# Novel Man - Novel Reader — user reviews > 59 indexed App Store user reviews of Novel Man by Mo Nguyen, rated 4.63/5 from 338 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/novel-man-novel-reader/id1550447873/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/novel-man-novel-reader/id1550447873.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 263 · 4★ 45 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of Novel Man? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📚 Extensive catalog of novels and light novels - 🎨 Clean and well-designed user interface - ⭐ High-quality text rendering and readability - 🔖 Effective bookmarking and progress tracking with email sync - 🆓 Free app with no mandatory payments - 📱 Multiple source options for content - ⚡ Smooth reading experience overall - 🎯 Easy navigation and operation **Cons** - 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads throughout the app - 🐛 Frequent app crashes when attempting to read - 🔄 Loading page freezes preventing app access - 📵 Blank or missing chapter content - 🔍 Search functionality issues and infinite loading - 🔋 Significant battery drain and battery health degradation - ⚙️ Text-to-speech feature non-functional - 🚫 Ads appear during reading experience - ⚪ Invisible or hard-to-see UI elements - 📊 No visual indicator for read vs unread chapters **Commonly reported bugs** - App stuck on loading screen with logo - Chapters not displaying or showing as blank - Search function causing infinite loading - App crashing when clicking READ button - App crashing when selecting certain sources (Novel World) - Chapters disappearing or reducing in number - White/gray screen when loading chapters - App closing to home screen when attempting to read - Voice/text-to-speech button not functioning - Ads stuck on loading screen preventing access - Duplicate chapter display issues - Accidental menu triggers when scrolling from edges **Most requested features** - Offline download capability for chapters - Ad-free subscription option or payment to remove ads - Text-to-speech functionality improvements - Split-screen reading mode - Comment section for novels - Next chapter navigation button - BL/Yaoi/Shounen Ai/GL content categories - Spanish language module - Last update date display for novels - Read/unread chapter color differentiation - More content sources - Better search functionality ## Newest reviews (15 of 59) ### 3/5 — The app isn’t opening anymore *2026-05-08, version 1.0.9* The app is stuck on the loading page where it shows the logo then opens, but now the only difference is it shows the loading page but never opens like it’s frozen can you guys please fix this error? ### 4/5 — Great app *2024-10-07, version 1.0.9* This app is great I just wish there was a way to download chapters… it’s really a deal breaker for me ### 3/5 — Confuse *2024-08-03, version 1.0.9* I tried to the voice/text to speech function . I couldn’t figure out how to get it to work . I saw the setting for it. I click the speak button but it didn’t do anything. I didn’t see any play button either . So I assume it’s under Development. Any advice will be helpful. ### 3/5 — How to turn off ads? *2023-07-27, version 1.0.7* Can i pay to turn off ads? ### 4/5 — I love the app and novels but one question *2023-03-07, version 1.0.6* I seriously love the app and all the various novels categories but I want to ask when there is going to have a yaoi(Bl), shounen Ai, Gl category. ### 4/5 — Amazing app 9/10 *2022-05-26, version 1.0.4* Easily the best reading app i have on my phone, the only thing i don’t like is how i can’t move on to the next chapter without tapping the screen. In my opinion it would be better to just scroll down and be sent to the next chapter. Highly recommend to those who enjoy reading Chinese novels! ### 3/5 — :D *2022-03-22, version 1.0.3* Good so far, but remove the ad at the bottom of the screen when I’m reading. Obviously, that is a problematic request, since ads give you your pay, but it wasn’t on manga man, and there were ads every few chapters, and that was fine. ### 3/5 — A little concern *2022-01-03, version 1.0.3* I’ve had this app for a while, and while reading some of the novels, I noticed that it was copied from a different translation website, and after about 30 chapters, the words looked as though everything was put through google translate. I am worried that most of the novels are just copied from someone’s translation website without giving the information to the original translator. Other than that, the app is made wonderfully. ### 5/5 — Great *2021-12-22, version 1.0.2* I started using this the other day and it works great. It has multiple sources and the reading and options are all good. ### 3/5 — great app but …. *2021-11-14, version 1.0.2* i click on the app but it stays on the ad inthe beginning loading and repeating and i cant get pass it to the novels at all.. can someone help me what am i going to do about my novels i have i’m reading :( ### 4/5 — Offline Reading *2021-11-01, version 1.0.2* wide range of books but it seems the download feature is still not available. Please fix it dev,thanks a lot. ### 4/5 — Great app, but could you add split screen? *2021-10-29, version 1.0.2* This app’s great! One of the features I’d like to be added, though, is the ability to split screen. Other than that, it’s almost perfect. ### 5/5 — Amazing App, Just missing one little feature. *2021-09-30, version 1.0.2* This is probably the best web novel there is on iOS, but it would be nice if a comment section was implemented. ### 3/5 — Great App but drains my battery very quickly and lowers my battery health *2021-08-19, version 1.0.2* I love this app. It has a large variety of titles and it easily operated. My only issue is that the app drains my phone’s battery very quickly and I even noticed that my overall battery health drops after using the app. I was using the app before and noticed the drop so I took a break just to be sure that it was the app and after continuing use I was able to confirm. ### 3/5 — Definite room for improvement *2021-07-19* Great potential but ads inside the books while reading is way too distracting. I would rather pay to remove the ads. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — It used to be so good *2023-06-12, version 1.0.7* The app used to be great but the ads now make it unbearable ### 1/5 — The reincarnation of the best business woman in school *2023-04-01, version 1.0.7* Long annoying ads ### 1/5 — Surprise nothing at all *2022-08-03, version 1.0.4* This app is so cool but recently every time I open it, instead of finding novels, all it says is surprise, nothing at all, then goes to explain how the app is still working but I can’t find any novels ### 1/5 — Search button *2021-03-25, version 1.0.0* There is no search button, you need to waste a lot of time to read read the series you want to read because you need to slide 1by1 useless app ### 1/5 — Crashing *2021-02-26, version 1.0.0* This app won’t let me read anything I click on a chapter and it crashes ### 1/5 — There is no comic strip *2021-02-25, version 1.0.0* This is not a manga but just words written out with no artwork or comic format ### 2/5 — Too many ads *2023-11-06, version 1.0.7* There are too many ads you don’t enjoy the book anymore ### 2/5 — Really good but *2022-08-20, version 1.0.4* That’s a really good app for reading novel, it’s sad we can’t download them for offline reading but that’s not a problem. The problem I encounter is sometime when I want to read some book from for exemple [Light Novel World], the firsts page are okay but like when I go further in the story some chapters are completely blank! Not a single texte, just some entire chapters blank. But when I go directly to their website, these chapter are totally fine so my guesses are that’s something goes wrong on the app Another problem: Searching a title with [Light Novel World] is impossible cause it search for an infinite amount of time, even searching one single word but again when searching on their website everything is fine And the fact that Light novel World contain an huge amount of novel, and mostly what I search is just only annoying…. I thinks when this will be corrected, I will change my note ### 2/5 — not loading *2021-02-25, version 1.0.0* i’m trying to read classroom of the elite but the chapters won’t load. i click on it and it’s just a white/gray screen and the text doesn’t show. ### 2/5 — About New App *2021-02-25, version 1.0.0* There is no boys love or yaoi section in this new app ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The app suddenly only showed…. *2026-03-22* The app suddenly only showed a few chapters even though there is a lot more of the novel I’m reading and the text of the chapter doesn’t show and the place where we can see the latest novels isn’t showing anything I think there is a big glitch that needs fixing. Other than that it’s a good app. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2025-07-27, version 1.0.9* Highly recommend this app ### 5/5 — THE BEST! Minus one problem! *2024-03-21, version 1.0.9* This is THE BEST app that I have found in a LONG TIME and I’ve downloaded almost every manga/light novel app that I come across that is free and I can honestly say that I prefer this one over anything else! My only qualm or problem is the ads. I normally don’t like paying for ads and would choose an app with no ads or an option to not have to pay and this me doesn’t require you do pay a dime BUT I have found that this is the only app where I WANT to pay! Even if its a yearly subscription I want the ads gone because the app is JUST THAT GOOD! The ads just ruin the experience at this point, if they can add a no-ads option that would be great! I know money can be a big thing for some people which is why I assume it’s the reason that there is no payment option but this app was well developed and whoever came up with it thought of all the possible problems that a reader could have and got rid of them! Now I just need the ads gone and the experience will be elite! ### 5/5 — Perfect but.. *2023-05-13, version 1.0.7* It’s all perfect but please add a download feature 😭 ### 5/5 — I loveit so much *2022-09-21, version 1.0.4* Keep it up !!!! ### 5/5 — Goooddd app *2022-09-05, version 1.0.4* Freeee app! Looking forward for the download features and more user friendly menu ### 5/5 — Good for reading *2022-07-08, version 1.0.4* I’ve only just gotten the app, but aside from actually discovering novels, it seems to be the best app to actually read them with its extensive catalog. ### 5/5 — Oops *2022-06-22, version 1.0.4* I kind of reported some series while scrolling by accident they ain’t gonna be cancelled or anything right if yes please don’t ### 5/5 — Honest opinion *2022-04-02, version 1.0.3* I have been using this app for at least two years(not sure exact amount of time) but I have seen many novel apps but this app has the best looking user interface panel & the easy operation and bookmarking function as you can use your email to save all your novels without worrying for loss of data One thing I kinda don’t like is the amount of ads it has but overall you can’t really get anything better for free ### 5/5 — Glitch *2022-03-21, version 1.0.3* I have been trying to log on and when I tap Nobel world for sources it messes up the entire app and the only way I have found to fix was to delete the app and not get on Nobel world.Overall app 10/10 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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