What the Lending Tracker is
The Lending Tracker is a built-in tool for keeping track of manga you’ve lent to friends or others. Lend a volume, set a due date, mark it returned when you get it back — never lose track of who has what.
How to access
- Social tab → tap the Lending Tracker card under Quick Actions.
- Manga detail page of a lent volume → tap the Lent Out banner.
- FAB on Library tab → Lending Tracker.
What it shows
The Lending Tracker has two tabs:
Active tab
Volumes currently lent out. Each entry shows:
- Cover art and title
- Borrower name (with avatar if a friend)
- Lent date
- Days lent (with color indicator: green / amber / red — see Overdue indicators)
- Due date (if you set one)
- Notes (if any)
Returned tab
Historical record of past loans. Each entry shows:
- Cover art and title
- Borrower name
- Lent date
- Returned date
- Total duration
- Notes
Stats card
At the top of the screen, a stats card summarizes:
- Currently Lent — Active loan count.
- Returned — Past loan count.
- Total Lent — All-time total.
Lending a volume
You don’t initiate a lend from the Lending Tracker itself — instead, you start from the manga detail page of the volume you want to lend. See Lending a manga.
The new lending record then appears on the Active tab.
Marking a loan as returned
Tap the loan entry on the Active tab. A detail view appears with options:
- Mark as Returned — Move to Returned tab.
- Edit — Adjust borrower name, due date, or notes.
- Delete — Remove the lending record entirely.
See Marking a loan as returned.
Lending to friends vs external borrowers
When you lend, you choose:
- Friend — Pick from your accepted friends. Their avatar/name is auto-filled.
- External — Type any name. For people not on Manga Vault.
Both work the same way in the tracker.
Lending to multiple people
You can have many active loans at once. There’s no limit on active loans (within reason). The Active tab can grow as long as you have lent volumes out.
Privacy
Lending records are private to you and the borrower (when the borrower is a friend). Other friends viewing your profile don’t see who you’ve lent volumes to or what’s currently out.
Only you see the full Lending Tracker.
Useful patterns
- Set a due date for everything. Even arbitrary ones — “two weeks” — give you a checkpoint to follow up on.
- Add notes for context. “Lent at Comic-Con”, “For travel”, etc. Future-you will appreciate the detail.
- Review the Active tab monthly. Quick scan for loans that have been out longer than expected.