Reviews for GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories

Absolutely bs. been waiting on an update on my book for a month now, and nothing. most stories on this app arent even finished and you have to read as they put out chapters, which can sometimes be 1 a day, 1 a week, or 1 a month. puts a time frame on bonus points you have to buy, and then takes forever to put out chapters so you lose those points. Id love a refund for everything I spent on this app.

I actually like this reading app, and I have tried several.. like probably close to 60. The books I have found are worth reading. I actually think it's 3 stars because the points that you need to earn were not worth the money after the free ones.The opportunity for more points without having to spend a ton is nonexistent. I found short stories I was interested in, only to find out you must subscribe to actually read them and have access to them. Which comes at a very hefty cost.

I have tried several of these reading apps and what I like about this one is that the books have continuous scrolling (rather than page flipping), and I seem to get enough coins to read a few chapters a day where some others make it hard to earn even a single chapter unlock in a day. it does have a subscription feature that has better prices than buying coin packages, and overall would be cheaper than some other apps I've tried, but I really wish there was an unlimited option for avid readers.

The books are great but the cost for coins to unlock is too high. If I were to buy the coins needed to read a single, long book, as some are not complete stories, it could cost away more than any book is worth, in the end. I like that I can earn coins for free but that takes a lot of time to save up enough to read and unlock an entire book. I'd buy the entire book like I do on Kindle if it were available.

The stories go through points quickly, so if you actually like reading, you'll either need to spend cash or an abundance of time earning points. It is best to stick to books free from my public library app. So far, it doesn't seem as though their writers utilize proofreading or editors to check for even basic errors. Even software like Grammerly would help improve the continuity and spelling mistakes. At least the story I've started, I can easily guess the ending so I can uninstall.

I used to enjoy this app because it carries a lot of short stories I like to read during my breaks. But now, it requires a subscription to read them, at $20 a WEEK! Absolutely ridiculous. I'm not paying an app $80 a month to read some stories that don't cost $5 to read to begin with, on top of having to pay for coins to read other stories that aren't short. Ridiculous and money grabbing. I can't even use the coins I already have to read the short stories either.

Stories can be surprisingly good, but it's so bloody expensive to pay to read. I signed up for a subscription thinking that might unlock at least *some* books, but it doesn't seem to do anything at all after initial coins are rewarded. What's the point of the subscription? Being charged exorbitant money for zero extra perks. Disappointing and scammy.

Okay, I have had to give them back a star. The issue with compensation for disappearing books that were paid for was never taken care of even though I emailed as they said. But, I still really enjoy the other authors on this app. It's gotten so expensive though! And the free holidays are gone. Just spent over $100 on one book because it's just that good but it would cost $70 more to finish. Says 666 chapters at 35 coins per chapter. And not anywhere else. 😢 Several like that. Just can't afford.

I'm not a reader, but this book popped up on my Facebook page & it drew me in. As I started reading, I was drawn into the familiarity of the words being spoken. I found myself so enthralled, that by the time I realized how much of the story I had read.... I was sucked in! Was desperate to find out what happened next, that I downloaded the app, so I could finish the story. I'ma bit disappointed having to wait for chapters to open, waiting isn't my strong suit.

This app has a plethora of books to choose from for readers of all genres. I do think it's a bit pricey because it costs 35 coins to unlock a chapter and you don't always get enough through the daily reward bonuses. However topping up and getting bonuses that way, I can read quite a while that way, making this my number one reading app.

The stories catch your attention and are easy to read. Have found some errors in spelling. They cost too many points to read the next chapter. It reels you in allowing to read 5 to 10 chapters and then you can only read one and it costs 20 to 35 points which you can only get in one day so maybe you can read 1 or 2 chapters a day unless you start a new book. better now that you can watch ads to unlock chapters.

So far, this app seems pretty honest about what it offers. I appreciate the fact it offers free coins per day as well as other ways to get free coins to unlock chapters. The app also has the same amount of chapters for free that you see in the ads as the actual app; before you have to use in-game currency to unlock the next chapter- which is awesome! I am just not looking forward to the way the amount increases for unlocking the next chapter to read. I'd say that's the only thing I don't like.

I have been encouraged to write a review for more of the points that allow me to unlock chapters. I believe that only 5 star reviews get the points. My honest review is that the chapters are too short like most of these apps. Unlocking them costs a lot for approximately 2-7 minutes of reading. I'm not reading for the plot or the spicy scenes. I want the drama, I think its fun. but the typos are annoying, the names of the novels are terrible. I almost wonder if half of these are AI.

I really like the story I'm reading but there seem to be a lot of typos so an editor would be able to help our author a lot. I'm undecided on whether to continue with this app until I see how easy it is to read without having to pay. Its definitely not free and you have to watch a little of adds to be able to continue to read.

This app has really good books. I gave 4 stars because the rewards system is severely lacking. You are lucky to be able to read one chapter for the rewards. They do have an additional point system where you watch 50 ads for 5 points. I have stayed with them for a while but when I finish this book that I am reading now I will delete the app . If things change before then I will stay.

My first time using this app and I had an in-app alert to receive unlimited short stories for $9.99 the first week, then $19.99 each week after. I accepted, willing to continue reading and see what this platform had to offer. It unlocked the stories for the 1st 24 hours but then kept asking for coins to read chapters. No response from in-app support. I canceled the subscription and uninstalled. This specific offer is not listed with other subscriptions, either.

NOT FREE. they love to say they have "free" stories, and it used to be you coyld earn free coins easily. then they started to force a paywall using the coins. was not too expensive at 1st, but then it got too expensive. now you have to pay a subscription fee and pay for coins to be able to read ANY of their stories past the 1st 2 chapters. not worth it at all anymore. I'd rather pay what they charge as a subscription fee for a brand new book and not have to pay for every chapter.

Great Stories, Wonderful reads. I'd give it 5 stars if they would charge the exact same for each chapter, instead of some being 15, some 35, some 48, etc... It's difficult to predict how much money you need to spend on a book when they don't have a set flat rate to charge. Because of this, I have stopped buying coins. Edited: I gave 2 stars now as you can't remove bookmarks, even though google says you can.

Way too expensive!! I purchased $40 worth of coins and couldn't get through 1 book. The book was ok, but it was very frustrating to get through. It had many grammatical errors along with repeated sentences. There's no way this particular story was edited with how many errors there were. It felt like too much filler and not enough substance. I canceled my subscription the same day! Don't waste your time on this platform when there's much better options out there.

way too many ads. all in all it's a good app. I gave it 5 stars previously, but there's an ad at the end of each chapter AND you have to watch adds at the beginning of new chapters to unlock it. Definitely not as pleased with this app as I used to be... you really can't read a full chapter in peace... I'm slowly starting to think this app is going downhill...