Wattpad
★ 4.6What it actually doesWattpad is a platform for reading and writing stories with a community where millions of free works are available in 25+ languages, but the app suffers from authentication issues and frequent ads.
Actually does
- ✓E-book reader70% of reviews
- ✓Note taking15% of reviews
- ✓Social network10% of reviews
- ✓Sync across devices5% of reviews
- ✓Offline-first5% of reviews
- ✓Web app(bonus)5% of reviews
- ✓Russian localization(bonus)100% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Messaging
- ⚠Создание библиотеки и списков для чтения
- ⚠Push Notifications
Common complaints
- ✗Critical issues with login and registration60% of mentions
«Can't register or log into an existing account, when entering my email it says to fix errors»
- ✗Loss of written text without saving5% of mentions
«So now when I log in I see that NOTHING was saved»
- ✗Ads after every chapter10% of mentions
«Why every time I switch between chapters do I get ads?»
- ✗Slow loading and app lag15% of mentions
«Terribly slow everything works slowly, you wait longer than you read»
- ✗Inconvenient navigation with social feed3% of mentions
«Can you please get rid of social feed, I don't follow anyone, and its really annoying»
What people praise
- ★Huge selection of free stories and genres
«The app has awesome books, it's a dream»
- ★Read millions of stories for free
«Read millions of free stories»
- ★Active community of readers and writers
«Connect with the community of book lovers and fanfic enthusiasts»
- ★App works through VPN (workaround)
«Works great with VPN, convenient app»
- ★Ability to restore old account after fix
«I was even able to recover my old account where I kept all my amazing memories»