Comparison

Novel Dragon vs Eastern Novel

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

Head to head
About

Novel Dragon

Explore a vast library of Asian fantasy fiction, including Wuxia, Xianxia, and LitRPG. Immerse yourself in tales of cultivation, immortality, and adventure across diverse fictional realms. Discover new genres and find your next captivating read.

Highlights
  • Vast library of Asian fantasy fiction
  • Wuxia and LitRPG genres
  • Cultivation and immortality themes
  • Adventure and leveling systems
  • Diverse fictional realms
  • Multiple genres including Sci-Fi and YA
Features
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Novel Dragon is the huge library of Asia fantasy fictions. Join us in seeking the Dao, ascending to Immortality, wandering through vampire realms, surviving post-apocalyptic landscapes, dodging deadly dragons, delving into LitRPG wuxia worlds, adventure with leveling system in another world, typical nobody been powerful by cultivation or adventures, and so much more! Whatever you’re into reading—action-adventure, epic, xuanhuan, xianxia, science fiction, saga, mystery, comedy, Paranormal, fantasy, young adult fiction, or fanfiction—it’s all in Novel Dragon. So whether you’re looking for more Gamelit meet-cutes, cyberpunk fairy tales, or new technothrillers to devour, you’ll find it all, and so much more, on Novel Dragon. Obsessed with fictional stories? Download the app and enjoy your own magical world!

About

Eastern Novel

Explore a vast collection of Eastern-themed stories, including martial arts and fantasy. This community platform allows authors, translators, and artists to share their work, offering readers a rich, immersive experience with offline downloads and audio options.

Highlights
  • Community creation platform
  • Massive free content library
  • Offline downloads
  • Audiobook listening
  • Picture appreciation
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Cloud synchronization
Features
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Step into the mysterious East and start a fantasy journey. Appreciate the thousand-year-old charm and feel the mysterious charm. The "Eastern Novel" application is a community platform for Internet literature lovers with the theme of "Eastern Stories". It has many excellent Internet article authors, translators, and artists. With the power of the community, they create and publish a large number of free books and Oriental stories. Gallery. One-click download allows you to quietly enjoy the wonderful feast of reading, listening to books and appreciating pictures. Community creation platform: an open community platform that provides authors, translators, and artists with the ability to publish and review their works; an unbounded reader community that provides book friends with the ability to post comments, share experiences, and interact with each other. Massive free content: novel resources covering dozens of themes and styles such as martial arts, fantasy, romance, science fiction, suspense, etc., providing a diversified experience for reading and listening fans. Compelling backgrounds: travel through the cities and mountains of the ancient East, and explore the unknown with heroes and tales. The chapters are full of oriental culture and are immersed in ancient legends. The plot thickens: a blend of legend, adventure, love and philosophy, with breathtaking twists and turns that will leave you wanting for more. User experience first: intelligent story recommendations, smooth reading experience, high-definition audio reading, vivid picture appreciation, and friendly UI interaction allows you to immerse yourself into the world of novels and tales. Supports personalized recommendations, cloud synchronization of reading progress, and offline downloads to meet your different reading needs.

Screenshots

Novel Dragon4 screens
Eastern Novel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Eastern Novel at none against Novel Dragon's shown. Eastern Novel also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7). Novel Dragon's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Novel Dragon sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Eastern Novel sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eastern Novel holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of Novel Dragon's written reviews are positive against 75% of Eastern Novel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Novel Dragon ships an update every 3 weeks, Eastern Novel every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Novel Dragon versus Eastern Novel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovel DragonEastern Novel
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB40 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperNovelfun LimitedZhangjiakou Simo Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Novel Dragon

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

Eastern Novel

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Novel Dragon

One-time8
  • 100 Bricks$0.99
  • 200 Bricks$1.99
  • 300 Bricks$2.99
Show 5 more
  • 500 Bricks$4.99
  • 1000 Bricks$9.99
  • 2000 Bricks$19.99
  • 5000 Bricks$49.99
  • 10000 Bricks$99.99
4 purchases

Eastern Novel

One-time4
  • 1 gold coin$0.99
  • 2 gold coin$1.99
  • 5 gold coin$4.99
Show 1 more
  • 10 gold coin$9.99

Questions

Is Novel Dragon free?
Novel Dragon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eastern Novel free?
Eastern Novel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Novel Dragon or Eastern Novel?
Eastern Novel is rated higher. Novel Dragon averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Eastern Novel averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Novel Dragon or Eastern Novel have ads?
Novel Dragon shows ads; Eastern Novel does not.
Which is updated more often, Novel Dragon or Eastern Novel?
Novel Dragon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Eastern Novel every 3 months. Most recently, Novel Dragon was updated on October 24, 2026 and Eastern Novel on October 12, 2026.

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