# TaleWave — user reviews > 26 indexed App Store user reviews of TaleWave by XIAOYAO PTE. LTD., rated 3.74/5 from 78 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talewave/id6747488082/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talewave/id6747488082.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 40 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 16 ## Newest reviews (6 of 26) ### 2/5 — Scan *2026-06-10* Can’t read without an outrageous subscription ### 1/5 — Screenshots are misleading *2026-03-19* Had to put something. But yeah. Zero stars. The screenshots for the app shows it has a rewards tab. It doesn’t. There’s no rewards. You can only purchase a subscription. Not ok. ### 1/5 — Zero way to cancel *2026-03-15* I’ve contacted them 3 times to cancel their obnoxious weekly subscription rate and have had zero response. The subscription is not showing via my apple subscriptions and is going through PayPal. ### 1/5 — Don’t bother with this app. *2025-12-31* The app constantly freezes. You get about 7 chapters into a story and the app fails.. and then you discover it’s not in your library so if you don’t remember the title then you’ve got no hope of finding the story. The scrolling between chapters drags terribly. They want you to sign up to subscription via PayPal - probably to make it harder for you to cancel, don’t waste your money. Some of the stories I’ve already read on other apps - much cheaper ones! ### 1/5 — Seems like a scam *2025-12-04* I subscribed, then wanted to cancel it. But there is no way you can do it. The Contact Us sub menu doesn't work; it shows an error. I emailed them, but haven't received a reply. 0 star ### 1/5 — CON *2025-09-06* Don’t download this app the weekly subscription is £17-99 that’s just plain greedy it was also 999 coins for the next chapter i was going to read i will now be deleting this app i was so looking forward to reading this book but not now not at those prices ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — $19.99 a day subscription? BFFR *2026-08-16* They only have one subscription option available and it’s for $19.99 a day. Idk about anyone else but nothing could possibly be worth me paying that much money. I don’t even spend that much money on food a day let alone an app subscription, and they’ll only let you use stripe to pay for it, so good luck trying to cancel it afterwards. What a straight up scam ### 1/5 — Pay for a subscription and get nothing! *2026-08-10* Extremely disappointed; paid for a subscription based on stories I saw on FB ads. Found out that almost all of those stories are not available through a search after a subscription purchase. No login either. Good luck keeping track of this subscription. Never again! ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money *2026-06-29* Paid for nothing. I click on the stories nothing loads any more. You can’t do a search. Total waste of money. ### 1/5 — Scan *2026-06-19* I am very disappointed with this app. The app said Rs.99 but once the payment was processed Rs.999 was deducted from my account.I want a refund for this scam! ### 1/5 — Stole my money *2026-06-12* Purchase didn’t go thru but charged my apple account. ### 1/5 — Overpriced, AI written. *2026-06-05* $29.99 per WEEK when paying thru Apple Store. For AI written stories. Not worth it. ### 1/5 — Unauthorized attempt to charge *2026-05-30* I downloaded the app because, like everyone else, I was caught by the few chapters in an ad that were very well written. I signed up using Apple Pay for a subscription to finish reading the story. I canceled the subscription after wading through the rest of the story which was not as well edited. In addition to that, the stores are all painfully short, with several being put into one “book.” Now they are trying to collect for the next week. I have never had a problem with cancelling a subscription through Apple Pay until now. As far as I’m concerned, a company that does that is no better than a scammer. Don’t waste your money. The stores are far too short for what they charge. More importantly, they don’t respect the reader’s wish to cancel. ### 1/5 — Wore knockoffs *2026-05-04* Promising start; pathetic ending . Starts out with a catching hook. Then it is nothing but a too good to be true and slides into the heroine slides into a better life without any effort. Extremely formulaic and ### 1/5 — Rip Off *2026-04-24* They charged me 3 times in one day $18.99 and then 3 days later I was charged again. I requested my money back but haven’t heard a word from them. Love the story but not for what it has cost me. ### 1/5 — Paid and no credit or vip privileges. *2026-03-23* I bought a month at 19.99 and I still don’t have access to vip privileges. I like the stories but no way I’m giving you money for nothing. I have a photo proof as well. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Membership is not working *2026-06-15* My membership is not working why? I paid 29 a week fix this now please ### 5/5 — Very good stories *2026-05-28* Short stories but all different not the traditional stuff but more ### 5/5 — Alpha’s Affair, Lunas Wraith *2026-04-06* Just finished my first story. Impressive. Authors storyline was engrossing, as professional as any published book. Very short, ten chapters. It was so good I wish it were longer. However, I’m not complaining. Unlike other app’s where I rarely finish a book because it has become repetitive, not worth the effort to read 700 more chapters and is ongoing, I’m appreciative of completing a story. One BIG problem. I paid for a year’s subscription but am unable to find a home page for additional stories. ### 5/5 — Great *2026-03-22* Great but expensive to read for just one week! Even the yearly one is pretty steep! Unfortunately I love reading trashy novels my downfall! ### 5/5 — Best Reading App by far *2026-03-12* I stumbled on it on browsing site for reading and mostly says free reading til you go download the app then you realized its a lie as you will end up to pay to read the rest of the story. Until this one meant that you really can finish the book for free. So thank you and most story is short but still a good novel all in all. ### 5/5 — So far so good *2026-03-03* I just started reading on this app, but so far it is good ### 3/5 — Cancel subscription *2026-06-04* How do you cancel the subscription on this app? ### 3/5 — Decent stories but some app issues *2026-05-27* The stories are pretty short, sometimes too short, but the plots are generally good. My biggest issue is navigating. I’ll finish one and yet it still shows up as the one I’m reading. You have to use back arrows to get back to homepage and often have to press repeatedly. I probably won’t renew. ### 3/5 — Buggy app *2026-03-18* The stories are good but the app has issues. Sometimes chapters won’t unlock. The app won’t recognize you have paid for a subscription. ### 2/5 — Be Wary *2026-06-13* They never respond to emails, and products aren’t always available after purchasing. --- *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 2026-09-01.*