Comparison

MangaFuru vs Longbox

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

Head to head
About

MangaFuru

Features
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MangaFuru is a manga reader built for iPhone and iPad. Choose your sources, organize your collection, and settle into a good read. From page-by-page manga to vertically scrolling webtoons, find the reading style that suits you. BUILD A LIBRARY AROUND YOUR FAVORITES Add supported manga sources, connect your own Komga server, or import local comics, EPUBs, and PDFs. Save titles to your library, organize them with custom categories, and add your next reads to a watchlist. Keep ongoing series and completed stories you want to catch up on easy to find. MATCH THE READER TO THE STORY Choose paged, vertical scrolling, or right-to-left reading to suit the comic's layout and your preferences. Zoom in on the artwork or use page thumbnails to revisit an earlier scene. Your progress is saved automatically, so you can pick up where you left off. MAKE MORE TIME FOR READING Find recent reads in your reading history and save chapters that support downloading for later. If you have a compatible backup, import it to restore the collection and reading data it contains. MANGAFURU PREMIUM A one-time purchase permanently unlocks more convenient features: • Background and concurrent chapter downloads • Automatic next-chapter downloads • Automatic iCloud backups • Smart cache cleanup • An alternate app icon See the app for full feature and purchase details. CONTENT AND PRIVACY MangaFuru provides reading and collection-management tools, with no manga content included. Add sources and files you own or are authorized to use. Availability and supported features vary by source. No separate MangaFuru account is required. Individual sources or Komga servers may require a login. Analytics collection can be turned off in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://mangafuru.github.io/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Longbox

This app allows you to read your existing comic book files, including CBZ, CBR, and PDF formats, directly on your device. It offers various reading modes, library management, and offline access to your collection. Premium features unlock server connections, cloud browsing, and advanced reading tools.

Highlights
  • Reads CBZ, CBR, and PDF files
  • Offline reading support
  • Customizable reading modes (fit to width/height, two-page view)
  • Right-to-left reading for manga
  • Library management with search and favorites
  • Optional cloud server integration
  • EPUB novel support
Features
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Longbox is a comic reader for people who already have the comics. Point it at your CBZ, CBR and PDF files and it opens them. No account, no upload, no waiting for a library to sync before you can read anything. READING • Fit to width, height or whole page — whichever suits the book • Turn your phone or iPad sideways to read two pages at once, and art drawn across a spread still gets the screen to itself • Pinch to zoom anywhere, double-tap to snap • Right-to-left for manga, set per series and remembered • Night and sepia filters, plus in-app brightness that leaves your system setting alone • Opens on the page you left, every time • Entirely offline — nothing is streamed unless you ask for it YOUR LIBRARY • Import from the Files app — anything on your iPhone or in iCloud Drive • However many comics you own — a hundred or ten thousand, there's no limit • Issues group into series on their own • Search, favourites and reading history • Up to eight libraries, any of them behind a passcode • Reading streaks and a leaderboard, if you want to be on it ALL OF THAT IS FREE The reader is never behind a paywall. Not the filters, not the fit modes, not the reading direction, not reading offline. There's no cap on how many comics you keep, either. If it opens a comic, it costs nothing. LONGBOX PREMIUM • Connect a Komga, Kavita or OPDS server — browse it, read from it, download for offline • Hide comics you'd rather not see, without touching the server • Browse your Dropbox from inside Longbox: a single issue or a whole folder, without leaving the app • Sharpening and upscaling for scans that need it • Beta features first – Panel by panel (alpha) — splash pages and complicated layouts often won't detect • Automatic metadata — publisher, year, creators and characters • EPUB novels — contents, adjustable type, themes and highlighting • Unlimited libraries • Smart Lists that keep themselves current • Your place follows you — across your devices, and in step with your server both ways • Your own picture as the app background • Seven accent colours, each with its own app icon Comics you have already downloaded from a server stay readable forever, even if Premium lapses. Paying us was never what made them yours. PREMIUM PRICING Longbox Premium is available as a one-time purchase, or as a subscription billed monthly or yearly with a 7 day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://getlongbox.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://getlongbox.app/terms.html

Screenshots

MangaFuru4 screens
Longbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Longbox at every 3 days against MangaFuru's weekly. Longbox also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. MangaFuru sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Longbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MangaFuru ships an update weekly, Longbox every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MangaFuru versus Longbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMangaFuruLongbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB74 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZongxi LiNOAH REILLEY BEARUP

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MangaFuru

One-time1
  • MangaFuru Premium$24.99
3 purchases

Longbox

Subscriptions2
  • Longbox Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Longbox Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Longbox Premium Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is MangaFuru free?
MangaFuru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Longbox free?
Longbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MangaFuru or Longbox have ads?
Neither MangaFuru nor Longbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MangaFuru or Longbox?
MangaFuru ships an update weekly, and Longbox every 3 days. Most recently, MangaFuru was updated on October 8, 2026 and Longbox on October 20, 2026.

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