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  • 😓

    Honestly just disappointed.
  • .

    idk what everyone is talking about with the paywall bc i can’t find any fics. like literally i typed in the names of popular fics/authors from ao3 and nothing popped up. 0/5 stars if i could
  • HUMAN VERIFICATION?!!

    I opened the app this morning to a pop up asking to verify I’m a human but it doesn’t actually do that. It says they can’t verify and refuses to load so I can do absolutely nothing!
  • Better than before

    I approve that they removed the 1hr reading time paywall, ads ARE a little annoying but atleast we can read for as long as we want again, love this app tbh, so much easier to use than the site
  • Disgustingly Bad, Not Accessible

    I have dyslexia and the mobile website for AO3 does not work well with the Settings I have in place to read and with the already 1 hour reading limit as a slow reader this is disgustingly bad. I don’t recommend. If I could give 0/5 stars I would.
  • i <3 this app

    dude i use this to read fanfictions daily
  • I like it

    I see a lot of comments about the gray area about paying for free content. I want to remind everyone that the dev isn’t charging you to read, they’re charging you to use the app. The content is still free, you just have to use the web browser.

    This app saves my searches, gives me updates, etc. so I’m essentially paying for convenience and that’s worth it to me. If you don’t want to pay and you don’t like ads, this app is not for you. Missing one star because there’s A LOT of ads. The frequency definitely needs to be turned down because there should be some sort of balance between read time and ads.
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  • Lying app

    This app is NOT ao3 (archive of our own). As far as I know, ao3 doesn't make you pay for fan fiction because well who does that. Please someone either reach out to ao3 or report the app.
  • Necessity

    So far I love the app!

    A dollar per month to read isn't bad (considering the dev has made navigating the Archive so much better), and the fonts and colour opportunities are abundant. The only real problem Ive had is connecting my AO3 account to the app, but it doesn't make reading any less fun.
  • SCAM

    🚨This is NOT Archive Of Our Own or approved by AO3 - you can read AO3 w/o an app - AO3 has no app 🚨This app is making money off of a FREE WEBSITE - AO3 is FREE as a member or guest 🚨This app does not get creators’ consent to access their works 🚨It is illegal to profit from fanfiction

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