Comparison

AniDrop vs Tsugi Anime

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 — so you always know exactly where you left off, what aired while you were gone, and what's dropping next. — TRACK SMARTER — PER-EPISODE TRACKING Every broadcast slot is logged separately. Skip a week and AniDrop quietly remembers what you owe — 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 — 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 — 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 — all visualised. Finally, something to show for all those hours. — PRIVACY, FOR REAL — 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

Tsugi Anime

Discover new anime series through an interactive map interface. Rate shows to personalize recommendations and save favorites for later. Seamlessly find where to watch or view trailers with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Interactive anime map
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Save shows for later
  • Search by title, studio, genre, theme
  • Community ratings from AniList
  • Find where to watch
  • No account required
Features
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You just finished a great series. Now what? Tsugi Anime answers that in about a minute, and it never asks you to make an account. There are no lists to scroll. You get a map: 8,000 anime laid out as cover art you pan and zoom. Tap any cover and the map rebuilds around it, closest shows most similar. Hold a cover to read what it's about and rate it with a flick: right if you loved it, left if you'd skip it, up to save it for later. Every rating teaches the map. Liked shonen battle series and a couple of quiet slice-of-life shows? The centre of your home map fills with titles that match that mix, not a top-100 chart. Bookmarked shows come back as a daily pick on a home-screen widget, so the "I'll watch that someday" list actually gets watched. Built for fans: • Search by title, studio, genre, theme, or season. Shorthand works too: "aot", "hxh", "fma". • Community ratings from AniList on every cover. • Found one? One tap opens the streaming service, a trailer, or a where-to-watch search. • Filter by isekai, iyashikei, mecha, sports, idol, and 20 more. • Everything stays on your device. No tracking, no ads, no sign-up. Titles, synopses and artwork are provided by AniList and belong to their rights holders. Tsugi Anime hosts no episodes or streams.

Screenshots

AniDrop4 screens
Tsugi Anime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tsugi Anime at none against AniDrop's 3. On price, ads, 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. AniDrop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tsugi Anime asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
AniDrop versus Tsugi Anime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAniDropTsugi Anime
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB11 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGIANNI GROTTOPaul Mayer

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

Tsugi Anime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AniDrop free?
AniDrop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tsugi Anime free?
Tsugi Anime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AniDrop or Tsugi Anime have ads?
Neither AniDrop nor Tsugi Anime shows ads.

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