Manga Folio vs Emaki
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Manga Folio
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Access your manga from NAS and enjoy immersive two-page spreads with ZIP, CBZ, RAR, and CBR support — all in a next-generation manga viewer. ◆ Manga OCR & Translation ◎ On-Device Translation Translate manga directly on your device using Apple Intelligence. Your manga, your privacy. ◎ Cloud Translation (Beta) Translate recognized text using AI-powered cloud servers. Page images are never uploaded. An internet connection is required. Supported Languages Arabic (العربية) Chinese (Simplified) (简体中文) Chinese (Traditional) (繁體中文) Danish (Dansk) Dutch (Nederlands) French (Français) German (Deutsch) Hindi (हिन्दी) Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) Italian (Italiano) Japanese (日本語) Korean (한국어) Norwegian (Norsk) Polish (Polski) Portuguese (Brazil) (Português) Portuguese (Portugal) (Português) Russian (Русский) Spanish (Mexico) (Español) Spanish (Spain) (Español) Swedish (Svenska) Thai (ไทย) Turkish (Türkçe) Ukrainian (Українська) Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) ◆ Two-Page Spreads, Perfected ◎ Designed for Immersive Reading Manga Folio was built from the ground up with one goal: to make two-page spreads look as beautiful and accurate as possible. ◎ Flexible Page Pairing If a page doesn't pair correctly, switch to single-page display or manually adjust page pairings. Save your custom layouts for future reading. ◎ Right-to-Left & Left-to-Right Reading Enjoy Japanese manga in right-to-left order or Western comics in left-to-right order. Switch reading direction whenever you need. ◆ A Smooth Reading Experience ◎ Fast & Fluid Rendering Optimized with SwiftUI and modern graphics processing for responsive page turning and smooth zooming, with minimal flickering and unnecessary loading screens. ◆ Powerful Library & File Support ◎ Wide File Format Support Import ZIP, CBZ, RAR, and CBR files, or image folders directly. No manual extraction required. ◎ Import from NAS & PC Connect to your NAS or PC via SMB and import manga directly into Manga Folio. ◆ Free & Pro Plans ◎ Read for Free Free plan limited to 5 books. ◎ Manga Folio Pro Unlock unlimited books with Manga Folio Pro. ◆ On-Device AI Features ◎ AI Super-Resolution Enhance older, low-resolution manga scans with on-device AI to make them sharper and more detailed. ◎ AI-Powered Automatic Organization Automatically organize your manga into groups by title using Apple Intelligence, right on your device. ◆ Your Manga, Your Privacy Your manga library stays on your devices. Cloud Translation sends recognized text to the server, not page images. No banner ads. No pop-ups. No distractions. Just your manga and a beautiful reading experience. Experience manga the way it was meant to be read, with stunning two-page spreads, ultra-smooth zooming, and fast page turning. Download Manga Folio and experience the difference for yourself. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Emaki
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iPhone/iPad: Try the first 20 pages per book free. All pages require a one-time in-app purchase. No monthly fees. For archives, PDFs and image folders. Manage your own files and ebook metadata from ebookjapan, DMM, Kindle, BOOK WALKER, Rakuten Kobo and BookLive. Review before adding; prevent duplicates and preserve existing covers. Resume interrupted updates or run a full recheck. New in-app online entries: Kobo (kobo.com), verified with a free book in a Rakuten ID-linked Japan/English library; Kindle (Amazon.com/co.uk/de), each checked with a free book for import, re-import and official reading. Other countries and large/multipage shelves are unverified. Overseas BOOKWALKER: official links only. New overseas entries exclude Safari Sharing, extensions and general saved HTML. Keep the login screen/text across app switches; use standard Paste. Shortcuts can open/search the shelf and be disabled in settings. Spine recognition, Japanese Siri AI and Google Play Books are deferred. Use cover or list views, search/filter tags, add whole-book notes and organize series across stores, including manual merge/separation. Each purchase retains its own reading link. Send candidates from supported shelves displayed in Safari using the share sheet. Japanese page OCR runs on-device. Use a correctly read ISBN to request NDL title-correction candidates and compare them with existing metadata. The replacement title starts unselected; only selected fields are staged in the editor, and existing metadata changes only when you save. Search terms/ISBNs are sent to NDL; ISBN cover requests use openBD. Universal purchase scope The universal unlock removes reading limits on Mac, iPhone and iPad with the same Apple Account. It does not add another OS's exclusive features. The iOS unlock covers iPhone/iPad; adding Mac requires an active iOS unlock plus Upgrade to universal. Universal and legacy full-reading purchases can be restored. Mac Creator Tools (saving corrected images, batch export, eyedropper, etc.) is a separate purchase, not included in the reading unlock; it does not unlock reading by itself. Direct licenses, books, external-service fees and DRM removal are not included. Restoring purchases does not copy book files. Comparison: https://piktoo.com/emaki-ios/support-en#platform-differences Free limits and purchases Photos, videos, connections and bookshelf browsing are free. Read Aloud allows about 12,000 characters per text book before purchase. The one-time reading unlock covers app functions, not books or third-party content. Supported formats ZIP / CBZ, RAR / CBR (RAR4/5; WinRAR 7: unencrypted, single-volume, dictionary up to 256 MiB), 7z / CB7, PDF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, HEIC, WebP, AVIF, and more. Speech bubble translation Translate speech bubbles on-device with Apple frameworks. Images/text are not uploaded. Machine translation may miss handwriting or sound effects. Try the first 20 pages free. Support Piktoo Studio is an independent developer. Contact support@piktoo.com in English or Japanese. We reply in turn. Privacy No Emaki account, ads, usage analytics, or tracking. Reading history and connection details are stored on your device. When Sync Across Devices is on, viewing history, favorites, and bookmarks are stored in your iCloud and are not sent to the developer's servers. Komga integration syncs reading progress to the server you specify. Purchases and restoration use Apple In-App Purchase. Online shelves open provider links without importing book files or bypassing DRM. About the screenshots Screenshots show a self-made sample, "Give My Regards to Black Jack" by Shuho Sato (free secondary-use permission), and public-domain "Hokusai Manga" and "Choju-jinbutsu-giga." Books are not bundled. Saved pages and text Open WebScrapBook folders, HTZ and MAFF files. Read HTML and text in full for free. Long-press a folder > Open as Web Page for index.html/index.htm. Separate from Web Bookshelf links.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Emaki at daily against Manga Folio's every 3 days. Emaki also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). 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
Both are free to download. Manga Folio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Emaki sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Manga Folio ships an update every 3 days, Emaki daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manga Folio | Emaki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hirotoshi MAKINO | Masashi Kanamori |
In-app purchases
Manga Folio
- Manga Folio Pro$1.99
Emaki
- iPhone & iPad Reading Unlock$2.99
- Upgrade to Mac and iOS$4.99
- Unlock all pages$7.99
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- Mac Creator Tools$9.99







