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Manga UP! Review: Official Square Enix Simulpubs, Sold in Chapter Parts

Twice-daily POINTS, Advance chapters and where free reading stops

Free reading runs on POINTS, which Square Enix's FAQ says are granted twice a day and can open only normal chapters. The allowance is capped at one daily portion and differs by country; Play reviewers in May 2024 and September 2026 describe it as roughly four parts per refill, or eight parts a day. Advance chapters, the newest releases, skip POINTS entirely and draw on Free COINS first, then Paid COINS. A chapter is often several parts: on the web version, a series opens with Chapter 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 marked Free, and everything after asks you to sign in. A September 2026 reviewer counted four parts in a typical chapter, each unlocked separately.

Vault Pass: 446 listed series, 228 of them included in full

Vault Pass arrived on April 8, 2024. The eligible-series page we checked on October 1, 2026 listed 446 series, but only 228 were marked All Ch.; the rest stop at a cutoff, such as The Apothecary Diaries at chapter 86 and Black Butler at chapter 223. Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater, Horimiya and My Dress-Up Darling are included in full. The terms add three catches: chapters that need COIN are never covered, chapters opened with the pass lock again if you cancel, and Square Enix may raise the price with one month's notice. The one-month free trial bills automatically unless cancelled 24 hours before it ends.

What coins and the pass cost next to MANGA Plus and Shonen Jump

Paid COINS come only through Google Play or the App Store. The US App Store lists packs from 160 coins for $0.99 to 6,400 for $39.99, plus two Vault Pass entries at $4.99 and $6.99; the pass launched at $4.99 a month, so check the in-app price before the trial ends. Paid COINS do not expire while the service runs, and since a 2023 update, coin-unlocked chapters no longer disappear after the old 72-hour rental window. For comparison, MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA lists $1.99 Standard and $4.99 Deluxe plans, and Shonen Jump lists a $3.99 membership that includes offline downloads. These are US prices; they vary by region and can change.

Play says no data is shared, Apple's label lists tracking

Google Play's Data safety section says no data is shared and that only crash logs, diagnostics and other performance data are collected, for analytics. Apple's privacy label lists purchases, location, identifiers, diagnostics and other data as possibly used to track you across other companies' apps, with precise location among the analytics data. Both stores flag ads. Account deletion means messaging My Page > Settings > Support; there is no button and no phone support. Without a registered account, a reset install cannot be restored, and a June 2026 Play reviewer lost access to an active subscription that way. The FAQ also says some panels are edited to meet app-store content rules, and the App Store rates the app 13+.