Reviews for Manta - Manhwa, Comics, Novels

Well, finally unistalling. Manta had a great subscription plan even with the increase. (people who paid the original price kept that price as well.) and could read everything available... now however they've taken a page from webtoons and other comic apps and added prices to each individual chapter as well as on top of paying for the monthly fee. I would rather pay a once a month higher fee than this ridiculous gem or coin system.

I have used this app for many years and had the membership for a long time, recently upgraded to the premium membership hoping to be able to view more stories and it's very annoying that I only gained access to some stories and now I have to purchase gems if I want to read other ones or even reread some in the past that I have already gone through that now cost gems -_- I'm close to cancelling my membership altogether and looking for a different comic app if they don't fix this.

Stories are good. But I hate the subscription thing, good price but i've never enjoyed paying for subscriptions because it feels like a waste of money. But if I'm being honest this app seems better than webtoon in terms of stories and art style. I wish unstead of subscriptions we would get an ad system, like watch one ad per episode, it would be worth it to me. I don't mind ads personally, and you could even keep the subscription part aswell and it would then also remove ads.

I pay a monthly fee and get unlimited reads all day. When they upped the prices, they kept mine the same, and it will stay the same unless I cancel, which I don't plan on anytime soon. Edit: They added the gems on top of the normal subscription, so my subscription no longer gives me free access to all series- only ones that don't require gems. It feels like a money grab: the OGs are forced to pay more for the same benefits we signed up for, even for old series! The stories are still good.

I used to love the Manta app. A small monthly subscription for access to their entire library, nothing being blocked by an additional paywall like other reading apps, it was great. Now it seems every new story added costs gems, and even some older stories, too! I'm seriously considering canceling my subscription and deleting the app once the stories I'm reading are finished—if I even care to finish them. I am just so disappointed and struggling to find things to read without gems. . .

I used to really love this app. I could read a ton of really great stories for free up until the most recent episodes. It was like a daily pass situation, and I did do a couple subscriptions this way, wanting to finish the series I was reading. However, now they've changed it to where you have to be in the subscription after the first 3 episodes. I will be uninstalling this app unless they change this.

I have loved this app for YEARS. However, it's making reading so hard right now, when I checked today (Monday); only FIVE out of the 25 series being updated, are not behind a gem paywall. I used to be able to read everything for only a couple of dollars a month, which was what drew me to the app in the first place. It's becoming extremely inaccessible now 💔💔

I used to adore this platform. great stories and a good price. then came the diamonds. I get it. You guys want to make a profit and offer a wider selection of stories, but the extra spent money sucks and is actually false advertising. I would attach my screenshot if I could, about you making one easy payment for great stories. BULL!!!! Instead of diamonds, you could offer membership tiers that unlock stories in full rather than chapter by chapter. this would offer far more affordability and flex

I loved this app while the gem stories weren't there. Manta used to stand out with its subscription, original content. But there are a bunch of extra pay to read stories available on other apps, so it's a pain to find the Manta originals I'm already paying for. As of this edit, only 3 of the 35 comics on the New page are sub-only. The remaining all cost gems. For a service that advertised having access to everything, to have less than 10% of the comics available to subs is a bait & switch.

I used to love the stories given that I had the subscription and could read everything, but now, almost all the stories require gems, and it's ridiculous. I understand they need to make money, but if I'm paying for a yearly subscription, you should at least receive some kind of gems or at least offer a gem based multi-monthly pass as well. Don't even get me started with the ridiculous "complete this survey for gems"! I've done multiple and never got any rewards, not a single time!

This used to be my number one choice to read web comics on. Unfortunately, it has left me disappointed due to the changes made to the subscription. I have been a subscriber for a long time when it was only like $3.99 a month for unlimited reading. Now it's $9.99 a month and you don't get to read unlimited. Most comics require additional in-app currency (gems) to unlock episodes. The subscription come with a gem pack monthly but, it's pretty low in my opinion when it takes 5 diamonds per episode.

I've been a subscriber to manta for 2 years now and with a recent update, I no longer have unlimited access that I used to and have to buy gems to pay for episodes. it's sad that I have to pay twice to read the same things. sadly I think this means I'll no longer subscribe and be uninstalling the app. I love so many of the comics but I can't justify paying twice for a single product.

I have a subscription, but now, even with the subscription, they want me to pay for some of the stories that were supposed to be accessible with the subscription. What is the point?! If they needed more revenue, they should have just raised the subscription fee a little, like most subscription platforms. They need to get rid of whoever came up with this idea as they clearly did not do their market research. May as well go back to the free platform or go to another app.

I deleted the app and cancelled my subscription shortly after manta added the gem model for some comics. I don't want to keep track of points, gems, coins, or anything like that, I just want to pay a subscription and be done with it. My problem with the app now is that the gem comics are EVERYWHERE. I don't want to see them. They should be shown less or there needs to be an option to hide them. I will not redownload and resubscribe until this is fixed.

I used to love this app, you got to read everything for the price of a subscription. Now most of the content is locked behind "gems" even if you have the subscription. When I'm already paying a subscription why would I want to pay MORE just to read what used to be included? There's even several I had saved that are now locked. Most likely will be canceling, it's not worth it anymore

This used to be THE best app for reading Manga. Better than Webtoon. It was absolutely worth the monthly subscription to be able to read good stories. However, now, on top of a subscription, they want you to pay with gems too. They'll say "oh it's just another way to read stories, and you can still enjoy it without it!" But you can't. Even stories that used to be free or for subscription only are turning to micro-transaction gem purchases. Sadly, after all this time, I'll be unsubscribing.

It was a great starting app. I liked that all I had to do was pay a monthly to read a vast selection. I hate the coin system of other apps. I kept this one even when I wasn't super reading anything because of that and it was reasonably priced. There's not really much I have an interest in reading anymore that's not on hiatus and most of the new stuff coming out you need to pay extra for. They later added coins with subscriptions at a higher priced tier, but honestly not worth it.

Once upon a time, I would have given this app a higher rating. Many of the series are quality productions, even if many are also very cliché. However, it really bothers me how many series now cost an additional fee to unlock and read via the purchase of "gems," which are too pricey for my meager budget. This includes many that didn't used to cost extra. It's really frustrating to be asked to pay for something I've essentially already paid for. I'd much rather just pay a higher subscription fee.

Manta seems to be moving towards a purchasing system where you pay for each individual chapter. Most of their new comics are gem only, which makes the subscription kind of pointless, though there are still some good subscription comics. Not a lot of variety, mostly just variations of the same reincarnation/isekai story or romance. And don't forget if you want to cancel your subscription because there are no reminders or refunds. ETA: Why bother telling me to contact you just to refuse a refund?

Wanted to get back into reading webcomics, and figured I'd start here since I loved the subscription model. Even with less titles there were some great ones and I was just so tired of being nickel and dimed in every other app, and just being able to read everything for a flat fee was super refreshing! I see that's no longer the case and most episodes are only unlockable with gems which can get quite pricey. Very unfortunate to see this happen. I'm too sick of that to revisit this app anymore.