How do you guys feel about Webtoon/Tapas in general

[beta1042]

As a reader I used to prefer webtoon over tapas because the iOS tapas app always crashes and breaks for me. But lately the iOS webtoon app is also crashing and lagging. I guess the apps are on equal footing, unfortunately for the wrong reasons.

As a creator:
I like that I can delete reader comments on tapas. I wish I could delete comments on webtoon. Also why does webtoon even have a report button on their comments if they clearly ignore that report button and never do anything about the truly offensive(likely violated their own guidelines) type of comments?

Tapas tries to notify me of comments and likes and stuff, but I've always found the notification method is glitchy and doesn't work well. And TBH I'm not sure I care too much about notifications overall. On one hand it's nice, but then you have those days with the spam bots and you get 30notifications from -insert generic house wife name from the 60s- . And also that one user that keeps resubbing to you after every update? What's the deal gp?

Tapas unfortunately doesn't come close to webtoons on audience size... I have something like more than 45times the amount of subscribers on webtoon than on tapas. Tapas has never promoted me so that probably plays a part in it, but I guess it's just nice to be noticed by the site itself, and so webtoon definitely has that going for it. Webtoon actually promotes a decent number of comics IMO. To those complaining about this, it was really bad 2 yrs ago, but I think they've definitely made some changes in the right direction. So I'm hopeful they'll keep up with that forward progress. Tapas seems to be getting better too lately, but I don't navigate the app as much cause it sort of confuses me.

[anidrawsoutloud]

I totally agree that Webtoons should have a scheduling option.

[NickRowler]

I know people say that Webtoons has a bigger audience, tho from my work, the number of page views on Webtoons and Tapas are about the same.

I prefer Tapas because you can tell who is liking and following your series and there is a break down of stats so I can tell if people are reading my new pages or not. I feel like Tapas has a higher likely hood of people discovering my older work while Webtoons just seems a bit dead even when I post new pages. I think people on Webtoons are probably looking for anime-like stuff which my stuff isn't, so I never really got much traction there.

[jurinova]

I feel like Webtoons is designed with the reader in mind and Tapas is designed with the creator in mind. Both have their pros and cons but as a creator I do prefer Tapas a lot. On Webtoons I often feel like I'm just throwing my comic out there and hoping for the best because the communications between the readers and the creator is quite limited. I can't even have a profile where I could put links to my social media accounts or something, so people could find more of my stuff there. It's really frustrating.

Like other people mentioned the comment sections on Webtoons can get wild. I've been pretty lucky so far but I feel like a lot of people there don't even realize when they're being rude. Demanding updates is so common but so unwanted from a creator point of view. Readers there get used to the update schedules of paid comics and don't realize that the rest of us can't simply do that. Sure, I get more comments on Webtoons than I do on Tapas but sometimes quality over quantity really matters.

Tapas isn't perfect either but I really appreciate the fact that feedback they get seems to be taken seriously and the forums are the greatest thing ever. I feel like on Tapas I'm a creator with a comic but on Webtoons I feel more like an anonymous comic making machine. It's not a fun feeling.

[WOSTR]

I'm now nearly 2 weeks in and I have to say I prefer it here because if the forum. I really like everything about this forum, excellent guidence, pleasant people and I've found decent things to read from self promotion.

[snackbagstudios]

I like Tapas more than Webtoons!

I think it is a little weird that I as a creator can't find a place for comments easily. I have to go to each episode to see if there is new comments. Webtoon is a step more impersonal in that sense.

I like Tapas better in that way, it is easier to see and interact with our readers and between readers. Like I had two readers haveing a whole convo with like 19 comments, on a page. it was great to read along!

[Raven_C]

I don't spend time on webtoons often. I only read two comics there because that's where certain creators (whom I've followed for a long time) decided to put up their comics. So I just follow them there to get updates. However as a community, I like Tapas better. I like the forums (I hope it never goes away). And the comments section in Webtoons tends to have more immature people than Tapas from what I noticed.

One thing I like about Webtoons though, is its fast loading time on the app. Tapas crashes a lot in comparison. But I usually read on desktop anyway. I wish the app was less glitchy though.

[rumpenstiltzkin]

I dont know much about webtoons tbh, but I dont read many comics there, an when I recently looked up both tapas and webtoons to publish my own comic I couldnt even use webtoons (unless i missunderstood something) because I cba to redraw my comic in the vertical thingie you must use for their site?

And as a reader I really do not like the vertical comics at all (and i dont read comics on mobile, only pc/desktop) I get that the vertical comics are for mobile readers but boy do I really stop reading alot of comics due to the vertical idea, because so many times i just scroll and scroll and its just white and wow there is one panel and then you scroll and scroll and wow another panel!

And Ive come to like it here on tapas, easy to upload and the forum is a big plus

[starry-sea]

you don't need to use the vertical format for webtoons, my comic is page by page and it's doing ok there. I think readers prefer it but it's not a necessity

[jensrichard77]

Webtoons should have a notification system, at least for comments.

That is what I’m all about.
I wrote to customer service about it.
They replied with a thank you and my input is important and they love to be in contact with the creators.

Then I replied that THIS IS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT. My reader's input is important to me and I love to be in contact with them.

Then they ghosted me and I left them alone

[starry-sea]

going to be honest it just astounds me how many basic website features webtoons lacks sometimes. Like it's essentially an art site but didn't add png support until this year. And you can't even click on links in creators notes and such.

I think webtoons just doesn't have real competition (I know tapas technically is but it isn't nearly as big as webtoons) so they can just ignore problems with their site.

I think if tapas had the same amount of readers webtoons has a lot of creators may not even bother with webtoons because of it's lack of creator options

edit, this isn't to say tapas is without flaws because this site also has some issues (hard to tell what's premium or not, both sites have issues with smaller creators having difficulties getting their work seen without a front page feature, ect) but webtoons is the bigger site with more money so it's just weird to me they can't fix simple issues I guess

[Iseitouch]

Honestly, I do enjoy going on those 2 usually for a stress reliever or boredom. But I do wish both platforms allowed smaller new comics shine a bit more because sometimes a little company help will come a long way.

[rumpenstiltzkin]

Really Then i must have misunderstood something because I thought I gave it up when checking format and webtoons required a format that seemed to fit vertical more, but I guess I read it wrong then

[ashlerose101]

I'm a reader and I am starting to use tapas because the webtoon website , when it comes to my favourite creators and webtoons , tends to be very different on pc than on mobile. It's hard for me to concentrate in the vertical/mobile suited format the webtoons are in. I don't really have a phone rn so I find the pc version of tapas tends to be a bit more convenient in making reading comfortable. Also, I found small comics more frequently here than on webtoon.

The only thing I find annoying is trying to distinguish the paid stuff from the free stuff at first glance. I am considering asking my parents for the funds to give inks to comics I like and really want to progress but I feel down when I see a good comic that like 100 episodes but only 7 are free ( luckily it's the minority).

[ghostmaya]

I love and hate both Tapas and Webtoon~ they both monetize well for the creators~ What I like to tapas is their support ink~ though what I hate tapas is that it's not healthy for new creators, For me (just an opinion), no spotlight for low subs comics~ I like webtoon because of the patreon program and ads~ and They welcome and give opportunity for newcomics~ (again, just my opinion). what I hate Webtoon is they're too strict to be able to monetize to their site~

[thecrystalrook]

The database isnt the problem there, it's the browser that can't handle that. Programmers can work around that, but if your programmers are lazy well...then it's not gonna happen haha

[jensrichard77]

The only thing I find annoying is trying to distinguish the paid stuff from the free stuff at first glance.

Maybe this will help?
Click "Free to read"

[Kelheor]

You can also gain Ink completing some games, find Free Ink tab.

[starry-sea]

this helps, but they still have a point though. casual readers will think all comics are like the premium comics when staff mixes them together the way they do. I thought the same when I first started using tapas. Webtoons does a better job of showing what's featured or not than tapas

[dsptss78]

Personally I feel like webtoons is better for getting views and subscribers due to traffic. However tapas has a better social community, you're able to share ideas and communicate with readers/creators through forums. Also the reading format on tapas is way better than webtoons. It's more organize and clean, you don't have to click on arrows instead you scroll down. The fullscreen option on tapas is also extremely convenient. Overall I recommend using both, the more platforms you're on the better you'll be promotion wise.