Comparison

AniDrop vs Sparky

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

Head to head
About

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 โ€” so you always know exactly where you left off, what aired while you were gone, and what's dropping next. โ€” TRACK SMARTER โ€” PER-EPISODE TRACKING Every broadcast slot is logged separately. Skip a week and AniDrop quietly remembers what you owe โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” all visualised. Finally, something to show for all those hours. โ€” PRIVACY, FOR REAL โ€” 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.

About

Sparky

Features
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Track your anime. Never miss an episode. Sparky remembers where you got to in every show you follow and tells you when the next episode is out. WHAT IT DOES โ€ข Continue watching - everything you follow on one screen, next episode on top. One tap marks it watched and the count moves on by itself. โ€ข Release calendar - every episode of every show you follow, day by day, with its airing time. โ€ข Watch order - seasons, movies, OVAs and specials on one page, in the order you're meant to watch them. Filler episodes are flagged, so you can skip them or watch them knowing what they are. โ€ข Stats and medals - episodes, hours, days, genres. Medals unlock behind your back and you can pin your three best ones on your profile. โ€ข Tier lists that build themselves - rate a series from 1 to 10 and it drops into its row, S down to F. No dragging posters around for twenty minutes. โ€ข Lists that are yours - the rewatch pile, the ones you dropped at episode three, whatever you need. THE SOCIAL PART, WITHOUT THE FEED Follow the people you actually talk to about anime and see where they got to in a series. Drop a comment or a GIF under the episode you just finished; anything flagged as a spoiler stays covered until you tap it. Your account can stay private, and you can block whoever you want.

Screenshots

AniDrop4 screens
Sparky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sparky at none against AniDrop's 3. AniDrop's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. AniDrop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sparky asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AniDrop ships an update every 2 days, Sparky every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
AniDrop versus Sparky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAniDropSparky
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB54 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGIANNI GROTTOGabriele Venosta

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
None

Sparky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AniDrop free?
AniDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sparky free?
Sparky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AniDrop or Sparky have ads?
Neither AniDrop nor Sparky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AniDrop or Sparky?
AniDrop ships an update every 2 days, and Sparky every 3 days. Most recently, AniDrop was updated on October 6, 2026 and Sparky on October 6, 2026.

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