Comparison

Animux vs AniDrop

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

Head to head
About

Animux

Features
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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

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AniDrop

Features
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Your watch list has been lying to you. AniDrop fixes that. Miss a week of releases? Juggling five seasonals at once? AniDrop tracks every episode individually β€” so you always know exactly where you left off, what aired while you were gone, and what's dropping next. β€” TRACK SMARTER β€” PER-EPISODE TRACKING Every broadcast slot is logged separately. Skip a week and AniDrop quietly remembers what you owe β€” no manual fixing, no "wait, did I watch that one?" CATCH-UP QUEUE One dedicated queue, oldest unwatched episode first. Mark it done, the next one slides in. Getting through a backlog has never felt this satisfying. LOCK-SCREEN & HOME-SCREEN WIDGETS Six variants β€” from a compact inline countdown to a full episode queue right on your home screen. Within two hours of an episode airing, the lock-screen widget starts counting down silently. Your phone becomes an anime dashboard. LOCAL NOTIFICATIONS Get pinged the moment a new episode drops, in your timezone. No app refresh needed. CUSTOM LISTS Watching, completed, dropped β€” fine, but you probably need more than that. Build whatever lists make sense for how you watch. MYANIMELIST IMPORT Already tracking on MyAnimeList? Pull everything over in one tap and pick up right where you left off. PROFILE & STATS Total episodes, favourite genres, average rating, watch history β€” all visualised. Finally, something to show for all those hours. β€” PRIVACY, FOR REAL β€” No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Your data lives on EU servers and you can delete it whenever you want. Built by one developer who actually watches anime. --------------------------------------------- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://suprise7.github.io/anidrop-legal/ AniDrop Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.

Screenshots

Animux4 screens
AniDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AniDrop at Free against Animux's $3.99. AniDrop also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). Animux's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.5.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

AniDrop is free to download; Animux costs $3.99 up front. AniDrop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Animux asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animux ships an update every 10 days, AniDrop every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Animux versus AniDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimuxAniDrop
Price$3.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size38 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOlga ShestakovaGIANNI GROTTO

In-app purchases

None

Animux

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

AniDrop

Subscriptions2
  • AniDrop Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • AniDrop Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • AniDrop Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Animux free?
Animux costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AniDrop free?
AniDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Animux or AniDrop have ads?
Neither Animux nor AniDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animux or AniDrop?
Animux ships an update every 10 days, and AniDrop every 2 days. Most recently, Animux was updated on October 8, 2026 and AniDrop on October 6, 2026.

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