NovelBar

• Free to download
• In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases: $0.99 - $284.99 per item

Last verified 7 Aug 2026

4.1 2054 ratings · App Store

1. 1/5Stories are great. Cost to high

   I recently tried out NovelBar, an app designed for reading stories and books. While I enjoyed the book I found on the platform, the overall experience left much to be desired due to the app's extremely high costs. **Pros:** - **Great Selection:** The variety and quality of stories available on NovelBar are impressive. I found several engaging and well-written books that I thoroughly enjoyed. **Cons:** - **High Costs:** The cost of reading a single book on NovelBar is exorbitant. Despite my interest in the stories, I was unable to finish even one due to the high price. - **Subscription Issues:** I subscribed to the app, hoping it would allow me to read entire books. Unfortunately, the subscription only provides a set amount of coins each month. Once these coins are exhausted, you need to pay extra to continue reading. - **Disservice to Authors:** The pricing model feels like a disservice to the authors. High costs may deter readers, potentially reducing the audience for these writers' works. **Conclusion:** Despite the enjoyable content, I cannot recommend NovelBar due to its prohibitive pricing structure. The app’s cost model makes it difficult to complete even a single book without incurring significant expenses. For avid readers, this app may not be the best choice unless you're willing to spend a considerable amount of money. I plan to discontinue using NovelBar and seek more affordable.

   Sarah's i · 31 Jul 2026

2. 1/5Stupid expensive

   I read a snippet from a book on Instagram and decided to download the app to continue reading. Okay cool the app is free… until you have to start paying for each additional chapter you read. Again, okay it supports the authors, but when the “chapter” is maybe a couple of actual pages long and ends in the middle of a conversation and the next “chapter” is just the continuing of the conversation that’s just not right. $15 later I’m only on “chapter” 22. The book I was attempting to read has 233. Tell me how this is okay? And you might say well they have a monthly subscription, but when you actually read into it that is also limited and you would eventually have to purchase extra “coins”. Don’t bother with this. It will get you hooked on a story that you have to pay ridiculous money if you want to finish.

   AlexaYasmine · 31 Jul 2026

3. 1/5True Ripoff!

   This app is a true ripoff and I have the pics to prove it but naturally you can’t post them here. I started reading this story on instagram and downloaded the app to continue reading. The first few chapters are free which is the case with most of the books. The cost to unlock each chapter increases and the amount of content decreases in most. You have the option to watch ads to unlock chapters but that’s not always the case for the entire book. It’s difficult to bank enough coins/bonuses to unlock the majority of the chapters so you’re forced to pay an outrageous price to finish reading or stop altogether. One chapter I was reading started out as 85 coins to unlock, then 147, 171, on up to 197. I figured this out by scrolling to the next chapter to see the unlock cost then back noticing the change each time I scrolled ahead or back a chapter. There’s a slight delay in the change so you just have to wait a second or two. Also, the watch ads option changed. Looking at the chapter list, the ad icon was on every chapter throughout the entire book until I unlocked a chapter by watching the ads. When I went to the next chapter, the watch ads option was gone. Beware of this app and others.

   Cudd65 · 31 Jul 2026

4. 1/5Over priced

   I don’t mind paying for books. I did the monthly subscription $20 and I was only able to read 50 chapters of the current book I am in out of 140 chapters. So I paid another $30 to get enough points/coins to be able to read about the same about but they made the chapters more money so that only got around 30 chapters. While the book is good it’s over priced and instead of setting a monthly subscription or buy a book they over charge people and make it more than it should be scamming people to always pay more than it should be. Disappointing. So now I am $50 in and only halfway through this book. Who knows how much it would end up being but I don’t think one book should cost over $100 dollars but they scamming people to keep buying to read and it keeps going up in price not worth it.

   BMMoss85 · 31 Jul 2026

5. 2/5Books drag on

   I started a book on this app which was free for a few chapters. I paid a few for coins a few times, which was dumb of me. The author or AI dragged the book on with all fluff and repetitive dialogue. As the chapters went on it became less of a story and nothing more than a porn movie. If I really wanted to pay for all 300+ chapter I would have spent at least $100. I started another book that is horribly written. Theres no proofreading, the author writes like a teenager would and the grammar is horrendous. There’s other apps like Galatea that offers an annual subscription with unlimited reading at a fraction of the cost for coins. I think it was well under $100 for the year. I have another annual subscription for unlimited book reading with another app also

   Show-me-a-good-book · 31 Jul 2026

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