AlphaNovel - Novels & Stories 17+

I’ve had this app for about a month now and have found a few books that I have let slowly invade my life. I am not a fast reader unless I am captivated by a book. And I stopped reading YEARS ago. I couldn’t find anything that interested me. Now I spend the majority of my day reading again thanks to this very app. I never thought that I would get back into reading. The authors are all amazing minds with captivating stories that capture you from the first chapter! The editors need some help grammar and repeating sentences leave you struggling to figure out what the author is trying to say sometimes. You get a free chapter every hour until about the last 20 chapters (for most books) and that is what you save all your coins for. You get reading rewards for up to 90 minutes (read next paragraph for my only issue) and you can watch 5 ads daily to get more coins.

I give this app 4 stars in hops that the creators will see this review and hear my only complaint. Why do I have to read on this app for 5 solid hours for the app to sometimes register that I have been reading for “90 minutes” so that I can get my daily reading rewards? Like today for example, I started reading at 1 am it has now been 4 hours and my app says I’ve only read for 15 minutes? Please fix this problem!

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Overall, the app offers a wide selection of options to read and even narrows it down based upon your favorite types of stories. Stories are decently written with the ratings fairly accurate to what I would have rated. Surprisingly, it is easy to navigate from the beginning. One of the issues I found is that it isn’t as easy to go back to the settings to rework some of your filters, they are not all in the same location. I normally default to profile but that’s not how it was laid out.

On the downside, it it intended for you to pay regardless of how loyal you are to reading. The final 20 or so chapters of the stories can only be unlocked by paying with coins and the app doesn’t offer you opportunities to earn enough doing the freebie rewards to earn enough coins. Another issue some other readers noted, is that the reading time is not registering correctly. I was on the app, reading stories not just navigating, for about 75 minutes in order for it to credit me 30 minutes.

Hi! We're sorry about the trouble you're having with our app. To help us fix the issue, please send us an email at support@alphanovel.io and tell us more about what's happening. We'll do our best to find a solution and get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience and understanding!

I came across this app on Facebook. It was advertised as not having to pay for books, so I downloaded it. Sure enough, after four chapters of the “hook the customer” book, it’s wanting one to buy coins to unlock chapters, and they don’t come cheap. The chapters are short, as well, making it extremely expensive to read a book. The story for the first book has promise, but it could definitely use the help of a good editor. I’m not sure the stories are worth the price they’re asking.

I much prefer the Galatea app where one can unlock a chapter at no cost by waiting six hours. I don’t mind waiting six hours, and I have 20+ books going at one time, so there’s always something to read for free. Have I ever purchased extra points to unlock a chapter earlier? Yes, but it’s my choice not to wait the six hours in that case. No one is holding a chapter hostage until I spend money to unlock a chapter. Their business model is one that this app should consider. I saw a lot of reviews with the same opinion about this app. The developers of this app need to find a better business model if they want to keep readers.

Dear alliwolfchild, Thank you for your review. It is very unfortunate that you had a bad experience with our app. We have forwarded feedback to our business, marketing and development teams. They will take it into consideration for the following app updates. In case you have additional suggestions, contact us using our email support@alphanovel.io. We would be happy to hear from you!