Everything collectors ask us.
How Manga Insyte handles your editions, your shelves, your photos and your money. Can’t find yours? Ask us on Discord.
Getting started
What is Manga Insyte?
A home for your physical manga collection. It knows the exact editions you own, puts them on bookshelves you can walk around in 3D, keeps track of what you’re reading, and keeps the panels and lines you loved.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone and iPad, on iOS 18 or later. One account keeps your library in sync on both. Android and a web app are on the way, and your library will be there too.
Do I need an account?
You can look around with sample data first. To save your own library, sign in with Apple, Google or email.
What’s the fastest way to add my collection?
Search a series, pick the edition on your shelf, and add every volume you own in one tap. You can also scan a volume’s barcode, or import your list from MyAnimeList or AniList.
Is it a chapter tracker or a reading app?
Neither. Manga Insyte doesn’t host or show manga. It tracks the physical volumes you own and read.
Editions & catalog
Does it know omnibus, deluxe and box-set editions apart?
Yes. Each edition is tracked on its own, with its own publisher, volume count and covers, so a 3-in-1 omnibus never gets mixed up with the single volumes.
How big is the catalog?
[CATALOG SIZE, e.g. 18,000+ series and 260,000+ volumes], grouped by who each series is written for: shounen, shoujo, seinen, josei and kodomo, plus manhwa and manhua.
What if my series or edition isn’t there?
Add it yourself in a minute. Find on MangaBaka can fill in the details for you, and your own cover photos show wherever that volume appears.
Can I track several copies of the same volume?
Yes, with Pro: multiple copies of a volume, their condition, and who you’ve lent them to.
Shelves & reading
What is the Showcase?
Your bookshelves, standing in a room you can walk around in 3D. Drag to orbit, pinch to zoom, tap a spine to open the volume, or light up everything you haven’t read.
Can it match my real shelf?
Build bookshelves the size of the ones in your room and place each volume, spine by spine. Anything you haven’t placed yet waits in Unplaced, so you always know what still needs a home.
How does reading tracking work?
Line up what’s next in your Up next queue. Start a session and the timer runs, on the iPhone Lock Screen too. Save a moment or a line while it’s fresh, then finish the volume and it joins that series’ Memory lane.
Does it know when new volumes come out?
The release calendar shows what’s coming for the series you collect, and the wishlist sorts the gaps in your sets so you know what to buy first.
Panels & photos
How do kept panels work?
Photograph a page from a volume you own, drag the corners around a panel or a line, and keep it. Enhanced, Ink and Vector looks clean it up, and you can pin panels to boards in a manga layout.
Where do my photos go?
Cleaning up panels and reading shelf photos happens on your device. On Free, kept panels and quote photos stay on your device. With Pro they sync to your account, so they’re on all your devices.
Can other people see my library?
Only if you choose to. You can turn on a public library link to share your shelf, and turn it off again any time.
Free, Pro & Founders
Is Manga Insyte really free?
Yes, for up to 1,000 volumes and one bookshelf, with the 3D room, wishlist, release calendar, reading sessions, the widget, export, and every share image and video.
What does Pro add?
Unlimited volumes and bookshelves, your full Memory lane and every keepsake, every Insight card, Showcase customisation, finish photos, multiple copies and lending, and 3,000 scans. $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year.
Is there a free trial?
No, because Free is the trial. Use it as long as you like; there’s nothing to cancel and no surprise charge.
What happens when I reach 1,000 volumes on Free?
Nothing you’ve added is hidden or deleted. To add more, move to Pro.
What is a Founding Collector?
A one-time $79.99 plan sold only for the first 90 days after launch, or until 200 are sold. Pro for as long as Manga Insyte offers Pro, a number from #001 to #200 on your profile and shares, early TestFlight builds, a vote on what we build next, and the Founder role on Discord.
How do I cancel Pro?
Subscriptions go through the App Store: open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. Your library stays; anything over the Free limits stays viewable.
Your data
Are there ads or tracking?
No ads and no tracking, on Free or on Pro. Your collection isn’t sold to anyone.
Can I export my collection?
Any time, on Free too: a CSV summary, a full Excel workbook that opens in Numbers and Google Sheets, or straight into Notion.
Does it work offline?
Your library lives on your device and syncs when you’re back online. Searching the catalog and loading new covers need a connection.
Can I delete my account?
Yes, in Settings › Delete account. It removes your profile, library, reading logs, photos and scans from our servers. It doesn’t cancel an App Store subscription, so cancel that first.
Still wondering about something?
Ask the collectors and the person who builds the app.
Your shelf is waiting.
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