Comparison

Fanfic reader vs Artale Novel

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

Artale Novel

Listen to community-published audio dramas and novels. Follow your favorite series, pick up where you left off, and discover new stories with advanced playback controls. Enjoy a completely free listening experience with no purchases or subscriptions required.

Highlights
  • Community-published audio dramas
  • Follow series and track progress
  • Mini player for browsing
  • Search by creator, genre, and tags
  • Playback speed adjustment
  • Sleep timer
  • Lock screen controls
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Artale Novel is a free listening app for audio novels published by the Artale creator community. Follow a series, press play, and pick up exactly where you left off. COMMUNITY-PUBLISHED STORIES Every series in the catalog is written, cast, and published by creators on the Artale web studio. Artale Novel is a listener app — it plays what the community has already published. There is no recording, writing, or uploading inside the app. LISTEN IN Continue what you were last playing and catch new episodes from the series you follow. A compact mini player keeps going while you browse. DISCOVER Search titles and descriptions, then narrow things down by creator, genre, and tags. Subscribe to a series and its new episodes show up under Listen. LIBRARY Your subscriptions and in-progress titles in one place, so a half-finished episode is always one tap away. BUILT FOR LONG LISTENS Drag across the cover art to seek, adjust playback speed, set a sleep timer, line up what plays next, and control everything from the lock screen. Episodes stream as you listen. FREE TO DOWNLOAD, OPTIONAL iOS MEMBERSHIP Artale Novel is free to download. Optional auto-renewing listening memberships are sold only on iOS through Apple In-App Purchase: • Reader Standard — 1 month, USD 2.99 (or local equivalent). Unlimited listening time, plus 10 hours of Premium catalog per billing period. • Reader Premium — 1 month, USD 9.99 (or local equivalent). Unlimited listening plus unlimited Premium catalog episodes. Subscriptions auto-renew until you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms: https://artale.ai/artale-novel/subscriptions Privacy: https://artale.ai/artale-novel/privacy Sign in with a free Artale account using email, Sign in with Apple, or Google. The account is used for authentication and to keep the series you follow. Learn more at https://www.artale.ai Privacy Policy: https://artale.ai/artale-novel/privacy Terms of Service: https://artale.ai/artale-novel/terms Subscriptions: https://artale.ai/artale-novel/subscriptions

Screenshots

Fanfic reader4 screens
Artale Novel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Artale Novel at 15.0 against Fanfic reader's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Fanfic reader versus Artale Novel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFanfic readerArtale Novel
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB9 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDaniil ZolotarevArtale AI

In-app purchases

None

Fanfic reader

No in-app purchases

None

Artale Novel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fanfic reader free?
Fanfic reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Artale Novel free?
Artale Novel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fanfic reader or Artale Novel have ads?
Neither Fanfic reader nor Artale Novel shows ads.

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