Great for writing!
Great way to improve your writing skills, and it’s surprising addictive to write fun sized stories
INCREDIBLE APP
I’ve never given an app five stars before. SNIPFIC IS 100% WORTH IT. I use it all the time to write and gain an audience, it’s amazing!
Massive potential, with room to grow
This app is generally good for the community that it tries to curate. I think that this is an overall positive, however, I couldn’t give 5 stars in good faith.
What I like:
- No ads
- Clean interface without clutter
- Very easy to get started
- The 100 world limit offers a unique challenge, while not being overly restrictive
- Outstanding creator engagement and response; some of the best I’ve seen
- Unique, inspiring daily prompts
- Great app performance—I haven’t experienced any lag or crashes personally
- A friendly, supportive community that treats new users well
- Low pressure and fun. It makes writing something that can easily be incorporated into a daily routine with little effort.
What I dislike (some of these will likely be changed later, as the app is still in its infancy, however, I thought they’d still be worth noting):
- Formatting issues: after publishing, the ‘page’ system can cause strange breaks in the middle of sentences. Sometimes this happens for no clear reason, as there is still space on the page for more words.
- Lack of disability support, and fixed font size which may cause issues for those with visual impairments.
- Poor landscape support: The interface does not rotate or adapt well if you are not using a phone.
- No content warnings beyond the 18+ tag, which users can lie about. If users want to add a trigger warning, they must add it to the title or work itself, which can make it harder to fit within the word/character limit. Furthermore, it makes it more difficult to be specific about the warning.
- This app can heavily favour certain types of writing, and potentially force users into a specific box. From what I’ve seen, more dialogue-heavy stories, which don’t contain overly detailed prose, are what gets the most traction here. This may force writers into a generic YA (potentially even a more novice) style.
- Very overt and frequent preaching. I think some is fine, expected, even. However, throughout my time using this app, I have encountered numerous “stories” that are just excerpts from the Bible. This can be frustrating when one is trying to read user-written stories.
- Similarly, as writing snipfics is the main form of interaction (alongside comments, which require a snipfic to comment on), most people communicate through them. As of now, there is no way to filter these out. In fact, there is currently no system to filter out certain things, and only a system to only see certain ‘vibes’/genres.
- Pushing newer works can have a downside, as many people use the part system to post longer works. As newer works are what is recommended, users are likely to be recommended later parts to a story. I would recommend a system where each day, the user can select one story they wrote to push. This allows other users to be recommended the crucial starts to longer stories.
- Search engine limitations—you can search for words in a stories title, but nothing beyond that.
- Lack of chronological tracking—there is no reading log history, so if you forget to save a work, you may not be able to find it again.
- People writing/spamming nonsense to maintain their writing streaks, which clogs the recommended page.
- Account/work privacy: there is no option to make your account or stories private, or limited to just certain people.
Overall, because the app is still so new, these issues shouldn’t be judged too harshly. The core concept is fantastic, the performance is smooth, and the community is wonderful. However, it feels a bit too unfinished for a higher rating right now. It has massive potential, and I will happily upgrade my score to 5 stars as the platform matures and these problems are addressed.
I will certainly continue to use this app in the meantime :)
What I like:
- No ads
- Clean interface without clutter
- Very easy to get started
- The 100 world limit offers a unique challenge, while not being overly restrictive
- Outstanding creator engagement and response; some of the best I’ve seen
- Unique, inspiring daily prompts
- Great app performance—I haven’t experienced any lag or crashes personally
- A friendly, supportive community that treats new users well
- Low pressure and fun. It makes writing something that can easily be incorporated into a daily routine with little effort.
What I dislike (some of these will likely be changed later, as the app is still in its infancy, however, I thought they’d still be worth noting):
- Formatting issues: after publishing, the ‘page’ system can cause strange breaks in the middle of sentences. Sometimes this happens for no clear reason, as there is still space on the page for more words.
- Lack of disability support, and fixed font size which may cause issues for those with visual impairments.
- Poor landscape support: The interface does not rotate or adapt well if you are not using a phone.
- No content warnings beyond the 18+ tag, which users can lie about. If users want to add a trigger warning, they must add it to the title or work itself, which can make it harder to fit within the word/character limit. Furthermore, it makes it more difficult to be specific about the warning.
- This app can heavily favour certain types of writing, and potentially force users into a specific box. From what I’ve seen, more dialogue-heavy stories, which don’t contain overly detailed prose, are what gets the most traction here. This may force writers into a generic YA (potentially even a more novice) style.
- Very overt and frequent preaching. I think some is fine, expected, even. However, throughout my time using this app, I have encountered numerous “stories” that are just excerpts from the Bible. This can be frustrating when one is trying to read user-written stories.
- Similarly, as writing snipfics is the main form of interaction (alongside comments, which require a snipfic to comment on), most people communicate through them. As of now, there is no way to filter these out. In fact, there is currently no system to filter out certain things, and only a system to only see certain ‘vibes’/genres.
- Pushing newer works can have a downside, as many people use the part system to post longer works. As newer works are what is recommended, users are likely to be recommended later parts to a story. I would recommend a system where each day, the user can select one story they wrote to push. This allows other users to be recommended the crucial starts to longer stories.
- Search engine limitations—you can search for words in a stories title, but nothing beyond that.
- Lack of chronological tracking—there is no reading log history, so if you forget to save a work, you may not be able to find it again.
- People writing/spamming nonsense to maintain their writing streaks, which clogs the recommended page.
- Account/work privacy: there is no option to make your account or stories private, or limited to just certain people.
Overall, because the app is still so new, these issues shouldn’t be judged too harshly. The core concept is fantastic, the performance is smooth, and the community is wonderful. However, it feels a bit too unfinished for a higher rating right now. It has massive potential, and I will happily upgrade my score to 5 stars as the platform matures and these problems are addressed.
I will certainly continue to use this app in the meantime :)
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SnipFic is an awesome writing app that I started using due to a friend recommendation! It’s a really great way to collaborate on stories, find great writing pieces, build and audience, and finally free your brain of the millions of delusion living there without any rent. Don’t usually write reviews but this is a 10/10 app that improved my writing immensely.
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Fantastic will write again
