# DreamNovel - Stories & Novels — user reviews > 33 indexed App Store user reviews of DreamNovel by 北京阅友科技有限公司, rated 4.40/5 from 17 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dreamnovel-stories-and-novels/id6738980063/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dreamnovel-stories-and-novels/id6738980063.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of DreamNovel? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🤔 Good stories **Cons** - 💰 Expensive chapters - 💰 Deceptive pricing - 🚫 No free reading options - 🤔 Unclear coin usage - 🤔 Duplicated chapters charged again - 🤔 Unsatisfactory customer service **Commonly reported bugs** - Coins not received after purchase - Chapters locked after purchase **Most requested features** - Ability to earn coins through reading or watching ads - Transparent pricing for chapters ## Newest reviews (11 of 33) ### 1/5 — Do not buy coins! *2025-04-14* This app is a scam with coins. Bought a “flash sale” package for $15 and didn’t give all the coins it advertised and then I lost half of the one it did give me. Save your money! ### 2/5 — Ripped off *2025-03-30* I spent $35 for the monthly membership but is is still asking me to pay for points ### 1/5 — Nice stories but chapters are expensive *2025-03-24* Chapters are very expensive and there are many duplicated chapters and they charged again for them. No options for free reading by viewing adds. Too expensive! ### 1/5 — Over price & deceitful *2025-03-20* I should have read the reviews before I paid for anything 138 coins for one chapter and they don’t let u know prior to paying for this!!!! This is shameful and I can’t wait for someone to sue and I truly want a refund ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2025-03-20* There’s no option to earn bonus points to open and read chapters so it becomes expensive to read just one book. ### 1/5 — Hate this app *2025-03-14* You would think that one of these apps would do a check-in point system like all the others. But no, you automatically have to spend money and the books are not good or long enough to spend that much money. I am honestly disappointed with this entire app and will be deleting it as soon as this Review was written. I would suggest not buying this app completely. ### 2/5 — WHY? *2025-03-13* Why do I have to pay so much for coins, just to only read 2-3 chapters. On other reading if you purchase 1500 coins that’s at least 10-15 chapters with each chapter being about 30-50 or so coins apiece ### 2/5 — Review *2025-03-13, version 4.5.80* To expensive!! ### 1/5 — Big Regret *2025-03-13* Do not purchase total scam!!!! I was directed to this app off FB. I’m used to the outrageous cost of these types of apps. But this one outright steals your money. It kept saying I had ran out of coins after 2 or 3 chapters. So I purchased a larger weekly bundle & didn’t receive anything. This is one of the few times I’ve written a review but hoping someone will look before having the misfortune of purchasing. ### 1/5 — Scam App TRASH. Don’t spend any money on this app. You’ve been warned. *2025-03-13* This app is trash. It’ll let you buy small packs and only use a like 100 coins to unlock a chapter, but as soon as you purchase a buck pack, it uses 300 plus coins per chapter. Don’t waste your money. The story o was reading was great, but after spending $35 thinking I would get the entire book to only be released 4 chapters, I decided it’s not worth it. This app such great potential. I think it’s trash! Rip off. Scam. However you want to explain it, it’s not right. I would give it zero of that were an option. Oh, and there’s no customer service or support so once you pay, you’re screwed. ### 1/5 — Worst Reading App I’ve tried *2025-03-10* I spent $40 on coins and a weekly subscription and still only got through 1/3 of a story. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Garbage *2026-01-17* Gives you the option to pay with coins but you can’t purchase coins. When I go to “top up” the only options are subscriptions. No thank you. ### 1/5 — Scam *2025-12-13* Don’t waste the energy to start reading a book from this hot mess! It’s just a money grab! ### 1/5 — Worst reading app ever *2025-10-27* No free coins, no nothing. Chapters very expensive. Worst reading app I've ever down loaded. ### 1/5 — Yea but no . *2025-06-26, version 4.6.70* I pay the $34.99 subscription to read all books free and I still have to spend more to top up . If you’re gonna read here it’s good just don’t waste money on that subscription bruh. ### 1/5 — Bonus points gone *2025-06-19* Where has the bonus points gone , no rewards at all for checking in ### 1/5 — Scam *2025-05-02* I’m all about helping new writer however charging over 200 coins for a chapter is a scam. Hopefully the author finds another app to publish so people can enjoy the books ### 1/5 — Too Expensive *2025-04-26* Chapters are shorter than other apps which make books much longer and they charge upwards of £1 per chapter! It would cost hundreds per book! ### 1/5 — Rejected Omega *2025-04-23, version 4.6.40* Ridiculously Price . Just spent $19.99 on 4 chapters. Way over priced compared to other reading apps. ### 1/5 — If I could leave zero stars I would! *2025-04-20* Not worth downloading! Too expensive, one chapter cost 164 coins, which is ridiculous other apps only charge 34, sometimes 64! Save your money and read elsewhere!! ### 1/5 — Expensive!! *2025-04-20* I really enjoyed the book I was reading however the cost of each chapter is so expensive. Especially in books that have over 100 chapters. It’s insane, no fiction novel has ever cost +$150. You should be charging a once off fee per novel at a realistic retail price. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 1 *2026-05-02* Good so far ### 5/5 — Review *2026-02-24* I love this app so much ### 5/5 — Great novel *2025-12-30* I. Love the story that I’m reading ### 5/5 — came for the 10-minute short stories *2025-12-10* I came for the 10-minute short stories, but the overall experience ‘locked me in.’ The interface is just too comfortable, and updates are like a perpetual motion machine, turning my casual browsing into a daily must-do. Now it’s my perfect companion for commutes, lunch breaks, and bedtime—perfectly fitting into all life’s fragments while delivering complete reading satisfaction. ### 5/5 — Good App—Recommend! *2025-10-29* I’ve been using this novel app for a few months, and it’s pretty good. The interface is clean, reading feels comfortable, and the loading speed is stable. Still, the ads can be a bit frequent, and some novels update quite slowly. ### 3/5 — The wolf’s plea: Brothers seek forgiveness *2025-07-19* The book is good and as some of the others review I have read it’s true to the fact I buy coins and even subprime to make at weekly but cancelled cause every chapter is a lot of coins but yet you can’t even get past 8 chapters to the book . It shows all chapters but yet you can’t read any more chapters to finish the book. Hope to finish this book as soon as possible. It never took me a whole month 1/2 to read a book. ### 3/5 — Good start *2025-03-07* I started reading Infidelity- his regret, my revenge and I was enjoying the story. My issues are with the app itself. No idea what each chapter costs, I purchased coins and it said I had 238 but needed 25, to me I had enough for the chapter but was directed to purchase more coins. Seems like chapters are close to 200 coins each, much to expensive for me. It would be nice if I could see what each chapter costs, if I was allowed to earn coins by signing in or reading or watching ads as other apps do. I hope to find this book elsewhere, I just can’t afford $20 for 8 chapters and the book is 154 chapters and growing. ### 2/5 — This app sucks *2026-02-14, version 4.7.40* I like the books but hate that you have to pay for chapters and every chapter goes higher in points to use then on top of that most of the books are over 100 chapters and takes forever to even get to the good parts of the book ### 2/5 — I love and hate you *2025-04-16, version 4.6.30* Edit: 4/16/25 I happen to find the book. I was so interested in online, for free, to read. There were a few spelling errors, but that was easy to read. I suggest before you start falling in love with the book and decide to pay for it… Check Online and see if you can find it for free The app DEFINITELY requires purchases. It lets you get deep In a story then wants to charge you. each story is like 400 Chapters long. I’ve thrown away more Money in the last 3 months that I will admit. Do Not download any spicy novel Apps. They all trick you the same way. ### 2/5 — I love and hate you *2025-04-04* The app DEFINITELY requires purchases. It lets you get deep In a story then wants to charge you. each story is like 400 Chapters long. I’ve thrown away more Money in the last 3 months that I will admit. Do Not download any spicy novel Apps. They all trick you the same way. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*