Anime.com vs AniBay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anime.com
Connect with fellow anime enthusiasts, track your viewing progress, and discover new series. Share your opinions through reviews, tier lists, and episode discussions. Find official merchandise and build your anime community.
- Track anime watching status
- Rate and review shows
- Create tier lists and rankings
- Discover new anime recommendations
- Shop official anime merchandise
- Join episode discussions
- Connect with other fans
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• Track every anime in one list: watching, completed, dropped, planning • Import from MyAnimeList or AniList, or paste a list • Log episode by episode, or just mark done • Reminders so you never miss a release • Explore by theme and genre: immersive worlds, psychological tension, intense rivalries, slow-burn romance • Recommendations that get better the more you log and rate • A profile built from your taste: your anime archetype, stats and reviews • Rate and write reviews. Score story, sound, and art. • Tier lists and grids: Your top 10, your seasonal ranking, your most overrated • Level up and unlock avatar traits & rewards as you track • The latest anime news and merchandise • Join communities and talk about the shows you’re watching Built by anime fans, for anime fans. Whether you’re one show in or staring down a 500-show backlog, Anime.com keeps track of your anime journey in one place. Download Anime.com and start tracking. Privacy: https://www.anime.com/privacy-policy Terms: https://www.anime.com/terms-of-service Support: support@anime.com
AniBay
Discover and organize anime titles with a streamlined interface. Browse highlights, search by title, compare shows side-by-side, and save your favorites locally. This app is for tracking and discovery, not streaming.
- Browse anime highlights
- Search anime by title
- Compare anime side-by-side
- View detailed anime information
- Save local favorites list
- Open external provider links
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AniBay helps you discover anime with a simple, focused interface built for browsing, searching, comparing, and saving titles you care about. Explore curated anime sections, search by title, open detailed anime pages, compare two anime side by side, and keep a local favorites list on your device. AniBay is designed for anime discovery and organization, not streaming inside the app. Features: - Browse anime highlights and dynamic sections - Search anime quickly - Compare two anime side by side - View anime details, ratings, episodes, seasons, related titles, and similar recommendations - Save favorites locally on your device - Open external provider and reference links AniBay does not require an account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Anime.com at 4.8 against AniBay's 3.0. Anime.com also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 1). AniBay's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Anime.com holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anime.com has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Anime.com ships an update fortnightly, AniBay every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Anime.com | AniBay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (24 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chiru Labs | AISSAM AFKIR |
In-app purchases
Anime.com
No in-app purchases
AniBay
No in-app purchases
