Tachimanga Alternatives for iOS in 2026: Your Options Compared

When Tachiyomi stopped development in early 2024 and Mihon carried on as an Android-only app, a lot of iPhone readers ended up on Tachimanga. It’s a source-based reader for iPhone, iPad, Apple Silicon Macs and Vision Pro, and it handles Mihon-compatible extensions, Komga and local ZIP, CBZ and EPUB files.

If it works for you, there’s no strong reason to move. This post is for people who’ve run into one of its limits and want to know what else is out there on iOS.

Why people look for a Tachimanga alternative

The reasons we see most often are practical ones.

Some features sit behind Premium, which its App Store listing prices at $1.99 a month, $9.99 a year, or a lifetime purchase from $24.99. Some readers expected the old Tachiyomi arrangement where everything was free, and the subscription takes some getting used to.

Tachimanga also only runs on Apple devices. If you read on an Android tablet or a Windows laptop as well, it can’t follow you there.

Then there are problems that aren’t really Tachimanga’s fault. Sources break when a site changes, and any source-based reader inherits that. Changing apps won’t fix a dead source, though a migration tool can make it less painful.

Aidoku

Aidoku is a source-based reader for iPhone, iPad and Mac with a clean, Tachiyomi-like interface. It’s ad-free and has a dedicated community.

It isn’t on the App Store. According to its own getting-started guide, you install it through a TestFlight beta (the invite is in its Discord server), through AltStore or SideStore, or by installing an IPA file yourself. That’s fine if you’re comfortable with sideloading, and more work if you’re not. Aidoku also uses its own source format rather than Mihon extensions, so the sources you set up in Tachimanga don’t carry across directly.

We wrote more about it in our Aidoku alternative guide.

Paperback

Paperback is on the App Store. Its listing describes it as an ad-free Komga client for iOS with a TypeScript and JavaScript scripting API for extending the app, which is how its sources work. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Apple Silicon Macs and Vision Pro, supports trackers and offline reading, and offers custom themes. Its sources are Paperback’s own extensions, not Mihon ones, so you’d be setting up sources from scratch. The App Store build was last updated in February 2025 (version 0.8.11), so check the developer’s Discord for the current state of newer versions.

It’s a reasonable pick if Komga is the centre of your reading and you’re happy to stay on Apple hardware. Our Paperback alternative guide goes into more detail.

Madomi

Madomi is our app, so weigh this section accordingly.

It’s a source-based reader on the App Store that installs Mihon-compatible extensions the same way Tachimanga does, by pasting a repo’s index URL. It imports Tachimanga .tmb and Mihon .tachibk backups, connects to Komga, and reads CBZ, CBR, ZIP, EPUB, PDF and image files. It also has an Android app and a Chrome and Firefox extension, which is the main thing that separates it from the other options here.

The reader, online sources, Komga, trackers and downloads are free. A one-time Madomi Reader purchase, priced inside the app, adds cross-device sync, unlimited downloads and some extra reader options. Madomi also has built-in AI translation for raw chapters, which runs on credits (100 free a month). If you only read series that are already in English, you can ignore that part.

We put the two apps next to each other in more detail in Tachimanga vs Madomi.

What about Mihon?

Mihon is Android-only and has no iOS version. Apps on the App Store using the Mihon or Tachiyomi name aren’t from that team. We explain this, and how to spot the copycats, in is there a Mihon for iOS.

How the options compare

	Tachimanga	Aidoku	Paperback	Madomi
Install from	App Store	TestFlight, AltStore/SideStore or IPA	App Store	App Store
Source format	Mihon-compatible extensions	Aidoku’s own sources	Paperback’s own extensions	Mihon-compatible extensions
Apple devices	iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro	iPhone, iPad, Mac	iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro	iPhone, iPad
Other platforms	None	None	None	Android, Chrome and Firefox extension
Built-in translation	No	No	No	Yes

Should you switch at all?

If your only complaint is a broken source, switching probably won’t help, because the replacement app will usually pull from the same sites. Look for an alternative source for that series first.

If the problem is the platform or the pricing model, it’s worth comparing. Madomi can import a Tachimanga backup, and both can import a Mihon one. With Aidoku and Paperback you’ll be setting up sources again, and neither documents importing a Tachimanga backup, so factor in how big your library is. If you track with AniList or MyAnimeList, your reading progress lives on the tracker and comes back as soon as you connect the same account in the new app.

For a broader look at reading apps on iPhone, see our iOS manga reader roundup.

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