Reviews for Wattpad - Read & Write Stories

Edit: For hours now I've been getting an "Unable to connect to Internet. Please check your network settings" Despite the fact that I am connected to my Internet and I can still read books if I go through my saved lists. Or use the search bar. But the home screen is not working and I can't like or comment on the app. My Internet is working just find, obviously if I'm on the store and can use YouTube, etc. 🤷‍♀️ Your app is getting again broken.

I've been reading on this app since I was in middle school back in 2014, love it. yea the ads are annoying now but they give chances to watch ads to earn skips. so im so so about it. I do wish they had a way that we as the reader can go into the settings and change the language automatically. so anyone could read whatever no matter what the author wrote in their native language. Basically where it can translate automatically for anyone and they choose the language they prefer to read in.

The new Wattpad update has made the app almost unusable. Every time I start reading, it works fine for a few minutes, but then suddenly freezes and crashes. If I choose “close app,” it resets and lets me back in, but the same issue repeats within minutes—every single time without fail. It’s really frustrating because it completely disrupts the reading experience. This needs to be fixed as soon as possible.

I've been using wattpad since 2019 and it's really good. As of lately, it freezes up and closes out. I have lost countless spots on books i was reading and some chapters of my own books aren't being saved. I don't know what is causing this bug but i hope it's fixed soon. I would really hate to change apps after so many years.

I've been using wattpad for roughly 7 years now and it's slowly yet progressively getting worse. The ads are out of control. I miss the version with only occasional ads in between chapters, now it's every single chapter and sometimes you have to sit and watch three. Years ago every book used to be available to read it without wifi and how that's been limited significantly. This app now is just money hungry. On the bright side there's a lot of good books available to read and easy to publish

I wish I didn't have to rely on wifi to write stories that I've been working on for years. It was so much easier to write offline and only worry about the sync problem between devices because that was an easy fix when I got around wifi again way back when. And some of us broke people don't always have access to wifi or a data plan. I liked it better when it was broke people friendly. Update to this review! All of my drafts have disappeared! Literally over 10 years of drafts are gone! Why!?

I am beyond frustrated. I've been trying to write a story for months, but have been facing constant set backs due to this app's inability to save progress. Even if I spam the save option, I get an error telling me that it failed to save the section. edit: I would give negative stars if I could. Wattpad logged me out of my account and deleted all of my drafts. 5 months of work, all gone. Do not download.

Okay, something weird is going on with the app rn. It worked mostly fine for the months I had it, only not working when internet is bad (which is normal ig), but it says I'm having connectivity issues and need to re-login, but I can still see all my stuff, except the revisions I just made on the desktop version. I primarily use the app because I don't have a computer I can access at all times, but the stuff I wrote works just fine on it, even showing the new revisions. What's up with that?

I've had this issue for a LONG time, but when I stop typing for a while, Wattpad will go all the way to the bottom of a chapter I'm editing and then change the formatting. by changing the paragraph from left to right to the middle, and it's becoming increasingly irritating and making the app very difficult to deal with and is discouraging writing. I'm unsure if it's the device I'm using, but either way, it's harming my experience using the app.

I lve had this app for years now and only thing I have to say is there's to many ads and I miss the number of offline books you can read. The ads don't make it enjoyable anymore and have become quite annoying and bothersome. not what it used to be. it's still a good platform, I enjoy the books I find and love that you can publish your own work onto the platform and get good feedback here and there. but like I said, the ads are just ruining it for me so I have to give it 3 ⭐

This app is indeed cluttered with ads. Not only that, the writing interface is horrible if you don't own an apple device or computer. You'd think after all these years, they'd release an update to make the same quality available on other devices. But unfortunately, you'd be thinking wrong. Writing on my IPad or PC is easy. Yet when I switch over to type on my Samsung, the different fonts don't work, centering is a headache, and the same goes for saving. 3 stars for nostalgia.

It's been fine for the most part other then adds coming in a little early and long lodging time with a few small glitches, until recently. I logged in and figured I'd reread and older book in my library only to find that the app completely restarted were I was in over half my books saved to my library and removed all the restarted books from my different book list, which pisses me off because of how much time I'll have to spend to fix it.

Gone Downhill I used to really like this app but it has gone so downhill. At one point all my archived stories had been removed. With ads anymore you have to exit out of them 3 time before they actually close, and no I don't want to pay to remove them. If I did I would seek that option out myself. The exclude filtering is limited. I see the same suggested stories over and over. You get logged out randomly and told to reset your password.

It's mobile wattpad. But I seriously undrestimated the monitization they added. After evrry chapter, regardless of length, an ad will play. One that you can't even back out of, if say, *you miss-scroll to the following chapter. Then, if you intuitively scroll up, it'll play ANOTHER unavoidable ad. And, after the ad plays, it will give you a popup for premium. I don't know if writers are getting credits or compensation for that, but I hope they are.

I love the most recent update of watching ads to get 3 ad skips. Yes, 1 ad skip is used after every chapter, but I'm able to stack the ad skips, and I love it. while I watch a movie or something, I can just get the ads playing on my phone so I can read later. I love that the skips don't expire or go away if you exit the app. Another thing I love about the app it that if you open it and are on your main page area, not sure what to call it, it always recommends new stories with your favorite ship

Ads can be a pain, but otherwise I find it a good app. You can find practically anything you want to read about; and you can publish your own stories for others to enjoy. plus, you can read stories offline or online. besides from ads popping up, I also dislike when even if you log into a previous account, it will still ask about settings and stuff that pop up while you're reading.

The app is great for reading fanfics and other stories. However, there's too many ads. I get every single ad every time I complete reading a SINGLE chapter. It's really annoying, and I do not want to waste $60 on just a year of ad free. I would suggest reducing the number of pop-up ads when reading chapters . For example, an ad shows up after reading around 5-7 chapters. I don't see a reason as to why there should be an ad after reading a single chapter.

I've been using this app since 2016, and I never had a problem with logging into my account. I even paid premium just to read more stories that require coins, and now, lately, it has been logging me out constantly, and I can't even get the reset instructions. It's completely frustrating, and it needs to be fixed ASAP!

At first wattpad was a great place to read free books. However now it's Ad after Ad. I read a chapter, than get an ad, next chapter than another ad. Just ad after ad after ad and I am getting sick of it! I am hoping that Wattpad actually reads their customer feedback and fixes this issue because they used to be such a great reading app but not anymore. If this continues on and nothing gets fixed I am going to find myself another app to use for reading.

I've had this app since November of 2014. That's almost 11 years. I'd say I'm a loyal user then at this point, and I use this app very often. I was orginally mad at the ads before and after chapters, but then I got over it because I know the company needs money. But now? Now the ads are way too excessive! Ads on chapters, ads before and after chapters, ad banners on book descriptions, ads in comment sections...ads are everywhere! It's just too many ads and disrupts the reading experience.