAM+ (iPhone 11+; M-series iPads). Ultra-Detail: 6 GB RAM+. Natural Voices: 6 GB RAM+; one-time download. English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese. HDR / EDR: Super Retina XDR or Liquid Retina XDR display. TV & Glasses Mode: any AirPlay screen or USB-C glasses; 3D needs side-by-side (SBS) glasses. Comic Translation: iOS 18 or later; language packs download once, then run offline. Apple Watch: watchOS 26 or later, paired with your iPhone. Watch reading is part of the full version. NOTE: Lenticule does NOT contain or distribute comics. All comics shown in previews are for demonstration only.

Screenshots

Mango4 screens
Lenticule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lenticule at weekly against Mango's fortnightly. Lenticule also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Mango sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lenticule sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mango against 5.0 for Lenticule. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mango ships an update fortnightly, Lenticule weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Mango versus Lenticule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMangoLenticule
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB129 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRyan TsengZdravko Nikolovski

Customer experience

Mango

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

Lenticule

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mango

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Lenticule

One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99

Questions

Is Mango free?
Mango is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lenticule free?
Lenticule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mango or Lenticule?
Mango and Lenticule are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mango or Lenticule have ads?
Neither Mango nor Lenticule shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mango or Lenticule?
Mango ships an update fortnightly, and Lenticule weekly. Most recently, Mango was updated on September 28, 2026 and Lenticule on October 7, 2026.

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