# Tapas – Comics and Novels

> Read webcomics & webnovels

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tapastic](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tapastic)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.tapastic`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tapas Entertainment Inc.
- **Category:** COMICS
- **Downloads:** 11,288,603
- **Rating:** 4.21 / 5 (125,372 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.12.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-10
- **First published:** 2012-10-02
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 57 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tapastic)
- **Website:** [https://tapas.io/](https://tapas.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://tapas.io/privacy](https://tapas.io/privacy)

## Description

**Tapas – Comics and Novels** is the ultimate app for fans of webcomics, webnovels, mangas, manhwas, and webtoons. With a vast and diverse library covering genres like romance, action, fantasy, BL, and more, Tapas delivers fresh and exclusive chapters daily, including free episodes every three hours through its unique Wait-Until-Free system.

Enjoy popular series such as *The Beginning After the End*, *Solo Leveling*, *Heartstopper*, and many exclusive Tapas Originals available in both comic and novel formats. Join a vibrant community of over 10 million readers and 75,000+ creators, where you can also publish your own stories. Tapas offers app-exclusive perks like Gift Passes, free Ink, and weekly Fortune Cookies to enhance your reading experience. Turn your device into a gateway to captivating stories anytime, anywhere with Tapas.

## Rankings

- #12,657 — Overall
- #2 — Comics (Gross)
- #11 — Comics (Free)
- #139 — Application (Gross)
- #9 — comic
- #18 — manga

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.tapastic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise Tapas for a wide, diverse library and a clean, easy-to-navigate interface. However, recurring complaints center on expensive chapters and paywalls, unreliable ink/coin rewards, intrusive ads and offerwalls, progress-sync issues, and update regressions, which together can frustrate readers who rely on free ink or consistent rewards.

### Pros

- Wide library and strong content variety, including manhwa and webtoons.
- Good interface and easy navigation to find genres.
- Overall reading experience is solid for both casual and serious readers.
- Many users prefer Tapas over Webtoon for its content quality and selection.

### Cons

- Chapters are very expensive and most content is behind paywalls.
- Ink/coins economy is unreliable: rewards can be slow, disappear, or not appear after earning tasks.
- Ads and free-ink offers disrupt the experience with popups, delays, and loading times.
- Reading progress often doesn’t carry over between sessions: you can reopen and be on a different or already-read section.
- Updates can regress features and introduce bugs (weird home/feed changes, broken freebies).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tapastic)