Reviews of Tapas – Comics and Novels

By: Tapas Entertainment Inc. App

List of user reviews and ratings for Tapas – Comics and Novels

Total ratings

4.21 (Rating count: 125,372)

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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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.60

All time rating average: 4.21

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35% (185)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-09-05	an*****	used to be the best webcomic app, now they hate the reader so much. the UI is so complicated it's giving me a headache. removed all posible free ink so the reader can't read the lock episode. messy schedule. bad SEO for mature title. the only reason I still read here is for indie creator.
used to be the best webcomic app, now they hate the reader so much. the UI is so complicated it's giving me a headache. removed all posible free ink so the reader can't read the lock episode. messy schedule. bad SEO for mature title. the only reason I still read here is for indie creator.
2026-09-05	Ni*****	It was good at first but now? I rather read nothing. why you have to take free Ink away? when some of your readers can't have access to buying those inks
It was good at first but now? I rather read nothing. why you have to take free Ink away? when some of your readers can't have access to buying those inks
2026-09-05	Ma*****	money hungry app. uses a ton of data. Used to be good but now it sucks! Really, really, really bad. I wish I didn't give them a single penny
money hungry app. uses a ton of data. Used to be good but now it sucks! Really, really, really bad. I wish I didn't give them a single penny
2026-09-04	Jo*****	update: Tapas has completely removed events & is not communicating with customers. I really hope that they explain what's going on soon. Some of us are worried that this will be like Pocket Comics all over again
update: Tapas has completely removed events & is not communicating with customers. I really hope that they explain what's going on soon. Some of us are worried that this will be like Pocket Comics all over again
2026-09-04	Ma*****	I've been ignoring problems with this app because it's generally a good platform. I've been having to clear out 20 gb caches when most things you can read only stay 3 days. But now you seriously end an event early out of nowhere!? You announce an ink earning event and when people participate you decide you actually just don't want to give out rewards!? With added insult of taking away the gifts page!? Unbelievable that you just choose to not fulfill promises and waste people's time like that.
I've been ignoring problems with this app because it's generally a good platform. I've been having to clear out 20 gb caches when most things you can read only stay 3 days. But now you seriously end an event early out of nowhere!? You announce an ink earning event and when people participate you decide you actually just don't want to give out rewards!? With added insult of taking away the gifts page!? Unbelievable that you just choose to not fulfill promises and waste people's time like that.
2026-09-04	Li*****	When I found this App I read one comic after the other and that was 3 years ago but I still love waiting for new episodes of my fav comics that I read since my first time reading on tapas 💗
When I found this App I read one comic after the other and that was 3 years ago but I still love waiting for new episodes of my fav comics that I read since my first time reading on tapas 💗
2026-09-04	Al*****	This app is now terrible; they took out the way to earn ink (their currency) by reading new series. There are no opportunities to earn free Ink besides playing hours of terrible games that sell your data. The end of every single series(20-30ish episodes) is locked behind a paywall, and each episode costs 450 ink. Unfortunately, I think I will have to now be content with the episodes I have already unlocked and not unlock any new ones. I wouldn't recommend this app to anyone anymore.
This app is now terrible; they took out the way to earn ink (their currency) by reading new series. There are no opportunities to earn free Ink besides playing hours of terrible games that sell your data. The end of every single series(20-30ish episodes) is locked behind a paywall, and each episode costs 450 ink. Unfortunately, I think I will have to now be content with the episodes I have already unlocked and not unlock any new ones. I wouldn't recommend this app to anyone anymore.
2026-09-04	Ba*****	There was an option to use events to access a few chapters for "free". Now these events seem to be cancelled.
There was an option to use events to access a few chapters for "free". Now these events seem to be cancelled.
2026-09-04	Br*****	seriously? abruptly getting rid of ALL free ink options? after already getting rid of watching ads for ink? not even the weekly free ink? super shady business practice
seriously? abruptly getting rid of ALL free ink options? after already getting rid of watching ads for ink? not even the weekly free ink? super shady business practice
2026-09-04	To*****	Events and Gifts suddenly gone, their pages now show some mindless text although there is plenty of space for a longer and convincing explanation. An event was terminated in the middle, ignoring participants' commitment, with nonsense as a notice. And you probably call yourselves mature people. Has the CEO been hit by a truck? Are all offices on fire?
Events and Gifts suddenly gone, their pages now show some mindless text although there is plenty of space for a longer and convincing explanation. An event was terminated in the middle, ignoring participants' commitment, with nonsense as a notice. And you probably call yourselves mature people. Has the CEO been hit by a truck? Are all offices on fire?