Comparison

AnimeDB vs Animux

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

Head to head
About

AnimeDB

Features
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AnimeDB β€” Discover your next obsession AnimeDB is a fast, free, beautifully dark mobile catalogue for the anime you love and the ones you haven't found yet. Powered by AniList. No signup. No subscription. No bloat. WHY FANS CHOOSE ANIMEDB β€’ Trending right now. See what everyone is talking about this week, refreshed straight from AniList. β€’ Browse by genre. 14 hand-picked genres in a single tap β€” Action, Romance, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, and more. β€’ Seasonal calendar. Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall β€” see what's airing this season at a glance. β€’ Watchlist & recently viewed. Save anything for later, pick up where you left off. β€’ Trailers in-app. Tap a card, watch the official trailer without leaving AnimeDB. β€’ Deep detail pages. Score, status, studio, episodes, synopsis, related series, and "you might also like" recommendations. β€’ Search that keeps up. Type-ahead results with smart debouncing β€” never wait on a stale result. β€’ Share anything. Send a series to a friend in one tap. β€’ Built for night. True dark theme by default. Easy on the eyes during marathon sessions. β€’ No signup, no subscription. Ads stay conservative β€” capped frequency, minimal placement, and you can opt out of personalisation in Settings. COMING SOON β€’ Push notifications when a new episode airs β€’ Character & staff pages β€’ Localised UI in more languages MADE BY AN ANIME FAN We built AnimeDB because every other tracker felt slow, dated, or stuffed with ads. AnimeDB is what we want to use ourselves. Got a feature idea or found a bug? Tell us β€” we read every email.

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Animux

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Animux is your anime list and JST calendar. Import MyAnimeList or AniList, track what you watch, and never miss a Japan-time drop. €4.99 one-time. Zero ads. No in-app purchases. Track every anime you've watched, plan to watch, or are chasing β€” in one place. Cyberpunk interface, dark by default. β–Ά YOUR LIST Watching, plan to watch, completed, dropped. Episode-level progress. Personal notes. Your whole history in one place. β–Ά LIVE JST CALENDAR Episode drops, season starts, OVA releases β€” timed to Japan Standard Time. Filter by what you're watching now. β–Ά IMPORT MAL OR ANILIST Migrate years of watch history in minutes. Tinder-style swipes mark hundreds of shows as completed in a single session. β–Ά SIMULCASTS Seasonal grid of what’s airing now β€” plan the current season at a glance. β–Ά DISCOVER Trending now. Season-by-season catalogs. Genre filters. Search across AniList. β–Ά REVIEWS Write reviews and join threads. β–Ά NEWS FEED Daily anime-industry news. Studio announcements, season reveals, manga adaptations. β–Ά TRACKING + STATS End-of-year wrapped stats: top genres, studios, and most-watched seasons. Built native for mobile. Dark by default β€” because anime tracking happens at 2 AM. One paid download: €4.99. List, calendar and import included. Zero ads. No IAP. β–Ά CONNECT YOUR AI ASSISTANT Last: open it in ChatGPT, Claude or Grok and your own assistant reads your history, recommends what to watch and marks episodes. If your client asks for a technical URL: https://mcp.animux.app/mcp

Screenshots

AnimeDB4 screens
Animux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AnimeDB at Free against Animux's $3.99. AnimeDB also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5.0). Animux's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

AnimeDB is free to download; Animux costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
AnimeDB versus Animux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimeDBAnimux
PriceFree β€” better$3.99
Update frequencyβ€”Every 10 days
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better15.5.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size33 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFozilbek ImomovOlga Shestakova

In-app purchases

None

AnimeDB

No in-app purchases

None

Animux

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnimeDB free?
AnimeDB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Animux free?
Animux costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do AnimeDB or Animux have ads?
AnimeDB shows ads; Animux does not.

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