GALATEA: Novels & Audiobooks 17+

It is good, however too much wait

The app itself in the way it’s slid out to how the text is present is all very tidy which I’m a big fan of. As well as this I like that they have some audios that go with the text as you’re reading along.
However between chapters you have to wait 36 hours to get the next one for free which I think is a ridiculous amount of time to read something that will take no longer than ten minutes at a push. A way you can get around this is using 20 points to bypass the wait which is nice, but again these points can only be gotten once a day at 21 maximum between watching ten adverts for two points each and 1 point for a daily chapter.
There are of course ways to spend money to get through what you want which I don’t like because it feels more pressured with the long waits and little options to get points in the app.
If I was to improve the app I’d either make it so you can read double the chapters then have the same wait or make point earning without spending money much easier so you can have the freedom to read what you want when you want instead of waiting a day at a time.

Great stories.

I'm loving this app as I can listen to the books. I get a lot of migraines so this is so much better for me. I can also carry on with things to do around the house or my knitting and other hobbies. I wish I could afford to buy the subscription but being a widow and a pensioner I can't really afford it. The only thing I don't like is waiting for the next chapter. It's a long time to wait when you've got into the story. When I go back to it I think “What was the last bit again?” Being disabled I'm in a lot of pain daily and this helps me to take my mind off it. But please don't stop at the end of chapters. I'll watch more adverts to get points if I have to. Other than that it's a great app.
Update.
I had a little money that someone owed me so I paid for the year. The chapters are so small and was sick of waiting. There is one problem twice my app jumped and missed chapters. I couldn't find the number I was on so had to listen to them again until I reached where I was. That was so annoying so now I keep a list of all the chapters and tick them off as they go. I've had 2 books and both has finished abruptly. How long we have to wait is anyone guess? I'm not happy about that either. I have to listen to another book now until they come out again. I just want to know the proper ending. So please get them on quickly. Other than that I'm loving it but must get better.

Ridiculous

Waited six hours to be allowed to read 17 lines and then another six hours for all of 11 lines. Trying to entice me into spending money to read more, I suppose. NOT happening. Galatea needs to set a reasonable minimum word limit to qualify as a chapter. These paragraphs are an insult to your readers and a clear indication that you do not care. FIRST UPDATE: Still finding the chapters to be very short. Also since the last update my reading streak has been reset to 1 and hasn’t advanced for days. Will never get to the weekly bonus at this rate. SECOND UPDATE: My reading streak has now been reset three times. Very annoying to build up to higher levels of rewards only to have them stripped away. Also, why have you changed the location of the controls? Home used to be on the left and chapters on the right. Now they are reversed. People are creatures of habit. I hope you have a good reason for the change. THIRD UPDATE: The six hours wait was bad enough. Now each subsequent chapter skipped costs more points. Also, unfinished free books don't reset when the time expires... they yield an error message so you can't even read from the beginning. I've had this app for a long time, but the bugs make it very annoying to use. FINAL UPDATE: AND you increase the wait time??? I've had enough of this nonsense and greed. I have other sources for better books without all the hassle. I will use my points to finish the lame book I'm reading, then I'm out.

Developer Response ,

I'm sorry to hear you aren't having a great experience with the app! I'll pass your information directly to the product team so they can consider it when developing changes. Thanks for your feedback!