Comparison

Mangify vs Halftone

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

Head to head
About

Mangify

Features
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Would you like to read comics for free? Mangify is here for you. Mangify! offers a bunch of popular manga that can only be read here. Enjoy a high-quality mobile reading experience that’s fast, simple, and secure. With powerful personalization settings and advanced privacy protection, this app is designed to make your manga journey smooth and worry-free. UNLIMITED ACCESS MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the period. - If you want to continue the service, your subscription should be continued. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - There are 3 packages including: 1 week, 1 month and 1 year with the weekly package and year allowing a 3-day trial period. Once it expires, your subscription will automatically renew. The following subscription plans are available (price may vary depending on location): - 1-week subscription with a 3-day trial version - US$ 4.99 1-month subscription - US$ 9.99 1-year subscription with a 3-day trial version - US$ 29.99 You can cancel your subscription via this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Terms of Use: https://mangaz.blog/term.html Privacy Policy: https://mangaz.blog/privacy.html DMCA Disclaimer All content available on Mangify is aggregated from public sources and user submissions. If you are a copyright owner and believe your work is being used improperly, please contact us via our DMCA page for prompt removal.

About

Halftone

This app provides a seamless reading experience for comics and manga from various sources like Komga, Kavita, and cloud storage. It features unique zoom controls for comfortable one-handed reading and supports multiple file formats.

Highlights
  • Connects to Komga, Kavita, and other OPDS catalogs
  • Hold Zoom for one-handed reading
  • Page-level progress sync
  • Supports various file formats (CBZ, CBR, PDF)
  • Webtoon mode for long-strip scrolling
  • Privacy features like Incognito reading
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The reader your comic and manga server deserves — and the comfiest way to read on a phone. Now on the Mac too: one Premium purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac, and your place syncs through Komga, Kavita or iCloud. Halftone connects straight to the places you already keep comics: Komga and Kavita (native, not just OPDS), Audiobookshelf, any OPDS catalog, SMB shares on your NAS, WebDAV, Dropbox, OneDrive, and the files on your device. No account with us. No middleman server. No ads. PANEL VIEW Read one panel at a time, in the right order — manga's right-to-left included. Tap or swipe to step through the page, hold to peek at the whole thing, and pick Overlay or Fade to dim everything but the panel you're on. HOLD ZOOM Press and hold anywhere to magnify, then pan with the same finger — one-handed, for dense pages and small lettering. Rest your thumb at a screen edge and the page keeps moving. YOUR SERVER, FIRST-CLASS • Komga and Kavita: native API clients — series, collections, page-by-page streaming • Audiobookshelf: your server's comics, with its covers and progress • Two-way, page-level progress sync — stop on your iPhone, and the server's web reader opens on the same page • OPDS for everything else: Codex, Ubooquity, Calibre-Web, Stump, and more • SMB and WebDAV — your NAS, found automatically • Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud Drive, and any Files-app folder • Stream page by page without importing (CBZ, PDF, ePub and most CBR/RAR), or pin chapters for offline with one tap • Synced folders: point Halftone at a folder on your NAS or cloud drive and it mirrors the whole tree • iCloud sync carries your place to your other devices through your own iCloud — for imported comics and every source with no sync of its own A READER BUILT FOR COMICS • Apple Books–style page curl that folds at the spine — or a classic slide • Double-page spreads that pair themselves, with spine shadow and paper margins • True right-to-left for manga: page order, tap zones, curl, and scrubber all follow • A proper webtoon mode: smooth long-strip scrolling, detected automatically • AI Upscale: low-resolution scans are sharpened on-device as you read • Crop Borders trims scanned margins so the art fills the screen, and can drop credit strips • Tap zones your way: Left-Right, L-Shaped, Top-Bottom, or off • Match Page backgrounds: margins take the page's own color, or a soft blur of it A LIBRARY THAT KEEPS UP • Built for thousands of files: search down to the single comic, collections, merge and move • Folders for loose comics, so one-shots and odd issues stay together • Reads ComicInfo.xml on import: real series names, correct chapter order, right-to-left detected • Wi-Fi transfer from any computer's browser • Bookmarks and a farthest-read marker — re-read an earlier chapter without losing your place • One-tap backup to a folder you pick; export as standard CBZ with ComicInfo.xml • Privacy tools: Incognito reading, Face ID app lock, hidden comics READS EVERYTHING CBZ/ZIP, CBR/RAR, CB7/7z, PDF, image-based ePub (DRM-free), and plain folders of images. FAIR PRICING, NO DARK PATTERNS Free is genuinely free: your whole local library, no series limit, full quality, spreads, right-to-left, webtoon scrolling, Hold Zoom, and the Panel View preview — and it never expires. Premium adds the connected half — servers, cloud drives, streaming, synced folders, iCloud sync, backup, privacy tools — plus the full reader: Panel View, AI Upscale, page curl, Crop Borders, spine shadow, and Match Page. Try it free for 24 hours. Lifetime unlock, or a small subscription. Nothing you imported or downloaded is ever deleted if you stop paying. SAMPLE ARTWORK IN SCREENSHOTS "Pepper&Carrot" by David Revoy (CC-BY 4.0, peppercarrot.com) · "Give My Regards to Black Jack" by Shuho Sato (author's free-use declaration) · US public-domain Golden Age comics. Privacy Policy: https://halftonereader.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://halftonereader.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Mangify4 screens
Halftone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Halftone at none against Mangify's shown. Halftone also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mangify sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Halftone sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mangify ships an update monthly, Halftone weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mangify versus Halftone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMangifyHalftone
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS1716.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB60 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperThiet Le DinhBony Yousuf

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mangify

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • 1 Month Premium$9.991 Month
  • 1 Year Premium$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Halftone

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is Mangify free?
Mangify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Halftone free?
Halftone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mangify or Halftone have ads?
Mangify shows ads; Halftone does not.
Which is updated more often, Mangify or Halftone?
Mangify ships an update monthly, and Halftone weekly. Most recently, Mangify was updated on October 31, 2026 and Halftone on November 8, 2026.

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