“This used to be the best app for reading Manhwa, and I absolutely loved it. I would've given 5 stars in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, it is so expensive now. I don't mind paying for the subscription every month; but now you have to pay…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 416 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.1 ★90,250 ratings
5M+Downloads
17+Age rating
83 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Welcome to Manta – Your Ultimate Manga, Webcomics and Webnovels Destination!
Manga is now available on Manta—explore a growing library of official manga, comics, and novels all in one place.
Immerse yourself in the captivating universes of Manta, where a diverse collection of stories unfolds across manhwa, webtoons, webcomics, manga, manhua, and webnovels. Whether you’re captivated by romance, thrilled by action, enchanted by fantasy, chilled by horror, intrigued by BL (yaoi), or swept away by romantasy, our extensive library offers stories that cater to every taste. With Manta, experience immersive storytelling, stunning artwork, and boundless creativity—right at your fingertips.…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 26.8.471 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 26.8.471, updated 2026-09-14.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Paywall blocks the basics
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
What we saw: Paywall blocks the basics: raised by 10 distinct reviewers (2.4% of 416 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Price keeps rising
The price of the paid tier has been raised on existing users.
What we saw: Price keeps rising: raised by 6 distinct reviewers (1.4% of 416 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“It went downhill when the gem system was incorporated. It used to be my favorite way to read web comics and I was happy to pay for the subscription when it allowed access to ALL the stories but putting so many of them (especially the good…”
“I had this app for a long time and as soon as the subscription service started I knew it was the begining of the end. it does have great content but it's all behind a paywall now. what really solidified my decision to delete the app was…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 26.7.469.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown10
Lowest$0.99
Highest$49.90
Manta Standard 1 Month$4.99
Manta Premium 1 Month Plan$9.99
Manta Standard 3 Month$12.99
Manta Standard 12 Month$49.90
Tier 1 Gem bundle$1.99
Show 5 more purchases
Tier 2 Gem bundle$4.99
Tier 3 Gem bundle$9.99
Tier 4 Gem bundle$19.99
25 Gems$0.99
71 Gems$4.99
Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.