ReadNow: Novels & Stories: iPhone vs Android
ReadNow: Novels & Stories gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
ReadNow: Novels & Stories by CHANGDU TECHNOLOGY (USA) CO.,LTD. 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 FreeReadNow: Novels & Stories at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free-to-read mobile fiction platform targeting romance and fantasy enthusiasts with daily updated serialized stories and social community features. The app demonstrates strong traction in Japan, Russia, and Italy, holding the #1 spot in Japanese Magazines & Newspapers Free charts while ranking highly in grossing categories across multiple European and Middle Eastern markets.
Similar apps: Wattpad, Webnovel, Radish
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
ReadNow: Novels & Stories’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
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.5.1.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
ReadNow: Novels & Stories downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 500k+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where ReadNow: Novels & 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 before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How ReadNow: Novels & Stories makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Coins Package 10 | |
| 2 | Coins Package 5 | |
| 3 | Coins Package 20 | |
| 4 | Coins Package 30 | |
| 5 | Monthly Coins Package 15 subscription | |
| 6 | Monthly Coins Package 10 subscription | |
| 7 | Coins Package 50 | |
| 8 | Coins Package 2 | |
| 9 | 1 Month SVIP subscription | |
| 10 | Short Story VIP(weekly) subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.2 ★ | 2.9k |
| Google Play | 4.4 ★ | 38k 3.7k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 41k |
What users say about ReadNow: Novels & Stories
From the 150 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the engaging storylines and clean interface, often noting that the app is addictive and offers a good escape. However, significant complaints focus on aggressive monetization tactics, including extremely short chapters, repetitive content, and excessive ads required to unlock progress.
Mostly positive (89% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being fun. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “I feel like it’s expensive”
- Fun: “Enjoying the stories so far”
- Ads: “Am enjoying the book but wish I didn’t have to watch so many ads”
- Features & content: “Needs more subscription options”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Even Jeffery Atcher's best books cost less, I'm done being scammed”
About ReadNow: Novels & Stories
----Unique Features----
● Select ANY GENRE you like: romance, stories with reborn heroes, magical realism, eastern fantasy, the world of wuxia, horror stories, romantic love novels, fanfiction, sci-fi, and excellent original stories⋯ Download the app to find more!
● Stories are UPDATED DAILY! Never be bored with new addictive plots and new worlds!
● Log in every day to get FREE coins and read fiction for free!
● Meet people who also like novels, discuss your favorite novels, and share your reading experience!
●Enjoy legal translation copies of worldwide popular novels: Marrying Her Was Easy, Losing Her Was Hell', 'That Prince Is A Girl: The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate.', 'Marrying A Secret Zillionaire: Happy Ever After', 'Heartbreak Billionaire: He Should Never Have Let Go'.
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 the monthly, quarterly and yearly bases. The VIP membership plans are monthly and quarterly.
- Price: The charges of the Check-in Coins Pack for a monthly billing period are USD 5, 7, 10 and 13, a quarterly billing period USD 14, 20, 29 and 38, and a yearly billing period USD 60 and 98. The charge of the VIP membership for a monthly billing period is USD 7, 13 and 18, a quarterly billing period is USD 20, 35 and 48, and a yearly billing period is USD 60.
- Daily Coins Package: $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=1005&mt=1
- Terms of Service: https://staticpage-en.cdreader.com/EN/termsofservice.html?client_proid=1005&mt=1
- Subscription Terms and Conditions: https://promotion.cdreader.com/CheckinCard/agreement.html
For more information contact us @ [email protected]
ReadNow: Novels & Stories iPhone
ReadNow: Novels & Stories gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
ReadNow: Novels & Stories is #1 in Magazines & Newspapers Free in Japan and charting in 14 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Magazines & Newspapers FreeReadNow: Novels & Stories at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free-to-read mobile fiction platform targeting romance and fantasy enthusiasts with daily updated serialized stories and social community features. The app demonstrates strong traction in Japan, Russia, and Italy, holding the #1 spot in Japanese Magazines & Newspapers Free charts while ranking highly in grossing categories across multiple European and Middle Eastern markets.
Similar apps: Wattpad, Webnovel, Radish
ReadNow: Novels & Stories on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
ReadNow: Novels & Stories’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.
ReadNow: Novels & 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 ReadNow: Novels & 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 ReadNow: Novels & Stories before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How ReadNow: Novels & Stories makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Coins Package 10 | |
| 2 | Coins Package 5 | |
| 3 | Coins Package 20 | |
| 4 | Coins Package 30 | |
| 5 | Monthly Coins Package 15 subscription | |
| 6 | Monthly Coins Package 10 subscription | |
| 7 | Coins Package 50 | |
| 8 | Coins Package 2 | |
| 9 | 1 Month SVIP subscription | |
| 10 | Short Story VIP(weekly) subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
South Korea
United KingdomApps near ReadNow: Novels & Stories on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Free, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about ReadNow: Novels & Stories
From the 150 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the engaging storylines and clean interface, often noting that the app is addictive and offers a good escape. However, significant complaints focus on aggressive monetization tactics, including extremely short chapters, repetitive content, and excessive ads required to unlock progress.
Mostly positive (89% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being fun. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “I feel like it’s expensive”
- Fun: “Enjoying the stories so far”
- Ads: “Am enjoying the book but wish I didn’t have to watch so many ads”
- Features & content: “Needs more subscription options”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Even Jeffery Atcher's best books cost less, I'm done being scammed”
About ReadNow: Novels & Stories
----Unique Features----
● Select ANY GENRE you like: romance, stories with reborn heroes, magical realism, eastern fantasy, the world of wuxia, horror stories, romantic love novels, fanfiction, sci-fi, and excellent original stories⋯ Download the app to find more!
● Stories are UPDATED DAILY! Never be bored with new addictive plots and new worlds!
● Log in every day to get FREE coins and read fiction for free!
● Meet people who also like novels, discuss your favorite novels, and share your reading experience!
●Enjoy legal translation copies of worldwide popular novels: Marrying Her Was Easy, Losing Her Was Hell', 'That Prince Is A Girl: The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate.', 'Marrying A Secret Zillionaire: Happy Ever After', 'Heartbreak Billionaire: He Should Never Have Let Go'.
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 the monthly, quarterly and yearly bases. The VIP membership plans are monthly and quarterly.
- Price: The charges of the Check-in Coins Pack for a monthly billing period are USD 5, 7, 10 and 13, a quarterly billing period USD 14, 20, 29 and 38, and a yearly billing period USD 60 and 98. The charge of the VIP membership for a monthly billing period is USD 7, 13 and 18, a quarterly billing period is USD 20, 35 and 48, and a yearly billing period is USD 60.
- Daily Coins Package: $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=1005&mt=1
- Terms of Service: https://staticpage-en.cdreader.com/EN/termsofservice.html?client_proid=1005&mt=1
- Subscription Terms and Conditions: https://promotion.cdreader.com/CheckinCard/agreement.html
For more information contact us @ [email protected]
Latest updates
Store changes
What ReadNow: Novels & Stories changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction Android
ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction is #14 in Books & Reference Grossing on Google Play in Japan and charting in 16 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Books & Reference GrossingReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-27. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
ReadNow is a freemium mobile reading platform targeting fans of serialized fiction, offering daily updates on genres like romance, fantasy, and horror with an in-app coin economy and subscription model. The app demonstrates strong monetization potential in Asian and European markets, ranking #13 in Japan and #22 in France for grossing revenue, while maintaining high visibility in Russia's free charts at #2.
Similar apps: Wattpad, Radish Fiction, Webnovel
ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.5.1.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction 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 ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction'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 ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Coins Package 10 | |
| 2 | Coins Package 5 | |
| 3 | Coins Package 20 | |
| 4 | Coins Package 30 | |
| 5 | Monthly Coins Package 15 subscription | |
| 6 | Monthly Coins Package 10 subscription | |
| 7 | Coins Package 50 | |
| 8 | Coins Package 2 | |
| 9 | 1 Month SVIP subscription | |
| 10 | Short Story VIP(weekly) subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #14 |
| Japan | Books & ReferenceFree | #39 |
 United States | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #85 |
 Russia | Books & ReferenceFree | #11 |
| United States | Books & ReferenceFree | #120 |
 France | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #36 |
| Italy | Books & ReferenceFree | #20 |
 Brazil | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #37 |
| France | Books & ReferenceFree | #69 |
 India | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #76 |
 Germany | Books & ReferenceFree | #117 |
| Brazil | Books & ReferenceFree | #105 |
 Indonesia | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #78 |
 Saudi Arabia | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #81 |
 Canada | Books & ReferenceFree | #127 |
| Australia | Books & ReferenceFree | #128 |
 Turkey | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #77 |
 United Arab Emirates | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #78 |
 Netherlands | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #78 |
 Vietnam | Books & ReferenceGrossing | #77 |
Apps near ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction on the chart
Books & Reference Grossing, around #14.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally enjoy the story quality and variety of novels available on the platform. However, significant frustration exists regarding the aggressive monetization model, including high costs for coins, excessive ads, and confusing point conversion systems.
Mostly positive (84% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and few ads. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Fun: “enjoyed simple story line”
- Ads: “need more ads to get chapters free”
- Price & subscription: “good stories but a litte pricey”
- Features & content: “it has good selection of stories”
Common complaints
- Ads: “unable to read after watching ads”
- Price & subscription: “To be a member will cost you approx £44 pounds a month!!”
About ReadNow: Good Novels & Fiction
----Unique Features----
● Select ANY GENRE you like: romance, stories with reborn heroes, magical realism, eastern fantasy, the world of wuxia, horror stories, romantic love novels, fanfiction, sci-fi, and excellent original stories⋯ Download the app to find more!
● Stories are UPDATED DAILY! Never be bored with new addictive plots and new worlds!
● Log in every day to get FREE coins and read fiction for free!
● Meet people who also like novels, discuss your favorite novels, and share your reading experience!
● Enjoy legal translation copies of worldwide popular novels: Marrying Her Was Easy, Losing Her Was Hell', 'That Prince Is A Girl: The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate.', 'Marrying A Secret Zillionaire: Happy Ever After', 'Heartbreak Billionaire: He Should Never Have Let Go'.
ReadNow SUBSCRIPTION:
- You can subscribe for unlimited access to our full story catalog and premium content
- The subscription is $13 monthly, $38 quarterly*
- You'll be able to read unlimited stories for the duration of your subscription
- Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off for at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase
- No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period
- You can read our privacy policy and terms of use at
https://staticpage-en.cdreader.com/EN/AppPrivacyPolicy.html?client_proid=1005&mt=1
- Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication
By using ReadNow, you agree to our Terms of Use and Community Guidelines available at:
https://staticpage-en.cdreader.com/EN/termsofservice.html?client_proid=1005&mt=1
For more information contact us @ [email protected]
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