FanFiction.Net vs Softgoods
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FanFiction.Net
Access and read millions of fan-created stories across various genres. You can also write and publish your own stories, with features like text-to-speech, AI translation, and community forums.
- Read millions of stories
- Write and publish stories
- Text-to-speech audiobooks
- AI-powered story translation
- Cross-device syncing
- Community forums and messaging
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Official app for FanFiction.Net is now on iOS! * Read - Access millions of stories for free * Write - Edit and Publish your stories on the go * Text to Speech - Turn stories into audio books * Translation: Read stories translated into your native language via our AI engine * Syncing - Library/Downloaded syncing between devices * Dictionary - Multi-language dictionary lookup * Forums - Join writing groups or make friends with millions of other readers and writers. * Push - Push notifications for Followed/Downloaded stories * Private Messaging - Enjoying private communication with other users. Send text, image or voice messages. * Community Archives - Start or browse story archives . * Beta Readers - Browse and search for registered beta readers. * Story Management - Browse and manage your favorites and follows. * User Management - Browse and manage your favorites, follows, and others. Please note Private Messaging (PM) feature is currently app to app only. PM site integration is coming soon in a future release. Please email all feedback and bug reports to dev@fictionpress.com.
Softgoods
Organize and journal your fan fiction reading experience. Save stories from the web, categorize them into custom shelves, and track your reading progress and stats. Share your collections or keep them private.
- Save fics from the web
- Organize into custom shelves
- Tag fics with warnings and characters
- Journal thoughts and rate fics
- Log reading sessions chapter by chapter
- Track reading stats
- Share shelves publicly or privately
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What you can do with Softgoods: • Save and bookmark fics from anywhere on the web! Paste a link or use the share sheet • Build shelves by fandom, ship, trope, mood, or anything you want • Tag fics with warnings, characters, and freeform tags for instant search • Journal your thoughts on every fic and rate them with stars • Log reading sessions chapter by chapter for works in progress • Track stats: total fics read, monthly word count, authors followed, and how this month compares to last • Make shelves and notes public to share with friends or keep them private just for you • Export your data anytime For fic readers, by fic readers We built Softgoods because spreadsheets and browser bookmarks weren't cutting it. We're a small team and we ship updates often. Your feedback shapes what we build next. Got a feature request or hit a bug? Email contact@softgoods.app A real person reads every message. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://softgoods.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Softgoods at 74% against FanFiction.Net's 28%. Softgoods also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.5). FanFiction.Net's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (1K vs 75). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Softgoods sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. FanFiction.Net asks for nothing beyond the download.
Softgoods holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FanFiction.Net has 1K ratings behind it against 75, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of FanFiction.Net's written reviews are positive against 74% of Softgoods's.
FanFiction.Net ships an update every 3 weeks, Softgoods fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FanFiction.Net | Softgoods |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (1K ratings) | 4.4 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.9% of reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #48 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FictionPress Inc | Jordan Wagner |
Customer experience
FanFiction.Net
Softgoods
User reviews
FanFiction.Net
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 📚 Huge library of stories
- 🎧 Convenient text-to-speech feature
- 🌙 Dark mode option
- 💾 Offline reading
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Poor search and filtering functionality
- 🔑 Login issues and account management problems
- 🔄 Inconsistent scrolling and navigation
- 🔧 Lack of customization and author tools
Softgoods
From 75 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for tracking fanfics
- 💡 Organizes fics by shelves/ships
- 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
- ✨ Imports fic data from links
- ✅ Allows manual fic input
Room to improve
- 🐛 Stats not always accurate (word count, fic count)
- 🐛 Search function is slow and ineffective
- 🐛 App/website not importing/working for some users
- 🐛 Updates sometimes break functionality
- 🐛 Font size/style changes negatively
Bugs and requests
FanFiction.Net
Reported bugs
5 issues- Chapters not loading properly
- Notifications not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Syncing issues between app and website
- Inability to edit or delete reviews
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to mark stories as read
- More advanced search and filtering options
- Better organization and management of downloaded stories
- Improved text-to-speech with more voice options
- Integration with author tools and story analytics
Softgoods
Reported bugs
15 issues- Words read stat stuck at 0
- Fic display limited to 7 at a time
- Stats off by 1 fic count
- Search not finding correct results
- Links/searches returning errors or no results
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- Importing not working via any method
- Uploads giving errors, slow performance
- Forced in-app purchase pop-up freezing phone
- Font size and style changed negatively in update
- Ship, shelf, fandom not populating correctly after update
- 'Pull latest' not working properly after update
- Back button to home page not working
- Subscription not recognized after payment
- All-time data locked behind paywall
- Reading filter glitch on webpage
Requested features
7 requests- Calculate words read per chapter
- Add fic to multiple shelves easily
- More stats for fandoms, ships, tags
- Add custom images for shelves
- Track reading progress for WIPs (chapter logging)
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- More icons (e.g., a/b/o)
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
FanFiction.Net
No in-app purchases
Softgoods
- Premium$1.991 Month
- Premium$19.991 Year
Questions
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