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3AM: Read fanfics of Archive..

AO3 fanfics, read and listen

1.3K ratings
60 reviews
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • July 24, 2024
  • December 23, 2024

Features

Developer

Shuyao Zhu
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About

This app enhances the fanfiction reading experience from Archive of Our Own. Discover, read, and listen to stories with customizable settings, manage your library, and easily navigate between the app and AO3.

✓Discover fanfics with recommendations and filters
✓Customizable reading experience (themes, fonts)
✓Library management and reading progress tracking
✓Text-to-speech for listening to stories
✓Share AO3 links directly to the app
✓Search creators and view profiles
✓Sleep reminder
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of 3AM. Based on 1.3K reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 7 positives and 7 negatives reviewers mention most about this Books app.

Positive things

  • 👍Perfectly organized and fluid
  • 👍Responsive and useful
  • 👍Extremely helpful when reading
  • 👍Great interface and layout
  • 👍Delighted by the reminders to go to bed
  • 👍Awesome for reading fanfics
  • 👍Intuitive and well-thought-out

Negative things

  • 🔒Lack of ability to download works
  • 🔒Inability to access or log in to AO3 account
  • 🔒Forcing the user to search within certain canons or ships
  • 🐛Freezing issues when accessing library or navigating
  • 🐛Lag or bugs when trying to read saved fics
  • 🐛Inability to scroll through to-read list
  • 🐛Issues with clicking 'next chapter'
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What's New in 3AM

1.5.5

December 23, 2024

3AM PRO: Downloaded works can be backed up with iCloud now. Keep all your favorite fics safe, and enjoy a smooth experience across all your devices. As we approach the end of 2024, and 3AM marks its five-month milestone, we are grateful for your love and support. Wishing you all the best as we look forward to an exciting new year ahead!

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User reviews

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Amazing! But…

This reader is wonderful! Perfectly organized, fluid, responsive, useful, extremely helpful when reading! However, there are only two things I dislike: the lack of ability to download, which I could just as easily do myself on AO3 for free, and the inability to access or log in to my ao3 account if I could. It could allow me to transfer over marked later lists, bookmarks, and management of works, although I recognize this is a reader.
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_phoenixfox__phoenixfox_

Response from developer

Thank you, glad to hear you enjoyed the app! You can view your own AO3 profile page in 3AM, although just the public content. Just search yourself on the "following" tab or share your AO3 user profile link from the browser to 3AM.

I like it

I really like the app. It has some features I really wanted from AO3 like downloading easier, finding fandoms my work count, etc. I do wish there was a multi select for options or all works in a collection. It would make it easier to quickly mark all the stuff you have read and all the stuff you plan to read.
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Five star1235689Five star1235689

Response from developer

Glad you liked the app, and thank you for the suggestion! 💙

Feed feature feels limiting

This app works great for reading on AO3, but as someone who isn’t interested in a lot of fandoms I feel that forcing the user to search within certain canons or ships is limiting. I don’t understand why the main search feature can’t be more like AO3’s search where we can search all stories at once. Instead we need to individually add either fandoms or ships and can only search within one of them at a time.
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🏳️‍🌈Zhärlas🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈Zhärlas🏳️‍🌈

Response from developer

Hi, search is not limited to your fandoms, just turn off the toggle right below the search bar.

what amazing app you have and I have a question

I can’t find what I’m looking for on here on your app and could you guys like allow all the fanfiction more or of all of it to be access from this app and also could you put a thing on your app or on your website that we could put our email address as a guest and to find our comments that we previously put on a body of fanfiction work that would actually be helpful
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Mandy the dragon queenMandy the dragon queen

Response from developer

Hi, 3am is not affiliated to AO3, it is a third party app designed for a better reading experience on mobile, and currently it does not support accessing locked works with your AO3 account. Sounds like you signed up on AO3 and haven’t received an invite yet, as far as I know that usually takes a few days, but I can’t help you with that, since I’m not AO3. If you have more questions regarding using the 3am app, you can email help@3am.app, thanks!

my favorite app ever

LITERALLY THE BEST WHAT this app has actually changed my life. i listen to books while playing block blast and it makes it so much easier to pay attention, its just so amazing. all the young dudes, the cadance of part-time poets, all the young dudes (sirius' version), art heist, baby!, literally every single marauders fic ever makes me so happy
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della🐾🦌🐀🌑della🐾🦌🐀🌑

Response from developer

Thank you! Glad to hear you enjoyed the app! 🩵

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Reported Bugs

6 issues

Freezing issues when accessing library or navigating

Bug

Lag or bugs when trying to read saved fics

Bug

Inability to scroll through to-read list

Bug

Issues with clicking 'next chapter'

Bug

Subscription page issues preventing app usage

Bug

Language issues (app only in Spanish)

Bug
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Requested Features

12 requests

Allow downloading of works

Feature

Integrate with AO3 accounts

Feature

Expand search functionality to be more like AO3

Feature

Add word count filter

Feature

Improve search and navigation mechanics

Feature

Implement text-to-speech feature

Feature

Add free version with ads

Feature

Ability to adjust text margins

Feature

Option to keep book open when exiting app

Feature

Parchment background option for reading

Feature

Ability to set preferences for completed/incomplete works in feed

Feature

Implement AI-powered text-to-speech

Feature

FAQ

What does this app do?

This app provides an enhanced reading experience for fanfiction found on Archive of Our Own (AO3). It allows you to discover, read, and even listen to stories using text-to-speech, all within a user-friendly interface.

What are the key features of this fanfiction reader?

Key features include discovering fanfics through recommendations and filters, a customizable reading experience with adjustable themes and fonts, library management to track your reading progress, and a text-to-speech function to listen to stories. You can also easily share AO3 links directly into the app.

Is this app free to use?

The app offers unlimited reading and is ad-free. While the core reading functionality is free, there are in-app purchases available, suggesting a freemium model where additional features or content might be unlocked.

What devices is this app compatible with?

The app stores your library, reading progress, and other data locally on your device and can sync with iCloud if enabled. This suggests compatibility with iOS devices that support iCloud.

Can I read locked AO3 works with this app?

No, this app only accesses publicly available content on AO3. 'Locked' works are not supported at the moment, meaning you will only be able to read content that is visible to all AO3 users.