Best AniList Alternatives in 2026

The best AniList alternative depends on what you are missing. If you want your anime on the same shelf as your films, shows and books, that is Achriom, and it imports your AniList list straight from your username. MyAnimeList (MAL) is the pick for community and seasonal discussion, Anime-Planet for discovery, and Simkl for automatic tracking.

If you searched for “AniList for movies,” that is the gap. AniList tracks anime and manga and stops there. Achriom keeps anime next to everything else you watch, read and play, so a Studio Ghibli film, the novel you finished last week and this season’s show live in one library.

Moving your list out of AniList

Achriom imports AniList by username, so there is no export file to hunt for. Open Import, pick AniList, type your username, and your list arrives. After that first import, Achriom can re-sync it, so a few weeks of overlap while you settle in is fine. Kitsu and MyAnimeList lists come in the same way, and your whole library exports as CSV, with anime exporting as MAL or AniList XML, so your data is never trapped.

Moving to MAL instead? The MyAnimeList alternatives guide and AniList vs MyAnimeList cover that side.

I compared each app on formats covered, import and export, and what it does that AniList does not. See the full media tracker comparison for all 17 trackers side by side.

Quick comparison

App	Tracks	Best for
Achriom	Anime, manga (web), films, shows, books, albums, podcasts, games	Anime beside everything else, AniList import by username
MyAnimeList	Anime and manga	Community and seasonal discussion
Anime-Planet	Anime and manga	Discovery and tags
Simkl	TV, anime and movies	Automatic tracking

Last verified 26 October 2026 against each product’s own pages and Achriom’s current app.

Achriom

Best for: Anime as part of your whole library

Achriom holds your anime next to your films, shows, books, albums, podcasts and games, with an AI librarian that reasons across all of it. An anime-only app can tell you that you rated Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood a 9. Achriom can notice that the ending of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End hit you the way the last chapters of The Lord of the Rings did, and recommend from that pattern. Ask it what to watch after a novel, or what your seasonal picks have in common with your record shelf, and it answers from your actual library.

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What it does better than AniList:

• Anime, manga (web), films, shows, books, albums, podcasts and games in one library
• Conversational recommendations that cross format lines
• Imports AniList by username, and Kitsu or MyAnimeList the same way
• Private by default, with a public profile when you want one, plus follows and shareable reviews, lists and a diary; follower counts stay private
• Half-stars, notes, a did-not-finish shelf and full export, all free
• Free with no item limit and 10 AI messages a month; Pro is $9.99/month or $99/year for 200 messages

The limitation: No seasonal airing chart, no airing notifications and no auto-scrobbling. If seasonal discussion is why you are leaving AniList, run MAL alongside Achriom rather than instead of it.

MyAnimeList

Best for: Community scale, seasonal discussion, manga parity

MAL calls itself the world’s largest anime and manga database, and its About page describes millions of fans from over 200 countries. It is a sensible first stop for a straight AniList replacement, with official iOS and Android apps. For the full head-to-head, see AniList vs MyAnimeList.

What it does better than AniList:

• A very large community built around seasonal discussion
• Official apps on the App Store and Google Play
• Anime and manga tracking in one place

The limitation: Free use comes with ads, and paid options exist to hide them. It covers anime and manga only, so your films and books need a second home.

Anime-Planet

Best for: Discovery-first browsing

Anime-Planet is built around finding what to watch next. You can search by tags, build custom lists and get recommendations, and it tracks manga as well as anime. It is free to use.

What it does better than AniList:

• Tag search that goes past genre
• Personalized recommendations
• Manga tracking beside anime

The limitation: It covers anime and manga only, so your films and books need a second home.

Simkl

Best for: Automatic tracking across anime, TV and movies

Simkl keeps TV shows, anime and movies in one watch history, and its own site handles automatic tracking for services such as Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, Kodi and Plex. If manual logging is the part you keep abandoning, this is the one that does the work for you. For more, see Simkl alternatives.

What it does better than AniList:

• Automatic logging from streaming services
• Anime, TV and movies in a single history
• Next-episode tracking on your anime lists

The limitation: It tracks watching only, so books, music and games are not part of it.

Which should you use?

Use Achriom if anime is one thread of a wider taste, or you wanted “AniList but for movies.” You read, you listen, you watch live-action, and you want one library that sees all of it. The best anime tracking apps guide goes deeper on anime-side detail, and the all-in-one media tracker roundup covers the cross-media field.

Use MyAnimeList if the community is the point. You want seasonal discussion and scores the whole hobby recognizes, and you can live with ads.

Use Anime-Planet if your list is fine but your queue is empty.

Use Simkl if manual logging is what you keep dropping.

Looking at Kitsu? See AniList vs Kitsu before you move anything there.

Common questions

What is the best AniList alternative in 2026?

If you want anime on the same shelf as your films, shows and books, Achriom is the best AniList alternative, and it imports your list straight from your AniList username. MyAnimeList is the pick for community and seasonal discussion, Anime-Planet for discovery, and Simkl for automatic tracking of what you stream.

Is there an AniList for movies and books?

Achriom is a tracker where anime sits beside films, shows, books, albums, podcasts, games and manga in one library. You can import your AniList list by username, and an AI librarian reasons across everything you track. It is free with no item limit, and Pro is $9.99 a month.

Can I import my AniList list into Achriom?

Yes. Open Import in Achriom, choose AniList, and enter your AniList username. Your list comes across without a file or a third-party converter, and Achriom can re-sync it afterward. Kitsu and MyAnimeList lists import the same way.

Why do people switch away from AniList?

AniList is free and ad-free, so the reasons to look elsewhere are gaps. It tracks anime and manga only, it has no automatic episode logging, and its community is not where every seasonal discussion happens. Each gap points at a different alternative above.

Is MyAnimeList better than AniList?

It depends on what you want. MyAnimeList calls itself the world’s largest anime and manga database and has official iOS and Android apps, so it suits you if community scale matters. AniList is free and ad-free with airing notifications, so it suits you if a clean experience matters more.

What is the best free AniList alternative?

Achriom is free with no item limit and 10 AI librarian messages a month, MyAnimeList and Anime-Planet are free to use, and Simkl offers automatic tracking. Achriom Pro is $9.99 a month or $99 a year for 200 messages.

Can any AniList alternative track my manga too?

MyAnimeList and Anime-Planet both track manga. Achriom tracks manga, manhwa and manhua on the web app, alongside your books, so manga can share a shelf with your anime and novels. It is not on iPhone yet.