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GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories
GoodNovel · 805,744 ratings · ★ 4.5
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Top complaints - extracted from 8 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"read"
5 negative reviews mention this · 63% of all complaints
★★★★★ "it is not at all fluid in usability. there is zero functionality for vision enhancement. cannot read light colored text on light background. there is no means to change the reading theme, like Dark background with light text. it doesn't fol…" - Michele Nelson
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"stories"
4 negative reviews mention this · 50% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I don't want to buy a subscription just to read the short stories." - Patrick Mnoholitny
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"coins"
4 negative reviews mention this · 50% of all complaints
★★★★★ "seems to have good stories but it is far too expensive having to buy coins to unlock characters" - Christina Hamill
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"chapter"
4 negative reviews mention this · 50% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Great stories but I have spent over $200 to read books on this app. They rarely have deals and you only earn about enough free points to read 1 small chapter per day. I don't recommend this app." - Kasie Hushaw
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"reading"
3 negative reviews mention this · 38% of all complaints
★★★★★ "it is not at all fluid in usability. there is zero functionality for vision enhancement. cannot read light colored text on light background. there is no means to change the reading theme, like Dark background with light text. it doesn't fol…" - Michele Nelson
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it is not at all fluid in usability. there is zero functionality for vision enhancement. cannot read light colored text on light background. there is no means to change the reading theme, like Dark background with light text. it doesn't follow my tablet's font size, text color or dark background. if there is a means to edit such, because of it's basic setup, you cannot even find how to contact support.
seems to have good stories but it is far too expensive having to buy coins to unlock characters
No free chapters beyond the first few, which I find insulting. not even a single free daily chapter? also, chapters get more expensive as you go on to pressure you into spending money. I got 10 and then 20 coins for check in and even watched a bunch of ads only to be stopped like 8 chapters in because the next chapter cost 35 coins. avoid this app.
While I appreciate all the authors and their ability to write good stories the ads make this not worthwhile. I begin reading one of the top books on the app however the chapters are like a page in a regular book and there is an ad or two after each chapter. I'm on chapter 458 and there is 600 more chapters. I give up unfortunately. I'm going back to my Kindle and Libby apps.
Why do I have to subscribe to continue? Reading the book if i'm buying coins, let me read the chapter
pay 19.99 can't read a story without using coins so why pay in the begging
I don't want to buy a subscription just to read the short stories.
Great stories but I have spent over $200 to read books on this app. They rarely have deals and you only earn about enough free points to read 1 small chapter per day. I don't recommend this app.
Sentiment summary
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Positive (4-5★)
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Neutral (3★)
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