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Wattpad - Read & Write Stories Negative Reviews

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I’m having a problemSo for some reason I cannot sign up at all? When I try to sign up with google it says parameter missing. So then I try just to write my email in but it then says that my email is already registered, I then go into the logging page and type my email in and it says we couldn’t find an account with this email, next I go into forgot password and type my email in then it says email not found. This has happened so many times and I have tried to uninstall and install the app but it doesn’t work, I would like some help on this problem because it is very annoying. Also if it helps I have made a Wattpad account before..Version: 9.93.0

Offline BooksI used to really love Wattpad and the unlimited offline books and barely any ads, but now it seems like they got greedy and just want more money. Now with the 2 offline books only, I’m considering finding another app to read on. While I understand that it is lessening the amount of books downloaded on our devices, I don’t think that only 2 books is the way to go. I love reading offline because it means that I can read whatever I want, whenever I want, but with this new update, I’m worried that I’ll finish my books over a holiday (where I don’t have any wifi) and not be able to get any more. Also, I can’t pay for premium because I’m a teenager and broke and my parents won’t pay for it either, and really, all the paid stuff is kind of putting me, and a whole lot of other people, off..Version: 8.37.0

Going downhill - it’s a real shameThis app has been my go to for nearly 7 years now and with each update they’re ruining just small things. Started with ads which I didn’t mind if only they weren’t the ones that I didn’t have to spend an unnecessary amount of time watching. Then they moved on to getting premium - admittedly that didn’t change anything but irritated me greatly that they would push you to buy it; then introduced coins to pay writers - Wattpad isn’t about getting paid it’s about getting the experience in writing and getting critiques and feedback and improving your writing. You can’t say that wattpad writers didn’t get paid because publishers and agencies would pick them up and give them an actual book (which personally I would think more rewarding then getting a few quid). Then they changed the logo which just plain bugs me because it’s not right (creature of habit sue me) and now they’ve made the book covers in my library unnecessarily large so it only fits 2 books in a line - like seriously what is the point other than to make my life that tiny bit harder? It’s a real shame to see it slowly declining in its quality and I hope the creators realise this soon before they start loosing people rather than gaining..Version: 8.29.1

Ads at the bottom of the screenListen, i have been using wattpad for a very long time now. i hated when it got ads in between chapters, but i’m used to it now. but NOW - now i’ve got ads at the bottom of my screen while i read??? SERIOUSLY??? i’m actually so mad. i use this app to escape from reality, and now i can’t. i’d rather use the website at this point. please wattpad, get rid of the ads at the bottom of the screen!! i’m poor and can’t afford to pay to get rid of the ads!!.Version: 9.80.0

THE APP KEEPS GETTING WORSEI used to love Wattpad (I still do love reading the books) but the apps interface is continually becoming less user-friendly and more money-focused. Everything costs way too much money. There are several things that I wish the app would improve upon. The first is that there should be more than two offline books available at any one time (without paying for premium). This used to be a default feature but everything good about this app seems to get taken away at some point. The second is the activity feature located at peoples profiles. I understand that people like to have privacy. This is why there should be advanced privacy settings within the app so that users can be as transparent/private as they would like. When this feature was in the app it was nice to see what your favourites authors and users were reading and commenting. The idea of Wattpad is great, but eventually I will most likely delete it due to the restrictions put on ‘free’ users..Version: 8.46.0

UnacceptableI know I use a free version but there are a ton of advertising and each time is 15 seconds. Now you tell me that have a new experience is a 2-limited-story. Can't believe that!!! ( ಠ ಠ ).Version: 8.33.0

What the hell happened??Honestly Wattpad was such an amazing platform and I’ve had it for so long due to the mass amounts of amazing writers and stories to read, which inspired me to delve into writing of my own. When it was ahead of its time, now it is simply backward, the stories consist of extremely cliche fanfics that hold no substance and the rare but great Fic’s in Wattpad can be found somewhere in the depths of the abyss that is Wattpad’s useless tags. Along with the updates that don’t actually seem to fix any of the bugs or ‘update’ the app with new features except provide previously avid Wattpad lovers with a new ‘premium’ feature that just takes away from the beauty of its previous nature. The previously free features are instead replaced with some money hungry ‘Go Premium’ button staring into your broke and innocent soul. Most of the people that use Wattpad are either teenagers who write for fun or creators that seek a platform they can freely express their juices without having to pay money to maintain and interact with others through their art. If Wattpad continues down this spiralling path of not listening to its customer base it will be no surprise when writers find some other place that provides them with a viable platform to showcase their work. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️.Version: 6.65.0

Update😔So we all have the update but fr it’s so annoying... today I went back to reread my favourite book to find that it’s Aminé a paid book so was another on I liked... this is so dumb with the offline thing too because I go on holiday during the summer and stay for a month or two but have no wifi what I used to do was read Wattpad but now I can’t read more then two books... they lost a lot of people from 2016 Wattpad and now want more money... but in all honesty they’ll probably just lose more cause ain’t no one like this Wattpad....Version: 8.58.0

DowngradeThe new update is stupid. You shouldn’t have to be on wifi to read books, that was one of the many reasons I loved Wattpad, but now with the go premium for mostly everything is ruining the app. I enjoyed it when I could be camping and still be able to read books offline and now I only get two books if I don’t want to pay for premium every couple months? This isn’t an upgrade, this a downgrade at is finest..Version: 8.32.0

GlitchingI absolutely love this app. I use it every day for hours on end and you can pretty much find anything that you want on there, it’s got a reasonable amount of ads and there are books that you have to pay coins for, but using ads you can get coins and read them so it’s not like you have to pay to read everything. it’s always really nice to have conversations with people about the books they’ve written or with people who are reading the book and come up with theories or just discuss things. But I have been having this problem where It will constantly glitch and my book I'm reading will be reset to the first chapter. it’s extremely annoying and I don’t know how to fix it because I’m not doing anything wrong as far as I know, I really need help with this because it’s beginning to happen every day so please fix this as soon as you can.Version: 8.76.0

Bring back old WattpadWhy the have they become so money greedy now, i miss being able to read all of my stories offline without paying, and along with the fact that alot of the smuts are being taken down, like its 17+ app, webtoon get your priorities straight.Version: 9.00.0

The New AdsWattpad has added an ad at the bottom of the screen while you read. I like most readers who don’t pay to have ads removed get very distracted and annoyed when reading and seeing it. It makes me seriously consider leaving the app, it should be removed.Version: 9.73.0

The newest updateSeriously, I used to love this app, but now we have to pay to get offline stories?!? Like come on! Wattpad was much better before! I will not pay for someone that I had for free! Please bring back the way it was, I don’t want to read all my stories only when I’m online!!!.Version: 8.32.0

I am very lostThis app keeps getting worse and worse I miss the old Wattpad, why does it keep getting harder to find books? Why do we have to pay? Although I agree that authors should get money for there great writing,all I can find are books that I have to pay for.... I still LOVE this app, but I really miss the old Wattpad. Also I really really do not like the newest update, I am very lost and it is hard to get around the app. I have used this app for about 3 ish years and I remember when I first got it I thought it was very easy to get around, but now if I where to recommend this to a friend they would have to ask me LOTS of questions on how to find a book that they like. I AM NOT SAYING THAT THE BOOKS ARE BAD, it is just hard to find books from authors that don’t have hundreds of followers, and reads. I feel like this app just wants money now, there are way to many adds, almost every chapter has a add, it makes me not want to read. PLEASE MAKE CHANGES. Try to think about what READERS AND WRITERS WANT, not one or the other, stop WORRYING ABOUT MONEY. You should try to make a book and take recommendations, so that way you can find a way to fix the app a way EVERYONE WANTS, from OLD AND NEW and writers, I want this to be a app where everyone can feel free and not have any confusion. This is just my opinion btw, take it or don’t take it, but this is how I feel..Version: 8.37.0

Offline storiesI’ve had this app for years now and have slowly watched it become a money grab. Yes I understand that people need to be payed but everything is just forcing you to get premium. Everything was perfectly fine with the offline stories. I could read whatever I wanted while on a trip as long as it was in my library, but now I only get 2. Why? What’s the purpose? There wasn’t any harm before so why did it have to change now? People get bored with two story while on a long trip. Please bring back the old offline stories cause that was the only really good thing going for the new Wattpad recently..Version: 8.38.0

GreedyIm actually very mad simply because now I can only have two offline books and you claim it’s so I have control over my storage yet if I wanted to have them all offline I have to pay monthly for it!! Paid stories were fine but seriously how does that make sense. I’m thinking about switching to another reading app because this is awful.Version: 8.33.0

Rlly?Okay. First of all. All my stories used to be offline and now they aren’t. And I’m really upset because now I have to pay just to read my stories offline now..Version: 8.33.0

New update 😩The newest update is stupid I’ve had Wattpad for 5 years now and the most recent updates are getting worse and worse for people who can’t afford premium like me. Now with the newest update I can only read two books offline for the last five years I’ve been able to read any book offline whenever but now I can’t do that and I can’t afford to pay premium. Wattpad is a great app and I love reading all the books but every new update is finding something I don’t like about it. Like I get writers need to earn money and we can support them but for people who can’t it’s not fair i don’t mind but I just don’t like the new update with only being able to read 3 offline books. Cause I tend to travel a lot and Wattpad has always been a great way to keep busy on the road but now I can’t do that. I understand the ads I can get pass that i understand that writers need money to. but I don understand why readers are only allowed TWO offline books it stupid and quite frankly every new update is making want to go find a new reading up. Wattpad please change this new offline feature it’s the main thing I think everyone on this app has a problem with. And maybe a few less ads.Version: 8.40.3

There's a glitchWattpad is good. But there's this weird glitch where I'd suddenly loose my place in a book I'm reading and I'd have to find where I was reading. Like, I'd go on wattpad and when I press on the book, it just starts off from the beginning of the book. It's really annoying please fix..Version: 6.44.0

I don’t like the limitThe one star might be an over-exaggeration, however, I had joined Wattpad for its collection of books and the fact that it caters to my indecisiveness. This two book limit no longer caters to this. I get bored easily throughout the day, and because I have saved up a large collection of my favourite books throughout the 6 years of having Wattpad, I have a few favorites I like to revisit. But the fact that I can no longer do this whilst out and about displeases me. I won’t complain about paid stories because these books are nice and are well deserving of their money, especially when they go through the process of being edited professionally, however, I do not agree with the fact that I have to pay premium just to cater to something that I didn’t have to pay for previously for many years before, especially for stories that the majority of aren’t professionally edited. I am quite young myself and I cannot afford the luxury of an annual or yearly plan, so the fact that this has happened isn’t convenient at all. I hope this is changed soon..Version: 8.39.0

DisappointedI really love this app at first. But now that its updated i’m starting to be irritated and i am not using this app much often like before. Instead i just choose to read from the Internet. Remove that online thingy and give us the wattpad that we can download all of our save stories offline. I understand that the premium version and adds will help you gain more money, but i think updating wattpad to its new version, will make readers hate you, and hate the app. Find another way for you to gain more money. But please dont make us dissapointed or please atleast increase the number of offline story into 5 . Readers may feel disappointed and will not patronize and love your app anymore. Btw. I so hate the new update.Version: 8.33.0

GoodI've had wattpad for many years and I've enjoyed reading all these different and diverse stories. And I've tried writing some stories myself, though most of the time they never get published. The thing is, wattpad now has quite a bit of ads, which don't really bother me as much as having to pay to read certain books AND getting rid of the ads. And I've noticed another thing with wattpad these past few months. Everytime I'm reading a story a notification will tell me "an ad is gonna appear after this chapter." Ofc I don't mind but the thing is, after I watch the ad my whole screen turns black and wattpad suddenly kicks me out? Now I don't know if it's the app or if it's just my phone. I've also recently found out that we can only add 2 books to our offline list, ONLY 2?!?! I remember back in the day we were able to read ALL of our books offline. And now because of this I am deeply upset and disappointed, and maybe even a little discouraged to continue using this app. I also rembered when we used this app we NEVER got ads while we were reading, but now alsomst every 2nd-3rd chapter we we get one. I Understand having paid stories, but having us pay in order (I can't remember how much but it's was roughly $10) to read more stories offline and to remove ads. Its saddening, because I'm not gonna pay to be able to read. Netherless, I'm glad I'm able to read as much stories as I want when I'm on the internet (besides paid stories)..Version: 8.60.0

Bad ChangesHonestly I used to love this app, it was my number one app. However, y’all have been making horrible decisions. My main issue is y’all taking down authors hard work for no reason at all. These people are great writers and y’all are removing their work for what??? Y’all have labeled this app as 17+ for use so it shouldn’t matter what stories are put out there. Many of these authors don’t have copies of their work either and y’all do not have the decency to at least move it to their drafts so they can still have their book. Yes I understand kids are going to be on the app but they are on everything they have no business being on you talking down someone’s work is not going to change anything. My second issue is those ads. They were bearable, but for y’all to now be putting them at the bottom of our stories is ridiculous. How are we supposed to get the full reading experience if we have a bright white box at the bottom of our screen showing stuff we could care less about. It is especially ridiculous when you are on dark mode and have to deal with it. This app is changing for the better bad. I wish Wattpad was how it used to be because this is incredibly ridiculous and I’m starting to realize why other apps are suggested over Wattpad. And don’t try to make us believe you need ads to fund the app as there are many other apps who don’t require add for us to use it..Version: 9.75.0

The Fall of a Great AppMuch like these other users, I’ve been using Wattpad for years now. It used to be a close-knit, personal community to share stories and ideas with each other. Now, if feels as though we’re all miles apart with the latest updates. As all the changes rolled in, my love for Wattpad as a whole slowly dissipated. I gritted my teeth and went along with it, because surely these “improvements” were to bring new readers in, right? However, the latest update has drawn the line. I rely on the app to get me through the long journey to and from school. I don’t have access to wifi often, nor do I have a lot of data to use. And now I have to PAY to read these free books? I’m a student. I live independently on top of that. I can’t afford to pay for a premium subscription, just to read the stories in my library offline. To be honest, as fun as it’s been, I think it’s time to move on from Wattpad. I can no longer it if this is the result..Version: 8.36.0

The ad. AgainOnce again there’s an ad at the bottom of the the page. Why get rid of it if you were just gonna add it back. 🙄.Version: 9.79.1

ColourThe colour is just so bad,, the orange is too vibrant it's painful to look at. Please change the colour back, at least. The logo is nice and I understand the concept of it, but i'm not sure I love it. Sometimes good things don't have to change because they're already great the way they are. I've been on wattpad for over 5 years. I've seen it change. But this one is just the worst one so far..Version: 8.0.0

End of an EraWattpad came to the App Store when I was thirteen years old. It was the perfect place to browse books and write them. Now that Wattpad is arguably the only recognised platform for writing and reading online it has done what all popular companies do and now prioritises its financial growth over the growth of its community. Wattpad’s selling point used to be that it provided a space for writers, made by writers and was organised by people who understand what its users really needed. First it was the paid stories, now it’s the offline reading privileges. The entire benefit to Wattpad was the ability to take your favourite creators stories with you on long trips, read them on planes and car journeys - or out in the middle of nowhere. Those were the days. I wish I could recommend a better app to do all of this on that doesn’t try to get low i from its child and young adult community, but unfortunately, and yes I’ve looked, I haven’t been able to find another app like this yet on the market. Fingers crossed something comes up soon - until then I just try to enjoy what’s left of the old Wattpad as much as possible..Version: 9.24.0

Great, except...I always look forward to going to wattpad every day to read and write. I currently have a book published and another one in the works. This app is great, except for one thing. I don’t know if it is a glitch or if it is supposed to happen, but everyone’s message board posts blow up my notifications. At first I didn’t mind it, thinking it was just a glitch and in the next few days it would be fixed and everything would go back to normal. But now, I think it’s been doing this for maybe a month (I actually don’t really know). All the message board notifications have been preventing me from seeing comments and votes on my actual story and updates from my favorite stories. This really bothers me. I put a new story out about three weeks ago, and it has a very low number of votes and comments compared to my other story. I honestly don’t know if it is all the message board notifications or if everybody is less active because school has started again. Even I have ignored all of my notifications some days because I didn’t want to go through the thousands of notifications just from people posting on their own message boards. So I’m wondering if other people are doing the same as me and ignoring it overall, leading them to not reading and commenting as they used to... I’m definitely not saying I’m thirsty for votes, but this even prevents me from reading. Thank you for reading, I hope it made sense...!.Version: 6.94.0

DisappointedI have been reading wattpad for more than 7 years only joined nearly five years ago and I enjoyed it. Until the recent update, where they added coins. At first I was confused, I was like why do they have coins? But now when I was reading this book called it told us readers that it was part of a beta program, I was like ok, I enjoyed the book then suddenly I couldn’t read past chapter 12, it was saying I had to use coins to buy the chapters. This is absolutely outrageous. There are other apps like RADISH that have coins. I used to love WATTPAD because it was free. Completely free; no ads, no premium rubbish and no coins, but now they’ve made me very upset. Wattpad was the only app I could read thousands of books and enjoy it, but now that they want to start paying their writers which I have no problem with, it’s just putting off some readers as we don’t want to pay to read a book. It just seems so surreal that such a good app, now has coins just to read. Not everyone will spend money to buy a book. Wattpad used to be for entertainment and motivation, but now it’s just...it’s just sad to be honest. Also you it’s have changed your logo; I AM ABSOLUTELY UNHAPPY WITH IT! Your other logo was better and more unique, now y’all look like a mediocre website with that ugly cursive writing. JUST CHANGE IT BACK!.Version: 8.0.0

MehThe app crashes with alarming regularity. If you’re in the middle of reading something it’s okay cause it will boot up at where you left off. If you were browsing, however, and happened to be reading the synopsis for what might be an interesting story, you would be screwed. Hopefully you have better browsing recall than I do. It also bugs out pretty often. It will get laggy when opening up reading lists or loading the book synopsis. Once reading it doesn’t really glitch out, other than the whole app crashing thing. That being said, it’s all free so....Version: 6.44.0

Disappointed beyond beliefI have had an account with this app since 2013 but due to getting a new phone I was logged out and had to log back in. I lost access and forgot what email was used for my account and contacted support. Now I haven’t actually been on the app in a solid 5+ years because of life getting busy and me honestly forgetting about it and the book I was working on that is in the app, but got the inspiration to start it up again. And the security questions they have to “keep the account secure” are absolutely ridiculous. They expect me to remember 3 books that are in my private library when more than half of them were fan fiction that got deleted. (That and I still managed to give them a total of 6-8 stories) and to List 3 books in my drafts that aren’t published when I only had one in my draft that had partial publishment, and expect me to know the email that is associated with it when my original issue is that I forgot my email and when I ask for a password reset it says it got sent to em__@em__.com. I’ve talked to 3 “support agents” and instead of feeling like I was talking to a human I felt like I was talking to a robot just using different names. Highly disappointed in the way they handled my issues and will probably never use this app again because it makes no sense for me to restart on a new account when I cannot access my old story that was only written on that account..Version: 9.71.0

HorribleI’ve had watt pad for about 2 years now and I have loved how you could read books offline and it was perfect for someone like me who uses it at school and at work but ever since the update I was highly disappointed by the fact that I now have to pay for the books that I have saved to read offline and I may have the money for it but I refuse to pay a cent just to have access to read books that I have chosen. I only got wattpad for the easy access to books at school and work for the offline access and it’s going to be harder for other people who enjoyed this app to do so aswell, so either I find another fanfic app that allows you to read offline without paying and delete wattpad or wattpad gets their act together and allow everyone to read offline. Yes I do understand that they need to earn money but restricting people’s reads to 2 books isn’t the way to do it and not everyone has the money to do it. Either they write their own books and have some authors write stories that they can use or find another way but don’t make people spend their money that could be used for something important to buy access to something that they won’t want to do.Version: 8.38.0

Deleting the appI used to love wattpad, I used it all the time and I just recently got it again. I just found out you have to pay to continue to read books and I don’t have any money to pay that nor do I want to for some books that is not written by real authors. I’m not paying for these stories when I could buy books by real authors 👋🏼. Have fun mooching off of kids..Version: 8.0.0

Too many ads, greedy and doesn’t listen to feedbackOne of the best book platforms however they play an ad after every chapter and now they even play multiple in the one chapter. Feels like they’re tryna force you to pay for no ads 🙄 It’s ridiculous! According to other reviews, it seems a lot of people have the same things to say in terms of new updates, premium and the ads but no real changes in these areas have been made. Reading on Wattpad doesn’t seem to be as enjoyable anymore :|.Version: 9.85.0

Not as good anymore...I’ve seen a lot of people saying the same thing as I am about to, though, it’s valid. The new update has ruined the app for me. I would read stories during school, and at my friends’ houses, and it was amazing. I love the idea of a place to upload ‘books’ for free and to even read them offline, but the new update is money hungry. I understand needing money to keep the app alive, and I could live with an ad or two on the occasional book, I could live with the paid stories. But this app isn’t what it was just a few years ago. This app isn’t the fun, creative space for aspiring writers, fandoms, and kids to have fun. Having only 3 offline spaces for stories is ridiculous, and while the app has brought me many good times, and years of enjoyment, I might end up deleting it soon. While I love this app, I don’t think I can deal with the new update. It’s put a sour taste in my mouth and I don’t feel like just putting up with it. I hope the developers consider changing this..Version: 8.36.0

Highly disappointed DO NOT DOWNLOAD!For someone who has had this app since 2016 when it was free and you didn’t have to pay a crap ton for a membership, I am very saddened. Now I can only read two stories offline and not unlimited and yes there are ads but they never bothered me. What bothers me is that now I’m limited to how many stories offline I am able to read. I loved the app, until it was turned into a membership and non membership app. I’m very saddened to see it go this way. And I’ve noticed that it’s going downhill and barely any new stories besides the ones people are being paid to make, are being published. So ya don’t get this app NOT WORTH IT ANYMORE..Version: 8.32.0

DisappointedWattpad has been apart of my life for as long as i remember. writing and reading stories on there was my entire life. but back then it was so simple, everyone could enjoy. it was completely free, no premium, no ads, no paid stories. i understand the need to make money so i’m all for the ads and paid stories, that’s understandable. but this new change where wattpad only lets you have 2 books offline at a time until you get premium is bonkers. wattpad is becoming less about the books and more about the money. please wattpad i beg of you, please remember where you came from. please remember the good days, where we, book lovers, could unite to share our work soon each other. if this hunger for money becomes worse and slowly us free users loose more features (take in mind a vast majority of the people who use wattpad are pretty young and don’t have an income to pay for premium monthly) then unfortunately i will have to say goodbye to the app that i have called home for such a long time. reconsider this new offline update. let us download our entire library again. the people who have been with wattpad since the beginning depend on you..Version: 8.32.0

New update is TERRIBLEHonestly I have loved wattpad for as long as I can remember I read it every day and I am obsessed with the books and before today I would have given it 5 stars but this NEW UPDATE is completely trash. Taking away the opportunity to read endless books on long car rides, aeroplane flights and simply when you have no internet connection or enough data is completely stupid and ridiculous as a lot of the audience that reads wattpad like myself are in school and don’t have a job. How are we supposed to pay for a premium that is simply been modified to basically force us to pay or we cannot use it is wrong in so many ways as it restricts the use on this app and unfortunately many MANY people that have updated are extremely not happy such as myself and even my friends this has lead us to pretty much use other platforms which is devastating as this was such an enormous part of my childhood and for a very long time was the best app you could have. I suggest you either reverse the update completely or lose a lot of the community..Version: 8.32.0

Can’t use the app bc of a stupid glitch.So I’m a writing kinda girl, I REALLY love to write and before Wattpad, I always wondered “how do I get my writing publicised?” Well, if you want your writing to be free to the world WITH COPYRIGHT WHICH IS AWESOME than just use wattpad! My one problem is that I can’t comment, message etc, because the verification email hasn’t sent and no, I don’t have an old iPhone, I have an iphone 10 R. I’ve already tried 2 different email addresses, double checked the spelling of both of them AND even looked at the junk folder. I’m not sure if this is my problem or Wattpad’s but I REALLY need a developer response!!! This is stopping me from communicating with other people, notifying my readers of something and I REALLY DONT LIKE IT. But otherwise I love the app!!! Thanks. Update as of 23rd October 2021, I redownloaded this app after forgetting why I deleted it, same issue, so I came to write a review and found this unpublished one. My readers always give feedback and I want to thank them, but cant. Also can’t follow people. Please, please please fix this, or let me know what I need to do. Update as of 27th October November 2021. Still not working. My friend has the same problem. Fix it. Please..Version: 9.36.0

DisappointedI gave this app a 2 because now they’ve “upgraded” and people need to pay to read certain stuff. Yes that is a pro for people writing the books but people came to this app because it was FREE. Young kids come here to read books for FREE because some can not afford it. I just find it really ridiculous that there’s basically nothing on this app you can read for free. All the free books are books that just don’t satisfy your needs. I have been on this app since I was 8 and it was a great app because we could read books freely,, now only a couple of chapter are free and the rest you either have to pay or “unlock” it. I just don’t get like come on Wattpad,, you were such a good app :((.Version: 8.43.0

Why?I started to love Wattpad. Why? I do not even know. I started to read a book and I got invested in it. I accidentally took it out of my library and I realized that too late. I tried to search the book up on Wattpad and it never came up. I even tried google and that did not work. I went to see if I could find the author and Wattpad said there is no such person on there. I did some digging and realized that the hook is still on Wattpad and same with the author. What? Why was it coming up like that? I do not know? Now I am not able to finish the book that I started to get invested in. If someone could help me that would be great. I was reading the book The Erised Effect and the Author is Ada_P_Rix. It would very helpful if Wattpad saw this comment and told me what to do. If this ends up getting better then I will rate this 5 stars. But so far it so a one. Please please help me I am begging you..Version: 9.1.0

The updateHello I understand that people writing books are getting them published through your company and it’s important to keep funds coming in, but what about the people (like me) who have been reading on watt pad for years now? We have to pay to buy coins now to read stories that used to be free? I thought that the point of it being free is us reading it, loving it, and sharing for other people to discover it? I thought that was the point of this app, when we rate the stories they put into a list of top 50 or so and the best ones can be discovered online by publishers. I’ve been using this app since I was twelve, I am now 18 years old and I’ve been searching for another app to read stories like this but I can’t find any. I believe you’re losing more customers by making the free subscribers pay for reading, it shouldn’t be a thing for free or premium subscribers to pay to read. These aren’t stories made by well known authors these are stories of aspiring authors who need an audience to love their books, review them, and get them out there to the world. I have decided to move on from Wattpad because I can’t afford to pay for it, your customers are more than likely mostly children and young adults who wouldn’t even think about paying to read books when there are other apps that are less desirable but FREE to read and review. I love Wattpad and I hate that this has happened and that’s why I gave a low rating..Version: 8.0.0

Amazing but have one problemI’ve been on Wattpad for a couple of years now and it’s been amazing until quite recently. There is this new programme where we have to pay to continue reading books that we would like to read - a new way for authors to earn money. As good of an idea this is there are only two options that I’ve seen to gain coins - to buy them or to earn them. Personally, I would like this to change as I downloaded Wattpad to read books not to write them and I’m not in a position where I’m able to or want to buy coins to read books that are free. If anything I would like there to be achievements where you’re able to earn coins to continue instead of having to buy them as I’m disappointed when I’m unable to read all of the amazing books that are out there. Overall the app is amazing I would just like this new addition to either be altered or discontinued- I hope other people agree with me and that you understand.Version: 7.6.1

Going downhillStop deleting stories, authors put time and effort into them. Also the ads?? Why are there so many now.Version: 9.00.0

Doesn’t feel the same anymoreFirstly, I have to state that I read wattpad books daily since around 2014 to 2017 and that would be wattpad’s peak in my opinion. I think there is three main issues of why the app is going downhill : firstly, the biggest mistake wattpad made was creating the paid for books, this took away the innocence and fun of the old wattpad and made it boring and annoying because all the decent books became paid (most of the people who daily use this app are just teenagers). I don’t understand why wattpad wasn’t just happening making money off adverts. secondly, recently there was a security breach and many users info has been released into dark websites. As many of users will agree, i don’t appreciate the app taking one month to let us know of this incident and also the unsafe handling of the app as a lot of the users are teenagers or children, ( also the unsafe stories and explicitly on the app) this is unacceptable and worrying especially since many of credit card details on their account due to the sudden paid stories. Lastly, it doesn’t have the same fun and innocence the app used to ; the format has changed, less fandoms and paid stories. This is heartbreaking to me as I used to love this app and now I see it changing and losing its joy. I don’t know what to even suggest to the creators at this point..Version: 8.74.0

What the heck?I love that I can read whatever I want and all but this new update if only having two downloaded books? Really? Are you that desperate for money? This is absolutely ridiculous..Version: 8.33.0

Constructive feedback (don’t disregard-take seriously)This is my second review and I’ve dropped the rating by two stars. I’ve had Wattpad for a solid two years now. It has an amazing community with numerous unique books and authors. However, an issue has seem to arisen with the new updates—offline reading. Surely you’re aware of all the poor reviews and ratings this app has been receiving consistently because of the limited books you can read offline. Giving authors the opportunity to earn money off paid books is an absolutely great idea, it helps supports authors; many people who are willing will pay premium for that. Nevertheless, it seems quite ludicrous when you expect your app users who majorly consist of teens and can’t make the investment to pay for a feature that used to be absolutely free, and nor can you expect us to become accustomed to these unnecessary updates. As high school and college students we have prior payments to make such as saving up for bus fares and college tuitions. Your users are what make up the entire Wattpad community and you cannot disregard our feedback, without us this app wouldn’t have gotten where it is today. So take all our constructive criticism and apply it to where it needs to be applied, otherwise you’ll soon see those ratings dropping like bombs..Version: 8.55.0

It’s becoming a bit too restrictingI love Wattpad, I really do, but I don’t think I’d be able to continue to use the app if it’s going to continue to be restricted unless you purchase “Premium”. I don’t think I could keep using it, it’s not so much the lack of freedom anymore but the unreasonable restrictions. The last updates have been fine to deal with but now it’s even harder to move around with room on the app, I think, fo me, restricting the library actions was just a bit too far, as a school student I read up to 5 books a day and don’t have access to the internet or the money to pay for a continuous premium. Restricting it too only 2 offline books, without being able to tell if the books will last long enough... moving to another platform does seem to be the easier option, and I hate to admit it but I’m leaning in that direction and I’m sure others are as well. I just think Wattpad has crossed the line when it comes to how much should be restrict without having to subscribe, especially when a large portion of Wattpads audience is low income teenagers and young adults in school with a tight budget. It sad because for a long time Wattpad has been a huge part of mine and my friends lives, in being able to express ourselves and see others expressing themselves in ways we can relate to them..Version: 8.36.0

Good but needs ImprovementsI love the app! But I can’t seem to be able to read a story without the app freezing and not letting me scroll down!! It’s frustrating, especially when I have to leave and close the app and open it again to scroll to where I want to read, only to repeat the process constantly! Done with the app and just went back to using the website. Disappointed because the app was so easy to use and access. Will give 5 stars as soon as it’s fixed. I have also continued to update the app hoping it will be fixed but sadly isn’t..Version: 6.53.0

What a joke!I have used Wattpad for a very long time now and I have so much love for this app, but now you’ve gone too far! You ignored everyone when we said how angry we were with the “paid stories”, just stating there are millions of free books still to read, that doesn’t change the fact people can no longer read their favourite books! But now you’ve gone that one step too far by only giving people 2 offline books to read?! Wattpad is the only app I can trust that if my WiFi cuts out or I’m on a plane or car journey, I can use it and read loads of books in my library with no problems. But now I can only have 2 measly books to read offline and what for? So you can get money from people going to premium? I’m so disappointed that this app has turned into the many others, just capitalist bigots who only care about the money rather than the loyal people who’ve used their app and made it what it is today! It’s disgusting that so many people have complained and shouted their outrage at you but you still continue to ignore us. I hope one day Wattpad will go back to the loved app it used to be..Version: 8.33.0

Unknown FeelingsI don’t know how to feel for Wattpad anymore. Before, all was fine and good, being able to read all the books even when offline, however, after many updates, I’ve constantly been getting tired of the updates. Currently, being able to only read 2 books offline does constrict a lot of books that I could have read before, but not anymore. With this current update, I’ve constantly been getting crashes, as my screen continuously keeps freezing while I’m scrolling through the book, and sometimes, even when I’m on the main page. This is really bugging me as I always have to close the app then reopen it. But even when doing so, it still freezes and it really do annoy me..Version: 8.82.0

Uh...Don’t get me wrong I love wattpad and its creators but this new premium thing isn’t working. It’s not just that it’s annoying, it’s that it won’t work and that at this point it is just a money grabber. In my opinion the demographic of users using wattpad are probably 12 year olds reading fanfic. Do you think they have money? And also how many people do you think got annoyed with it so they ended up deleting the app? Remember when wattpad was a free platform for creators to get together and for you just to read because you couldn’t do the same on other platforms..Version: 8.44.0

Offline reading updateTo be honest the new offline reading update is a throw off. i’ve loved using wattpad to read especially offline when i can’t use my data or on a road trip where there’s no service but i’m unable to this now due to the offline reading update where you have to purchase premium. yes it may benefit you guys from earning money but the amount of ads you guys have applied to what used to be an amazing alternative to read and a place to enjoy is no longer fun due to the sense of greed for money. Not everyone wants to buy premium as there are better alternatives nor do some people have the money to purchase it due to financial difficulties. i really love wattpad as it conncects and created bonds between the author and readers. But this update might make me consider finding another app. could you remove the purchase premium to add to your offline reading feature otherwise i will be looking for a better alternative to reading offline without paying..Version: 8.33.0

Becoming money-greedy.I’ve loved wattpad for years now. it helped grow my love of reading, and helped me improve as a writer. i remember when everything was free. no wattpad premium, no paid stories, no ads etc. i understand why paid stories and ads were added, but it’s clear wattpad is now becoming greedy for money. i’m so disappointed with this new update that features only allowing users to have two offline books unless they buy wattpad premium. i find this so ridiculous. not even two days ago could i have my whole library downloaded for offline use. i’m honestly afraid that a future update will make people pay to have at least ONE book downloaded for offline use. wattpad, i so kindly ask you to reconsider this new update. so many people don’t like it—me among them. the new update isn’t benefiting anyone except for wattpad hq or until the users purchase wattpad premium. i know that a lot of people love wattpad because it was a FREE way to express their love of reading and writing. lots of people loved it because some people can’t afford to pay for things like these, so wattpad was great for them. i’m sorry for the negativity, but it’s starting to get on my nerves and i just had to express my feelings. thank you..Version: 8.32.0

Apps good but two thingsNow from the review title itself, you’d think that this should be more like 4 stars, however the thing that is missing is more critical than you think. that thing being the ability to delete notifications and also when you mute someone, they dont see your stuff anymore/cant @ you in comments. this has mostly come to the fact that im used to being able to block people to have them to stop engaging with me (which allows me to not have a panic attack for when things get too far) however, wattpad only has the mute feature, which doesnt work when its in someone else comment section. As im sure everyone will agree, i dont like being called chronically online for having feelings that i have chosen to say in hopes that they will back off, however i now am reporting someone for harassment since i see all their messages even when i mute them, causing me to have a panic attack at 9:30 in the morning. this is absolutely not okay and could be fixed with either a comment delete feature or a proper blocking system..Version: 9.92.0

New update sucksI love wattpad so much. But i dont like the new update. Thats so annoying. Its gets worst and worst. Pls bring back the old wattpad where you can read offline stories with limited access. I don't care if wattpad takes so much space in my storage as long as i have more offline stories whenever i cannot connect with any wifi..Version: 8.32.0

What’s going on?I use to LOVE Wattpad. I’d write and read stories all night. I’ve been using it for years without any problems, slowly growing my writing base. And then it all changed. I was unfairly banned from my account. I can no longer log in and nothing is working. Some content from my page was deleted and then my whole page was blocked. It says there’s nothing registered to my email but I can’t use to same email to make a new account. My account had hundreds of thousands for words typed in stories and I can’t get any of them back. I’ve emailed support with no reply and I’m at such a loss of what to do. I just really want my works back.Version: 8.81.0

What a SHAMEI would give this app no stars, but I use this app for writing, so there’s that. I’m really disappointed by the recent update, c’mon, Wattpad has seriously turned into a money making app and it’s annoying. It’s also been changed to where there can only be two offline books read, seriously?? It’s just sad, really to those who’ve really enjoyed to the app to stop using this because of the massive changes on the app, my friends have even dropped the app for many of those reasons. Don’t forget the new Wattpad icon, very ugly and so..childish.. This is also very disappointing for those who came onto the app for free reading only to be met with “premium reading can unlock this and that and more CHAPTERS”?? For real?? This app has seriously gone down hill. Change it Wattpad, do your job..Version: 8.42.0

It’s great but there is one problem that I’ve had...So yesterday afternoon I was feeling very inspired I guess so I decided to write a story. I spent about two hours writing it out, an hour editing it. I made a cover for it and then clicked “completed” because I was finished writing it. Then I published it. Then I went to my profile because I wanted to read it myself, but it wasn’t there. Then I searched up the title name and it wasn’t there either. So then I asked my friends to search it up and look on my profile for it but they couldn’t find it either. I was very upset and annoyed about it because I had spent so long doing it but then it just disappears. But anyway, that’s all I have to say. Other than that, Wattpad is great:).Version: 8.97.0

GlitchesWattpad has been my go-to for fanfiction, as well as unique original stories for 5 years now, but recently I haven’t been able to read much as it’s glitching has been getting out of hand. For the first 3 or 4 years of using Wattpad, I encountered no glitches. While I saw many people annoyed by certain small glitches, I was confused as I’d never come across one, but lately they are becoming a problem. About a year ago I found my first glitch. Granted, I reported it and it got fixed in the next update, so I let it slide. I also let a few others slide, but this one I am disappointed by. I cannot use Wattpad with my wifi or mobile data on, as it will freeze and refuse to work after 1 minute of use. When my internet services are off however, it works perfectly. This is extremely annoying as I use Wattpad as a way to connect with other writers and readers alike. I can’t follow new stories anymore as they aren’t suggested to me because I can’t use it with internet, hense why I’ve stopped going on it so much. I was hoping it would’ve been fixed in the recent update, but nothing changed. I hope it does very soon though..Version: 6.56.0

Update the updateIF WATTPAD IS NOT CURRENTLY ON VERSION 6.83.0 DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME READING THIS Also sorry for any typos, I have a lot to say. I would’ve given the app 5 stars. Perfect app... that is, until the update came along. Using this app was so fun. It never had any crashes or glitches. Once I got the most recent update, everything is glitchy. I can’t look at the comment conversations from my notifications without every other story not loading. Heck, even MY OWN story doesn’t load unless I actually look it up instead of going to from my profile. Also, between chapters are ALWAYS video adds. Before, every three to four chapters had one. Now it’s EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. I would not normally be TOO bothered by that, but these adds don’t even load. I have to wait forever for it to load so I can finally go to the next chapter. I also have to restart the app every 10ish minutes to stop the glitching. The stories I’m reading lose their place and I have to find where is was again. What I mean by that is that it’s like reading a book and at least once a day the book mark just randomly falls out and you have to search the book for your place. Keep in mind, the chapters took forever to load, so the time I took finding my place is equal to reading one to two decent sized chapters. Believe it or not, there’s more. If you read this far, congrats. 😂.Version: 6.83.0

The heck?Okay Wattpad...You started off as a free app for FREE books and you already make millions of dollars off of us watching ads..AND NOW I can’t even read those books anymore? The ‘coins’ are over priced. Good books can’t even be read by most people anymore. So I wonder, why? You did this..Version: 7.3.0

Wattpad used to be so good!Wattpad before was amazing even when they introduced having to pay money for different things and adverts BUT now you can only have 3 books saved offline !!!!!! Like seriously you already put enough adverts on the app! Like what’s if I’m camping or a long car trip ??? Ahah no i can’t read because I would probably finish the books! If you want a limit then fine do it but 3!!!!! Come on at least 6 🤡 look I love the books on wattpad I love fanfic and all that and I would really love to keep using wattpad but I’m so close to deleting this app it’s just getting annoying!!! I’m happy for more adverts or something and I’m fine with it not being 100% free I understand you need to make money but seriously it upsets me now I can’t have my books offline and I’ve talked to other wattpad users and they think the same !!!! You will lose your readers wattpad !!! Especially because some of us don’t have the money to just blow and don’t have much money at all so yeah! Please please re-think this, yeah making money is good and you need to but soon wattpad won’t be free at all and haha will probably still have adverts so like you will lose a lot of people!!!! RIP the good days of wattpad you are missed 😭.Version: 8.33.0

It’s over. It’s not me it’s you !I have been on Wattpad for about a good 5 years now, I have read countless stories that have made me laugh, cry, and feel many other emotions. I didn’t mind when they added in ads I could handle giving up 30 seconds of my time to support the writers whose work I loved reading, then they added premium and I could handle that too it really didn’t impact me, then their was paid stories now that was a bit annoying but still I could live with it but now limiting the number of stories we can have in our library saved offline to 1. I am sorry but you just lost a long time user of your app. I thought that the app was all about being able to discover stories to love and a means for upcoming writers to be able to express their stories and share them with others and was originally all for free and now with the new update you have limited the chance for that to happen all due to the fact that you want money from users going to premium so that they can read stories offline. I am not sure if you know this but majority of you users are students, low income workers, or parents who might not be able to afford to pay for the premium services or have access to wifi 24/7 , I know I myself don’t. So I guess it is time for me to say goodbye to what once was my favourite app..Version: 8.33.0

Disappointed.I am a longtime user of Wattpad. It originally started as a platform for inexperienced writers to branch out and write for people looking for some free, original stories. Over the years, Wattpad has changed for money. Don’t get me wrong, of course I expected some small changes to happen as the platform grew. But these changes are anything but small. Only two stories at a time in the library? Video ads every 10 minutes? And so on. I am extremely disappointed. So with that... I was a longtime user of Wattpad. I’ll be deleting the app seeing as updates get increasingly worse..Version: 9.4.0

This is sad.I can’t believe that wattpad thought that it would be a good idea to make offline downloads restricted to TWO BOOKS. what????? some people can’t afford premium, and i know that that isn’t wattpads problem, but this is actually super sad. most of its users consist of teenagers that don’t have the money or permission to purchase premium, and i do understand that the premium cost goes towards paying writers for their work, and i’m happy for them, but this is just too much. the ads, then premium coming out of nowhere, and now the limit? wattpad, please consider the people who use your app..Version: 9.3.0

Love wattpad, but am saddenedI know the whole thing about removing the activity feed is suppose to inspire confidence but it has thrown me off as there have been times where I have mistakenly deleted a book from my library then can not find it again or have to spend hours of my time looking for it. My only question is why didn’t they just make the activity feed private or replace it with a “things you have voted on” list? Because I can see what people I follow/am followed by voted, comment and save but not my own?..Version: 8.28.0

What has happened...I am being completely honest when I say I absolutely LOVED Wattpad (operative word being loved). I used to find it incredible that an app with such amazing features existed. However, since this new update I’m starting to reconsider... I know that as an individual they probably won’t see this review and even if they did, they wouldn’t take it into consideration, but hear me out. These new updates are absolute rubbish. Wattpad used to be 10x better before the updates. I’m honestly so scared to update now because I truthfully don’t want to see what new restriction they have come up with. Every best feature of the app is slowly being removed. I mean what in the world is the only one offline book. Absolute garbage. I’m starting to reconsider using this app. The developers have become more greedy and restricting and honestly the Wattpad community will start dying out. It used to be a place of creativity and enjoyment, now it’s just another organisation that wants more money. Hopefully they come to their senses and restore the app back to normal, if not the community needs to boycott until they have no choice. Thanks for reading. (If this is the developers please be a bit more considerate to the people who can’t afford these features, return to the way you were before)..Version: 8.37.0

New update.I love this app with all my heart but the new update is extremely frustrating. The offline library. When it first updated I was quite annoyed with the fact that not all my books that were in my library were offline but I was okay with having three offline. Then my offline library spaces dropped down to two and now its dropped down to one and its extremely frustrating because now I can only read one story and if I complete it I cant change it for another one. That is also another fact I didn’t like about the new update, you can’t swap offline books for other ones in your library when you don’t have WiFi. Ive had to stop using Wattpad as much as I’d like to because I physically cannot use it outside my home then again I get hundreds of adverts when I’m trying to read my other books that I cant add to my offline library. I cannot afford to pay for more spaces in my offline library, and I wouldn’t anyway because it’s a joke really, we should be able to have as many offline books as we want. Not singled down to ONE offline book..Version: 8.37.0

I hate the new update!!!I used to be on wattpad 24/7 because i constantly found new stories to read! I understood why they added payed stories but the new offline limit is a joke! I get what their saying about storage and downloads but then give us an option to download not an offline limit. What really annoyed me about this whole situation was that the limit is 2. Most of the time i read more than that as when I'm on a long journey i don’t want to use up all of my data and so i read books on wattpad! I am only 17 and so don’t have the money to pay for the premium that you need to increase the offline limit!Think about your loyal readers next time that support new readers and write their own stories but don’t have the money to afford premium. I feel really let down by this as i used to turn to wattpad for when i was feeling sad or angry or let down because i loved escaping into a book I downloaded into my library. I can no longer do this freely. Thanks for the nice stories but i doubt i will be using wattpad for much longer. I thought this reading app would be different because i can’t afford to buy every book i want to read, wattpad gave me the luxury to read as many as a wanted until this update. Please change it back or take optional downloading into consideration as i love reading and i love wattpad..Version: 8.38.0

A different purpose.Wattpad no longer embodies the statement “reading for pleasure”. Their purpose has changed, straying away from the people who have given endless support to a platform desperate for money. Needless to say, I will no longer be reading on Wattpad as I am very disappointed in how they perceive the meaning of reading, where everything is about money and no longer for the passionate interactions between authors and readers..Version: 8.35.0

Freezing and CrashingSo I've decided to give this app three stars because on my phone it's great and works alright. On my IPad though recently I can't read anything because the app will freeze and then it ends up crashing. I hope this is fixed soon. Thanks..Version: 6.44.0

Please reconsider for future updatesI have been using wattpad for almost 4 years now. Every time I update my wattpad, it seems as though the app is getting worse and worse every time. The fact that premium is a thing completely drives me nuts! I understand that your company needs money but isn’t this supposedly a non-profit app? The fact that it’s a community where we can all share our stories and ideas with each other sounds like something you shouldn’t be able to profit from. And the fact that we now can’t read more than one book offline is just ridiculous! I miss the time where I could just read without any ads or without having to pay to read other books or where I could read unlimited amount of books offline! I would love for you all to just reconsider the features that old wattpad used to have and to bring them back or to find a way to give that community-feel back. To me, wattpad now just feels like an app where it’s goal is to leech off people who don’t have a job and need to find a way to pay for premium that isn’t really necessary in the first place..Version: 8.32.0

Deleting good stories and authorsSo upset with how wattpad has been deleting good stories and deleting author accounts lately, all because what they have written is too “explicit”. Are you serious wattpad?! Some books published but originated on wattpad are explicit and yet you allowed those books to flourish so don’t be deleting other peoples work! Authors spend hours writing stories that readers love and to have them just be deleted without a proper reason is despicable and really discouraging. They are marked mature and some authors give EXTRA warnings too so it’s not their fault minors or immature people choose to read them. How about you make it so those who are actually underage/minors can’t read the explicit/mature stuff instead of deleting the author or their work!.Version: 10.00.0

New updateThey’ve gotten sooo money hungry. Wattpad used to be the plug for unlimited free offline books and now? A limit of three offline books because they just want you to pay for their dumb premium program thing. First paid stories, now limited offline stories. So disappointing..Version: 8.32.0

The new updateThe app is great and all. There’s a lot of good stories in it. But with the new update, the premium, I hate it. 🤭Wait… that sounded too harsh. I dislike it. There that sounds better😅. I don’t like how I have to pay the premium version to read the books offline. One of the many reasons why I have this app is so that I have something to read when I don’t have wifi or 3G. Wattpad please change it back to the way it is. Not all readers have the money to purchase the premium 😣🙏🏻.Version: 6.64.0

Wattpad is Just Getting Worse and WorseWhen I first joined Wattpad about 3 to 4 years ago, it was an interesting community to say the least. A small portion of the books that have been written were extraordinary, while most others have been... somewhat questionable. Even with the rather odd books in the mix, the community itself and the app was overall an enjoyable place to be sometimes. All the bonds and friendships that have been forged on Wattpad are ones I cannot forget, nor would I have had the opportunity to gain such friends without Wattpad. However, as time has past, Wattpad has become worse as a whole. It’s like as if the Wattpad community of the past was a book, and the future of Wattpad was a small flame, engulfing it entirely. The books aren’t the issue for me, as I do find it laughable and sometimes enjoyable to see what people could manage to come up with. The real issue for me, is the administration. One by one, I have seen one too many accounts fall and terminated with to unclear reasoning and unjustified manners. One too many times have I seen accounts that had years worth of work put into it vanish in an instant, only for them to make a new account explaining that Wattpad had terminated their account with false pretenses, not explaining the reasoning for their doing. It’s just isn’t right, deleting all these accounts, some of which had books that the authors clearly put their time, heart, and soul into..Version: 8.11.0

I MISS THE OLD WATTPAD.I have been used Wattpad for yearsss now but the app has completely changed and I don’t know how I long I will be able to put up with the constant disappointments from the updates of this app. wattpad has amazing books but lately it seems like they don’t care about their non-paying readers like this new offline story limit, one of the main reasons most people use wattpad is because off the ability read books without having WiFi, now readers are limited to only being able to read one book offline, or promote to premium for unlimited stories. Aren’t the constant ads and paid stories enough?? Or is it all about money now??? I’m seriously considering deleting this app at this point because these new updates are just ruining the app. The new update is especially TRASH and it’s clear all wattpad cares about is paying customers and getting money. The old wattpad was wayyy better, which is why I have used this app for soo long. But clearly this app only cares about its paying customers, which is why sadly i might be deleting this app soon. Just don’t waste your TIME on this app unless your PAYING..Version: 8.33.0

So...Okay, so. I love Wattpad. But, the monetization has taken so much charm out of the app! I feel like every single good book is monetized now, and it’s frustrating. Some people don’t have all that money to pay, and it’s not fair. Not to mention the fact that people can only have 2 books offline. It’s stupid in my and many others opinions. I know I can speak for many people when I say the monetization should be removed, or at least lowered. Hopefully wattpad will listen, and try to make the app something the users want..Version: 9.1.0

NoThe colour is too vibrant and the cover looks dumb. So bring back old Wattpad. #bringbackoldwattpad.Version: 8.0.0

It WAS greatThe older version was better. I understand that you need to make money to keep the app running but this new feature is pissing me off. All my books were offline and I could read which ever I choose now I have to pay for my library space. Wow thanks.😡😡.Version: 8.44.0

Hate new updateExtremely annoying to get halfway through a book then find out i now have to pay to read the rest of it, people use this app because it used to be free because a lot of people can’t afford to be paying for books they don’t know if they will even like. Also most of the books that are going to be free won’t be any of the good ones so what’s the point on continuing to use this app. Quit saying Wattpad is remaining a free app because a free app wouldn’t have so many hidden fees: false advertising..Version: 6.95.0

Seriously? MAKE SURE TO READ!!!!I’ve been using wattpad for a while now. Almost five years and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. It’s kept me from going to bed when I can’t seem to put down my phone because a book is so good. It’s kept my attention pulled away from schoolwork- which could be a bad thing but also maybe a good thing? Anyways needless to say the reason I’m giving the app such a low rating is because I don’t believe in the app anymore. Sure the app is full of really great authors/ readers who are all there for the same reason. But I feel like you could do so much better elsewhere. Wattpad used to be a FREE community for authors to publish their stories for the readers to devote their time to, whereas now wattpad feels more like an elite community for people who want to pay for their stories. Come on now. You can’t expect half of the world to join wattpad premium or pay for some ridiculous coins to keep reading. I understand paying the hardworking authors on wattpad, however it’s a two way street. You either keep the writers happy and the readers upset or vice versa. I feel as though some more thought should go into these new versions of wattpad instead of keeping just one side of the street happy. Though for now, I’m telling you that it would be a better idea to keep moving. Sorry wattpad but you’ve made a lot of people unhappy with this new system. Until some compromise has been reached I feel like the original wattpad(ers) will loose interest in your app. :(.Version: 7.3.0

Battery???While I still love this app as it makes it a whole lot easier to read from Wattpad on my phone or iPad lately it has been doing some weird stuff. 1. It will randomly, while I’m reading, turn the sound all the way down on my phone and I just get the little notification in the middle of my screen telling me my phone is on silent. 2. What’s up with the battery consumption with this new update wattpad? It’s been like 2-3 days since I updated the app and since then I can go from 100% battery to 15% within 3 hrs of reading a book. My phone is fine when I don’t have wattpad open and the battery will last past one day so like what the hell wattpad. So while I love the app for reading purposes you really need to fix this in a new update wattpad cause it’s absolutely ridiculous. My phone is about to go flat now, 3.5hrs after unplugging it this morning from a full charge and all I have been on is wattpad. FIX THIS..Version: 6.51.0

I’m disappointedI’ve been using wattpad for many years now and through all the updates, i’ve never complained too much (even the paid stories - i get it, authors need to get paid). but now, they’ve added an offline feature. before, any story in your library could have been read offline. now, up to two stories in your library can be read offline. like for what???? as much as i like wattpad and the stories on it, i’m disappointed in the updates they make; they aren’t useful for the users at all.Version: 8.32.0

What happened?I have been a long time user of Wattpad, and it has always been my favourite Reading app. However, in the past year or two, it has really gone downhill. Examples of this include: being bombarded with ads after every single chapter; having an offline library limit of two books; constantly having significant but small bugs that are never fixed; the filters function is faulty and doesn’t assist the search for new books; I can not see any other user’s profile, since an error message is displayed every time. As well as this, there are many other significant factors to why the app has deteriorated over time, and I think the majority of these changes are being thought as beneficial by the ‘higher ups’ of the company. However, the app is losing an extortionate amount of its user-base because of these alterations. If Wattpad carries on with this path of limiting every single step of what should be a fun reading app, I am unfortunately going to have to uninstall it and transfer to a new website..Version: 8.83.0

Premium for unlimited offline mode?Are you kidding me? I used to use Wattpad to read my favourite stories on the bus but now I can’t even do that because I need data to that, the whole reason I downloaded wattpad was so that I could read stories by different people anywhere without wifi, I didn’t need to add them to my offline mode or anything, and another thing why is there only TWO slots in my offline library? Like what is with that? Bring back the regular offline library where I didn’t have to pay money just to read a fan fiction on the bus!.Version: 8.33.0

CRASHES AND FREEZINGBefore a few months ago I was always an avid Wattpad reader, for years. I had very few complaints, I also didn’t even mind the occasional ads that popped up and by showing the occasional video it wasn’t too bothersome. I loved the app and would give it a 5/5 any day. However, I ended up taking took a few months off and it was definitely a disappointment when I came back. Not only was I bombarded with ads the app, both on the iPhone and Mac, freeze within the first couple of minutes of me going into the app. Most of my books don’t load, and when I delete a book it never deletes it just stays there. Im not sure what happened in between the time I took off and now but it’s frustrating. As stated I understand the importance of ads but having them constantly pop up or show up every other click is a major annoyance to the point of me debating on whether I even want to keep the app. Because of the freezing and crashing to me the app is almost useless but I’m still hoping for an update that fixes that. The 70+ books I’ve downloaded also is the thing preventing me from getting rid of it. I really loved the app before all of this. I’ve also heard that you now require internet to read books or archive them? Not too entirely sure as stated I haven’t really been updated on anything because all I see are ads and then the app crashes but I hope this app gets the upgrade it deserves..Version: 6.70.0

...I enjoy Wattpad- or the stories and people on it at least. When they changed the colour scheme, I could deal with it. Yes it was jarring and ugly but it was fine. But this latest update? Where I can only read one story offline? No. Just, no. I’m sorry but I can’t deal with this. I got Wattpad so that I could have books with me wherever I went. Now I can only have one. I don’t have the money to pay for premium! Please change it back. I get that you’re a company and need money- but if you keep making decisions such as these I will uninstall the app and delete my account. I refuse..Version: 8.32.0

EwwwThe update is stupid I’m going to tell people to not use the app until they bring back offline reads I have access to @safe_talk_space so I can reach to 14k people.Version: 8.33.0

Going down hillI’ve been reading and writing books on wattpad for over 5 years and i can honestly say i really enjoyed that time. the reason i liked wattpad was first and foremost the offline reading option. there are plenty of other places i could have gone to but i chose wattpad bc i was able to read all the stories in my library when i was offline. but now, i have to $6 a month (of which i don’t have as like the majority of users on this app i’m a student, a minor and have no steady income for these reasons). i don’t mind the ads and payed stories that’s great! but this feature is pushing me into a corner and asking me to cough up the cash or leave essentially. also the recommendations system is not at all useful. 90% of the time my recommendations are just whatever kpop and 1D stories are the most popular at the moment and there is nothing on the list that’s even closely related to stories that i am actually in to and are in my library. the process of only ever promoting books that are already extremely popular is extremely flawed because most of them are all just one type of story and there is no variety for readers looking for stories that aren’t kpop adoption stories or whatever. over all, far more negative than good on this app and that’s just because of the way it operates..Version: 8.33.0

App-breaking Ad mid-chapterI love Wattpad and read heaps of stories on the app, but recently I have been getting a weird ad pop up constantly in the middle of chapters, often multiple times while still on the same page, sometimes seconds after closing it the last time. It doesn’t even say what it’s advertising for, but it’s always the same one. It’s infuriating and has almost ruined the app for me honestly..Version: 9.85.0

It’s great! But downsides are a lotI started wattpad years ago when stories were free and everything was automatically downloaded and ad free. Now having to pay for stories and only being able to download two at once, I have started to not read it any longer. It’s no longer enjoyable with interruptions and having to pay for stories that were once free. It’s quite sad actually.Version: 9.38.0

Disappointing.I’ve had this app for probably around 10 years now, and honestly it was amazing at one point. Ads were infrequent, books were good and the app wasn’t glitchy. Somehow they’ve managed to make things worse. They charge for an ad-free experience (which fair enough is premium and understandable) but the fact that the app is so glitchy, despite the money made from this experience is invalid. As a user who doesn’t pay for the ad-free experience, it’s frustrating when an ad will load, I’ll [x] out, then another pop up will remind me to get the ad-free version. Then I’ll [x] out of that too, then I’ll swipe up for the next chapter, which half the time won’t load... It’s become increasingly frustrating to use the app and means that every other chapter of a book I’m having to shut the app down and reopen it, just for the same issue to happen 2 chapters later. Making the app subscription-based isn’t a bad idea, but the app should still remain useable for those who can’t or don’t want to pay for the premium version. Other than that, the app is still functional, but you’d think that an app which charges £5.99 for a monthly subscription and claims to have hundreds and thousands of users would also make sure that the free subscription of the app wasn’t as glitchy as it is. Rant over. I think I will continue to use this app but I pray that the wattpad gods listen to our plea and make the app more stable and less frustrating..Version: 9.4.0

Not so keen on the new lookAs far as writing platforms go, I’ve found Wattpad versatile and user friendly, and by far the easiest site to use and navigate. I’ve had a few hiccups with the editor freezing, and a few odd glitches in between, but I’ve still loved the site. I’m not so keen on the new logo or that there’s no option to change the colour scheme to a more eye-friendly design, not for free users anyway. Which brings me to point out that I’ve found the video ads to be extremely intrusive, and annoying for users with limited data or with bad internet. I don’t have a problem with ads in general, but scrolling through a book and having my app crash because it tried to load a video ad- and failed- is beyond tedious. I also don’t like the way the site has started to promote premium exclusives. Did you have to insist on taking a leaf out of YouTube’s book? If the price was a lot less expensive- maybe, just maybe I’d consider it..Version: 8.0.0

Hate The Beta ProgramI used to love Wattpad. And I understand that they are trying to support writers and I think that’s very important, but it seems that lately everything that Wattpad was when I originally downloaded the app has gone in favour of money. I used this app because I could escape and not worry about money issues. Now, everything that I am interested in reading is denied to me because I can’t afford coins. And I know that there are still free books, but the way that they choose which books are free is if they’re not the best books- anything that gets any attention gets monetized. So the things with writing that doesn’t appeal to everyone or books that aren’t very popular don’t get any support, but the ones that are crazy popular and could probably be published in hard copy format cost money that not all of us can afford. Bring back the add format- Writers still got support, but no one is asked to spend money that they don’t have. The Wattpad beta program is awful. If I could give negative stars, I would..Version: 8.0.1

Needs some changesThis is a every good app to read and write on, plus it’s free! It allows you to read any type of book you want and write any type of book you desire, but the new updates that have happed are....not so good...now you can only read 2 books offline, I’m on the go a lot and don’t always have the pleasure of having WiFi 24/7. Before these new updates I was okay with it, I could read my books when ever I felt like, now I can’t and it’s not as good. I would like for that to be rearranged because I do not want to pay for premium when I could just have it for free like I did before, plus advertising is too often now it’s almost after every chapter and when I was reading my own book! As a reader to see if it was okay for the readers I get ads on my own! I would like the option of turning ads on and off because the writers don’t even get payed for the advertising on their own books that they have wrote. I’m still 100% going to use this app because it’s my favourite place to read and write, I would just like these things I have previously mentioned to come into consideration..Version: 8.43.0

😴😴2020 update: the app is even worse. Why am I having paid stories shoved into my face 24/7?? I’m never ever in my life going to read a paid story, so there should be an option for me to not see them at all. Like seriously, when I’m browsing through a genre, there’s more paid stories being advertised than the normal ones, which is wrong. I’ve had wattpad for around 6 years, it used to be completely free all around, but in recent updates they’ve began to make you watch ads and pay for stories. I’m not even mad about the paying for stories bit, because there are tons of other books, I’m more upset about the ad part, because who really wants to get an ad for some game while their trying to read a book? And if I want to go ad free, I have to pay £4.49 a month, which is extremely extortionate. There’s no option to just pay an overall price to just simply get rid of ads, which is stupid. I just think it’s a shame, because it went from being a completely free app, which was very rare, to bring money hungry like the rest. It’s not even worth it anymore..Version: 8.58.0

This sucksOk, so as an artist I understand that it takes time, energy and effort to write and that authors definitely deserve to be compensated for such if it’s an original story (not Fanfiction or plagiarized work). I believe in Author rights, and that if they wish to sell their story rather than have it free, that’s their choice and props to them. As a reader/consumer it my decision on which stories/authors I want to support by spending money. However I always felt that what was great about Wattpad was that it was a place to get amateur writers exposure and allow them to get feedback, build up a reader base and grow as authors. It was also a great tool for people of lesser means (kids, people from 3rd world countries, struggling artists, etc) to access original creative content. Now it feels less like a creative community and more like a consumer community where everything has become monetized. The app creators need to make money too, as everyone else, but now it feels exploitive for some reason. The worst change is the offline library being so limited. Not everyone has access to WiFi or data 24/7 and unfortunately it’s people of lesser means who usually don’t. People who will NOT be able to afford the subscription. But I guess they don’t care about these people anymore. If they’re gonna limit it for whatever reason, why at such a low number? Wouldn’t it be a better compromise to use a higher number, like 30 or 100? I hope that users of the app take a stand with me and submit a low rated review and stop using this app until the creators start listening..Version: 8.36.0

DEAR WATTPAD:Please DO NOT remove mature stories. You’re carelessly deleting THOUSANDS of hours of work which took months of planning. There are age ranges to select on stories for a reason. Also the app is for 17+, people that age are mature and it’s the kinds of stores teens are into nowadays. Episode, a semi-similar app did this a few months back, they tried to make an app directed for teens, kid friendly and by doing this they updated their guidelines so that no violence was allowed, no mature themes/scenes and no harsh language. Suddenly an app for teens became an app for kids and myself and A LOT of other people haven’t used it since and we found wattpad instead. Now that you’re deleting mature books on a mature app, you’re users are going to drop dramatically on statistics and charts. Also, ‘After’ the wattpad originated book which got turned into a 2 part movies and soon 3, yeah that’s mature but I doubt you’ll delete that. Please, WE are begging you, don’t delete the mature books. It’s not your or our fault that kids, who shouldn’t even be on the app are reading them, it’s the people who give them access to the technology that they view it on, the parents and guardians..Version: 9.1.0

Font size and searchingI like the design for reading, i just wish it would allow for bigger font sizes since they’re hard to read even with the max font size set (which looks to be about one size bigger than the default ios font size). The searching is sometimes iffy too. Like searching for a particular title wont show up in the list (or it’s waaaayyyy down) because it only looks up one word. For example: say you know that there’s a story called flower girl so you search that up - the results will show titles beginning or containing flower or girl but will not show Flower Girl at the start of the result list :(.Version: 6.49.0

The changes have to be discussedI’ve been on wattpad for a couple of years now and it is honestly one of the easiest sites to read on and the offline mode was amazing. But slowly of the years it has gotten worse for readers, it started off with little things like ads but no one cared because we understood ads are a good way for writers to benefit from their creations. Paid stories were then introduced and I feel like that took away from the essence of free books for people to read and share, but again it was fine because if writers want to benefit from their own works who are we to take that away from them? But limiting offline mode is honestly the breaking point for me, it was one of the apps best parts and although my usage of the app has died down a bit it upsets me to see this change. I did genuinely enjoy reading on here and will probably continue but take it from someone who has read for so many hours everyday at one point the direction wattpad is heading in is not beneficial to everyone. It was meant to be a free fun site that everyone can read and share but it’s veering from that course..Version: 8.38.0

Is this a glitch, or...?!I love Wattpad, but I was extremely disappointed to find out that the books in my library can no longer be read without internet. Any story added to your private library when online used to be able to be read whenever, but now that advantage is gone. It’s become a nuisance, and with the bad internet where I live, I rarely get to read any. This could just be me, but the two stories that you get to put offline don’t work. I still need internet, so... what gives, Wattpad? Is this a glitch or...?! Everything else is awesome, and I beg you to keep publishing books free, because my piggy bank is filled with sand. I love being able to write my stories, and I can’t afford to pay to do that. Thank you, just fix the glitch or whatever it is with my two offline stories that don’t work even 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲..Version: 8.60.0

An old love lostI have been reading Wattpad for many many years. It helped me develop myself through reading and understanding. I have loved it deeply. I am here to say that I am so disappointed with the new update. Previously I could have many books to read offline, which is very helpful for me as I have no access to wifi or data most of my days. Now I can only have two downloaded. Wattpad has always been an escape for me and now I don’t have that opportunity. Unfortunately I cannot afford to upgrade to have unlimited stories downloaded. I understand that it is so that writers can get paid but having paid stories and ads I can understand. You have limited what your users can see and I think this was a bad idea. I now can’t use your app as I want to and I know many others are unhappy about this development as well. I’m not sure if you can change this but I really hope you can or I think you will find that you will be losing a lot of users..Version: 8.33.0

Wattpad PLZZZZ fix this 😫Ok so recently you’ve updated this app so that authors can get paid and I honestly hate it. I’m all in for good authors getting money but can it be by having to watch adverts or something. I can’t afford to pay to read the whole story and I don’t it fair how I have to pay. I was reading a book and I really did like it but I had to stop reading it because I don’t have the money for it. Also imagine my disappointment to find out that I have to pay to read like that. It’s not fair and I can’t even read any stories anymore. Y’know, this is my favourite app and now I can’t even read a book. I started using this app about a year ago now and I would always tell my friends how great it was and how much I love it, they would always say it was probably really bad but I would stick up for this app because I loved it so much. Now I’m afraid I was wrong and I hate to be wrong, especially about something I liked a lot. 😞😕 I don’t blame the authors, I blame you wattpad. Thanks for the disappointment and I will soon be deleting until you fix this. 😪 Please fix it! I wouldn’t mind watching adverts or anything but I can’t pay like that, I don’t have the money to. I’m not the only one who thinks this wattpad so please find another way to do this or don’t do it at all because you’ve already disappointed a lot of dedicated people to this app. Goodbye 😞.Version: 7.3.0

New UpdateI’m an author on Wattpad and I absolutely love it, it’s a great app for everyone who wants to read, and there is every type of book you could imagine. There are also some slightly bad books, I’ve heard of books promoting suicide, I’ve never read them myself, but I think some admins need to be deleting any stories promoting this behaviour as soon as possible. The new update looks okay at first, but I’ve been on Wattpad for years, and whilst the colour change may be good, the logo looks different, Very different. I liked the old logo, it looked well-rounded (literally) and professional, whereas now it looks like someone doodled it. I don’t hate it, but it’s a huge change, maybe consider keeping the colour change but reverting to the old logo? In time I will get used to it, but for now I’m not updating Wattpad! I will wait it out for a few days, then probably give in because I’m useless at this sort of denial stuff. Anyway, I love the app and it really helped me get my stories and ideas out to the world, if you’re interested in Alex Rider, check out my profile: RainbowFire !.Version: 8.0.0

My experience:)I’ve always loved wattpad, i’ve been on the platform for around five years now and it’s definitely a comfort place and somewhere I can take my mind off of reality haha. over the five years things have obviously changed, and i’m all here for a shiny new logo and a diffrent layout too, and I understand the whole paid stories thing too, the thing that really just disappointed me was the offline reading situation. It’s not a big deal, i’m well aware, but coming from a person who wasn’t available to wifi for a long period, wattpad was one of my favourite apps to use since I was able to read every and any book I wanted too. Also, the whole reaction thing, initially I was super excited! I normally screen shot a quote for the books i’ve read or saved the quote, so when this feature came out I was so excited- I could look back at all of my favourite books and memories, the whole only a certain amount of reactions thing really annoyed me for some reason, i’ll just stick to screen shotting I guess. overall it is a good app mainly for the stories, the people there are hilarious and you can even write your own books..Version: 9.4.0

Once a 5 star appI have had Wattpad for so long I can’t tell you when I first discovered it. I’ve always loved and raved on too so many people about it - convincing them to download themselves. However then came advertisements ... then paid only stories. Honestly, I hated it but I appreciated that there was still the option of reading free and that it was still an app I could enjoy while viewing ads here and there for support. However I just discovered the change to the offline reading list. One of my favourite things was that I could download a story (any story, any amount) and read it offline with a simple click of a button. Which meant those long flights or lack of data where I had forgotten a book didn’t matter because well I could take out the app and either try a new story or read back on a classic. Really disappointed to now find that is no longer possible..Version: 8.45.0

Why are there ads at the bottom of the screen?I’m only rating it so low because of the ads on the bottom of the screen… This company DOES NOT listen to the readers and it annoying. How hard is it to just listen to the people who are on the app everyday and supporting them! I’m sure you guys have already seen the dislike on having the ads at the bottom of the screen while people are reading. I had them for a while maybe a month or so ago and then they went away and I was happy that Wattpad took in the concerns of the readers seriously but they are back again… I’m sure myself including others would appreciate if Wattpad as a company would listen to the people who go on their app everyday. We do not like the ads at the bottom of the screen, it spoils reading and it’s annoying. Personally I’m fine ads being in between each chapter. But to have them at the bottom is so obnoxious. I really don’t want to leave this app because I’ve been using it for many years. But Wattpad as a company have problems listening to the consumers and their concerns and honestly that not very good if you want people to still use your app. All I’m asking is for Wattpad to consider listening to the readers and just stick to the ads after the chapters, I’m not the only one who hates this feature. Many have express the dislike of it on Twitter and I have not since Wattpad address the concerns and it’s disappointing. Please reconsider taking away the ads at the bottom of the screen, thank you..Version: 9.81.0

Bring back the old WattpadThe new wattpad right now sucks. You get to have only 2 offline stories and I like the vintage one better because It kinda brings back the old days when I first started reading wattpad and I think it’s simple, but cute. Pls pls pls bring back the old wattpad!!😭😭😖😫💖.Version: 8.33.0

GIVE BACK AUTHORS BOOKS ‼️Ok i’ve been on wattpad for many years now so i’ve seen all the changes but it’s really gone downhill in the past year or so. there’s way too many ads even on books that are free. I don’t mind paying for certain books because authors deserve to be paid for their work if they have that opportunity BUT it’s still a free app that offers free books not ads every 2 chapters. i used to be able to download my WHOLE library which consists of over 800 books but i can only download 2 now. what a downgrade. now the main reason that inspired me to make this review. the deletion of mature books.. a very popular fan fiction called “After” (i actually hate this book lol should have never existed) that even has a 2 movie adaptations is full of mature content. it’s safe to say that “After” has probably gained wattpad a lot of attention and money. wattpad is obviously built of these mature books it makes no sense for webtoon to come in and change around the rules to fit the pg 13 rules they have in place. mature books are labeled mature for a reason, authors put many disclaimers before hand so it’s not their fault if a 10 year old comes along a decides to read a heavy clearly stated 18+ smut. books that authors have spent long hours on were taken down without ANY warning!!! now i’m just a reader but having a 50+ chapters book all of a sudden get deleted sounds so stressful. sorry if none of this make sense i’m angry and bad at grammar and want to rate this a 0/5.Version: 9.00.0

Money thirstyI’ve been using Wattpad for over 7 years now, it was literally my go to app for reading. Lately I’ve been straying away from the app, it started when they began put ads on their book. I understand that they need to make money; both the writers and developers, but if you’re a quick reader like me an ad between each chapter can quickly become annoying. I used to stay up until ridiculous hours in the morning intrigued in a book, however now I end up closing the app due to the excessive amount of ads, each 30 seconds long. Getting past this they have now ruined it further by only allowing you to have three books available to read offline. I used to literally have hundreds of books available to read whenever I want. This is an absolute pain when going on holidays or anywhere where there’s no WiFi or data connection. They are literally trying their hardest to subscribe to their ridiculously expensive subscription. If they don’t begin to change back into their old ways I can see many people straying away from this app, both writers and readers..Version: 8.34.0

This is a complaint. I’m very disappointed!Ok so I would have given wattpad 5 out of 5 stars but no! I won’t! I love wattpad their are so many amazing stories you can read. Most of my day I’d be reading stories off wattpad, because I enjoyed it so much and I got to read any story offline but only if it was in my reading list. Not to long ago I updated wattpad and when I opened it to check out the new update, I found out that they had changed it, they changed the fact that I could no longer read my saved stories offline. I can only read THREE stories that will be put only to offline reading section. So out of all my saved stories in my reading list I can only read three offline! This has really made me made and very disappointed in wattpad. AND!! If I wanted to add more stories into my offline list, I’d have to get wattpad premium! Like what the heck I am not paying, it’s stupid! So WATTPAD!! Please change the update. Thank you!.Version: 8.33.0

Why the money?The stories and creators on wattpad are amazing, as well as the reading setup. However, I have been with wattpad for a long time now and I hate how it is slowly becoming more about the money and less about small creators who just want their stories to be read. I understand having a few adds here and there, but after every single chapter of any story that I read, there is an add played, it takes away from the whole reading experience, dragging me away from the story. The newest library setup makes it so that unless you are a wattpad premium member, you can only read two different stories while being offline. The whole reason I got wattpad in the first place was to be able to read amateur authors stories while I am not connected to a wifi or service provider. When I first got wattpad, you could add as many stories as you wanted to your library and read them anywhere you wanted, this made my wattpad experience better, as where I live, there is no phone service and a lot of the time, no wifi. I don’t understand why you need to be a premium member to read stories you love. The changed set up makes it near impossible for rural kids, who are unable to afford such luxuries as premium, to enjoy reading the stories they love. I know that this review will most likely never be read by anyone who actually cares about any of this. So, if anyone is reading this, please, help me understand why the money is so important..Version: 8.40.3

Get rid of paid storiesI downloaded Wattpad 6 years ago and it was a good decision. I could write stories and have fun with it. I could read whatever I wanted and know that I can still have access to it offline. I found my favourite book on here and I read it every year. But then you brought in paid stories and only allowing people have 2 stories downloaded. I loved this app because it was free. Read and write at anytime day or night with or without wifi. My favourite book is now a paid story. I’m happy for the success of the author but people’s favourite stories shouldn’t have to be paid for. That’s what publishing companies are for. On here everything should be free. So many apps are now bringing in money and it’s super annoying. You’re popular already stop just trying make your apps ‘better’. It may make it better but it also pisses off many users. You better see this and do something about it..Version: 8.73.0

I used to love this appI used to read on this all day, every day, especially when I had school and the journey to school was 1 and a half hours long but now, they changed the offline list so that we can only read two books offline which is so not enough and now I can’t use this app as much as I wanted to. Also, I read at home too but for some reason, when I have WiFi on, it acts like there is no connection and it would behave as if it wasn’t on WiFi or on mobile data. Nothing works accept for reading the two offline books. And now if I want to read a comment or you know, read other books that aren’t in the offline list when I’m at home, I have to go on mobile data. Which is wasting my data and I can’t buy premium as I’m not an adult yet and I’ve tried uninstalling the app, restarting my phone, I’ve tried everything but it still only works when I’m on mobile data. And I know that it’s not the problem with the WiFi as it works perfectly fine with other apps etc. It’s just not as enjoyable as it used to be and I honestly don’t know what to do....Version: 8.82.0

New updateI mean ehhhhh, no thank you to the new update. However I’ve been using Wattpad for a while now and will continue to do so but this update gives it a completely different vibe. It makes it seem more professional, whereas before it seemed like a laid back space where you could write whatever and not have to have it up to a certain standard. It’s also weird for the new logo, seeing as it has never been changed before. But as long as I can still read my books, it’s alright..Version: 8.0.0

Not happy.I have been a reader since 2012, wattpad gave me the opportunity to read anywhere and everywhere because I couldn’t afford to pay for books and splash the cash. I have spent probably thousands of hours reading, I would read when I got up, when I was at school and when I got home. I got to read what I wanted and when I wanted. And now I have to pay to read the books? Use my data to have an ad at the end of every chapter? Slowly you guys have been going south. I get the paid stories, sure, but I’m not forking out for your premium service, I’m not paying for the chapters, and most importantly I’m not wasting my data to have to watch a 15 or 30 second ad at the end of every chapter. People join wattpad because of the fact you could read without having to pay. And now I think it has come the time where I have to say goodbye to wattpad because this is absolutely ridiculous. You know when I went away for the weekend and didn’t have any access to internet I would download as many books as I can and read them while I was away. Can’t do that now can I. I’m not the only one and you guys know that and will be able to see that. You gave an escape to kids who need it, an opportunity to immerse themselves into a good book without having to pay or to watch an ad. It just seems money hungry now I’m sorry..Version: 8.38.0

Once really greatI used to love this app. Being on it for 5 years I would never change it for anything else, but with the recent changes it has gone down hill majorly. Having the coins added as well at the wattpad next beta plan it doesn’t let you read all the books through to the end. This isn’t great as the app used to be for fun of writing and reading without people getting paid for it unless publishers got interested. No one has a problem with it back then. so why change the app around so that we have to now pay for books that aren’t published, and edited so may as well have mistakes. Instead of spending money on short chapters I could save up money and buy a real book but I always liked to see what imagined in their heads cause books are there for fun. I don’t understand why they see it as a need to now pay the writers cause if that’s the only reason the people write the books what’s the point. I’ve never had problems with the app but unfortunately I’m getting more and more disappointed recently due to the updates..Version: 6.95.0

Please ListenHi, I have been using wattpad for a very long time (about 5 years now) and I have loved it. I hardly ever pick up a paper book anymore. But I am only 15 and can’t afford to pay $80 dollars a year at minimum to download all my books. Which okay it wouldn’t be a problem, except I think the world has forgotten that not everyone has wifi. I have very limited phone data but can go through 237 books in 10 weeks (yes I counted and that’s on the low end of the scale). So this whole ‘3 books only’ kinda stuffs up mine and everyone else’s reading. I love wattpad I really do and I will probably cry if I have to find another app. But here lies yet another problem. There IS no other app. So I’m confined to these limits of my creativity. Please I’m begging you, listen to us, your stakeholders, take on board our feedback. And remember all the people who want to take part in the greatness that is sharing their creativity and enjoying the fruits of other’s labour and stop thinking solely about the money. Thanks, ~K Xx 💕.Version: 8.32.0

Please stop shoving paid stories into my faceI’ve been using this app/website for almost 3 years and I gotta say, I liked the old layout better where you can actually read what the book/fic is about without having to click on it, that and all the recommendations are the same stuff over and over. Now about my main problem, the paid stories. I understand that you want to show original content some love and give “popular” creators revenue as well as the app/website, but for the people who come for fandom stuff, the stuff we want to see isn’t being properly recommended to us and the only thing we see are paid stories this, paid stories that, and it gets tiring pretty quickly. One thing that should be an option (which I don’t know why you don’t let us do this in the first place), is to allow us to block the paid stories tag or at least have an option not to see them and instead filter content around stuff I actually read/tags I use. I recommend adding a “follow tag” filter, where you get books/fics that release in that tag on the front page for a user called “recently added”. Let’s use #Originalshipping as an example. If I only wanted to see content with this tag in my feed, the filter would make it so then only content with that tag would appear. Just a few suggestions to make the app/website better •w•” for anyone reading this review, stuff like Ao3 is better, it already does this-.Version: 9.8.0

Eight plus years of being a Wattpad userI used to love Wattpad it was my favourite app Overall however Since Wattpad introduced paid stories and paid membership all the app ever does is glitch( probably trying to get people to do paid membership). It no longer keeps track of where I’m up to in stories, I can’t access the navigation while I’m a chapter I can only do it at the end or start. There are a lot of ads and I don’t mind ads they help the writer however when they were introduced we were told they you only be every now and then lately they are between every chapter and they are very very repetitive ads. Overall if I can find another app that doesn’t have these problems even if it’s a paid one I will switch it’s just way to much hassle to have to find where I’m up to every time I want to read a chapter of a story. Also I’m happy to pay to use something like this but the fees Wattpad are charging is extremely outrageous for what they offer, especially when very little of the profits ever end up with the author..Version: 8.76.0

I wouldn’t recommend this app to anyone anymore.I used to love wattpad and have been using it since 2016, however all the updates they have made in the recent years have put me off using it. The whole premium thing was fine when it was just the books you could read and what colour your app could be, but now that I have to pay to read more than 2 books offline I am completely put off. All my friends that also used to love wattpad have deleted it because it is just about money now. I could understand that with premium you can read certain books or change the colour or get rid of ads but not being allowed to read all the books in your library offline is the worst. I’m slowly losing interest in this app and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone anymore..Version: 8.38.1

Y/nOkay off topic but y/n is such a pick me girl with no personality. bye.Version: 9.5.1

Amazing but used to be betterI have been reading on Wattpad for nearly 7 years and it’s amazing. I’m still finding loads of different books to read and they're all for free. Although recently they've been making a few changes that can be a bit annoying. The ads between chapters can be annoying but I get why and not against them. Then they did premium to remove ads a good way to make money and keep the add going also ok. But now they've got paid stories so you have to pay to read chapters (defeating the purpose of it being an app to read free books) but not many yet are apart of this but it is the best books and authors who will be joining the program so it'll soon get annoying. The absolute worst thing is the most recent update where you are only allowed two books offline. This may seem like a minor thing when I’m at home and have access to WiFi but I love stocking up on books before a holiday or long journey and love the opportunity to read any book that I’m in the mood for. All I would like changing is that all books in your library are available off line the rest I can deal with right now. Would still recommend downloading though but I am starting to search for alternatives..Version: 8.40.3

It’s good but overtime it’s getting worseI’ve been using Wattpad since 2014. I found via the website and then used the app. When I began using the app there was no adverts and no paid stories. It automatically downloaded all your stories for you without needing to pay (there was not even a pay feature). Then they added some adverts (but with the downloaded ones you could go offline and they would disappear) and it was still okay. Then they added premium, which I understand is most likely to keep it going as they won’t be making lots of money but they should allow people who are not on premium (or can’t afford it) some more liberties. One downloaded book is not okay... let readers have more than that for free. The paid stories I also understand as writers deserve some reward other than just creating their own world. And if readers are willing to buy them then that’s their choice. But here’s where my problem lies 1. Wattpad on its site literally says ‘free stories’ THIS IS NOT TRUE, not all of them are - either change the website or get rid of paid stories. 2. There should be a feature where you can filter out the paid stories as beginning a book and really enjoying to find out I then can’t continue without paying is infuriating as I’ve already become attached but I can’t afford to pay for them. Ultimately, Wattpad is a great place to read and enjoy content from others and share your own. However, it is nothing like it used to be when it was accessible for all..Version: 9.11.0

It was good but nowWattpad used to be my go to app for road trips and offline reading. now with the very stupid 2 book max i can’t read anything. it really sucks and you’re ruining the app.please bring back the old wattpad..Version: 8.44.0

Search Function isn’t the bestHi Devs, There’s something that I find quite annoying with the search functions that wattpad currently has. 1. You can’t pick the tags you specifically want when you’re refining your search. You can only choose one main tag while the others are preset options you get. This makes your filter option heavily restricted. You allow authors to tag their stories for fine tuning their audience, but you don’t allow readers the quality to search for their own tags. How does this allow for readers to find the author’s work?? I don’t know. RNG? 2. When picking a genre, the searches come up with the generic one size fits all. It’s not completely catered to what kind of stories the reader has in their library. It is honestly the most annoying thing I’ve found. You have a search function with limited use. It’s basically a tease that creates irritation amongst readers (like me), who are looking for specific tags. For example, I would like to read a completed story, this will be the main filter, I then of course would like to refine it to something I’d like to read, BUT WAIT! I CAN’T! Why?The tags are preset. To my misfortune, the tag I want to use isn’t in your preset option. It’s not popular enough. Not saying your currently fiction is wrong, but it definitely needs a lot more work. Putting in a feature where we can search for our own tags would help readers find novels more fitting for their taste..Version: 8.81.0

Dear WattpadThis sucks. I, and many others, joined Wattpad for the fact that it was a FREE book app where I could reading millions of books both online and offline at my leisure. In the past, I would’ve given this app a solid five-star rating but now I don’t think it adds up to that standard. I feel like Wattpad is slowly turning into an app solely based on money and straying from their original goal. I was okay with the paid stories program, and I understood that the writers behind these magnificent works need to be supported, but now that reading books offline has become a premium feature, I’m afraid I won’t be continuing with Wattpad any longer. Only 2 books to read while offline without premium, like come on? Are you serious? I used to be able to read HUNDREDS of books offline for FREE. This has completely ruined my experience..Version: 8.41.0

CRASHESI have been an avid Wattpad user for almost 5 years now and have spent so much time on writing and reading stories and I have had to switch to other platforms recently because every time I open a story I get through about two pages before the whole app freezes and I am forced to restart the app. I also am unable to check my notifications because of this. I have over 1,500 Wattpad notifications now because every time I go to check them the app freezes once I start to scroll and I can’t check anything or respond to comments on my stories because of this. I see a lot of people mentioning the adds in their reviews, but I haven’t seen many but that’s only because of the app freezing and glitching and judging everything everyone has said it’s probably a cause of the overload of adds. When I first got on Wattpad, all the features and tools were located in a sidebar on the top left corner and the setup of the app changed a lot for the better over the years, but these last few updates have made the app very difficult to use and I almost wanted to delete the app, but I love all the friends I have made over it and all the wonderful stories I have read too much to delete the app. I have spent a lot of time building up my account and writing stories and it’s really upsetting that I can’t reply to all the comments people are leaving me, so please fix the app..Version: 6.64.0

I’m so disappointed....this app has gone to trashSo I used to be able to just log in easily for years and years even if I hadn’t been in it for so long and now I can’t even do that because it’s asking me to reset my password? And I can’t access it because I don’t know what email I had linked to it as I was fourteen when I signed up and am now 21... I’m sorely upset because everything from that account is now gone because of your stupid update, thanks a lot. There are so many ideas and things I had on there that I can now not get back.Version: 8.78.0

Used to be good, but has some major issuesOne of the biggest peeves with Wattpad is that when you set a story to private, any comments stop appearing in your notifications list. Yes, you still get a notification to someone leaving a comment, but as soon as you open The app, that notification is nowhere to be found and you have to go searching for it. Really frustrating! -1 star Anything rated mature is instantly void from the ranking system, so the only stories in the ranks are usually badly written teenage inexperienced copycat stories. Read one, you've read them all really. -1 star The recent major issues with plagiarism of stories from the Wattpad site, and the questionable conflict of interest of the Wattpad ambassadors who protect obvious plagiarism and delete the accounts of the original writer to remove the competition / evidence. -2 stars. I used to give this app 4 stars, but sadly, it's suffered a huge fall from grace in the last six months. There are some decent writers on WP, but you are going to have to search deep for them and most of them are now going to other platforms where they aren't punished for being good writers..Version: 6.44.0

My OpinionI loved this app so much and still sort of do, I use it regularly to read fanfictions, but I’m really annoyed how most of the good ones I have read have been deleted because of smut/nsfw because they have been sold to webtoon and they are thing or make the app kid friendly. The app clearly stated it was 17+ so I really don’t get why they have removed such good stories that took authors probably ages to write and think of. All of these stories will now have to be moved onto other platforms just for the work to be seen and heard about. I feel extremely hurt that this app, the thing that was keeping me sane, has gone and been sold to webtoon which are trying to make a 17+ app kid friendly. I still try love the stories and fanfics that are up but it’s not the same and I think it really needs to be fixed. All of these authors that spend hours of thought and thinking into their writing will have to go to other platforms. I’m not saying this is a terrible app but most of the better things I have read have been taken down for smut and nsfw..Version: 9.1.0

To many adsI’ve been using wattpad for almost 2 years I think and during that time so absolutely loved it. It was easy to find the books that I wanted to read or find new books a lot of recommendations and much other things too. But I notice that it started to change during the changes wattpad changed in some good ways it’s much easier to find completed stories or on going and it’s much easier to use but it sometimes has it’s issues. I understand that wattpad is a free app and for an app to remain free there would be ads so it would remain free but my issue is that there is too many ads and when I mean to manny ads as in every single chapter I read there is an ad like all the time and I don’t know if other people are having this issue but there is just so many ads that I tried to delete the app then reinstall it or refresh it but nothing works it’s just ad after ad after ad and so on so forth and it’s starting to get irritating to where I don’t wanna use wattpad anymore and just read my books somewhere else and I really don’t wanna do that since I love wattpad. This issue didn’t start until after I updated it which is weird so maybe it was the update or not but I hope you at least limit some of the ads to where they don’t appear after every chapter that you read..Version: 9.65.0

Lots of improvement neededThere are many things I love about this app, but I feel like there are so many things that could and should be better. For instance, the search filters. On websites like A03, you can search for particular genres, word counts, characters, and many more. The search filters feel incomplete. All wattpad has is the amount of chapters (which can be misleading because many people write short stories with many chapters but not a lot of words), when it was updated, and if it’s complete or not. It’s hard to find a particular type of story if you can’t search for things like word count. Another thing is the constant requests to buy premium. I had wattpad before they turned into a greedy money-making company, and it was so much better than the current version. There used to not be constant pop-ups to spend a ridiculous amount of money to go ad free and read a few paid stories. On top of that, they reduced the amount of stories you can read offline. If you had a book loaded previously, you could read it offline and you could do this for many books. Then they reduced that amount to three, then to two. I just wish they didn’t shove the premium ads in your face so much. The search feature is what really needs improvement, though. I want to be able to find stories of a particular type and cannot do that at the moment because of the insufficient searching filters..Version: 8.57.0

Hate the money programY/n did not get kidnapped by 5sos for this..Version: 9.5.1

I use to love this app... but wth is going on:(I genuinely loved this app. It was always fun to read cool and interesting stories that completely captivated me and had me not putting my phone down until i figured out what was going to happen next. It was always fun to find new and upcoming authors just trying to find a community to write with. Follow along with their stories and see how they grow. Everything was free to read so the possibilities were endless to find books. And there is so much more that i use to love. But as of late I don’t know what you are doing wattpad but it honestly isn’t helping it’s making things worse. Wattpad doesn’t need to be better it was a great app and an amazing place to be. But whatever the creators are trying to make it now is not working for anyone. I truly and sincerely am sad about the amount of books and fanfics that have been deleted and removed from wattpad in only a days time. Honestly my review should be lower at this point. I hope wattpad that this review tells you to STOP doing whatever you are doing. Stop trying to change the community. Leave us be! We were all fine before you came in deciding what was good for only you nobody agreed with this. PLEASE STOPPP! My review for this app USE to be a 5 stars hands down! And maybe one day if I get the old wattpad back it’ll go back to 5 stars but for now 2 and less is my rating. Don’t download this app right now until wattpad gets it together..Version: 8.99.0

EhWattpad isn't a terrible app, but it definitely has issues. The new look isn't all that nice, honestly it's a bit too bright. There's also a bit of a crashing problem that I keep finding. I honestly also think that supported stories are pretty stupid. Maybe instead of paying for the stories, we get it as an option and can choose, otherwise, the story will just have more adds? Because Wattpad was founded so that people could read without paying for books. All in all, I'll probably keep using the app, but it I sure as hell am not going to read any of the supported stories or anything like that..Version: 8.0.0

Used to love it, now not so much with the policy to pay for offline storiesI used to love Wattpad. I’ve been using it for years now. But recently the changes that have been made to the app has made it less pleasurable to use. Firstly it started with the paid stories which is a good profit for Wattpad writers but not many will pay just to read a story. Wattpad used to be an app where you could read stories freely and write them as well. Then came the concept of having offline stories and not being allowed to read them offline for free. This takes away the freedom and liberty users had when reading. When ever I would travel I would find stories that I would want to read and add them so that in the plane I would read them with no difficulty with my phone being on airplane mode. Now it’s not longer the case, I can only have two offline stories and if I wish to have more I have to pay. I’m really disappointed in this new concept and version of Wattpad. I prefer the old one and wish for Wattpad to reconsider the new policies they are putting in place..Version: 8.40.3

Wattpad: Why Change is NeededWattpad has been on every handheld device I’ve owned since I created an account five years ago. I can honestly say that this app was my favorite app hands down until recently. Yes, I still love and use Wattpad but I don’t spend nearly as much time reading on there as I used to. This is due to the ads and the update with premium accounts. I don’t mind ads at all as that is how apps are kept free but it seems like I get an ad after every single chapter and I’m constantly asked to go premium. With the change of the logo recently as well, I feel Wattpad is in a different place than it was when I joined 5 years ago but not in a good way. We need to move forward but not so much so that it becomes an entirely different thing. There have always been ads and I don’t expect ads to be wiped out completely but it is ridiculous how often they pop up, I also find it quite obnoxious that I am asked to go premium every single time I open the app. It is safe to say that Wattpad has become more of a money making operation than one that values its writers and readers. I don’t think it is much to ask to reduce the amount of ads a little bit and try to make the app about the people using it again. I’m still going to use this app but I have resorted to other FanFiction websites and apps as it is not nearly as enjoyable as it used to be. I do hope you can take both our opinions into consideration more directly. Thank you..Version: 8.9.0

Goodbye Wattpad.I understand that you guys have to earn money, I don’t mind watching an ad, But taking away offline reading and restricting me to 2 books?!? I travel a lot, I go for days without wifi and I don’t have a phone/data so thank you Wattpad, thank you for taking away my only solstice. You’ve helped me through a lot. My parents splitting, moving thousands of miles away from friends, driving for days just to visit family. But I think this is where we part. Thank you Wattpad for the memories and I hope you bring back what we’ve lost so new viewers can experience the joy I felt. Congratulations for losing your number 1 selling point and a loyal 4 year user. Goodbye. Edit: There’s more ads now. Usually they’d give you an ad between chapters, which annoying as it was, was nice since it didn’t disrupt the chapter. Well nevermind! Because they’ve now added ads to the bottom of your screen which you CANNOT GET RID OF. they’re pushing for you to buy premium, I get that it’s a free app and they need money BUT FOR GODS SAKE STOP IT..Version: 9.74.0

Too Many AdsOkay, don’t get me wrong, I understand that to keep Wattpad free for the people who don’t have the money to become a premium member there’s gonna be ads, but the ads that pop up in the middle of every other chapter is VERY annoying. I have been using Wattpad for about 6 years now, it’s by far one of my favorite apps (well it used to be but i’ll get to that in a second): it’s a platform that allows me and others to express our creativity and love for writing and holds some pretty interesting reads that sometimes seem like I should be paying for them... Though at this point, I guess I am with all these ads they throw in my face any chance they get. I was surprised – to say the least – when I opened the app after an update awhile back and seen an ad on the homepage. I was fine with it, of course, because it’s not like it hindered my reading experience, but now the ads have hindered my reading experience. I literally can’t go two chapters without a freaking ad popping up and making me wait 5 seconds until I can move on to the next chapter. It’s ridiculous. Wattpad has obviously fell into the same cycle as every other app that started off ad free. Now they overdo them because all they care about is the money. I still enjoy the app, I just wish they would do something about the ads in the middle of every other chapter, at least make them few and far between. Otherwise, it’s an extremely good app that i’ve enjoyed for many years..Version: 6.82.0

Need to pay to read OFFLINEWattpad before, was a platform for new writers to spread their work for FREE to readers around the world. Honing and polishing their literary expertise! There had been ‘ads’ to help them earn a little bit of extra change. It is also the place of discoveries, where printing press can offer an outstanding writer the honor of getting their work printed as books for sale and the author taking down their book online (or leaving a part and encouraging readers to buy the actual book). It can also be the start for an author to pave their path on ‘self publishing’ and be supported by dozens of their avid readers! (I’m currently supporting a great writer and avidly buying her printed books despite it being available completely free on wattpad) But now it’s completely been capitalized. I’m all for supporting good authors, however, how will you know the book is worth investing (buying) in the first place? At least in stores you get to read a few pages, in here you have to take the risk and some stories aren’t even FINISH! How are you to know that the ‘PAID’ books will actually be completed some time in the future? I have read a couple of books here which were never continued because it had been ‘dropped’, author had a ‘writer’s block’ etc...! A shame but what can you do? Wattpad isn’t what it used to be... i for one am no longer staying. Better go back to buying my books in stores from now on..Version: 8.54.1

Don't download!!!I have always been a huge fan of wattpad. Unfortunately I am no longer able to use it as it crashes every 15-20 seconds. I upgraded to premium thinking this might help. Nope!! Not even a little bit, still crashes constantly. I have the app on my iPhone 7 thinking the app may not be compatible with my older phone but still having the same problem. It uses a huge chunk of battery every time it crashes too. If this was fixed it would definitely get a higher rating from me but alas no matter how many times I have tried to contact the developers, nothing is done.Version: 6.68.0

New updateI NEVER WRITE A REVIEW BUT THE NEW UPDATE IS A NOOOOO (rewind to the good old days and wattpad would be getting 10 stars). Wattpad used to be my absolute fav been with this app for a good 8+ years and use to recommend to absolutely everyone but this new update is a big fat no of course it would be amazing to pay all the authors to read their book but they knew it was a free site and they knew there was other sites that paid where they could of posted their book if they really only cared about money the fact that they still posted their stories on a free app means they clearly didn’t mind and I now think it’s completely unfair to your loyal users that are still in the middle of reading books to now have to pay. I mean I pay for books but that’s books I know I’m defiantly going to enjoy and trust that author and their publishing team to deliver a book that is definitely worth paying for (no offensive to any authors) I don’t even know how much it cost to read a book as I clicked on the app so what the update change and clicked straight back off the app. Also theirs a limit for offline stories is wattpad forgetting back in the days that use to be one of the key things they advertised..Version: 8.42.0

Ao3 is beterAo3.Version: 10.17.0

No longer worth itI’ve used Wattpad to read as well as publish my own stories for 7 years now and it was my most used app for five of them! It was amazing, I made friends in different fandoms and different communities, I got real feed back on my work and connected with authors who were just starting out- Wattpad was a safe haven for thousands of us. I’ve barely touched the app in two years now. It started out with the adds, which was fine as these contribute to the writers and reward them if they’re books did well. The the coins thing started. Immediately I stopped reading any paid stories as with previous experience off other reading apps who do the same thing, you end up spending three times more on a book that you can’t even get a physical copy of that’s still written by amateur writers. You may as well save your money and buy professionally published books (either physical or Ereads). You’re constantly harassed by adds and offers to sign up to ‘premium’ and the money grabbing is just constantly shoved down your throat with the disguise of being there to help authors with no proof that any of it goes to them, not to mention the amount of bugs that still happen which delete peoples work so how on earth does it benefit them. This app is longer worth wasting the time with, whether it be reading or to publish your own stories..Version: 9.75.0

The App got worse over the yearsI had this app for the first time back in 2014, it was the best thing. It was awesome, no adds, no payments, and no need for premium. I started reading stories that I fell in love with, they were so good that I re read them for all six years that have past. Now they are eliminating stories and author’s profiles without warning. Some of this authors actually put an effort to create the stories, and they just got erased like if they where nothing. The stories I have been reading for six years got erased, their was nothing wrong with them, actually they where awesome. The app says is doing this because they violated contend guidelines and other stupid things, I get it, but the authors didn’t even got a warning to save their stories, that is rude. Some of them actually have putted their effort for years. The age on the app says 17+, and the stories have the option to put if it has mature content . Is stupid that the author get punished for writing stories and not even getting a “flag” telling them that some content that they have is violating the guidelines. I’m an author too, and I won’t put my content (don’t care if my content does not violate their guidelines) in a app that just erases work with no warning, like if it was trash. So, sorry Wattpad, this six years where fun, until now...I pack my bags and head out to look for another place to read and put stories..Version: 9.1.0

It was better beforeI remember finding Wattpad several years ago when I was looking for an app where I could read stories freely, without having to pay money or see any advertisement. All I had to invest was my time (to read, of course). I was so happy I downloaded this app, because I thought it would always stay free and uninterrupted. Yes, it did stay that way for a while. But an app can only stay good for so long. First it was the logo. The classic and simple W was replaced by a curvy one, and the orange was much brighter. I thought, "This doesn't suit Wattpad, but oh well." I didn't think much of the update. After a few more updates, I started seeing ads whenever I read a story. I was incredibly disappointed. Before, writers would write because they enjoyed writing stories. Now, with ads in the picture, it seems they're writing not for the readers or for themselves, but to gain money. The stories lack the genuine excitement from before. I'm not saying it's a bad thing to gain money through an app, but Wattpad is a READING application. Not money or ads—but reading. Currently it's so focused on money, money, money, that the developers might as well put a price tag on the app itself. Here I was thinking this will be different from the others when it turns out to be the same. I miss the old Wattpad..Version: 8.32.0

Some annoying thingsLove wattpad and have over 100 books that i adore BUT I have a few issues. I hate that the “recommended” shows up with books that I have already read, voted and commented on (even put into reading lists and my archive). Wish they would not appear in recommended. Also wish that I would “woosh away” a book or remove from the homepage if I have no interest in it, similar to Tumblr, so that I can find books I would actually like to read! This would be really helpful! The “hot” and “featured” parts of genres also need to be wayy longer as there are usually only 10 or so books in each section. ALSO there are so many glitches I don’t know how Ihaven’t deleted my account out of frustration from the amount of times it freezes, 5 minutes after a new update as well!! update: the newest update which includes every author's message board posts is SO ANNOYING! i don't want to keep up to date with every single author i follow, and if i did i would go onto their profiles and look for myself. the message board posts clog up my notifications and make me miss books that have been recently updated! please change it back to the old version i hate it.Version: 6.88.0

Decent besides itHacked my phone.Version: 9.81.0

Sad and DisappointedI’ve been on Wattpad for a long time now and have read thousands of books through the platform, the 2 offline books limit for users without premium is sad. It’s sad because now I will have to leave Wattpad after so many years, premium is not an option for a student who can barely afford to feed themselves. The books that you have to pay for are fine, the ads are fine, I understand you have to make money somehow but you have crossed a line with an offline limit..Version: 8.34.0


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