Tapas – Comics and Novels: iPhone vs Android
Tapas – Comics and Novels gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
Tapas – Comics and Novels by Radish Media is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Tapas – Comics and Novels at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-27. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free-to-read platform for webcomics, novels, and manga that uses a 'wait-until-free' model to monetize popular series like Solo Leveling and Heartstopper. The app holds strong commercial positions, ranking #2 in US and Australian Comics Grossing charts while maintaining top-15 visibility across multiple international markets including Germany, Canada, and the UK.
Similar apps: Webtoon, Manga Plus by Shueisha, Tappytoon
Trackers & permissions εxodus report
Tapas – Comics and Novels’s Android app (build v7.11.2) contains 32 trackers and 21 Android permissions, per the εxodus privacy project.
| Trackers inside the app | Amazon Advertisement, Amplitude, AppLovin (MAX and SparkLabs) + 29 more trackers · Free accountSign up free |
| Permissions | Full permission list · ProSee plans |
Source: εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA), which describes an earlier build.
Tapas – Comics and Novels downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 500+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Tapas – Comics and Novels's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Tapas – Comics and Novels makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | 10,500 drops of Tapas Ink | |
| 2 | 5,000 drops of Tapas Ink | |
| 3 | 1,600 drops of Tapas Ink | |
| 4 | 22,500 drops of Tapas Ink | |
| 5 | 13,000 drops of Tapas Ink | |
| 6 | 2,400 drops of Tapas Ink | |
| 7 | 29,000 drops of Tapas Ink | |
| 8 | 6,000 drops of Tapas Ink | |
| 9 | 60,000 drops of Tapas Ink | |
| 10 | 130,000 drops of Tapas Ink |
Hidden keywords
Tapas – Comics and Novels shows up in App Store search (US) for 2 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.5 ★ | 2.6k |
| Google Play | 3.9 ★ | 125k 14k written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.9 ★ weighted by ratings | 128k |
What users say about Tapas – Comics and Novels
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (30% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and working reliably. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Fun: “SO FUN But some downsides”
- Crashes & bugs: “Lots of stories but Recent bug?”
- Features & content: “I love the variety of stories and adventures”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Continuously scammed out of money”
- Features & content: “Webtoon is cheaper with the same quality of content”
- Ads: “I click to look at the ad”
- Privacy & data: “Continuously scammed out of money”