Comparison

Fanfic reader vs ArchFic

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

Head to head
About

Fanfic reader

Features
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Unofficial fanfic reader Fanfic Reader is an unofficial personal reading app for iPhone and iPad. Keep your books, documents, and fanfiction in one library — and pick up right where you left off. NOT AFFILIATED with Archive of Our Own, authors, or publishers. You add and read your own content. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR FILES • Import from Files, Share sheet, iCloud Drive, or Wi‑Fi transfer on your local network • EPUB, FB2, MOBI, PDF, DJVU, CHM, Markdown, Office docs, comics (CBZ/CBR), and more • Open archives (ZIP, RAR, 7Z) and read supported files inside • Collections, tags, favorites, reading stats, and full‑text search across your library A COMFORTABLE READER • Per‑book font, theme, and brightness • Bookmarks, highlights, and annotations • In‑book search • Text‑to‑speech with background audio AO3 DISCOVERY (optional) • Search works on Archive of Our Own • Browse in an in‑app browser, save a reading queue, and import EPUB to your library • Content on AO3 is provided by AO3/OTW under their own terms SYNC & EXTRAS • Optional iCloud sync for progress, annotations, and library data via Apple CloudKit • Home Screen widget: continue your last book • Share extension: send files straight into the app Fanfic Reader does not show ads, sell your data, or require an account with us. Internet is used only for features you choose (such as AO3 or Wi‑Fi transfer). Requires iOS 18.6 or later.

About

ArchFic

Read and listen to fanfiction from Archive of Our Own offline. Translate stories with AI, receive update alerts, and organize your library. Customize your reading experience and track your reading habits.

Highlights
  • Offline fanfiction reading
  • AI-powered translation
  • Text-to-speech playback
  • Update notifications
  • Reading progress tracking
  • Library organization
  • Customizable reading settings
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Read AO3 fanfiction offline — translate and listen anywhere. ArchFic is an unofficial, fan-made fanfiction reader for Archive of Our Own (AO3). ArchFic is an unofficial, fan-made app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Archive of Our Own (AO3) or the Organization for Transformative Works. AO3 is a trademark of the OTW. Read fanfiction offline, translate any fic on your device with AI, and listen with text-to-speech. Get alerts when works you follow update. CONTINUE WHERE YOU LEFT OFF ArchFic remembers your chapter and exact scroll position across every work, so you can return from a personalized Continue Reading list. Your recent reading stays in one history, and the Reading Journey shows your streak, reader level, minutes read, top fandoms and Finished shelf. Choose a time range for your stats, then share a reading card with the details you want to show. FOLLOW AUTHORS & GET NEW-CHAPTER ALERTS Follow AO3 authors from their profiles. New Chapter Alerts tell you when a followed work adds a chapter; New Work Alerts show when an author publishes something new. The Updates feed gathers recent changes in one place, so you can catch up with the stories you follow. SAVE WORKS AND READ OFFLINE Download works for offline reading and keep them in your Library. Sort fanfiction into Collections you name, such as Slow Burns or To Read. Download a whole collection or select works together with Premium, then manage the queue from Downloads. Your AO3 bookmarks, recent reads and downloaded chapters stay together. Sign in to sync library details, collections, follows and reading progress between devices. SEARCH AO3 WORKS AND TAGS Search works, authors, bookmarks and tags from Archive of Our Own, or browse fandoms across Anime & Manga, Books & Literature, Movies, TV Shows and Video Games. Filter by rating, word count, completion status, updated date, relationships and more. Save a search to run it again, and keep private notes on a work or chapter. Open a shared AO3 link in ArchFic to go straight to a work, chapter, author or tag. READ ON YOUR TERMS Choose a font, text size, line height and page background. Use the reading layout that suits you, including page-flip mode, and keep your place as you move between chapters. Four fonts and four page colors are free; Premium unlocks 12 more fonts and 8 more page colors. TRANSLATE AS YOU READ On-device AI translation lets you translate a work into your language as you read. Download a language model once, then translate offline. LISTEN TO CHAPTERS Read aloud turns chapters into spoken audio. Choose a voice and speed, use the mini player and sleep timer, and keep listening while ArchFic is in the background or your screen is locked. Premium can continue playback into the next chapter. Export a work as an EPUB with Premium, choose chapters and optional translation, and resume or cancel the export while it runs. OPTIONAL ARCHFIC PREMIUM ArchFic Premium is an optional auto-renewing subscription. It removes ads and unlocks full Reading Journey stats, extra share-card layouts, additional reader papers and fonts, whole-collection downloads, EPUB export and read-aloud auto-continue. Readers without Premium see a banner and some ads between lists; ads do not cover story text. In the EEA and UK, Google UMP presents the applicable ad-consent choices. Subscription plans and billing are shown by the store before purchase. Whether you are catching up on a long fanfiction offline, following AO3 authors, translating a work or listening to a chapter, ArchFic brings your Archive of Our Own reading into one mobile reader. ArchFic accesses publicly available content from AO3 and does not host, store or redistribute fanfiction. If you sign in, our servers store account and library metadata, not fanwork content. Fanfiction remains the property of its respective authors. Use is subject to AO3's Terms of Service (archiveofourown.org/tos).

Screenshots

Fanfic reader4 screens
ArchFic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fanfic reader at none against ArchFic's 2. Fanfic reader also leads on ads (none vs shown). ArchFic's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.6). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ArchFic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Fanfic reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Fanfic reader versus ArchFic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFanfic readerArchFic
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB123 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDaniil ZolotarevDuong Hang

In-app purchases

None

Fanfic reader

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ArchFic

Subscriptions2
  • Archfic Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Archfic Premium Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Fanfic reader free?
Fanfic reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArchFic free?
ArchFic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fanfic reader or ArchFic have ads?
ArchFic shows ads; Fanfic reader does not.

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