Tapastic vs. Webtoons! (Your Honest Opinion!)

Shanny8 2017-02-26 17:04:57 UTC #28

I just post my traditional pages. I'm not going to change up my format. I put enough work into it; I'm not going to change it up for the sake of "popularity". So far, I havent received any negative feedback to the size of my pages, so I guess they are legible.

scythe 2017-04-27 00:36:24 UTC #29

Way more interaction over there in terms of regular commentors. I'm getting to know some of them pretty well. Used to get the same here, but not so much anymore.

I still like both places, but I've got 766 subs here and 4.16k over there, and I've only been there half as long.

My honest opinion though just post on both. It's free!

NickRowler 2017-04-27 03:21:48 UTC #31

I uploaded they first 3 chapter of my series on Webtoons (my series currently has 7 on Tap) and well I really hate the format of the website. It takes a little too long to load, I can't really view followers and I find the rating system weird. I don't like the feeling of just throwing my work out and not getting much feed back and I feel Webtoons does a lot of that.

In general, I've been far more successful on Tap. Tap is more user friendly and uploading is easy. Tap does has issues with loading pages but it's much faster than Webtoons.

LordVincent 2017-05-05 21:52:46 UTC #32

Is it just me or have Webtoons readers gotten more understanding and positive lately?
I could swear, despite me going back to daily 1-page-updates (since I forget to even update at all if I don't lol I'm a clutz) on there, the "why so short" comment is much less rare these days and the comments are blooming with love and appreciation. They've also become weird and quirky as all hell (in a good way). It's almost like they decided to switch on me and become a mirror of my tapastic audience.
I dunno if anyone else is experiencing this, but combined with Webtoons being a place that's easy to gain an audience on and their readers somehow being more inclined to financially support creators, this is a really positive development in terms of their community.
Tapastic is still my fave due to my appreciation for how the staff on this site operates, but in terms of the audience I'm reaching out to and communicating with they've now become rather similar.

Shanny8 2017-05-06 02:11:16 UTC #33

Yeah I havent gotten any negative comments so far, but while my subs & views have amassed quite quickly, the whole financial support thing hasnt. Not impatient; just waiting...

GoldenPlume 2017-05-06 03:20:18 UTC #34

Maybe Webtoons is becoming more aware of Tapas as a competitor and is trying to improve the community experience since that's one big draw that Tapas currently has over Webtoons.

R.n.P 2017-05-06 18:40:58 UTC #35

Tapastic is a lot more fun compared to webtoons, we got the forums n the readers are more interactive so its a really nice combo especially since I actually want that interactive situation between me and my readers

LordVincent 2017-05-07 22:05:25 UTC #36

Just putting a little advice out there: Right now it's really difficult to find your patreon. I'd have to google it to find it as a tapastic reader. Put it as the link in your series' editor (where you can add a link to elsewhere that you update your comic), make your custom ad banner actually link to the patreon (last time I checked it links to your tapas series). You could also link it once in a while in your author's comments with a short note of your main "selling point". Basically the most appealing reward you can give them for their support. If you've got early access on your patreon, that's probably your selling point.
I haven't checked you out on webtoons, but I would advice you to take similar measures there. Link your patreon up to your webtoons account, and your readers will see a small "support this creator on patreon" notice with a link to it at the end of each episode. If you add a very small banner to your updates (goes both for tapas and webtoons) where you mention that little selling point you've got, and just casually link it in the author's notes, that will actually be more effective and appear less naggy than if you constantly mention it in author's comments is what I've noticed. But that's just a little tip, you decide for yourself which you prefer more, if any.

I am unsure of how Webtoons as a company would be able to affect the way individual users of the app behave? But Tapas is definitely becoming a good competitor.

It is possible to communicate with readers on webtoons but due to the way the site is built it is much more difficult to carry a conversation or notice if anyone replied. Thus they are also less likely to reply overall. So in that aspect, I do very much prefer audience communication on tapas.

Tapas audience also appears to still be more closely attached to the creators and more likely to agree with their personal choices. That being said, this is something I've definitely seen improvements in on webtoons lately.
I think it could be because the Discover tab is being filled up faster every day with more and more good quality content, to the point where webtoon readers are now more familiar with seeing independent, non-contract creators with more varying update rates and methods. Being exposed to more of this, they begin to see creators more like humans than just as vessels of comic creation. It's no wonder they didn't view it this way before since the contracted creators are rather distant.

ToxicRamen 2017-05-07 22:12:55 UTC #37

I just don't like the fact that I haven't heard from Webtoons after I tried to contact them for tech support since I unintentionally created another account and I can't delete it and I've been sending emails asking them to remove the extra account. And now I'm stuck with an extra account. I don't understand why they didn't have a "delete your account" option in the settings section.

LordVincent 2017-05-07 22:16:18 UTC #38

They probably didn't get back to you because it sounds like a very minor issue and you can just let the account be and not log in to it. But yeah the inability to delete an account is kind of... well, it's like the website is missing something that most websites have.

Edit: On the topic of audience, one thing I noticed is that my comic that will be centered around an interracial lesbian couple is going beyond expectations here on tapas so far, whereas it still hasn't broken 100 followers on webtoons. I hope this is just a coincidence...

Shanny8 2017-05-08 00:16:31 UTC #39

@JohnVincent thanks for that tidbit of info(I did not know that). I'll make the adjustments with the Tapas banner...as for Webtoons- that's a whole big clusterf**k altogether. For some weird reason Webtoons isnt allowing my Patreon to sync/connect with the Webtoons page- Ive e-mailed them about it, but they still havent fixed it(been months).

69Michi 2017-05-08 06:21:39 UTC #40

This is just a personal observation from me but LGTB+ contents aren't exactly as popular on Webtoon as Tapastic. Webtoon readers do prefer hetero relationship and it's why the Romance genre grows so big. I don't deny there are BL fans on Webtoon, but GL is even a smaller niche compare to BL in general, so I'm not surprised if GL doesn't do as good as BL, and BL/GL in general doesn't do as good as straight romance on Line Webtoon.. (Though hey, there IS a featured GL webtoon while there has never been one for BL as far as I remember) It could be because a very large portion of Webtoon readers is young girls ¯_(ツ)_/¯

LordVincent 2017-05-08 08:45:59 UTC #41

Honestly I'd say the percentage of people that are uneducated on LGBT matters in general is larger on Webtoon than Tapastic. Let's not even get started on trans issues...

That's one huge reason that I need to keep pushing my stuff on there though. No point in preaching to the people that already agree with you, it's better to get out there and politely inform those who have yet to understand.

69Michi 2017-05-08 15:51:09 UTC #42

It's good that creators like you are pushing these contents out for people to be exposed and understand it! I have a friend who only just mildly put in the hint between her two male characters was enough for some readers to show their annoyance and it's really sad and frustrating :/ I guess readers vary from series to series.

On another note about Webtoon, really wish Webtoon could be more diverse with their interest though because readers always expect romance out of your story even though your story has little to no romance element.

mudu0912 2017-05-09 14:25:31 UTC #43

On tapastic you can just update your comic whenever you want but on Webtoons it seems that you have a "fixed" update time (like every monday for exemple).
Are you obligated in any way to stick to a fixed update time, or can you just post new pages whenever you want ?

keii4ii 2017-05-09 15:03:10 UTC #44

That's just for the featured comics (i.e. contracted professional ones). The rest of us are free to update whenever.

ToxicRamen 2017-05-12 21:55:28 UTC #45

They actually did replied back to me(Though was almost a week after I sent an email and my mailbox marked them as junk mail) and informed me that I'm unable to delete the account by myself so I have to send them another email asking them to delete the account though I don't know how long that'll take.

Alyssa 2017-06-08 19:37:35 UTC #46

Sorry if this has already been asked/answered, but most of the topics about Tapastic/Webtoons are comparing the two, but is it common for people post their comic on both?

Or put another way, what are the reasons keeping many people from posting to both? Do they want to put their time and energy into just one? Are they likely to make more money if sticking to one? Or do they lose the chance to get a deal signed/make money if they post on both?

I've seen artists on both and they post different content on each site. Is this more common than reposting the same comic on both, or are they both common? What's everyone's experience?

JessJackdaw 2017-06-08 20:21:48 UTC #47

There isn't a main reason to be exclusive unless your contractually obligated to only post on one site. You don't loose out getting a chancr to be featured, but once you are, you can no longer post on the opposing platforms.

It does take time to edit and change your format to suit the other site's restrictions such as Webtoons 800px JPG standard. Creators coming from Tapastic have to convert their pages, especially if they were originally PNG files.

Also, it's important to note that Webtoons is fully mobile focused. They do have a desktop platform, but it's clear they focus themselves on the app front. This means users expect a comic that reads well on mobile and is ideally scrolling pages with bulky episodes. This format doesn't bode well with every comic out there, and while you can post single page print-style comics you might get some flack from users and not see as much growth.

UbePie 2017-06-11 13:45:43 UTC #48

I am currently on both tapas and Line. Like some others i have gotten more views on Line than here. When you first start you want exposure so being on more than one platform is best. If by some miracle i was offered a publishing deal i would just take my comic down on one site. But to go right off the bat expecting that is cheating yourself of more eyes on your comic.