ForNovel vs Lunarwrite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ForNovel
Discover a vast virtual library filled with romance novels across diverse genres like fantasy, werewolf, and CEO. Enjoy an immersive reading experience with powerful search, night mode, and personalized library management. Find popular titles and benefit from frequent updates.
- Virtual library of romance novels
- Diverse genres and colorful tags
- Immersive reading experience
- Powerful search function
- Night Mode for eye protection
- Personalized library management
- Multi-dimensional ranking lists
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Dear Readers Welcome to Fornovel World. Fornovel is a virtual library of romance novels.In there, we have prepared all kinds of books in various genres and colorful tags, including but not limited: fantasy, werewolf, vampire, dragon, witch, romance, CEO, professor, mafia, king, playboy, LGBTQ+, contract marriage, revenge, rebirth, time-travel, magical world... Download the app to find more! More features: 1. Immerse your whole self in reading, enjoy the ultimate reading experience. 2. The powerful search function makes it easy for you to find books. 3. Use Night Mode to protect your eyes, reading is the light in the dark. 4. Build your own library: manage books like drag and drop desktop icons. 5. Easy-to-use interface and customizable to read. 6. Multi dimensional ranking lists tell you the current popular novels. 7. Many benefits activity and tasks are available. 8. Novel updates speedy in a frequently times. Now, find what you love and start your reading journey on ForNovel!
Lunarwrite
Discover and read popular Thai Boy Love, Girl Love, and Romance novels translated into English. Enjoy a reader-friendly, chapter-by-chapter experience with customizable options and no interruptions. Immerse yourself in the latest and timeless series.
- Read Thai BL, GL, and Romance novels
- English translations available
- Chapter-by-chapter reading
- Customizable font size and style
- No ads or interruptions
- Discover latest and classic series
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Read popular Thai Boy Love, Girl Love, and Romance Novels on Lunarwrite. Discover a collection of official Thai novels translated into English, presented in a reader-friendly format, and easily readable chapter-by-chapter. - Explore the latest Thai BL & GL series of 2024, adapted from original novels including The Loyal Pin, 23.5, To Be Continued Series, A Secretly Love, City of Stars and many more. - Find timeless Hits from the Thai BL & GL series, such as 2gether, GAP etc. - No Ads, No interruptions. Immerse yourself in each chapter at your own pace, seamlessly blending your reading and viewing experiences. - Customizable Reading. Adjust font size and style to your preference. - Find and enjoy all of your favorite genres. Download the app now to enjoy novels while watching your favorite series.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lunarwrite at 85% against ForNovel's 35%. Lunarwrite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). ForNovel's advantage is ratings volume (305 vs 101) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. ForNovel sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Lunarwrite sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lunarwrite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 305 and 101 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of ForNovel's written reviews are positive against 85% of Lunarwrite's.
ForNovel ships an update every 2 months, Lunarwrite monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ForNovel | Lunarwrite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (305 ratings) | 4.8 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 305 — better | 101 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Multibook International Publishing Group Limited | MEB Corporation Public Company Limited |
Customer experience
ForNovel
Lunarwrite
Bugs and requests
ForNovel
Reported bugs
12 issues- Hard to navigate between stories
- App keeps crashing
- App won't load
- System error
- Network error
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- App is broken
- Unable to log in
- Book is no longer available error
- App shuts down when clicking on a book
- Videos not available
- Logged out of novel and can't get back
- Error on a book for over a week
Requested features
2 requests- Allow more ad watching for reading
- Add comments during reading
Lunarwrite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ForNovel
- ForNovel 100 Coins$0.99
- ForNovel 500 Coins$4.99
- ForNovel 1000 Coins$9.99
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- ForNovel 2000 Coins$19.99
- ForNovel 5000 Coins$49.99
- ForNovel 7000 Coins$69.99
- ForNovel 10000 Coins$99.99
Lunarwrite
- Gems 0.99 USD$0.99
- Gems 2.99 USD$2.99
- Gems 4.99 USD$4.99
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- Gems 9.99 USD$9.99
- Gems 24.99 USD$24.99
