FanFiction.Net Downloads & RevenueFanFiction.Net · App Store & Google Play
FanFiction.Net by FictionPress Inc is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
⭐iOSRatings pace up +123%📈AndroidEntered the top 100📈AndroidCharting in a new country📊iOSDownloads up ×17.6 in a week📈iOSEntered the top 100✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: wattpad, webnovel🚀iOSNow shown next to Wattpad - Read & Write Stories, Spirit Fanfics e Histórias, FanFiction | AO3 unofficial +3 more✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: novels⭐iOSPassed 1K ratings📈iOSEntered the top 10🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSReleased on the App Store🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 34 events in the last 12 months
- 📈FanFiction.Net entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Books & Reference · NL
- 📈FanFiction.Net charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📊FanFiction.Net: downloads up ×17.6 in a weekiOSabout 1.5k a day now (our estimate)
- 📈FanFiction.Net entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Books · RU
- ✏️FanFiction.Net added hidden keywords: wattpad, webnoveliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈FanFiction.Net charting in a new countryAndroidItaly
- 🚀FanFiction.Net: now shown next to Wattpad - Read & Write Stories, Spirit Fanfics e Histórias, FanFiction | AO3 unofficial +3 moreiOSthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- ✏️FanFiction.Net added hidden keywords: novelsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️FanFiction.Net added hidden keywords: webnoveliOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈FanFiction.Net entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Books · US
- 📈FanFiction.Net entered the top 100 in 8 chartsiOSTop Free · Books · AE · Top Free · Books · BR · Top Free · Books · CA · Top Free · Books · DE · +4 more
- 📈FanFiction.Net charting in a new country in 3 chartsiOSUnited Arab Emirates · India · South Korea
- 📈FanFiction.Net entered the top 100 in 4 chartsiOSTop Free · Books · AU · Top Free · Books · GB · Top Free · Books · ID · Top Free · Books · US
- 📈FanFiction.Net charting in a new countryiOSJapan
- 📈FanFiction.Net charting in a new countryiOSSaudi Arabia
- 🆕FanFiction.Net first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidRussia
- 📈FanFiction.Net charting in a new countryiOSFrance
- 📈FanFiction.Net charting in a new countryiOSRussia
- 📈FanFiction.Net charting in a new countryiOSAustralia
- 📈FanFiction.Net charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSIndonesia · Italy
- 📈FanFiction.Net charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSBrazil · United States
- 🆕FanFiction.Net first spotted by AppInsideriOS#56 in Top Free · Books · Canada
- 🆕FanFiction.Net released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕FanFiction.Net released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
3.5 ★
49k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#25
App Store · 
Books Free
Books FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
21
▲ +122% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
1192753879
Publisher
FictionPress Inc
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Jan 2017
9 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 12.0+
iPhone 5s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
7 content notes below
Languages
27
CA CS DA NL EN FI FR DE HE HU ID IT …
Size
141 MB
Also listed in
Books, Entertainment
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Horror/Fear ThemesFrequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude HumorInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.fictionpress.fanfiction
Publisher
FictionPress Inc.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Teen
FanFiction.Net downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | – | 100k+ |
| Google Play | – | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | – | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where FanFiction.Net's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #25 Books Free | 10 of 30 countries | #45 | – |
| Google Play | #161 Books & Reference Free | 1 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
21
▲ +122% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
9.5
US App Store
Recent ratings
1.9★
vs 2.4★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
2.2★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 90% of Books apps
Growing fastest in 
United States ▲ +109%
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 92% | ▲ +109% |
 Australia | 1.5 | 8% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 2.5 ★ | 1k |
| Google Play | 3.5 ★ | 48k 7.2k written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.5 ★ weighted by ratings | 49k |
What users say about FanFiction.Net
From the 74 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (12% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and regular updates. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “So, I am making a bug report”
- Updates: “I love this app, but it needs an update”
- Ease of use: “So you could search easier”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Scrolling is broken still”
- Updates: “This started after the iOS update”
- Features & content: “No wonder this place is dead, you can't even manage upkeep for basic features”
- Design: “Most confusing roundabout layout, and the scrolling on fics doesn’t even work”
About FanFiction.Net
Official app for FanFiction.Net is now on iOS!
* Read - Access millions of stories for free
* Write - Edit and Publish your stories on the go
* Text to Speech - Turn stories into audio books
* Translation: Read stories translated into your native language via our AI engine
* Syncing - Library/Downloaded syncing between devices
* Dictionary - Multi-language dictionary lookup
* Forums - Join writing groups or make friends with millions of other readers and writers.
* Push - Push notifications for Followed/Downloaded stories
* Private Messaging - Enjoying private communication with other users. Send text, image or voice messages.
* Community Archives - Start or browse story archives .
* Beta Readers - Browse and search for registered beta readers.
* Story Management - Browse and manage your favorites and follows.
* User Management - Browse and manage your favorites, follows, and others.
Please note Private Messaging (PM) feature is currently app to app only. PM site integration is coming soon in a future release.
Please email all feedback and bug reports to [email protected].
* Read - Access millions of stories for free
* Write - Edit and Publish your stories on the go
* Text to Speech - Turn stories into audio books
* Translation: Read stories translated into your native language via our AI engine
* Syncing - Library/Downloaded syncing between devices
* Dictionary - Multi-language dictionary lookup
* Forums - Join writing groups or make friends with millions of other readers and writers.
* Push - Push notifications for Followed/Downloaded stories
* Private Messaging - Enjoying private communication with other users. Send text, image or voice messages.
* Community Archives - Start or browse story archives .
* Beta Readers - Browse and search for registered beta readers.
* Story Management - Browse and manage your favorites and follows.
* User Management - Browse and manage your favorites, follows, and others.
Please note Private Messaging (PM) feature is currently app to app only. PM site integration is coming soon in a future release.
Please email all feedback and bug reports to [email protected].
FanFiction.Net App Store
FanFiction.Net is #45 in Books Free in United States and charting in 10 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperFictionPress Inc
CategoryBooks
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 2.5 (1k)
Version66.0
Age rating17+
First seen by us 25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
Rating
2.5 ★
1k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#45
Books FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
21
▲ +122% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
FanFiction.Net on the App Store
App details
App ID
1192753879
Publisher
FictionPress Inc
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Jan 2017
9 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 12.0+
iPhone 5s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
17+
7 content notes below
Languages
27
CA CS DA NL EN FI FR DE HE HU ID IT …
Size
141 MB
Also listed in
Books, Entertainment
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Horror/Fear ThemesFrequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive ThemesInfrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude HumorInfrequent/Mild Realistic ViolenceInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity
FanFiction.Net downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where FanFiction.Net's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | BooksFree | #45 |
 United Kingdom | BooksFree | #30 |
| Canada | BooksFree | #25 |
 Germany | BooksFree | #67 |
| Australia | BooksFree | #51 |
 Japan | BooksFree | #199 |
 Italy | BooksFree | #66 |
 Brazil | BooksFree | #100 |
 United Arab Emirates | BooksFree | #84 |
 Indonesia | BooksFree | #137 |
Apps near FanFiction.Net on the chart
Books Free, around #45.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
2.5 ★
1k ratings
Measured
Ratings
1k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
21
▲ +122% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
9.5
US App Store
Recent ratings
1.9★
vs 2.4★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
2.2★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 90% of Books apps
Growing fastest in United States ▲ +109%
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 92% | ▲ +109% |
| Australia | 1.5 | 8% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about FanFiction.Net
From the 74 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly negative (12% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and regular updates. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “So, I am making a bug report”
- Updates: “I love this app, but it needs an update”
- Ease of use: “So you could search easier”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Scrolling is broken still”
- Updates: “This started after the iOS update”
- Features & content: “No wonder this place is dead, you can't even manage upkeep for basic features”
- Design: “Most confusing roundabout layout, and the scrolling on fics doesn’t even work”
About FanFiction.Net
Official app for FanFiction.Net is now on iOS!
* Read - Access millions of stories for free
* Write - Edit and Publish your stories on the go
* Text to Speech - Turn stories into audio books
* Translation: Read stories translated into your native language via our AI engine
* Syncing - Library/Downloaded syncing between devices
* Dictionary - Multi-language dictionary lookup
* Forums - Join writing groups or make friends with millions of other readers and writers.
* Push - Push notifications for Followed/Downloaded stories
* Private Messaging - Enjoying private communication with other users. Send text, image or voice messages.
* Community Archives - Start or browse story archives .
* Beta Readers - Browse and search for registered beta readers.
* Story Management - Browse and manage your favorites and follows.
* User Management - Browse and manage your favorites, follows, and others.
Please note Private Messaging (PM) feature is currently app to app only. PM site integration is coming soon in a future release.
Please email all feedback and bug reports to [email protected].
* Read - Access millions of stories for free
* Write - Edit and Publish your stories on the go
* Text to Speech - Turn stories into audio books
* Translation: Read stories translated into your native language via our AI engine
* Syncing - Library/Downloaded syncing between devices
* Dictionary - Multi-language dictionary lookup
* Forums - Join writing groups or make friends with millions of other readers and writers.
* Push - Push notifications for Followed/Downloaded stories
* Private Messaging - Enjoying private communication with other users. Send text, image or voice messages.
* Community Archives - Start or browse story archives .
* Beta Readers - Browse and search for registered beta readers.
* Story Management - Browse and manage your favorites and follows.
* User Management - Browse and manage your favorites, follows, and others.
Please note Private Messaging (PM) feature is currently app to app only. PM site integration is coming soon in a future release.
Please email all feedback and bug reports to [email protected].
Latest updates
66.0
v66.0:
* New: exclude category filter option in global and crossover search
* 5 critical document editor bug fixes
* Dark mode/theme will now auto sync reading theme to dark version
FanFiction.Net Android
FanFiction.Net is #161 in Books & Reference Free on Google Play in Russia and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperFictionPress
CategoryBooks & Reference
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 3.5 (48k)
Updated
Content ratingTeen
Rating
3.5 ★
48k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#161
Books & Reference FreeMeasured
FanFiction.Net on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.fictionpress.fanfiction
Publisher
FictionPress Inc.
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Teen
FanFiction.Net downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where FanFiction.Net's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | Books & ReferenceFree | #161 |
Apps near FanFiction.Net on the chart
Books & Reference Free, around #161.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
3.5 ★
48k ratings
Measured
Ratings
48k
Measured
Written reviews
7.2k
Measured
About FanFiction.Net
Read millions of stories for free and publish on-the-go via the world's first and largest fanfiction archive.
* Read - Read millions of stories for free
* Write - Edit and Publish your stories on the go
* Translation: Read stories translated into your native language via our AI engine
* Text to Speech - Turn stories into audio books
* Android Auto support - Read stories while cruising down the highway
* Syncing - Library/Downloaded syncing between devices
* Forums - Join writing groups or make friends with millions of other readers and writers.
* Push - Push notifications for Followed/Downloaded stories
* Private Messaging - Enjoying private communication with other users. Send text, image or voice messages.
* Community Archives - Start or browse story archives .
* Beta Readers - Browse and search for registered beta readers.
* Story Management - Browse and manage your favorites and follows.
* User Management - Browse and manage your favorites, follows, and others.
Please note Private Messaging (PM) feature is currently app to app only. PM site integration is coming soon in a future release.
App Permissions Explained:
* Audio: Our Private Messaging feature allows the sending and receiving of recorded voice messages between app users.
* Camera: QRCode story/user sharing/scanning feature requires the camera to capture qr encoded images.
* Phone status: Text to Speech feature will auto pause story reading in headset mode when detecting in coming calls which requires phone status.
* Read - Read millions of stories for free
* Write - Edit and Publish your stories on the go
* Translation: Read stories translated into your native language via our AI engine
* Text to Speech - Turn stories into audio books
* Android Auto support - Read stories while cruising down the highway
* Syncing - Library/Downloaded syncing between devices
* Forums - Join writing groups or make friends with millions of other readers and writers.
* Push - Push notifications for Followed/Downloaded stories
* Private Messaging - Enjoying private communication with other users. Send text, image or voice messages.
* Community Archives - Start or browse story archives .
* Beta Readers - Browse and search for registered beta readers.
* Story Management - Browse and manage your favorites and follows.
* User Management - Browse and manage your favorites, follows, and others.
Please note Private Messaging (PM) feature is currently app to app only. PM site integration is coming soon in a future release.
App Permissions Explained:
* Audio: Our Private Messaging feature allows the sending and receiving of recorded voice messages between app users.
* Camera: QRCode story/user sharing/scanning feature requires the camera to capture qr encoded images.
* Phone status: Text to Speech feature will auto pause story reading in headset mode when detecting in coming calls which requires phone status.
What's new in 66.5-dbdae8198b
v66.5:
* Fixed high battery usage during some background network events
* Fixed several small/slow memory leaks
v66.0:
* New: exclude category filter option in global and crossover search
* 5 critical document editor bug fixes
* Dark mode/theme will now auto sync reading theme to dark version
* Fixed high battery usage during some background network events
* Fixed several small/slow memory leaks
v66.0:
* New: exclude category filter option in global and crossover search
* 5 critical document editor bug fixes
* Dark mode/theme will now auto sync reading theme to dark version
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