# Hinovel - Read Stories — user reviews > 466 indexed App Store user reviews of Hinovel by HONG KONG RiMing TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, rated 3.90/5 from 1,633 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hinovel-read-stories/id1492422313/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hinovel-read-stories/id1492422313.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 982 · 4★ 198 · 3★ 108 · 2★ 64 · 1★ 281 ## What do users think of Hinovel? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great stories - 👍 Reader and writer friendly - 👍 Variety of genres - 👍 Easy to use as a writer - 👍 Helpful customer support **Cons** - 💰 Expensive to read full books - 💰 Coins/points system is frustrating - 🐛 Grammatical errors and typos in stories - 🐛 Inconsistent chapter costs - 🐛 Bonus points disappearing - 🐛 Chapters not loading properly **Commonly reported bugs** - Login issues and accounts being locked - Chapters disappearing from library after purchase - Inconsistent chapter costs and point deductions **Most requested features** - Offer full book purchases instead of per-chapter - Improve bonus points system and make it more reliable - Implement better proofreading and editing for stories - Provide more ways to earn coins/points for free - Add a subscription option for unlimited reading ## Newest reviews (17 of 466) ### 1/5 — Pricing is a lie. *2026-06-16, version 4.6.3* In the app description the pricing is listed as $5.99/month for VIP. The only options it gives you are $19.99/week or $99.99/year (on sale). These apps are a rip off. ### 1/5 — Money scam. *2026-06-13, version 4.6.3* At first they ask you to buy subscription that is not cheap, and then to read any other books you then have to add more money. It is a scam for money, and not even a good one. If I could give it less than one star I would. ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-06-13, version 4.6.3* Asks you to purchase a $19.99 subscription for unlimited reading, but it doesn’t actually allow you too. And the app still expects you to purchase coins. There’s no way to cancel the subscription or work out to tech support. ### 3/5 — Good but expensive *2026-06-08, version 4.6.3* I want to like this app but I hate how expensive it is just to read a book. The chapters get more and more expensive as you ready them. You don’t even get the option to buy the rest of the chapters. I really hope that the money spent goes to the authors. ### 1/5 — Never trust buying their subscription. *2026-05-30, version 4.6.3* I have canceled my subscription with Hinovel MONTHS ago and I’m still getting monthly payments taken out of my bank account even though I’ve called my bank to cancel it and I’ve done everything that the app tells me to do to cancel it. FIX THIS ### 1/5 — After 99 betrayals, I severed the Alpha bond *2026-05-29, version 4.6.3* I paid for a subscription and it won’t even let me read the book!!! ### 1/5 — Do not subscribe *2026-05-29, version 4.6.3* Do not ever subscribe. Customer service claimed they cancelled my account but have continued to charge me. Terrible app! Do not ever purchase. ### 1/5 — Kimgni45 *2026-05-27, version 4.6.3* Porque no puedo leer si prácticamente compré para poder leer y no me deja ### 1/5 — Scam app *2026-05-21, version 4.6.3* Having to pay egregious amounts of money for AI stories that are just 10 chapters is crazy. ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-05-21, version 4.6.3* Says free trial but it’s a lie. Also the books are stolen and just renamed the book titles and renamed the characters. That’s also why they don’t share authors names and use book #s. Shame on companies like these. ### 1/5 — Don't waste time, require expensive subscription *2026-05-12, version 4.6.3* I've checked out several books and earned coins. But the only way to read them is to buy an expensive subscription. So what's the point of earning coins if you can't use them? Don't waste your time ### 1/5 — Scam- do not subscribe *2026-04-27, version 4.6.3* First time I subscribed it was fine- it went through apple properly and I was able to cancel my subscriptions. I decided to subscribe for another week and now there is absolutely NO WAY TO CANCEL and apparently this is common. I’ve tried emailing, contacting FB and IG and no response yet. Probably going to need to cancel my card. Absolute scam- they’ve made it difficult on purpose. Do not subscribe Edit to add: I got a reply from support email which told me to unsubscribe through Google play even though I said I use apple. Absolutely useless (and I did check my old google account- it’s not there). Tried FB and IG who said they will cancel it but have not confirmed when this will be done and if it has been done. This is a SCaM ### 1/5 — TERRIBLE *2026-04-25, version 4.6.3* DO NOT SUBSCRIBE there is no where to cancel the subscription a they will continue to keep charging you multiple times a week! There is no customer service to email or chat with to cancel subscription either. ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-04-25, version 4.6.3* Impossible to unsubscribe and the terms and conditions hide a small print fraudulent minimum therm of years despite saying can unsubscribe at any time. Complete scam. Do not download or subscribe, save your money and stress. ### 1/5 — Shady app *2026-04-15, version 4.6.2* They allow you to buy coins to purchase chapters for short stories only for them stop two third of the way. Then they tell you to download the app to continue to be able to read but after you download you cannot read the short stories unless you do a very expensive per weekly subscription. So the coins you purchased earlier? They just sit there or you start another story and read only half way through ### 1/5 — This app is a SCAM *2026-03-30, version 4.6.1* Don’t subscribe to this. They will not let to unsubscribe at all, you’ll end up having to contact the bank to get away from them. It’s a scam, don’t get this. ### 1/5 — Over Charged *2026-03-24, version 4.6.1* Beware! I bought a $9.99 top up and was charged $32.45!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Do Not recommend *2026-08-17, version 4.6.3* You can’t use your purchased coins for short stories, which they don’t tell you when you purchase the overpriced coins..there are several apps that are far better and more cost effective. Customers service is also non existent. ### 1/5 — No place to cancel subscription *2026-08-15, version 4.6.3* Stay away from this app the only way to cancel your subscription is to email them and they will continue to try to charge your account until they get your email and they cancel your subscription !! They are Scammers beware!! ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-08-11, version 4.6.3* I don’t even have a subscription with them and they’re charging me for one. I already contacted them on Facebook and I’m waiting for a reply. The replies are automated and there’s no way to get them to stop charging me. I reported them for fraud with my bank. ### 1/5 — Rip off! *2026-08-10, version 4.6.3* I paid $20 to buy coins to read a book. More than purchasing a physical book would cost!! I was only allowed to read half the book unless I purchased a weekly package! I still have more than 3/4 of my original purchased coins but the app won’t allow me to finish the book! ### 1/5 — DON’T BUY ANY SUBSCRIPTIONS ON THIS READING APP *2026-08-09, version 4.6.3* I’ve bought a subscription on this app and It was supposed to be a one time reading the book than I will cancel the subscription but once I went to go check my phone to cancel it it wasn’t on my iPhone subscription. So I went to go check google nope not on there either! I checked everywhere for the receipt for my subscription because I check my bank account and I’m getting charged weekly for it.and I know I signed in with my Apple account so I should have been getting a receipt on my email but nope!! They are scaming me or something??! And it’s so frustrating getting connected with them to cancel this subscription also! So I’m telling you don’t get a subscription with this reading app they will be scamming you!!!!! ### 1/5 — DO NOT DOWNLOAD *2026-08-06, version 4.6.3* This is a scam app. The books are real, but they will take your card info and not give the subscription perks. It’s also impossible to cancel, or get customer service. SCAM. ### 1/5 — No easy free ad option *2026-08-01, version 4.6.3* Subscription only ### 1/5 — Won't even load! *2026-07-30, version 4.6.3* This app won't even load for me. It opens and then nothing comes up. I've tried multiple times and it's not worth the hassle ### 1/5 — cancel my subscription *2026-07-24, version 4.6.3* I want to cancel my subscription. ### 1/5 — No way to cancel *2026-07-18, version 4.6.3* Set me up for a weekly subscription and does not make it easy to cancel. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — New stories *2026-06-06, version 4.6.3* Stories on this app are always new and innovative with storylines and plots that are worth it! ### 5/5 — Yes *2026-04-25, version 4.6.3* Recommend 10/10 ### 5/5 — Bom *2026-04-23* Bom ### 5/5 — Love *2025-11-13, version 4.5.1* I love that I don’t have to pay coins for each chapter. That I can pay one price and read as much as I want!!! ### 5/5 — Reader and Writer Friendly *2025-10-30, version 4.5.1* Fun and interesting stories to read across the whole app! Easy to top up on coins without spending your own money if you choose to. Also super easy to use as a writer. Easy programming for editing and updating. Also easy to contact someone for help if needed. ### 5/5 — Possession of the mafia boss *2025-09-27, version 4.5.0* Cool ### 5/5 — Tudo *2025-08-28, version 4.5.0* Opaa amei ### 5/5 — Cook for the mafia boss *2025-08-02, version 4.4.3* It’s interesting ### 5/5 — Волшебно *2025-07-29* Читаю на одном дыхании и погружаюсь в атмосферу героев ### 5/5 — I love it *2025-07-18, version 4.4.3* I live reading a variety of stories from this site. --- *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 2026-08-27.*