Comparison

Nemu vs Anime Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Nemu

Organize your anime watching with this beautiful and fast tracker. Keep your anime shelf tidy, mark episodes as watched, and discover new shows. Your viewing progress is always at your fingertips.

Highlights
  • Organize anime by status
  • Track watched episodes
  • View airing calendar
  • Discover new anime
  • Track viewing stats
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
Features
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Nemu is the anime tracker you've been waiting for. Beautiful, fast, and built for iOS. Track everything you're watching, plan what's next, and never lose your place. Your anime shelf, finally organised the way it deserves to be. YOUR SHELF A beautiful cover art grid of everything you're watching. See your progress at a glance, pick up right where you left off, and keep your list organised by status: Watching, Plan to Watch, Completed, and Dropped. Track up to 10 shows free, forever. EPISODE TRACKING Tap to mark episodes watched as you go. Progress bars, episode counts, and a continue watching banner so you always know what's next. Works with currently airing shows, episode by episode, as they release. AIRING CALENDAR See exactly when new episodes of your shows drop. Browse everything airing this season to discover what to watch next. STATS Hours watched, favourite genres, weekly activity, and watch streaks that celebrate how you watch. FIND ANIME Powered by AniList's database of 10,000+ titles. Search, browse trending shows, and discover what's popular this season. PRIVACY FIRST No account required. Your data lives on your device, never on our servers. No ads, ever. Free to download, and genuinely useful free: a 10-show shelf, status tracking, season browsing, and season return alerts — yours forever. Every new user starts with two weeks of full Nemu Pro, on us. Nemu Pro is $3.99 once, forever: unlimited shelf, episode tracking, personal airing calendar, stats, and daily episode digests. No subscription, no catch.

About

Anime Tracker

This app allows users to track anime and manga, rate titles with half-star precision, write reviews, and share reactions. It features a spoiler-aware home feed to keep up with friends and discover new seasonal content.

Highlights
  • Track anime and manga
  • Rate titles with half-star precision
  • Write reviews and share reactions
  • Follow friends and see their activity
  • Spoiler-aware home feed
  • Discover seasonal titles
  • Customize profile and favorites
Features
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Hoshi is a social anime and manga tracker built for fans who want more than a basic watchlist. Track what you are watching and reading, rate titles with half-star precision, write reviews, share reactions, and keep up with friends through a dark, spoiler-aware home feed. Build your anime home: - Track anime and manga in your personal library - Rate titles and publish short or long reviews - Follow friends and see what they are watching - Discuss episodes and chapters with spoiler controls - Discover seasonal titles and find your next watch - Customize your profile and favorite titles Hoshi is designed for anime fans who care about taste, community, and clean tracking. Keep your lists, ratings, reviews, comments, follows, notifications, and spoiler safety in one place. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hoshi-5zf.pages.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Nemu4 screens
Anime Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Anime Tracker at 5.0 against Nemu's 4.5. Nemu's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Nemu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Anime Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anime Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nemu ships an update weekly, Anime Tracker every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nemu versus Anime Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNemuAnime Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB45 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAnchorpoint Software LLCShivang Patel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nemu

One-time1
  • Nemu Pro$3.99
2 purchases

Anime Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Hoshi Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Hoshi Plus Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Nemu free?
Nemu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anime Tracker free?
Anime Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nemu or Anime Tracker?
Anime Tracker is rated higher. Nemu averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Anime Tracker averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nemu or Anime Tracker have ads?
Anime Tracker shows ads; Nemu does not.
Which is updated more often, Nemu or Anime Tracker?
Nemu ships an update weekly, and Anime Tracker every 5 days. Most recently, Nemu was updated on October 31, 2026 and Anime Tracker on October 31, 2026.

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