Comparison

Romance WebStory vs Keep Novel

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Romance WebStory

This app offers a vast library of novels across various genres like romance, fantasy, and mystery, with daily updates. Enjoy a personalized reading experience with customizable recommendations, night mode, and automatic history archiving. Earn rewards and coins by checking in and completing tasks to access more content.

Highlights
  • Extensive novel library
  • Daily updates
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Night mode and eye care
  • Automatic reading history
  • Earn coins through rewards
Features
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Romance WebStory is an excellent novel reading app that covers all sorts of .novels and updates them in a fast pace. Here,enjoy reading anytime and anywhere. The Sea of Novels -We have loads of copyright books of limitless types——romance, fantasy, werewold, vampire, mystery and so forth——that will definitely catch you; -We are introducing new books everyday to enrich your book shelf. Free Section -Free novels updates everyday. Just wait and you'll get it! Plenty Rewards -Check in to gain coins. 7 days on end will double them; -Do tasks to earn even more coins. Come read all free! Features -Customized recommendation serve every reader with personal lists; -Your reading experience is optimized with the Night mode, Eye Care and Flipping tricks; -Your reading history will be archived automatically the way you will receive notification when there is new chapters uploaded. -Many other sweet thrills for you to explore on Romance WebStory. Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/webnoveliterms2021 Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/webnovelprivacy2021

About

Keep Novel

Discover thousands of novels across various genres like romance, action, and fantasy. Search for books and start reading instantly. Offers subscription options for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • Vast novel library
  • Multiple genres
  • Search functionality
  • Auto-renewing subscriptions
  • One-time package purchase
  • Manage subscriptions
Features
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Love, romance, action, fantasy, and thousands more wonderful novels are waiting for you. Search for the book you are interested in and click to read it. SUBSCRIPTION: KeepNovel offers auto-renewing subscription options weekly, and quarterly. Alternatively, a one-time payment is available in case of a package purchase (this is not a subscription). Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew at least 24-hours before the end of each term and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. You may cancel automatic renewal and manage your subscription by selecting Manage App Subscriptions in your iTunes Account settings and selecting the subscription you want to modify. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service. Terms of Use: https://www.keep-novel.fun/support/2 Privacy Policy: https://www.keep-novel.fun/privacyPolicy/2 Contact: keepnovel@163.com

Screenshots

Romance WebStory4 screens
Keep Novel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Keep Novel at 5.0 against Romance WebStory's 4.4. Romance WebStory's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (379 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Romance WebStory sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Keep Novel sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Keep Novel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Romance WebStory has 379 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Romance WebStory ships an update every 4 days, Keep Novel every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Romance WebStory versus Keep Novel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRomance WebStoryKeep Novel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (379 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings379 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB29 MB
Age rating9+17+
Developer国胤 崔钦源 颜

Customer experience

Romance WebStory

All ratings377 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.3%

Keep Novel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Romance WebStory

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Coins disappearing after purchase
  • Chapters remaining locked despite payment
  • Login and account issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve coin/chapter unlock system
  • Provide better customer support
  • Offer more affordable reading options

Keep Novel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Romance WebStory

Subscriptions1
  • Membership-Week$6.997 Days
One-time5
  • 550 Coins$4.99
  • 1200 Coins$9.99
  • 2500 Coins$19.99
Show 2 more
  • 3900 Coins$29.99
  • 7000 Coins$49.99
6 purchases

Keep Novel

Subscriptions2
  • Month$44.991 Month
  • Three Month$95.993 Months
One-time4
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 500 Coins$4.99
  • 2000 Coins$19.99
Show 1 more
  • 8000 Coins$79.99

Questions

Is Romance WebStory free?
Romance WebStory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keep Novel free?
Keep Novel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Romance WebStory or Keep Novel?
Keep Novel is rated higher. Romance WebStory averages 4.4 out of 5 from 379 ratings, while Keep Novel averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Romance WebStory or Keep Novel have ads?
Both Romance WebStory and Keep Novel show ads.
Which is updated more often, Romance WebStory or Keep Novel?
Romance WebStory ships an update every 4 days, and Keep Novel every 3 months. Most recently, Romance WebStory was updated on November 3, 2026 and Keep Novel on November 3, 2026.

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