Why Tapas over webtoon?
Anyone have a preface for platform, be it as a reader or creator?
Or do you love them both equally?
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Why Tapas over webtoon?
Anyone have a preface for platform, be it as a reader or creator?
Or do you love them both equally?
I publish on both, Webtoon is good and all but I find it hard to find readers on Webtoon and on Tapas it's not as hard or demotivating
Series name: Sengoku Jidai: UNTOLD
Genre: Action|adventure|comedy|fantasy|war
Description: follow the adventures of Hiro and his newly found master as they navigate through the warring nation of Japan to uncover troublesome mysteries. Along the way they encounter demons that threaten the already fragile peace.
Read on #tapas
https://tapas.io/series/Sengoku-JidaiUNTOLD77
I initially went with Tapas over Webtoon for my comic because, at the time, Webtoon did not have an automatic update scheduler and Tapas did. That was literally the deciding factor for me. Now that Webtoon also has an update scheduler, I see no reason why new comic creators shouldn't just post to both platforms to try and reach the widest audience possible.
For reading, I like both almost equally, Tapas gives you a broader spectrum but also makes you pay for some good stories. Webtoon on the other hand only makes you pay for a pass to read ahead of time.
For posting/creating, Tapas is my go-to because I write novels, as well as draw comics (unposted) both, have an update scheduler but Webtoon doesn't let you get as much attention as Tapas.
So for Readers I suggest/prefer Webtoon
And for Creators I suggest/prefer Tapas
App:
Webtoon wins for indie authors.
It's easier to find new comics by indie authors on Webtoon than Tapas.
The webtoon app interface is also easier to operate.
Support from readers:
Tapas wins.
Tapas ink helps small authors, while Webtoon sets a very high bar for readers to be able to support their indie authors (with their 1K subs and 40k monthly views).
Numbers of audience:
Obvs I dont have the stats, but I think Webtoon has larger audience generally speaking.
For titles that are posted on both platforms, the number of subs on Webtoon is usually larger than Tapas.
But I have a weird experience for my own comics: one title has far more readership and subscribers on Webtoon, while the other one is more popular on Tapas. Idk why...
Why oh why do WT not give you a notification when someone gives you a comment.
Why oh why would I ever stay at a place where I canāt communicate with my readers?
What do numbers give me if they canāt speak?
Why do I have to verify my age every time I click on a WT link and then get the front page and not the series I want to read.
Why oh why are there so many people at such a place where the most basics are so bad???
What can WT give me that Tapas canāt ??? More empty numbers of no-names readers???
No thank you. I stay here!
Tried WT twice now and gave up twice.
Both!! I can't think of a good reason as a creator not to post on both... Given the amount of effort spent on content what's a few extra minutes so readers can find you on either platform?
As a reader, I prefer Wt - app is way less buggy and better organized. As a creator, Tapas is better - in addition to facilitating this forum we get some nicer tools for interacting with audience. Both have strengths and weaknesses.
I post on both but prefer tapas - both as a creator and reader (though, I'm a desktop not an app user)
on tapas:
- I don't have to worry that I'll get an episode deleted for showing 1 cm of skin too much, without any notice may I add
- I get notified when someone comments and when I answer them they get notified as well and so I'm not screaming into a void
- I get notified when a series I'm subscribed to gets updated (if you get any such updates outside of the app on webtoon I have yet to find it)
- I can post episodes between already scheduled ones
- there is no easily abused scoring system
- series link consists of series name instead of random id
- and from my experience, more mature and polite readers
I actually have a preference for WEBTOON, but only because of visibility and readership. I have 10x the audience size over there than I do here. I also like that their Originals are free-to-read, I hate paywalls.
For everything else, though, Tapas wins. It has way better social features, and far less censorship. Given they're both owned by Korean media giants now, if Tapas doesn't have to increase censorship, WEBTOON really have no excuse for how stringent theirs is. (The reason usually being Korean media law.)
I've been considering branching out onto webtoons in the near future but my question to folks on the platform is how much control you have over the comment section compared to here on Tapas. I know what some parts of the audience are like especially when it comes to certain kinds of content so i wanna know if i can delete/block like here because i think that would be my deciding factor
i'm already aware that webtoons leads in terms of audience size but that's all i can really see as being a "pro" to being on their site alongside bigger variations in popular/promoted genres
I prefer Tapas in terms of community. I can make friends here, like minded people.
And for that its helped with my anxiety. A little bit but still better off than what i was.
I liked webtoon starting out but once the views legit turned to ZERO for two months it bummed me out. My arts good and everything so i assume it wasnt the typical long scroll or lgbtq story which im not going to shit on. Because you do you and i cant change what people like so im not gonna bother. But it just meant i moved to Tapas.
And well, even if money is low or non existant. Im learning alot and enjoying myself more on here as opposed to webtoons when and if on the rare chance someone comments and its something i can think of to reply to. Ill do it and enjoy the fact someone is paying attention to my story.
So Tapas at the moment hands down.
As a reader: Webtoon wins. It has a much cleaner UI, less invasive ads (I lost the count of how many times I had to quickly close the Tapas app because of awfully loud video ads), all series are available for everyone with no paywalls involved, bookmarks seem to work better overall, finding canvas series is much easier and doesn't feel like I have to jump through a ton of hoops just to find them. Also, recommendations that are actually based on my own genre preferences, omg.
As a creator: Tapas has overall a much more interactive community, better tools for creators (you don't have to schedule episodes in the exact order they're supposed to come out, you can reorder episodes, you get notifications for comments/followers/whatever like you're supposed to, you're free to delete spam/rude/unwanted comments) and makes it much easier to gain a few cents thanks to Ink donations, while the requirements for Webtoon are pretty damn ridiculous. So, as far as the community goes, Tapas definitely wins.
However... Webtoon has a bigger audience, offers better chances for visibility (especially if you post under a small-ish genre) and isn't as narrowly focused on a single genre/style as Tapas seems to be, which, again, means more chances for indie creators who don't fall under a very specific category to get noticed. Granted, manga, fantasy and romance are still pretty big on Webtoon, but they don't seem to be the ONLY genre that is promoted on there... unlike Tapas, which, I'm afraid, lately feels more and more like I stepped into the romance manga section of a comic shop, rather than a platform for indie authors who write a wide range of genres and have tons of different styles. The home page here looks very... homogeneous and to find anything different it really feels like you have to go through a LOT of clicking, something I don't feel when I look at the homepage of Webtoon.
So... not a full win for Webtoon, but not a full win for Tapas either. Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Iāve tried both, and the one of the main differences between them that Iāve noticed (fin terms of uploading) is what kind of comic youāre making. Long, vertical comics are much better for Webtoon, because they donāt have a panel limit like tapas. Like for my comic, I had to split the episodes into two pieces to get it on to tapas.
I canāt say much in terms of engagement, but I did get more views on Webtoon.