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by Iamsofansy2014

I love that we were able to get an app for MAL, but it just doesn’t live up to what I was expecting. I just joined MAL this month (November 2020) after a long time of not recording my anime/manga and deciding to try it out. I used the site on my phone which I thought was amazing. Then I realized MAL had just gotten an app and downloaded it myself thinking it would be more efficient to use. The layout is simple and easy enough to use, but there’s too little on it and there’s no manga list on the app either. I have used the site MAL on both my laptop and phone, and I love it, but the app? Not so much. You can only search for anime on the app and not the characters, manga, people, etc. it’s even hard to look for recommendations and just browsing for anime when it only presents you with the top airing, just added, top upcoming, seasonal animes, etc. the app really isn’t that useful and I’d rather use the site than the app. Plus every time you click on reviews, characters, and such, the app redirects you to the site instead which really loses the whole point of the app.

by Curiossity

The app has been a long time coming and so I am grateful to have it, but I find I still use the website more because the app needs work. One of the major let downs for me is that the “add to list” and “favorite” buttons are not immediately visible like on the website and other 3rd party apps. Sadly you have to click a button and wait for the screen to load, albeit a quick load, just to figure out if it’s already on your list or what episode you stopped at. It seems to me that there is also no advanced search page. You also can’t tell if an anime is on your “plan to watch” list or if you just haven’t added it to anything since it automatically highlights “plan to watch” if you haven’t watched it.

This last bit is more of personal preference than an actual issue. I think the app should at least have the option of different views. As it is now it seems like everything is so zoomed in only a few things can fit on the screen. I feel like the app should be made to mirror the mobile version of the website just a little more or at least have the option to change it to look a bit more like it.

by DietCora

I am incredibly happy that MAL finally has an app! However, I do have a couple of issues with it in its current state. First - and this is the lesser of my critiques - I find navigating the app a bit confusing and cramped. I can’t really put my finger on it, but I just find navigating the app to be a bit of an issue. This may just be a personal problem, but if they could maybe make some changes to make the app reflect the MAL website a bit more, that would be great. Finally, the lack of a way to track and rate manga is really annoying. I am just getting into the world of manga, and I was really hoping I could use this app as a companion in that journey. But unfortunately, I have found no way to track and rate manga within the app, something I hope they fix soon. If this app was a bit less tough to navigate, and it had a manga list, it would be just what I had hoped. That all being, I believe this is a promising start, and I can’t wait for the app to improve!