# Fictivity: AO3 Unofficial — AO3 fanfiction reader with TTS

> Unofficial fanfiction reader for AO3 with TTS and library management. (iPhone/iPad app by Shy Dog Pte. Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fictivity-ao3-unofficial/id6752843735 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shy Dog Pte. Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1816369952)
- Category: Books, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 244 App Store ratings · 33 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 128 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Portuguese, Canadian French
- Released: 2025-10-11
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fictivity-ao3-unofficial/id6752843735/reviews.md

## What is Fictivity?

- Access all publicly available works on AO3 with Fictivity's special in-app browser. Add the ones you like to your library with a single tap.
- Find popular fics of your favorite fandoms, ships or characters, or discover fics to your unique taste through easy-to-use filters. Save your filters and turn them into feeds.
- Read comfortably with customizable color themes, fonts, font sizes, etc.
- Pick up where you left off any fic, anytime.
- Manage your progress and reading lists with your library.
- Get updates of new chapters.
- Listen to stories with private, offline text-to-speech. Adjust speed. Start a sleep timer. Seamless switch between listening and reading: Fictivity saves your progress regardless of how you enjoy your stories.
- Follow creators to keep up with their new works and bookmarks.
- See comments of each chapter.
- Securely log in to your AO3 account. Import your subscriptions, bookmarks and history. 
- Open links to fics from other browsers or apps.
- Organize your favorite fics with private collections. Collections comes with comprehensive filtering and sorting options.
- Customize which types of tags to see when browsing fics.
- Block individual fics or set up global filters to avoid undesirable content.
- Open regular browsers to leave kudos or comments anytime.
- Easily access your favorite fandoms or ships.
- A carefully crafted interface.
- Extremely private: Fictivity can be used without creating an account. All user-generated data, such as your library and reading progress, are stored solely on your device, and can be exported and used to sync your other devices anytime. Automatic syncing with iCloud and Google Drive available.
- Unlimited reading, ad-free.

Terms of service: https://fictivity.app/about/terms-of-service
Privacy Policy: https://fictivity.app/about/privacy-policy

## Key features

- AO3 in-app browser
- Advanced search and filtering
- Customizable reading experience
- Offline text-to-speech
- Library and progress management
- Account syncing
- Content filtering

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fictivity Pro Yearly | $24.99 | per year |
| Fictivity Pro Monthly | $2.99 | per month |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 33)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fictivity-ao3-unofficial/id6752843735/reviews.md

### 5/5 — I love this app

*2026-08-23*

I can hardly stand to visit AO3 directly anymore. This app searches fics for me, lets me know when they update, allows me to follow authors, and makes it easy to comment without leaving its nice, clean interface. 

There are only a few places where I'd like to see improvements: better support for skins (some social media fics force me to visit the site), ability to follow specific series as well as authors, and--my fantasy feature--a way to export lists (collections or custom) for sharing recs with others. 

But even as is I think this is a woefully underhyped app and I tell everyone about it.

**Developer response:** So glad to hear that you're enjoying the app, and thank you for sharing your suggestions! Feel free to share a few fics where skins are not supported well with support@fictivity.app so that we can look into it.

### 5/5 — Been 5 star until recently

*2026-08-07*

So I’ve been using this app for a while I love it especially text to speech function but recently a lot of my fictions have been saying couldn’t load content for text to speech. I’ve deleted stories re-downloaded nothing works. Please look into this guys it’s ruining my experience 🥲

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! Feel free to share some links to stories you couldn't load to support@fictivity.app so that we can investigate further. You can also try clearing cache in settings. Thank you!

### 4/5 — Had to buy

*2026-08-03*

It good like you can listen to the story on the app but haven’t found away to listen to summary of story’s via app or tablet text to speech

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! Supporting summaries and author notes in TTS is something we would love to do in the future.

### 5/5 — Best AO3 App!

*2026-08-03*

Thank you! This app is amazing!

To potential users:

I did some investigating and I think this app is made by an individual developer or maybe a very small group who clearly care about the usability of the app. I’ve only been using it for a few weeks (and I happily subscribed to the payed version when the free trial was over) so here are my thoughts so far…

Pros:
- The pricing is reasonable
- The privacy/data collection policy is not scummy! No seriously—I care about this immensely! Most other “free” apps of this sort are showing ads and collecting user data to resell! They are not really free
- Backups are easy and available for the free version / iCloud is supported for payed users
- The actual reader is fantastic! Seriously, developer, I’m dyslexic and I have a request—would you consider making an ereader app? I’m going to send you an email about this but tl;dr the reading experience is the most accessible I’ve ever had. Particularly, because you allow the adjustment of contrast. I (and many other dyslexics) do better with LOW contrast so it’s so refreshing to see that supported!

**Developer response:** Glad to hear you're having a great experience! Usability is the whole point of a reading app, your recognizing the care we put in the app means a lot. Thank you for taking the time to write a detailed review!

### 2/5 — Used to love it but the lag is unbearable now

*2026-07-15*

Simply put you can’t do anything without intense lag in the app anymore, I use fictivity because I hate reading on web and I have used fictivity since it was 3am and loved it, but now the lag is so horrendous I can’t even open a doc without having to wait 5 minutes for the app to respond. Might be time to switch apps.

**Developer response:** Could you email support@fictivity.app and share your device and os version so that we can look into this? Thank you.

### 5/5 — i love this

*2026-07-15*

I was a big user of the app 3AM until one day it randomly got deleted and I was very upset. I wish I was able to track how much time I spent reading on the app just like I am on this app and this app is awesome. I love being able to keep notice of the stories I’ve read and how much I’ve read also while being able to see how much time I’ve spent reading and the percentage of where I’m at in the story. This is an awesome app and it is so much better than using AO3
 on Safari love this app.

**Developer response:** Glad to hear you like the app! Thank you for taking the time to share your review.

### 5/5 — Nice interface

*2026-07-10*

It feels very sleek and customizable with minimal to no adds I’ve seen so far

**Developer response:** Glad to hear you like the app! There is no ads. Thank you for writing a review!

### 5/5 — Best AO3 App!

*2026-06-30*

Thank you! This app is amazing!

To potential users:

I did some investigating and I think this app is made by an individual developer or maybe a very small group who clearly care about the usability of the app. I’ve only been using it for a few weeks (and I happily subscribed to the payed version when the free trial was over) so here are my thoughts so far…

Pros:
- The pricing is reasonable
- The privacy/data collection policy is not scummy! No seriously—I care about this immensely! Most other “free” apps of this sort are showing ads and collecting user data to resell! They are not really free
- Backups are easy and available for the free version / iCloud is supported for payed users
- The actual reader is fantastic! Seriously, developer, I’m dyslexic and I have a request—would you consider making an ereader app? I’m going to send you an email about this but tl;dr the reading experience is the most accessible I’ve ever had. Particularly, because you allow the adjustment of contrast. I (and many other dyslexics) do better with LOW contrast so it’s so refreshing to see that supported!

**Developer response:** Glad to hear you're having a great experience! Usability is the whole point of a reading app, your recognizing the care we put in the app means a lot. Thank you for taking the time to write a detailed review!

### 4/5 — Fic filtering bug

*2026-06-20*

Hello I love using this app for read fics on AO3 since I use mobile and its easier to read fics using this app but there is a bug with the filtering system that I’ve noticed where when I add tags to be excluded in my custom feed the tag just continues showing up even when I remove it with it not removing the fics with that tag  and continues showing the tag even after I made sure it was meant to be excluded when I filtered for fics in the fandom I was looking at fics for so please fix it.

**Developer response:** Thank your for your feedback! Could you reach out to support@fictivity.app and share your custom feed settings? That would help us identify the potential cause of the issue. Thank you!

### 3/5 — Can’t handle high word count fics

*2026-06-16*

Hello I just wanted to say that this is a good app it just can’t handle really big fics like  400k word fics and well.

**Developer response:** We've made improvements in the latest versions. Feel free to update the app and try it out. Thank you!

## Frequently asked questions about Fictivity

### What is Fictivity?

Fictivity is an unofficial fanfiction reader designed for accessing and enjoying publicly available works from Archive of Our Own (AO3). It offers a dedicated in-app browser, advanced search and filtering capabilities, and a customizable reading interface.

### What are the key features of Fictivity?

Key features include an in-app browser for AO3, robust search and filtering for fandoms, ships, and characters, customizable themes and fonts, offline text-to-speech (TTS) with adjustable speed, library management for tracking progress, and the ability to sync with your AO3 account.

### Is Fictivity free to use?

The app offers unlimited, ad-free reading and is free to download. Some features or enhancements may be available through in-app purchases, as indicated by the monetization model.

### What devices is Fictivity compatible with?

The description mentions automatic syncing with iCloud and Google Drive, suggesting compatibility with both iOS and Android devices. User-generated data is stored on the device and can be exported for syncing across multiple devices.

### How does Fictivity help manage my reading?

Fictivity allows you to add favorite fics to your library, track your reading progress, and organize them into private collections. You can also receive updates on new chapters and follow creators to stay informed about their latest works.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.18 — 2026-08-31

Bug fix and performance improvements.

### 1.2.17 — 2026-08-13

Bug fix and performance improvements.

### 1.2.16 — 2026-07-28

Bug fix and performance improvements.

### 1.2.15 — 2026-07-20

- You can now refresh the chapter index manually.
- Bug fixes.

### 1.2.14 — 2026-07-12

- You can now choose the default tab to open when the app launches
- You can now choose if works in your library show up in feeds
- Bug fixes.

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