Reviews for Radish Fiction

It's more cost efficient and privacy friendly to buy paperbacks/ebooks or borrow books from your local library. Trust me, the trackers and ads in this app are insane. Free coins don't come by often enough + 1 hr wait time to unlock the next chapter = they want you to buy coins to read. But the cost of buying enough coins can be more expensive than a typical paperback too. If you're not willing to spend money, you waste a lot of time waiting to read the next chapter. Very inconsistent readings.

This app will freeze in the middle of a chapter and request money to continue. Thinking that it was near the end of the book, I paid three times ($4.99-14.99 each). The last time that it requested more money, $99.99 was the only option. I had to pay $100 to read the rest of the book?! Rediculous! Don't get stuck with a high bill and unfinished book! It is infuriating! The book was poorly written, and the anticipated event never happened! I was on chapter 280, and there were 1100+ overall.

Love the books. I spent some money to keep reading, which is fine, books cost money. But, there should be an option that if you like the book, you can purchase it. Also, the waiting every hour for 1 free page is irritating. I purchased coins and then, they went faster than I anticipated, so I joined the monthly subscription. These types of books do not usually sell for more than what I paid already. I thought at least when I got off work, I'd have a few free pages saved up, not just one.

The stories are great! Wait times of an hour are reasonable, but the chapters are entirely too short and the books are too long (comprised of hundreds of chapters). To pay to read the whole book would cost hundreds of dollars. It would be better if the books were reasonably priced to buy out right. I refuse to spend $30 for minimal coins to read 5 chapters that are the equivalent of a page. I got sucked in, but when and if I ever finish this book I will not start another.

12/14/21...I like that there is are more offers for free coins as that was not a few years ago. Yes you get a few pages for free. And buying the pages aren't an issue. However, my problem is with the subscriptions. Yes the coins are only valid for the month, but if you have a life outside of this app, and lose track of the time, you lose all remaining coins if you haven't used them for the month. The app DOES NOT tell you how long before your coins are due to expire. Only that they have.

Rip off. Chapters are 1-2 pages. There are 60+ chapters in a book. Have to buy coins to read past chapter 10. Coins are 3 for 99 cents and it takes 3 coins to buy a chapter (so like $50 to read a book - they think they'll get you because you just do it a chapter at a time). Books are written by amateurs and poorly edited. The plot of the one I partially read wasn't terrible, but definitely had plenty of grammatical errors. Just use the Kindle app. It will be cheaper and higher quality.

The app itself is good, it's easy to earn coins or wait for chapters and the good news is, if you wait to open a chapter, it remains unlocked. I've used other apps that have it to back to being locked after 7 days. The webcomics are really good but small selection. I take a star off because a lot of the novels have errors/ written by non-native speakers and I wish they'd invest into developing/promoting genres other than "romance" (really just smut on here). More higher quality novels please!

I enjoy the app and the stories, but the cost of coins and the amount of time you have to wait for free tickets is absurd. The chapters in most of the stories are so short, you can read them in a couple minutes. I could by a paperback copy of the story with less typing errors from the book store or download for WAY cheaper. I hope you look at ads as an option to read the next chapter. Mostly it isn't worth it. When I finish my books I'm working on...if I ever finish them, I will delete the app.

Some of the writing has really bad grammar/editing mistakes. I know the writers are putting out chapters quickly, but some errors are so bad that I have to go back and re-read the paragraph. In addition, you HAVE to "pay" coins to read the last chapters. So, even if you "wait" the appropriate time, you will never get to read the end of a book if you don't purchase coins. Pretty lame. Other than that, I've loved the stories so far. Quick, easy reads that I can get in during a busy day.

I enjoy this app. I wish that it gave you the ability to categorize your library. For ex. Books I've finished separate from current reads. And it can be expensive! I've spent $30 already on reading a book which is still ongoing. I can read slow(1 chapter a day when its offered for free). But for an extreme avid book reader, I never read 1 episode/chapter a day. I normally can read a full book in 1-4 days tops! So I'll continue to split my time on apps and books to read for free.

I downloaded Radish for one book I started reading on Wattpad. The quality of the writing is great, but it's WAY too expensive to keep buying chapters. At full price, each chapter costs 50 cents. I can purchase plenty of great novels for a few dollars, or just check stuff out online from my library. I'm bummed because I already spent some money reading the book, but I can't justify continuing to spend that type of money. I think they should give you an option to watch ads for chapters.

I've really enjoyed this app! There are enough "wait to read" books that I don't feel like I'm being swindled, and there are some great stories on it! Lots of variety, and I've found some new fav authors! UNTIL, the app was updated and in the course of about 2hrs, I went from accessing all my books, bookmarks, history, etc., to now, I'm not even able to get into the app without logging in. I don't want a new account, and though I've asked for password reset, I've gotten Nothing to reset!

While the stories are good, the app is misleading. It says you can earn free coins on the daily draw (although I only ever win 1 or 3 coins), and by watching videos. It always says videos are available, but every time I click on them, a pop-up says no videos are available! They just make it look like they are until you click on them. So if you're good with being misled & shelling out money to read stories that you can frequently read for free on Kindle Unlimited, then download the app.

Overall experience so far has been a mixed bag. App has a wide variety of titles to choose from but is a little confusing on how to find them once in your library. There are promotions and freebies on offer almost constantly, however most stories reach a pay-per-chapter point and then all bets are off. Promos and Wait For Unlock no longer apply and you are then obligated to pay for or use coins to continue reading. Gathering coins is another headache in and of itself. Most expire within 24hrs...

I'm so upset about the closing of this app, as a long time subscriber I feel my money has been thrown away. It wouldn't be as bad if I could still read the chapters that I'VE PAID FOR! This app has always been my favorite. I've relied on it to help my mental health and I'm so disappointed for giving them my trust/money. I really hope other authors/readers can team up to at the very least let readers keep access to chapters they've unlocked after 12/31/25(my birthday btw) Please complain also!!

Got some really 'good' stories on here! Although, the vids to get coins will work sometimes, but, not always. Still a great eReader overall! Better than sum. But why all of a sudden, we have to use our coins just to continue reading a story?! I'll actually be glad when those coins go, at the end of the year! Just hope the coins that are placed on stories [now] will also go too! UPDATE; Sad to see this app go so soon! Was really enjoying reading the stories! Oh well! Take Care! 💝

I'm sad to lose Radish at the end of the yr. It's my favorite reading app. But we will NOT be losing access to unlocked chapters. After Dec31, we lose the ability to spend coins, there will be no more updates, & we lose access to any *unlocked* chapters, but anything in your Library, Bookmarks, & Archive that you've unlocked remains available to you.

This has been my absolute favorite reading app for paranormal/romance/mc etc... I have been a reader on Radish almost their entire decade. I am sad to see them shutting down. I only wish they had given readers a warning before taking away the ability to buy/earn coins to unlock locked chapters 4 months prior to end of service date. I have several stories I can't finish now and others buying the book if published just to finish!

This app used to be one of my favorites. I read it every night, sometimes for hours, never spending money. I watched ads and played games to earn chapters. I figured out their system and loved it. Until they decided to shut down. Now they are screwing us raw. It's really bad. It's too the point I'll never rely on anything they produce again. So so frustrating.

been a loyal reader for several years now & extremely upset to discover Radish plans to shut down! I'm probably 1 of many that feel this way & I hope that enough ppl speak up so that maybe we can change this! I've used several apps over the years but this one has had the best writing/editing by far, as well as just outright awesome authors/storytellers! other apps seem to have poorly written stories that are difficult to follow, filled with typos & other errors. days l8r:& now there's an update?