BestNovel: Read Romance Novels: iPhone vs Android
BestNovel: Read Romance Novels gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
BestNovel: Read Romance Novels by Weread is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Magazines & Newspapers FreeBestNovel: Read Romance Novels at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-26. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
BestNovel is a free-to-download e-book and audiobook platform targeting romance, fantasy, and fanfiction readers with customizable reading tools and offline capabilities. The app shows strong traction in East Asian and Russian markets, ranking #1 in Free Magazines & Newspapers in Japan and #4 in Russia, while also achieving notable grossing positions in those regions despite a low user rating of 3.08.
Similar apps: Wattpad, Webnovel, Kindle
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
BestNovel: Read Romance Novels’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 1 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
BestNovel: Read Romance Novels downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 100k+ |
| Google Play | 5k+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where BestNovel: Read Romance Novels'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 before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How BestNovel: Read Romance Novels makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 2 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 3 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 4 | 1000 coins | |
| 5 | 3000 coins | |
| 6 | 100 coins | |
| 7 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 8 | 500 coins | |
| 9 | 2000 coins | |
| 10 | Coins Package 15 |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 3.3 ★ | 1.9k |
| Google Play | 4.1 ★ | 15k 2.3k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.0 ★ weighted by ratings | 17k |
What users say about BestNovel: Read Romance Novels
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the engaging romance and fantasy storylines but are frustrated by aggressive monetization tactics like excessive ads and expensive chapter unlocks. Complaints also highlight technical issues with subscription cancellation and poor customer support.
Mixed but leaning positive (72% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and good value. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Fun: “The stories are addicting!”
- Price & subscription: “Very happy that I subscribed”
- Ads: “I love how you can earn coins by watching videos/ads”
- Features & content: “Good selection of books and topics”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Advertised Book Not Found”
- Price & subscription: “Too expensive, too many ads and too much time”
- Fun: “Poorly designed with only app owners enjoyed considered when designing”
About BestNovel: Read Romance Novels
FEATURES
* Many Many Books
The ebooks including romance, sci-fi, mystery, comedy, action adventure, fantasy, young adult fiction, fanfiction, LGBT, classic, xuanhuan, wuxia novel & other original work. New stories added daily!
* Customizable Reading Features
Build your own bookshelf and enrich your collections.
Real paper book simulation, text size adjustment, Day & Night mode and more for you to find the best reading style.
* Read Books Offline
Save and preload your favorite stories and take them with you wherever you go, even when you're offline.
Import books from your phone and read EPUB files, text documents, UMD files and other 30 file formats of e-books with MoboReader.
* Audiobooks
Listen to all your favorite ebooks with our easy-to-use audiobook player.
About Auto-Renewable Subscriptions
- Auto-renewable subscriptions in the app include Check-in Coins Packs.
- Daily Coins Bundle: $5, $10 and $15
- Payment: The purchase will be charged to your iTunes account.
- Renewal: When you subscribe to check-in coins pack, your subscription will renew automatically. You'll be charged at the start of each billing cycle until you cancel your subscription. Subscriptions are automatically charged each billing period, whether monthly or another period, and you may be charged no more than 24 hours before the beginning of each billing period.
- Cancellation: You may cancel a subscription at any time more than 24 hours before your renewal date.
- Privacy Policy: https://staticpage-en.cdreader.com/EN/AppPrivacyPolicy.html?client_proid=260&mt=1
- Subscription Terms and Conditions: https://staticpage-en.cdreader.com/EN/CheckinCard/agreement.html?client_proid=260&mt=1
Any questions or advice? Please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Website: bestnovel.com
Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/Bestnovel-107977075233974/?business_id=264366644083876
BestNovel: Read Romance Novels iPhone
BestNovel: Read Romance Novels gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
BestNovel: Read Romance Novels is #1 in Magazines & Newspapers Free in Japan and charting in 15 of 24 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Magazines & Newspapers FreeBestNovel: Read Romance Novels at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-26. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
BestNovel is a free-to-download e-book and audiobook platform targeting romance, fantasy, and fanfiction readers with customizable reading tools and offline capabilities. The app shows strong traction in East Asian and Russian markets, ranking #1 in Free Magazines & Newspapers in Japan and #4 in Russia, while also achieving notable grossing positions in those regions despite a low user rating of 3.08.
Similar apps: Wattpad, Webnovel, Kindle
BestNovel: Read Romance Novels on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
BestNovel: Read Romance Novels’s App Store privacy label declares 1 data category used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 1 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
BestNovel: Read Romance Novels 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 BestNovel: Read Romance Novels'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 BestNovel: Read Romance Novels before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How BestNovel: Read Romance Novels makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 2 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 3 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 4 | 1000 coins | |
| 5 | 3000 coins | |
| 6 | 100 coins | |
| 7 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 8 | 500 coins | |
| 9 | 2000 coins | |
| 10 | Coins Package 15 |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 24 countries.
Australia
India
IndonesiaApps near BestNovel: Read Romance Novels on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Free, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about BestNovel: Read Romance Novels
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the engaging romance and fantasy storylines but are frustrated by aggressive monetization tactics like excessive ads and expensive chapter unlocks. Complaints also highlight technical issues with subscription cancellation and poor customer support.
Mixed but leaning positive (72% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and good value. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Fun: “The stories are addicting!”
- Price & subscription: “Very happy that I subscribed”
- Ads: “I love how you can earn coins by watching videos/ads”
- Features & content: “Good selection of books and topics”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Advertised Book Not Found”
- Price & subscription: “Too expensive, too many ads and too much time”
- Fun: “Poorly designed with only app owners enjoyed considered when designing”
About BestNovel: Read Romance Novels
FEATURES
* Many Many Books
The ebooks including romance, sci-fi, mystery, comedy, action adventure, fantasy, young adult fiction, fanfiction, LGBT, classic, xuanhuan, wuxia novel & other original work. New stories added daily!
* Customizable Reading Features
Build your own bookshelf and enrich your collections.
Real paper book simulation, text size adjustment, Day & Night mode and more for you to find the best reading style.
* Read Books Offline
Save and preload your favorite stories and take them with you wherever you go, even when you're offline.
Import books from your phone and read EPUB files, text documents, UMD files and other 30 file formats of e-books with MoboReader.
* Audiobooks
Listen to all your favorite ebooks with our easy-to-use audiobook player.
About Auto-Renewable Subscriptions
- Auto-renewable subscriptions in the app include Check-in Coins Packs.
- Daily Coins Bundle: $5, $10 and $15
- Payment: The purchase will be charged to your iTunes account.
- Renewal: When you subscribe to check-in coins pack, your subscription will renew automatically. You'll be charged at the start of each billing cycle until you cancel your subscription. Subscriptions are automatically charged each billing period, whether monthly or another period, and you may be charged no more than 24 hours before the beginning of each billing period.
- Cancellation: You may cancel a subscription at any time more than 24 hours before your renewal date.
- Privacy Policy: https://staticpage-en.cdreader.com/EN/AppPrivacyPolicy.html?client_proid=260&mt=1
- Subscription Terms and Conditions: https://staticpage-en.cdreader.com/EN/CheckinCard/agreement.html?client_proid=260&mt=1
Any questions or advice? Please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Website: bestnovel.com
Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/Bestnovel-107977075233974/?business_id=264366644083876
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BestNovel - Novel Story Reader gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
BestNovel - Novel Story Reader is #14 in Books & Reference Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 12 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Books & Reference FreeBestNovel - Novel Story Reader on Google Play
App details
BestNovel - Novel Story Reader 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 BestNovel - Novel Story Reader'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 BestNovel - Novel Story Reader before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How BestNovel - Novel Story Reader makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 2 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 3 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 4 | 1000 coins | |
| 5 | 3000 coins | |
| 6 | 100 coins | |
| 7 | SVIP (weekly) subscription | |
| 8 | 500 coins | |
| 9 | 2000 coins | |
| 10 | Coins Package 15 |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Books & ReferenceFree | #14 |
| Japan | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #19 |
 United States | Books & ReferenceFree | #62 |
| United States | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #82 |
 South Korea | Books & ReferenceFree | #25 |
 Russia | Books & ReferenceFree | #15 |
| South Korea | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #39 |
 Germany | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #47 |
| United Kingdom | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #66 |
 France | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #43 |
| Germany | Books & ReferenceFree | #53 |
| United Kingdom | Books & ReferenceFree | #74 |
 Italy | Books & ReferenceFree | #35 |
 Canada | Books & ReferenceFree | #52 |
| France | Books & ReferenceFree | #74 |
 Brazil | Books & ReferenceFree | #89 |
 Saudi Arabia | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #96 |
 United Arab Emirates | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #89 |
Apps near BestNovel - Novel Story Reader on the chart
Books & Reference Free, around #14.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
About BestNovel - Novel Story Reader
FEATURES
* Many Many Books
The ebooks including romance, sci-fi, mystery, comedy, action adventure, fantasy, young adult fiction, fanfiction, LGBT, classic, xuanhuan, wuxia novel & other original work. New stories added daily!
* Customizable Reading Features
Build your own bookshelf and enrich your collections.
Real paper book simulation, text size adjustment, Day & Night mode and more for you to find the best reading style.
* Read Books Offline
Save and preload your favorite stories and take them with you wherever you go, even when you're offline.
Import books from your phone and read EPUB files, text documents, UMD files and other 30 file formats of e-books with MoboReader.
* Audiobooks
Listen to all your favorite ebooks with our easy-to-use audiobook player.
About Auto-Renewable Subscriptions
- Auto-renewable subscriptions in the app include Check-in Coins Packs and VIP membership plans.
- Billing period: The Check-in Coins Packs are available on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis. Monthly and quarterly billing for VIP membership plans.
- Privacy Policy: https://staticpage-en.cdreader.com/EN/AppPrivacyPolicy.html?client_proid=270&mt=4
- Subscription Terms and Conditions: https://staticpage-en.cdreader.com/EN/CheckinCard/agreement.html?client_proid=270&mt=4
Any questions or advice? Please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Website: bestnovel.com
Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/Bestnovel-107977075233974/?business_id=264366644083876
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