Y/n vs PagePace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Y/n
Engage with interactive stories where your choices shape the narrative and character relationships. Explore a vast library of community-created tales or write and publish your own.
- Play interactive stories
- Choices affect story and characters
- Rewind and change decisions
- Explore 1M+ community stories
- Write and publish own stories
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On Y/n, you play a character in your story. Be a boarding school student and get the boys to fall in love with you, or plan a jailbreak with Sherlock Holmes. Stories are made for you. Your texts change the plot and how characters feel about you (oops!). No two playthroughs are the same (but you can rewind). There's a Y/n story for every taste: romance, fanfiction, fluff, mystery, and more. Discover 10M+ stories created by the community. Can't find the one you want? Write and publish your own. Download Y/n for free and play your story! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PagePace
This app offers a unique reading experience by displaying one word at a time, allowing users to set their reading speed. It includes a library of free short stories and the ability to import or write personal content. The app helps build a reading habit with progress tracking and reminders.
- One-word-at-a-time reading
- Adjustable words per minute (WPM)
- Bundled short stories across genres
- Import and write personal notes/stories
- Reading habit tracking (streaks, completion)
- Organize and save favorite stories
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PagePace is a short-form reading app built for quick, focused reads. Instead of reading line by line, PagePace shows one centered word at a time so stories move at your chosen pace. Open the app, pick a genre, set your words per minute, and read polished short stories in a calmer format designed for a phone. Read: - Free bundled stories across thriller, scary, mystery, adventure, history, science, sports, weird facts, and moral dilemmas - PagePace Plus stories with all-access subscription - Your own notes, drafts, articles, and personal stories Create and organize: - Import or write personal stories - Save favorites to your bookshelf - Like, history, and resume reading - Submit public stories for PagePace review Build the habit: - Daily streaks - Weekly words read - Stories completed - Adjustable WPM - Optional reading reminders PagePace is for people who want the quick pull of scrolling without losing the satisfaction of actually finishing something. Terms of Use: https://pagepace.pages.dev/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://pagepace.pages.dev/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PagePace at 100% against Y/n's 61%. PagePace also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Y/n's advantage is ratings volume (5.5K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Y/n sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and PagePace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PagePace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Y/n has 5.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Y/n's written reviews are positive against 100% of PagePace's.
Y/n ships an update every 2 weeks, PagePace every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Y/n | PagePace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (5.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Emittance Inc. | Colby Kerner |
Customer experience
Y/n
PagePace
Bugs and requests
Y/n
Reported bugs
2 issues- Continue button not working
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Private and delete characters
- Email sign-up option
PagePace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Y/n
- Y/n+ Weekly$4.997 Days
- Y/n+ Monthly$14.991 Month
PagePace
- PagePace Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- PagePace Plus Annual$39.991 Year
