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JoyRead-Enjoy Novels & Shorts

JoyRead-Enjoy Novels & Shorts

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23K ratings
1945 reviews
#12 in top-grossing Book
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • May 25, 2021
  • July 4, 2026

Developer

UREAD GLOBAL PTE. LTD.
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About

Discover a vast library of novels and short stories across popular genres like Romance and Fantasy. Enjoy personalized recommendations, customizable reading settings, and a curated selection of trending titles. Offers free stories and a VIP subscription for exclusive benefits.

✓Extensive novel and short story library
✓Diverse genres including Romance and Fantasy
✓Personalized reading recommendations
✓Customizable reading settings (page-turning, font, modes)
✓Curated editor's picks and trending rankings
✓Free stories available daily
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of JoyRead. Based on 23K reviews and a 4.6/5 average, it highlights the 3 positives and 6 negatives reviewers mention most about this Books app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Interesting stories
  • 👍Clean and user-friendly app
  • 🚀Engaging reading experience

Negative things

  • 💰Extremely expensive to read books
  • 🐛Inconsistent chapter pricing
  • 🐛Grammatical errors and poor writing
  • 💰Chapters too short for the cost
  • 🔒Lack of customer service and support
  • 🔒Unclear subscription benefits
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What's New in JoyRead

5.1.0

July 4, 2026

There are performance improvements.

Subscription plans

subscription-month-9.99

Coins are used to unlock the chapters

$9.991 Month
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In-App Purchases

₩163000

7000 coins

7000 coins are used to unlock novel chapters.

Charts

Top Grossing

📊 12

Book

The app has maintained its position at 12 recently.

Last updated on July 20, 2026.

Top Free

📉 38-4

Book

This app dropped -4 positions in Book chart.

Last updated on July 20, 2026.

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User reviews

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Way too overpriced. Scam.

Exorbitant prices to read stories, you have to open links/ads to get a minuscule amount of ‘points’ that aren’t even enough to read a single chapter. Not to mention all the stories are 500-1000+ chapters just to squeeze money out of you. Quite a scammy way to run a reading app. Wattpad quality stories for 1000x the price. Yet it’s marketed as “free to read”.
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Lost it all

If I could give zero stars I would I lost all my books and everything it logged out for some reason and when I go to log back in it wouldn’t let me saying i could never log in that again I wasted all that money on coins and books just to lose it all when they tried to fix something on an update it’s ridiculous
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JoyRead

Another Money grubbing company, selling 2-6 page chapters for $3-5+. It’s a shame writers have their book carved up to 700+ chapters which I’m sure they aren’t paid much for… who ‘buys’ a book for more than $50?. This sort of money gouging model needs to change
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Scam

The cost of the micro transactions are crazy. And your subscriptions are straight scams. No thanks. Greedy buggers.
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Joy read

Great stories easy to read text
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Chapters disappearing after purchase

Bug

Inconsistent coin/pearl rewards

Bug

App crashes and login issues

Bug
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Requested Features

5 requests

Option to purchase entire books at a set price

Feature

More ways to earn free coins/pearls

Feature

Improve translation quality and editing

Feature

Add audiobook support

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Allow transferring coins between accounts

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FAQ

What kind of content does JoyRead offer?

JoyRead offers a wide variety of novels and short stories across numerous genres. Popular categories include Romance, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Werewolf & Vampire, and Billionaire. The app features editor's picks, trending rankings, and selected genre collections to help users discover new content.

How can I customize my reading experience on JoyRead?

JoyRead provides several options to enhance your reading comfort. You can personalize page-turning styles (scroll, flip, slide), adjust font sizes, and choose between Daytime and Night Modes. An eye-caring mode with customizable background colors is also available.

Is JoyRead free to use?

Yes, JoyRead offers a selection of free stories available daily. For access to exclusive content and additional benefits, users can opt for a JoyRead VIP subscription, which has various monthly and quarterly pricing options.

What are the subscription options for JoyRead VIP?

JoyRead VIP offers several subscription tiers with different pricing. Options include monthly plans at $9.99, $19.99, and $29.99, as well as a quarterly plan at $49.99. Subscriptions are automatically renewed but can be canceled at any time.

What genres are most popular on JoyRead?

JoyRead features a wide array of popular genres, with Romance and Fantasy being prominently highlighted. Other trending genres include LGBTQ+, Werewolf & Vampire, Billionaire, and Action and Adventure. The app also uses trending tags like Billionaire, Werewolf & Vampire, and Mafia to help users find specific story types.