# Left on Read: Chat Stories — Texting stories you choose > Texting stories you choose (iPhone/iPad app by Tam Tran.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/left-on-read-chat-stories/id6787317459 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Tam Tran](https://appshunter.io/developer/6786559953) - Category: Entertainment, Books - Price: Free - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-07-14 - Data updated: 2026-09-05 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/left-on-read-chat-stories/id6787317459/reviews.md ## What is Left on Read? Your phone buzzes. It's 1am. Someone is texting you — and they need an answer. Left on Read is a library of interactive stories told entirely through text messages. Read them like real conversations, reply as yourself, and steer every story toward one of its endings. Choose well and you might save the night. Choose wrong and you might be the reason the typing bubble never stops. EVERY CHOICE BRANCHES THE STORY Tap a reply and the conversation changes course. Each story hides multiple endings — some safe, some twisted, some you'll wish you could unread. STORIES THAT FEEL ALIVE Characters type in real time, pause mid-thought, and leave you on read. Close the app mid-story and they might just text you later, wondering where you went. Every character has a 100% original generated face — no stock photos. A GROWING LIBRARY — 12 STORIES, 139 ENDINGS • The Fourth Wall — your group chat has run for six years without ever adding a fifth. Tonight, someone starts describing a room she's never been in. (Thriller, 3-person group thread) • The Open Door — your best friend just got home to a door she swears she locked. (Thriller) • Wrong Number — a stranger's 1am text was meant for someone named Danny. (Romance) • Unknown Number — it knows which lights are on in your house. (Horror) • Nightshift — a car just pulled into the gas station, and nobody got out. (Thriller) • Second Ring — your sister found a wedding ring hidden in her new apartment. Then her texts stopped sounding like her. (Mystery) • Last Train North — a one-way ticket, and something they've been too scared to say for six years. (Romance) • DO-NOT-REPLY — a delivery notification from a package you never ordered. When you text STOP, it answers. (Horror) • Live Location — a friend's shared location stops moving somewhere it shouldn't, mid–first date. (Horror) • Previous Owner — your new phone number used to belong to someone else, and someone still wants what they left behind. (Mystery) • Camp Waverly — a stranger texts you like you're her oldest friend from a summer camp you've never been to. (Mystery) • Lost and Found — you're just returning a stranger's phone. Somehow you're both still texting three hours later. (Romance) FIND EVERY ENDING 139 endings across 12 stories, evenly split across Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and Romance. Replay any conversation to chase the branches you didn't take — including hidden paths, group-thread twists, and endings only a handful of choices ever reach. NO ACCOUNTS. NO WAITING FOR ENERGY. Everything runs on your device. Read at your own pace, free. Left on Read is a work of interactive fiction. All characters, messages, and events are imaginary. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5 — 2026-08-28 Fixes a bug that could cause the reward video for unlocking a bonus story branch to open to a blank screen instead of playing. Rewarded and between-story ads now load and play reliably, and if an ad ever fails to start, your unlock is granted anyway. ### 1.4 — 2026-08-26 Bug fixes and improvements. ### 1.3 — 2026-08-22 4 new stories, and the library now sits evenly across all four genres: • Live Location (Horror) — a friend's shared location stops moving somewhere it shouldn't, mid–first date. • Previous Owner (Mystery) — your new phone number used to belong to someone else, and someone still wants what they left behind. • Camp Waverly (Mystery) — a stranger texts you like you're her oldest friend from a summer camp you've never been to. • Lost and Found (Romance) — you're just returning a stranger's phone. Somehow you're both still texting three hours later. 8 stories → 12. 93 endings → 139. Plus behind-the-scenes stability improvements. ### 1.2 — 2026-08-07 A brand-new story: The Fourth Wall, a 3-person group chat gone wrong. Every existing story got longer, with new characters texting in — the cast doubled to 18 people across the library. Plus a fresh illustrated look: every conversation now has its own night-sky scene. ### 1.1 — 2026-07-18 3 brand-new stories and a massive upgrade to every conversation! • NEW STORY — Second Ring (Mystery): your sister found a wedding ring hidden in her new apartment's vent. Then her texts stopped sounding like her. • NEW STORY — Last Train North (Romance): six years of almosts, one train ticket, 20 minutes to say it. • NEW STORY — DO-NOT-REPLY (Horror): a delivery bot for a package you never ordered. Texting STOP just confirms you're home. • Every story is now deeper — way more choices per playthrough and new endings to hunt (52 total!) • Texting feels real: read receipts, typing by name, message grouping and timestamps • Every character got a brand-new distinct look • Faster message pacing — your next choice is never far away ## More apps by Tam Tran - [Merge Grove](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/merge-grove/id6786683644) - [Tap Sprout](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tap-sprout/id6786817643) - [Prism Path: Laser Puzzle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prism-path-laser-puzzle/id6787070558) - [Draw Daily: Doodle Widget](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/draw-daily-doodle-widget/id6787105703) - [Widgepets](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widgepets/id6787653661) All apps by Tam Tran: https://appshunter.io/developer/6786559953 --- *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 2026-09-05.*