Manga Renta

I've been using this app for a while now and it's serviceable -- I prefer reading on a tablet and it's easier for me to read that way than on my computer so I like being able to download manga to it. It's pretty bare-bones but more or less does what it needs to. Generally I make purchases from my computer then just use the app for reading chapters I've already bought and want to access offline. That said, there are a couple of things I'd love to see changed: 1) Be able to queue up multiple chapters for download instead of having to do each chapter one by one. There's a lot of going back and forth and it's really tedious if you're trying to download several full volumes. Either being able to queue up 5-6 chapters so you can get a whole book at once, or being able to bundle all the chapters of a manga into one volume and download it that way would be a big quality of life improvement. 2) Save downloaded chapters to your device's expanded storage. I read on a tablet that only has like 16gb internal storage. All the other apps I'm using that download content for offline viewing can be set to use the SD card for storage and not take up space which is nice considering how limited the internal storage is. This app doesn't seem to have this functionality so I have to delete things frequently (and considering how tedious it was to download them in the first place that's a bit frustrating).

Reviewed on version 3.0.0

The list: -Some series never update or take forever (read: years), and there's no notification if the og serialization was cancelled -Some series are sold/rented by chapter, some by volume, some you can rent and not buy, etc. Super inconsistent, especially if you have a preference -No ePubs. Everything is kept on their site, so if they go belly up, so does your money and manga. Can't read offline. -This is a perk: occasionally gives out 100 pts for free if you spend pts semi-regularly.

Reviewed on version 3.1.3

it took a bit but i figured out how to download manga on the app after the change... you have to download directly from the browser WITHIN the app, you can't do it via an external browser anymore. the interface is still clunky and unattractive, and downloading BL is inconvenient since you can't view the title pages directly — but honestly, i don't really care about that much as long as it works. i just wish i could switch the scroll mode so that non-webcomics can be read vertically as well.