Is There a Mihon for iOS? No, and Any App Called Mihon on the App Store Is Fake

There is no Mihon for iOS. Mihon is Android-only, its own FAQ says there are no plans for an iPhone version, and anything on the App Store using the Mihon name is not theirs. The reader to install instead is Madomi: free on the App Store, it installs sources from the same Mihon extension repos, restores your .tachibk backup, and translates raw chapters while you read. Last checked on 13 September 2026.

If you came here from a Reddit thread, that’s the whole answer. The rest of this page is the part those threads argue about: why the port never happened, how to spot the fake “Mihon” apps, and how to get your actual library onto an iPhone.

Why isn’t Mihon on iOS?

Mihon is an Android app. It’s written in Kotlin against Android’s own UI and storage APIs, it requires Android 8.0 or higher, and an iPhone version would not be a port so much as a second app written from scratch. The FAQ on mihon.app puts it plainly: “There is no iOS or iPadOS version and neither are there plans for one.”

There’s history behind that, too. Tachiyomi stopped development on 13 January 2024 after a cease and desist from Kakao Entertainment, and Mihon appeared eight days later carrying on the same reader, the same extension format and the same backup format. Everything in that lineage grew up on Android. Apple’s review process and its restrictions on fetching code at runtime meant nobody in that family ever shipped an iPhone build.

So the gap isn’t temporary and it isn’t a roadmap item. It’s the reason “mihon for ios” is a search with no good answer.

Any app named “Mihon” on the App Store is not Mihon

This part matters more than people realise. Mihon publishes on Android only, which means every App Store listing, TestFlight link or IPA download using that name came from someone else. The Mihon FAQ says it directly: anything proclaiming to be “Mihon for iOS” should be treated as a scam.

What that usually looks like:

• A lookalike on the App Store with the Mihon name or icon, a handful of five-star reviews and a subscription paywall in front of a reader that barely works.
• An IPA on a sideloading site, offered as “Mihon iOS” or “Mihon unofficial build”. You have no idea what’s inside an unsigned binary, and you’re handing it a device certificate plus whatever you type into it.
• A “companion” app that asks you to log in with your AniList or MyAnimeList account. That’s your tracker credentials going somewhere you can’t see.

The tell is simple: if it uses the Mihon name and it’s on iOS, it isn’t Mihon. Install a reader that’s actually published under its own name by a developer you can look up.

What’s the closest thing to Mihon on iPhone?

Madomi. It’s a source-based manga reader on the App Store and Google Play from Pawaka Labs, and it’s built around the things a Mihon user actually cares about.

• The same sources. Madomi installs sources from Mihon-style extension repos. It ships with none preloaded: you paste the index URL of the repo you already use (they end in index.pb, or index.min.json on older ones) and install what you want from it. Global search hits every installed source at once.
• Your backup restores. Mihon .tachibk files import directly, with library, categories, reading progress and tracker links intact. Tachimanga .tmb backups work too, if you tried that route first.
• A reader that feels right. Five reading modes including webtoon and continuous, Mihon-style tap zones, chapter-to-chapter scrolling, categories, an Updates feed for new chapters, source migration when a source dies, offline downloads, a pure-black AMOLED theme and custom accent colours.
• Tracking without an extension. AniList and MyAnimeList sync as you read, built in. Connect the same account you used on Android and your progress is already sitting there.
• It’s not Apple-only. iPhone, iPad, Android, plus Chrome and Firefox extensions, all on one account with your library and reading position synced. If you’re switching to iPhone but keeping an Android tablet, nothing gets stranded.

And the piece Mihon never had: Madomi translates raw chapters as you scroll. Open a Japanese chapter, a Korean manhwa running 80 chapters ahead of its English release, or a Chinese manhua nobody has licensed, and Madomi reads the text inside every speech bubble with OCR built for manga fonts, then overlays the translation in your language. The art stays untouched. It’s rated 4.8 out of 5 from 270+ Chrome Web Store ratings with 10,000+ active users, the highest-rated manga translator extension there is. Our guides on reading Korean manhwa without knowing Korean and reading Chinese manhua in English walk through it.

The reader itself is free: every reading mode, online sources, Komga, your own CBZ, PDF and ZIP files, global search, and 20 chapter downloads a day. Trackers, cross-device sync, unlimited downloads, auto scroll and custom themes come with the one-time Madomi Reader unlock, which is 80% off until the end of September 2026. Translation credits are separate, the free plan includes 100 a month at 1 credit per translated image, and if you never translate a page you never pay for them.

Can I move my Mihon library to my iPhone?

Yes, and you don’t have to rebuild it by hand.

1. In Mihon on Android, create a backup and export the .tachibk file.
2. Get the file onto your iPhone. AirDrop, a cloud drive, or just email it to yourself.
3. Install Madomi from the App Store and open it.
4. Restore the backup. Library, categories, progress and tracker links come back.
5. Add your repo by pasting its index URL, then install the sources your library needs so chapters start loading again.
6. Connect AniList or MyAnimeList if you track, and you’re where you left off.

Step 5 is the one people skip. A backup brings your series and your progress, not the sources themselves, so the library looks empty until the matching sources are installed.

Mihon vs Madomi

	Mihon	Madomi
iPhone / iPad	No, and none planned	Yes, on the App Store
Android	Yes, Android 8.0+	Yes
Browser	No	Chrome and Firefox
Mihon-style extension repos	Yes	Yes
.tachibk backup restore	Yes	Yes
AniList / MyAnimeList tracking	Yes	Yes, built in
Cross-device sync	No	Yes
Translates raw chapters	No	Yes
Source migration when a source dies	Yes	Yes

If you’re weighing up the other iPhone options first, we’ve covered them: Madomi as the Tachiyomi of iOS goes deeper on rebuilding a Tachiyomi setup, and we’ve written up Paperback alternatives, Aidoku alternatives, Tachimanga alternatives and the wider best iOS manga reader roundup. Every one of them lands in the same place.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a Mihon for iOS? No. Mihon is Android-only and its FAQ states there is no iOS or iPadOS version and no plans for one, so install Madomi on iPhone instead: same extension repos, same .tachibk backups, plus translation.

Is the Mihon app on the App Store real? No. Mihon doesn’t publish on the App Store at all, so anything there using the name is somebody else’s app. Mihon’s own FAQ says to treat “Mihon for iOS” as a scam. Same for IPA files on sideloading sites.

Can I use Mihon extensions on iPhone? Yes, through Madomi. Paste the index URL of the repo you already use and install the same sources you had on Android.

Can I move my Mihon library to my iPhone? Yes. Export the .tachibk backup from Mihon, move it to your iPhone and restore it in Madomi, then install your sources.

Why is Mihon Android-only? It’s a Kotlin Android app requiring Android 8.0 or higher, and an iPhone version would be a separate codebase. The team has said there are no plans for one.

Is there a Mihon for Mac or iPad? No, there’s no iPadOS or macOS build either. Madomi runs on iPhone and iPad, on Android, and as a Chrome and Firefox extension on a Mac, with one account across all of them.

Stop Looking for a Mihon That Isn’t Coming

The port isn’t happening, and the apps pretending to be it are worse than nothing. Get the real thing on iPhone: same repos, same backup, and raw chapters you can finally read.

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