Aniyomi on iOS: No iPhone App — Here's What Actually Works
If you searched for Aniyomi on iOS, here is the short version before you waste an afternoon: there is no official Aniyomi iPhone app, and there are no plans for one. Aniyomi is an Android-only project — the anime-and-manga cousin of Tachiyomi — and it cannot run on iOS. That does not mean iPhone users are stuck, though. Below is why no port exists, and the apps that give you the same source-based anime and manga experience on iOS.
Why there is no Aniyomi for iPhone
Aniyomi is built in Kotlin for Android and leans on Android-specific frameworks that have no iOS equivalent. Its own FAQ is blunt about it: “There is no iOS or iPadOS version and neither are there plans for one.” Porting the whole extension architecture to Apple’s sandbox is a from-scratch rewrite, not a checkbox, so the team has not attempted it.
Worth knowing because scam listings trade on the search volume: the Aniyomi maintainers explicitly warn that any app calling itself “Aniyomi for iOS” is not theirs and should be treated as fraudulent. If you find one on a random site or a knock-off store, it is not the real project — it is riding the name. This is the same reason the iOS scene grew its own separate apps (source-based readers like Aidoku and Soshiki, cross-platform projects like Mangayomi) rather than a straight port: Apple’s rules make a one-to-one Aniyomi clone impractical, so iPhone got purpose-built equivalents instead.
What Aniyomi actually does (so you know what to replace)
Aniyomi is really two apps in one. It streams anime episodes and it reads manga, and it does both through a source/extension system: you add repositories, pick the sources you want, and the app pulls the catalog from them instead of hosting anything itself. That is the exact model Tachiyomi pioneered for manga, and Aniyomi extended it to video.
So “an iOS Aniyomi” is not one app — it is a couple of apps that split the job. Some handle anime streaming, one handles the manga side with the same source-based feel. Here are the ones from our catalog that hold up on a real iPhone.
The iPhone apps that replace Aniyomi
Ryu — the anime-streaming half
Ryu is the closest thing iPhone has to the anime half of Aniyomi: a large episode catalog, subs and dubs, and quality options without the App Store’s usual streaming restrictions. It has become the community’s default recommendation when people ask what to run instead of Aniyomi. We cover its features and setup in depth in the Ryu anime app for iPhone guide, so this is just the placement — start there if Ryu is the piece you care about.
hianime — a second anime source
hianime is a companion-style anime app: browse and stream seasonal and back-catalog series, keep a watchlist, and follow subs across long-running shows. Having two anime apps installed matters more than it sounds — Aniyomi users are used to swapping sources when one goes down, and two independent apps on iOS give you that same fallback when a single catalog stalls.
Tachimanga — the manga half, source-based like Tachiyomi
If the manga side is what you will miss most, Tachimanga is the one to install. The name is not a coincidence — it brings the Tachiyomi-style, source-based manga reader to iOS: add sources, build a library, download chapters for offline reading, and track progress. For anyone whose Aniyomi habit was mostly reading rather than watching, this covers it directly.
Do not chase a fake “Aniyomi IPA”
Because the search term is popular, you will run into pages offering an “Aniyomi IPA” or an “Aniyomi for iOS” installer. Skip them. The real project does not ship an iOS build, so anything using that name is either a mislabeled clone or bait wrapped around ads and trackers. The honest path on iPhone is to install a purpose-built iOS app — like the three above — that is actually maintained for Apple’s platform, not a repackaged Android artifact.
Installing these on iPhone
None of this needs a computer or a developer account. Open the app page you want on your iPhone, tap GET, and install straight from Safari. The one thing to expect the first time: when you add your device, most iPhones are ready within a day, but some take up to three days while Apple processes the device on the signing certificate. That is normal, it happens once, and after that every install is instant.
Because these are proper iOS builds rather than sideloaded Android files, they behave like any other app on your phone — no weekly re-install, no cable, no laptop in the loop.
Bottom line
Aniyomi on iOS does not exist and is not coming, but the job it does splits cleanly across a few iPhone apps: Ryu and hianime for anime, Tachimanga for the source-based manga reading. Install one from each side and you have effectively rebuilt the Aniyomi experience on Apple’s platform. For the wider picture, see our roundup of the best free anime apps for iPhone.