Comparison

Yomu vs Eclipse

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

Head to head
About

Yomu

This app offers a streamlined manga reading experience with features like automatic panel detection and offline downloads. It supports multiple sources and self-hosted servers, allowing you to manage your entire library in one place. Premium features include AI translation and progress syncing with popular tracking sites.

Highlights
  • Automatic panel detection and zooming
  • Multi-source manga browsing
  • Library management and progress tracking
  • Offline chapter downloads
  • Self-hosted server integration (Komga, Kavita, etc.)
  • AI-powered page translation
  • Progress syncing with AniList, MyAnimeList, Kitsu
Features
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Yomu is a manga, comic and webtoon reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It brings your series, your own files and your servers into one library, and it reads them aloud when your eyes need a rest. WHO IS YOMU FOR? Yomu is built for readers of manga, manhwa, manhua, webtoons and novels who want one app for all their reading: series you browse online, Yomu Originals, self-hosted servers, and your own CBZ, CBR, EPUB and PDF files from local storage or a NAS. HOW DOES YOMU WORK? Browse, search and read right in the app, with no browser tabs. Yomu also connects to WebDAV, SMB, NFS and OPDS servers, and can use an iCloud Drive folder as a library. Every series page opens with a Preview: a video when there is one, then the first pages of the first chapter. Page Previews can be turned off in Settings. WHEN SHOULD I USE YOMU INSTEAD OF A BROWSER? Yomu downloads chapters for offline reading, syncs progress across your devices with iCloud, and keeps your reading lists up to date automatically. You keep your place across hundreds of series without managing bookmarks. CAN YOMU READ ALOUD? Yes. Read Aloud has Natural Voices in English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Hindi, downloaded automatically over Wi-Fi. It keeps playing when you switch to another app or lock the screen, with the cover, the chapter and play, pause, next and previous controls on the lock screen, in Control Center and on headphones. Follow Panels zooms the reader to each panel as it is spoken. CAN YOMU TRANSLATE MANGA? Yes. Yomu translates manga into 27 languages, with text wrapped to fit the original speech balloons. Translate an Area turns any part of a page into one balloon, and Circle to Translate does the same when you draw a loop round the lettering. WHAT ARE YOMU ORIGINALS? Comics, novels and voiced Dramas made for Yomu. Premium readers can Watch a chapter as a voiced, animated episode and share a clip. Pages that leave the app in an exported file or a shared page carry a small Yomu Originals mark. Prefer your own library? Turn off Show Yomu Originals in Settings to hide them everywhere. AUTO ZOOM: PANEL-BY-PANEL READING Yomu finds the panels on each page and glides through them one at a time, turning dense manga pages into a cinematic, panel-by-panel reading experience that works especially well on smaller screens. READING · Right-to-left, left-to-right and vertical scroll reading modes · Single and double-page layouts · Download chapters for offline reading · Smart notifications when new chapters drop · Sleep timer for reading before bed · Volume button and Apple Pencil page turning · Drag in from the left edge to close the reader on iPhone and iPad LIBRARY · One library for series, servers and local files · iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac · Automatic reading-list sync · One-tap backup and restore · Incognito mode and Face ID app lock PREMIUM Unlock Read Aloud with Natural Voices, Follow Panels, Auto Zoom, Translation, Watch, Auto-Scroll, reading-list sync, iCloud Sync, server connections, Sleep Timer, Backup & Restore, Incognito Mode, Face ID Lock, and all future premium features. NATIVE APPLE APP Built with SwiftUI: no web views, no wrappers. Fluid, responsive and battery efficient on iOS and macOS. Terms of Use (EULA): https://yomureader.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://yomureader.app/privacy/

About

Eclipse

Organize your manga collection, track your reading progress, and read offline without needing an account. This app offers a premium experience with features like iCloud sync and backup options, all for free.

Highlights
  • Local manga and comic reading
  • Komga companion client
  • History, progress, and stats tracking
  • Gesture-controlled reader
  • Backup and restore from other readers
  • iCloud sync
  • Offline downloads
Features
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Everything other manga readers charge a subscription for - sync, offline downloads, stats - is free in Eclipse. No account needed. Organize your collection, track what you read, display your stats, and read offline without an account in a polished and premium app. Features: • Local manga and comic reading with an unlimited library • Complete Komga companion client • Extended history, progress and stats tracking • A state-of-the-art reader with fluid and satisfying gesture controls • Backup and restore backups from other readers • iCloud sync • Offline downloads • Clean light and dark themes • No account required

Screenshots

Yomu4 screens
Eclipse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eclipse at 90% against Yomu's 47%. Eclipse also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0). Yomu's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Yomu sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Eclipse 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

Eclipse holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Yomu's written reviews are positive against 90% of Eclipse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yomu ships an update every 3 days, Eclipse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Yomu versus Eclipse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYomuEclipse
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (7 ratings)4.5 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings712 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB204 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMOBILE ALCHEMY LTDVRATISLAV VACULA

Customer experience

Yomu

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral15.8%
Negative36.8%

Eclipse

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Yomu

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$9.991 Year
One-time8
  • 30 Coins$0.99
  • 120 Coins$2.99
  • Series Pass$2.99
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  • 500 Coins$9.99
  • 1200 Coins$19.99
  • Lifetime$24.99
  • 3000 Coins$49.99
  • 7000 Coins$99.99
1 purchases

Eclipse

One-time1
  • Eclipse Pro Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Yomu free?
Yomu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eclipse free?
Eclipse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yomu or Eclipse?
Eclipse is rated higher. Yomu averages 2.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Eclipse averages 4.5 from 12 ratings.
Do Yomu or Eclipse have ads?
Both Yomu and Eclipse show ads.
Which is updated more often, Yomu or Eclipse?
Yomu ships an update every 3 days, and Eclipse fortnightly. Most recently, Yomu was updated on October 20, 2026 and Eclipse on October 18, 2026.

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