NovelToon Downloads & RevenueNovelToon: Read Books, Stories · Google Play
NovelToon: Read Books, Stories gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
NovelToon: Read Books, Stories is #1 in Books & Reference Free on Google Play in Vietnam and charting in 8 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
NovelToon: Read Books, Stories update history & changes
Last change · 16 events since 1 Jul 2020Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 16 events
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories entered the top 100Top Free · Books & Reference · RU
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories entered the top 100Top Free · Books & Reference · NL
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories charting in a new countryNetherlands
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories entered the top 10Top Free · Books & Reference · MX
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories charting in a new countrySpain
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories charting in a new countryCanada
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories hit #1Top Free · Books & Reference · VN
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Free · Books & Reference · MX · Top Free · Books & Reference · TH
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories charting in a new country in 3 chartsMexico · Thailand · Vietnam
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories entered the top 100Top Free · Books & Reference · DE
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories charting in a new countryGermany
- 📈NovelToon: Read Books, Stories charting in a new countrySouth Korea
- 🆕NovelToon: Read Books, Stories first spotted by AppInsiderBrazil
- 📦NovelToon: Read Books, Stories updated to version 3.38.03Optimization of the image picker experience.
Optimization of some basic features.
Fix known issues. - 📦NovelToon: Read Books, Stories version 3.38.06Optimization of the image picker experience.
Optimization of some basic features.
Fix known issues. - 🆕NovelToon: Read Books, Stories released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Books & Reference FreeNovelToon: Read Books, Stories at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
NovelToon is a free-to-read platform for web novels, fanfiction, and chat-style stories that also allows users to publish their own writing. The app holds the #1 spot in Vietnam's Books & Reference Free chart and ranks within the top 35 in Thailand, Brazil, and Mexico, indicating strong traction in Southeast Asian and Latin American markets.
Similar apps: Wattpad, Galatea, Tapas
NovelToon: Read Books, Stories on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v3.34.02, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
NovelToon: Read Books, Stories downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where NovelToon: Read Books, Stories'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in NovelToon: Read Books, Stories before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How NovelToon: Read Books, Stories makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | Books & ReferenceFree | #1 |
 Brazil | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #32 |
| Brazil | Books & ReferenceFree | #35 |
 Mexico | Books & ReferenceFree | #35 |
 Germany | Books & ReferenceFree | #136 |
 Thailand | Books & ReferenceFree | #21 |
 Russia | Books & ReferenceFree | #80 |
 Spain | Books & ReferenceFree | #168 |
 United Arab Emirates | Books & ReferenceFree | #128 |
Apps near NovelToon: Read Books, Stories on the chart
Books & Reference Free, around #1.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview 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 NovelToon: Read Books, Stories
From the 103 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app for its extensive library of novels and comics, particularly noting specific fandom content like BTS fanfiction. However, frequent complaints arise regarding intrusive advertising, technical bugs affecting writers, and the addition of unwanted AI-generated content.
Mostly positive (92% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for few ads, and being fun. The main complaints are about ads.
What people like
- Ads: “it is very simple and easy to use without unnecessary ads”
- Fun: “I love and enjoy reading novels , chat stories and comics from this app”
- Ease of use: “easy to read specifically chat story”
- Features & content: “awesome experience being in this app, it have download option and you can read it offline any time 👍👍”
Common complaints
- Ads: “there is no ads available”
About NovelToon: Read Books, Stories
🌟 NovelToon: Read free books and novels.
✅ Read free books & novels on NovelToon!
✅ No in-app purchases. No need to unlock chapters or pay anything.
✅ Just tap a book or novel chapter and start reading for free. Zero waiting!
✅ Reading made easy!
📚 Read novels & stories across all genres
👀 Love romance books? Or prefer fanfiction stories?
👀 NovelToon offers over 300,000 free novels to read, including fiction, non-fiction, web-novel, manga, ebook, short stories, and more.
🧐 Find a good novel for you - Romance, Fantasy, Modern, Comedy, Time Travel, Thrill, School Life, etc. Tons of addictive web novels to read.
😄 Discover a world full of free books to read, enjoy pure reading pleasure.
👍 Download free novels to read anytime and anywhere.
- As a story app, on NovelToon, you can read free books and also download free ebooks!
- Even offline, NovelToon is your portable library — just like a Kindle ebook reader!
- If you love book apps like Wattpad or GALATEA, you'll love NovelToon too!
💬 Chat Story: telling stories just like chatting
- Besides reading novels, you can also find many exciting Chat Stories.
- Chat Stories are a new form of novel where the story unfolds in the form of chat conversations. These stories feature exciting plots and imaginative settings.
- Chat Stories offer a more user-friendly reading experience. You don't need to spend hours reading a book.
- You may see imaginative fun stories, like characters from One Piece chatting with each other or fanfiction stories of K-pop idol group members, etc.
👭 More than reading...
❓ Get tired of only reading?
📌 Unlike other normal book apps, you can do many things besides only reading on NovelToon.
👉 Join the webnovel community and discuss novel plots with other novel readers.
👉 Chat with authors and even inspire them about the storyline!
✌️ Just find free books to read, and enjoy the fun of our reading community!
✍️ Become a book writer!
- Love to write stories?
- 📝 On NovelToon, you can also publish your own stories. 📝
- Our slogan is 'Your Story Matters'. We're looking for talents who want to write their own stories.
- We offer writing tools, support services, and professional guidance to help you grow as an author.
- 💰 If your work shines, you could sign a contract, win prizes, and even see your novel published or adapted into comics! 💰
- Start your writing career and become a book writer!
🌍 Read Novels in Multiple Languages
- Like other world-class free reading apps, NovelToon supports reading novels and chat stories in various languages.
- Besides English novels and chat stories, you can also find free books in Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Indonesian and more languages
- Switch to your preferred language in "Settings" to enjoy free novels and chat stories.
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What's new in 3.38.06
Optimization of some basic features.
Fix known issues.
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