HeyNovel

Name: HeyNovel
Rating: 4.6 (344 reviews)
Author: CHEEREAD LIMITED

by CHEEREAD LIMITED

iPhone

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Quick verdict

What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: Free to download
In-app purchases

Categories and search queries

Official categories

Books

AppCorpus categories

Books

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published
In-app purchases	Yes	Limited free	—	Store published

Screens

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6 store screenshots

Pricing & paywalls

App Store

Free to download
In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

4.6 344 ratings · App Store

5/5What To Say Honestly
Thought app was great with being able to watch a few ads to unlock chapters. But then they limit you to two chapters on ad watching a day. Would be better if you could just watch the ads instead of having to top up and pay for so many coins to continue unlocking the stories… or should have the option to pay for the whole story in one go. Not charge astronomical amounts for crumbs of a story. So… if I could rate it. 1 STAR.

Mclt25 · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Wish you didn’t have to pay or use coupons
I love this app especially a book that I'm pretty interested in and I just wish this app was just free I don’t like that u have to pay money to unlock chapters if you’ve already used up all ur daily free coupons that u get from watching adds or reading for 30 minutes and so on if u were to update this app in the near future please make it free or at least add an option that u can watch ads every few chapters to continue please only rating this 4 stars bc of the book that I am currently interested in thank you

Nineerrss · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Good books super expensive
I wish there was as a way to watch ads or that it wasn’t so expensive to read

yayyyy1342 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Loved this app until I bought coins
Loved the stories on this app at first and that you got 300 free coins everyday. I decided to treat myself one day and top up for $4.99. As soon as I bought coins it took my 30 free ads to 5 ads a day and I no longer get the 3-5 free adds I used to get to continue reading a few chapters. Total rip off. How do you get more for free before you’re spending your money to read? The ads should stay indefinitely. Makes me not even want to use the app anymore.

AD9910 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5You end up overpaying
This app has great stories by promising authors The issue is the outlandish need for an exorbitant amount of coins to read one book You end up paying coffee table book prices of $30-$40 to read a normal paperback size book You could pay much less buying from a brick and mortar bookstore than reading off of this app Heck even an audio book order is cheaper I really hope the authors get some of these enormous profits Huge rippoff

Partybriz · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

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Privacy

Data Not Linked to You — Analytics — Diagnostics — Crash Data Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Third-Party Advertising — Diagnostics — Crash Data Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Third-Party Advertising — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Diagnostics Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Identifiers Developer declared
Data Used to Track You — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
Data Used to Track You — Identifiers Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

App Store

1.0.0
1.0.1
1. Known bugs fixed to improve stability.
1.0.2
1. Known bugs fixed to improve stability.
1.0.3
1. Known bugs fixed to improve stability.
1.0.4
1. Known bugs fixed to improve stability
1.0.5
1. Known bugs fixed to improve stability
1.0.8
1. The function of watching ads to unlock chapters has been added, achieving a more convenient free reading; 2. Known bugs have been fixed, helping the app more stable.
1.1.0
1. Several tasks added to let you receive massive free vouchers every day; 2. Known bugs fixed to improve version stability.
1.2.0
1. The reading function updated and make your reading more smoothly. 2. Fix known bugs and improve stability.
1.2.2
1. The reading function updated and make your reading more smoothly. 2. Fix known bugs and improve stability.
1.2.3
1. Fixed the issue that some users could not enter the App; 2. Fixed known bugs.
1.3.0
1.Fixed bugs about some users who couldn't refresh the Discover page. 2.Opitimazed the process of payment to improve the users' experience.
1.3.1
1.Fixed known bugs.
1.3.2
1.Fixed known bugs.
1.3.4
1.Fixed known bugs.
1.3.5
1.Fixed known bugs.
1.3.6 · 18 Dec 2025
1.Fixed known bugs.

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Alternatives

CozyRead — Same category + similar ratings
Fatednovel- Web novel & Story — Same category + similar ratings

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Data quality & evidence

Page completeness: Live store listing
Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

Independent summary has not been published yet.

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