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iReader-Story alternatives

iReader-Story users often look for alternatives due to high costs, confusing payment models, and poor customer service. Many readers report issues with subscriptions and difficulty canceling, leading to unauthorized charges. Alternatives offer different pricing structures, free content, or better customer support.

Why users look for alternatives to iReader-Story

The alternatives

Amazon Kindle
4.9★ · 5,729,509 ratings · Free

Amazon Kindle offers a vast library of books, providing convenience for readers to carry books on their devices and discover new titles through recommendations R52. It allows users to access their reading material anywhere R52.

Better for: Amazon Kindle is better for readers who prioritize convenience, want a wide selection of books, and appreciate personalized recommendations to find new authors and genres R52. It suits those who want to carry their library in their pocket . However, recent updates have made navigation difficult for some users R51R53R54.

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Wattpad
4.7★ · 705,827 ratings · Free

Wattpad is a popular app for both reading and writing stories, offering a large collection of free content R66R69. It is generally easy to use and navigate R66, and includes an offline reading feature .

Better for: Wattpad is better for users who enjoy reading stories from beginner or experienced writers and those who want to create their own content R69. It's ideal for readers who don't mind occasional glitches or ads for the sake of free content, or who are willing to pay for an ad-free experience R66R67R68R69.

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Inkitt Galatea
4.6★ · 277,470 ratings · Free

Inkitt Galatea offers interesting and creative stories across various genres R80. Users can earn coins through activities like following social media pages to unlock chapters , and some stories allow waiting a set amount of time instead of paying .

Better for: Inkitt Galatea suits readers who are looking for unique and entertaining stories and are willing to engage with the app's point system or wait times to access chapters R79R81. It's for those who appreciate diverse genres and creative narratives . However, some find the point system confusing or difficult to earn R81.

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GoodNovel
4.5★ · 214,846 ratings · Free

GoodNovel provides engaging stories with an easy-to-navigate interface and frequent new content R96. Some users report being able to read chapters for free R94.

Better for: GoodNovel is better for readers who enjoy engaging storylines and a user-friendly interface, especially if they can utilize free reading options R94R96. However, it may not be suitable for those sensitive to high costs or frequent ads, as many users find it very expensive and report short chapters with many ads R93R95.

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Barnes & Noble NOOK
4.7★ · 117,859 ratings · Free

The Barnes & Noble NOOK app functions as a good reader for ebooks and even supports PDF files R108. It allows users to access their purchased books from Barnes & Noble R108.

Better for: Barnes & Noble NOOK is better for existing NOOK users or those who primarily purchase ebooks from Barnes & Noble R108. It suits readers who need a reliable app for reading ebooks and PDFs . However, users report issues with the app getting stuck, losing their place, and poor audiobook player functionality R107R109R110.

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Stick with iReader-Story if

You should stick with iReader-Story if you are deeply invested in specific stories or authors available only on this platform and are willing to pay the high costs for chapters R2R6R11. It might also be suitable if you find the daily rewards system sufficient to read at your pace without significant monetary investment R20.

Evidence note: No alternatives had too few reviews to judge.

Frequently asked

Is iReader-Story expensive?
Yes, many users find iReader-Story to be very expensive, with chapters often costing 180 coins or more, leading to total book costs of $30-45 or even over $400 for longer stories R3R4R6R21.
Can I cancel my iReader-Story subscription easily?
No, many users report significant difficulty canceling subscriptions on iReader-Story, with unresponsive customer service, non-working cancellation links, and continued unauthorized charges even after attempting to cancel R1R7R13R16.
Are there free books on iReader-Story?
While iReader-Story offers ways to earn free vouchers or coins, users generally find it difficult and time-consuming to accumulate enough to read full stories without paying, as chapters are expensive and free earning options are limited R8R9R24R30.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] iReader-Story 5/5 · US 👍🏾: a little pricey but good books
  2. [R3] iReader-Story 3/5 · US Ok app: Wish the chapters required less coins.
  3. [R4] iReader-Story 1/5 · US The five stars are bots: Personally stating that as of today May 18th i found this app in an ad on facebook! I downloaded to complete a story called Your late love means nothing, and i got to chapter 8 and had to pay over $30-45 for coins to continue it!!! this is outrageous for a book !! Then i came to app store to read reviews and what i seen is grounds for a lawsuit, not only are you taking mon
  4. [R6] iReader-Story 3/5 · US Good: I love iReader and have used it for 5 years now. The story are good but the price keeps going up. It’s getting to expensive. Wish they would go back down in price.
  5. [R1] iReader-Story 1/5 · US Cancellation: This app sucks they will not respond to you when you try to cancel. Only a email available to contact them no phone number. Do not download
  6. [R7] iReader-Story 1/5 · US Scam: They do not cancel your subscription. Terrible customer service.
  7. [R13] iReader-Story 1/5 · US Take advantage of their customers: You’ll set up an account and tie your PayPal to it and then they’ll never allow you to cancel. I have been attempting to cancel my subscription for months. They send the same generic email on how to cancel where the link provided does NOT work, and they continue to charge you WEEKLY. I’m now attempting to work with PayPal to stop payments. This is frustrating and
  8. [R16] iReader-Story 1/5 · US Keeps charging: I bought this subscription over the summer. It’s fine, whatever. But I decided I didn’t want to pay the subscription fee. I canceled auto renewal. Wasn’t in my Apple subscriptions. I used PayPal to pay and I’m still getting charged. There’s no way to contact the provider and I can’t dispute with PayPal because I approved the original payment and the app never sent an email or text
  9. [R10] iReader-Story 2/5 · US Chapters lock after already paid for: I really enjoy the books on this app, however they say that once you’ve paid/read an entire book you have access to them forever but I’ve had books get re-locked and I can’t go back and re-read them with out paying for them again. Please unlock all the books that I have previously paid ALOT of money for!
  10. [R15] iReader-Story 3/5 · US Great books: I love the books on this app, but I find the purchase options aren’t that great. I personally purchased the weekly unlimited subscription for 9.99. I’ve gotten to the point it is making me purchase more i coins or I vouchers, which I don’t understand as I paid for the weekly unlimited subscription. This app needs to go to the same payment model as it’s sister app NovelWorld. Never had
  11. [R33] iReader-Story 2/5 · US Wish the prices on chapters were lower: Honestly loving the app so far but i really wish the price to unlock the characters was lower 180 points for 1 chapter is a little high in my opinion. Also I just realized that there is an expiration date for your ivouchers witch is only a 7 day expiration time aka only available for 7 days witch is really bad since that ends up meaning if something happe
  12. [R8] iReader-Story 4/5 · US It’s ok: Lots of stories but expensive and takes long time to earn rewards.
  13. [R9] iReader-Story 3/5 · US Good stories..: Love the stories….just wish it didn’t cost cost much to unlock chapters. It discourages readers who are looking for good books to read for free. I won’t spend money and end up leaving stories half read bc I don’t have time to watch ads for coins, then sit and read. I’d rather read free fan fiction online, or go to the library it’s free and you get the whole book to read at your lei
  14. [R20] iReader-Story 5/5 · US Great: Being able to earn enough credits to finish a full story is awesome
  15. [R24] iReader-Story 3/5 · US Good stories but..: You need coins and most of the books ask for 180 coins, there's no way for North American users to log in like using email.so you can’t get free coins just for logging in its a huge let down.According to the faq you can use vouchers to pay for chapters I don’t see that as an option. I’m about 20+ chapters into a book and that’s not cool at all. Hopefully the developers and etc
  16. [R18] iReader-Story 3/5 · US Don’t do it: Most of the higher reviews are fake because you earn credits for them. This is an EXPENSIVE way to read a book that is not beta’d and gets repetitive. Find another way.
  17. [R21] iReader-Story 3/5 · US These books cost more than a trip across the country: What is wrong with y’all? Then the bribery of choose 5 stars to get some points that’s only a 1/3 of what it takes to read a chapter. This app is definitely horrible if you’re love for reading sends you into a frenzy of reading chapter after chapter because it does have some really interesting content but the expense is not worth it for me. I’l
  18. [R30] iReader-Story 3/5 · GB Rating for the points: Do not be deceived by the high ratings on the App Store! It’s only high due to this being once criteria for 60 free points. I like that there are many ways to get free coins (like watching adverts) which then allows you to read chapters, but you do have to buy coins too as it would take several days to get enough coins for a chapter as the coins for reading x time doesn’t wo
  19. [R11] iReader-Story 5/5 · US Great stories: Originally had the OG iReader but that version of this app has been changed to a different language. Lost all my previously read books but they are available on here. Some amazing authors wish I could move my previously purchased reads over to this new app.
  20. [R12] iReader-Story 3/5 · US Great App: Love this app. It’s easy reading BUT it’s hard to get out of the books to do you daily check ins. I hope they fix this flaw!!
  21. [R27] iReader-Story 3/5 · GB App: The app can be very glitchy sometimes
  22. [R51] Amazon Kindle 1/5 · US Recent Update Step Backwards: The most recent update to the Kindle app has made it very difficult to use. I used to be able to browse all books in a genre to look for new things to read but now it forces me to only view the recommendations, limiting my ability to find new books not based solely on an algorithm. On top of that, the recommendations also frequently do not load which means I can’t use
  23. [R52] Amazon Kindle 5/5 · US Necessary: I read from Kindle 95% of the time. I love the ease of the app. I like that they offer books based on what I’ve been reading and have found some amazing books that way. Very convenient, I can get on anywhere…and I do. Dr office, home, waiting in lines. It’s necessary for me to have that escape/journey whenever I need it. Love kindle!!
  24. [R53] Amazon Kindle 3/5 · US Last update: Loved the app until the last update. It’s a lot harder now to navigate. Some links just kick you back to the same place instead of allowing you to navigate to a different book.
  25. [R54] Amazon Kindle 1/5 · US New Update Is Terrible: The recent update for this app is TERRIBLE. Clicking on “more details” just opens up the exact same window you were on and clicking on the series button just opens up the most recent in the series. These navigation glitches make it so frustrating to use the app!! Do NOT update if you haven’t already.
  26. [R66] Wattpad 5/5 · US My go to reading app: I have been using wattpad since I first got a phone in 5th grade. Thats 13 years now and it's my favorite app ever. When I get a new phone the first app I always download is wattpad. It's so easy to use and the amount of stories available is beyond amazing. Obviously there can be issues and glitches but I've never minded them. I pay for no adds and it's been the best decision
  27. [R67] Wattpad 3/5 · US r: app won’t load and glitches sometimes. I’ve lost all my coins, not sure how. I do enjoy the app when i do read
  28. [R68] Wattpad 2/5 · US won’t load: this app is literally always buggin😭 the notification screen somehow doesn’t fit my screen and genuinely will not let me click anything and nothing evverrrr loads even if I uninstall and reinstall🥹 idk what to do anymore to add on top of this the amount of ads is honestly just excessive and also I just randomly get logged out? pls fix ur app
  29. [R69] Wattpad 4/5 · US Writer/reader: Definitely a must have app if you’re into reading stories from beginners or experienced writers! I’m very happy with a lot of the apps functions, NOT A FAN OF THE ADS EVERY CHAPTER! VERY ANNOYING! Stop the ads!
  30. [R79] Inkitt Galatea 1/5 · US 6 hour wait is unnecessary: Books are interesting but I’m not waiting 6 hours PER chapter.
  31. [R80] Inkitt Galatea 5/5 · US My thoughts: Great reading material
  32. [R81] Inkitt Galatea 3/5 · US Points are weird.: Love the books but I don’t understand the point system. I see people say they’re easy to earn and just wait 5 hours to unlock but I don’t see that option when I read. Wish I could just watch an ad to unlock the chapter.
  33. [R82] Inkitt Galatea 1/5 · US Ripoff: This app lets you read until you get involved in the story,then they charge you to read the rest of the story. First there is a commercial at the end of each chapter,but that is not enough for them.
  34. [R93] GoodNovel 1/5 · US Not worth it: This app is time consuming don’t waste time or money on it. If you don’t do daily check in or read every single day tell take 20 coins for every day or minute you miss so if you have no life download away!
  35. [R94] GoodNovel 5/5 · US Reading: So far it’s been good to read for free. The story line is pretty good
  36. [R95] GoodNovel 1/5 · US WAY TO EXPENSIVE: I love the stories and the shorts are ok for $9 a week but a book I started has over 1100 chapters. I can only read one a day because of the cost. If I were to pay to buy coins it would cost me over $400 for one book. For that price I could easily buy 20-100 ebooks, paperback and hardback
  37. [R96] GoodNovel 5/5 · US Love the app: I’ve really enjoyed using this app! The stories are engaging, the interface is easy to navigate, and I like how often new content is added. It’s become one of my favorite apps for reading during my free time. I hope to see even more books and features in future updates. Great job to the developers!
  38. [R107] Barnes & Noble NOOK 1/5 · US Poor: Not working correctly
  39. [R108] Barnes & Noble NOOK 5/5 · US 5/5: I got a Real nook and I found out they have a iOS version of this app. Thanks Barnes & Noble
  40. [R109] Barnes & Noble NOOK 3/5 · US It’s great when it works?: This app constantly gets stuck on the load screen - says loading, then 100%, then gets stuck there. It was fine but now seems stuck permanently
  41. [R110] Barnes & Noble NOOK 1/5 · US App loses my place in book: The app, on particular annotations, will send me To the beginning of chapters and thus lose my place In the book. I have to create a bookmark first, every time I want to click and read an annotated note, so that I don’t lose my place. Frustrating.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store