Tabou Stories®: Love Episodes Reviews

by Luvhev

Unless you're willing to drop some major cash, run away from TabouStories. And yes I mean major. Even when you buy the VIP membership it is not worth anything because premium choices cost 10-25 diamonds and they're about 5 choices or more each chapter. So all the diamonds they give you - 120 and then 2 at the end of each chapter, get used up immediately. We all know how premium choices make the stories more fun. No one wants to be blasted as being basic in your clothes and your decision when you don't have enough diamonds to get a premium choice. All these story game apps are money hungry. I doubt the developers care about giving us a fair shot at engaging with these stories the way we want to. Watching ads for 1 diamond don't help either. You'd be better off paying for a streaming service like Netflix then the 15 dollars for this apps VIP. Buying VIP in this game really makes you feel like a Very Impulsive Person because you'll regret wasting money on a currency created to be used up within a chapter. They also claim you can have a fun experience without premium choices but come on we know that is not true, simply choosing the "basic" experience, lessens the game play. Their app even outright calls you basic if you don't do premium and encourages you to spend your own real life coins. Save your coins honey TabouStories ain't worth it.

by Acole239

This game is just like any other visual novel app with its uses of limited keys/tickets to read a chapter and diamond purchases for hair, clothing, and extra content. As with other apps, the game doesn’t offer you enough ways to earn extra diamonds, and of course you can pay an ungodly amount of money if you’d like to purchase more. That’s really all I’m going to say on that matter because it’s the same old song. I wasn’t surprised by that concept in the very least. So, what I’m going to talk about instead is the character design. It’s not that the characters are necessarily bad, they’re just extremely overused. Nearly every story has the same MC and LI options and it gets incredibly boring to look at the same faces in every story. What’s even worse is that most of the other characters in the stories are WAY better looking than the MC or LI options. I just find it really strange that the Tabou team has a large variety of character art, but they, for some unknown reason, prefer to use all their newer, better looking assets as side characters as opposed to the main characters.

by Thevanitygege

TabouStories would be 5 stars for everyone i’m sure if they wouldn’t price decisions so high. I shouldn’t have to spend 25 gems on a decision to see someone special for the night or 20 on a cute outfit. They also make it hard to earn more gems. At least work with some other app to fill out surveys to get gems quicker. Having to keep stopping a story because you don’t have enough gems is such a bummer and really makes you wanna delete TabouStories . I shouldn’t be forced to spend real money just to get gems for a fake story. It’s supposed to be fun and games. Even if the creators could have the players watch ads for more gems, i’m sure we would all be grateful for that. But so far, it looks like they have left us in the dust. I shouldn’t have to play another story horribly and use up my keys just to get 2 gems from finishing a chapter just to make a good decision for another story that cost 25 gems. I’m not happy and other players aren’t. Tabou is gonna lose majority of their players to other story apps if they don’t do something about the gems. You can’t play with a good storyline if you don’t have gems.

TLDR; They’ve got to ease up on how many gems we have to spend on decisions. We barely make enough even when we convert them from coins. They should provide optional surveys and optional ads to get free coins.

by Dutchess 1202

Honestly in my opinion this is a really good game I just wish that having all the other stories intertwined with each other would be awesome which in the few stories they do intertwine with the same people on different occasions,The only thing I don’t like is that you have to purchase gems in order to pick the right choices they should cut us a little slack! Like maybe give us some ads we can watch to earn gems!! Or like a bigger daily reward instead of just one gem because if you’re putting a lot of money into an app to play then you should get rewarded regardless for those people who cannot afford to purchase gems I just think it’s a little unfair I’m pretty sure a lot of people install the game realize what it’s about and they don’t have the funds to purchase so they uninstall it I was almost one of them but I only put 10 bucks into it which is the most of them are put in for any game I’ve been playing games for so long! So in my opinion they need to fix TabouStories and make it more usable for more users!!So if TabouStories creator is reading this please fix it please make it where it’s easier for people to earn gems without always having to purchase some thing give us more options to choose more choices without having to pay for them I don’t think it’s fair in my opinion I think it’s a little money hungry! So I really hope things change for TabouStories for the better or I will uninstall it pretty soon!!!

by Ice Pop Lover

Been into TabouStories lately! It’s pretty entertaining. It’s like Choices but a lot more adult and which more interesting plot lines. There are a few odd, annoying things though. It only allows you to change your hairstyle in the beginning of the game and the hairstyle you choose depends on the face. You should be able to mix and max the race and the hairstyle lol I don’t get why that’s a thing.
It keeps the player from really customizing their character, and in addition I’m not going to use gems to buy a hairstyle for a game that I’m not sure if I even like yet. It should give the option to change it later as well.

Also with the outfits, I totally get that most of the cute ones will gots gems, that makes sense. It’s a free app whatever, but can we at least get two free options to choose from ? The one we get is always ugly so at least give two ugly options so I can feel like I’m choosing something 😂

Also, from the stories I’ve read, the male characters that are supposed to be like dominant and attractive often are just way too forward in a distasteful way, so more awareness of jerk-like characters would be cool, but that might just be a me thing idk.

Overall I really like TabouStories and I’d recommend ! I’m hyped for more varieties of stories to come out, they’re super fun. I can’t wait to see where TabouStories goes and how it develops! It’s probably my favorite of this genre of app, and is a good time!

by Noodlebb

I really don’t like how infrequently and seemingly random TabouStories updates its stories. It does release them in larger increments (5-10 chapters at once) but I would much rather have a chapter a week kind of thing. And it would be so much more helpful to have a release schedule, because I hate having to just wait around not knowing when the stories will update. Sometimes it’ll be so long I can barely remember what happened in the previous chapter. TabouStories is also severely lacking in diversity/inclusivity. Your main love interest is always a man and even if there is a secondary female love interest, you don’t get to choose how she looks and the screen time with her is so much lower. She’s just in general treated like a kind of throwaway love interest and the book really pushes you to the main (male) love interest. Also, where’s my dark-skinned girls??? And almost the only races for the male love interest are white, (light-skinned) black, and Asian. You know other races exist right?

by Bombshelle504

The stories really are great. Though, you have the option to customize the main love interest, there always is an un-customizable second love interest that gives off the sexual harassment/assault vibe. Regardless of whether you want to or not, the advances from the second love interest seem forced. (To the point of unsolicited and unrequited kisses and dates)There should be the ability to turn them down and that be that- (No further pushing of a romantic agenda if the player doesn’t wish for that) or at least, the ability to customize the character to your taste if it is required for the development of the story lines. I have felt very uncomfortable with the automated second love interest. If you say NO or aren’t entertaining the advances, why does each story line tend to force some sort of romantic rapport between the main character (you) and the mystery person? Not cool... It comes off as if the creators are insensitive to sexual harassment victims by forcing the relationship development without allowing the option to decline completely or at least customize the second love interest. Game could legit be unstoppably amazing if it weren’t for that..

by Sirenxo

I had the membership of this game for a month and it made playing a lot of fun but I decided that I didn’t want to pay 15 a month for this one game that doesn’t update the books often. TabouStories is sold to mostly teens and younger who don’t have their own financial income to spend 15 a month on this game nor to spend on keys and tokens. During the month that I had this club offer I used it to stock up on tokens. I had close to 500 and I decided tonight would be when I transferred SOME of them over to diamonds…45 tokens for 9 diamonds okay that’s not bad but no it took HUNDREDS of my tokens and now I only have 35 tokens after months of saving up. If you really want to sell TabouStories to teens maybe try making everything a little less expensive. Teens barely have any money let alone enough to spend it on this. It’s a great app but way too expensive and all of my tokens are gone even though it should have only taken 45 of them. Everything should be cheaper, the club offer, diamonds, keys, premium outfits and hairs, premium chapter offers as well. If you want to sell TabouStories you should make the offers worth it

by Musicnerd2002

I haven’t had TabouStories for long, but I’ve quickly come to enjoy the stories and the plots. It’s so easy to get invested into this game. I badly want to give it five stars, but that would just be false advertising.
The deal with the diamonds has been a problem I’ve noticed many people are having, including me. It’s difficult to get diamonds yet the choices cost so many of them. I don’t have the money to pay for more diamonds every time I run short, which seems to be frequently. I’m sure there are plenty of people who think the same way. It’s hard to enjoy the game when you’re rarely able to afford the premium options.
The challenges to gain the diamonds are contradictory. One of the challenges suggest you choose three premium outfits to get three diamonds. Well how could someone possibly choose three premium outfits if they can barely get enough diamonds for one? I’m expected to choose 5-25 diamond outfits so I win three diamonds. It doesn’t make sense.
Also, having to wait 2-3 hours for each key isn’t really ideal. This isn’t as much of an issue though, as long as the person playing the game has a lot of patience.
Overall, TabouStories is very good. It definitely stands out compared to other interactive story apps. If adjustments can be made to the diamond issue, then I would love to give it five stars.

by Mori1540845

I’d honestly watch ads for diamonds. It’d certainly make TabouStories more enjoyable. I really recommend it bc I know it’s the money they’re trying to get out of this and you can still Offer diamonds for payments. There are some really good stories on here and I only get 1-2 diamonds after each chapter and I need like 25 for a choice i and probably a lot of people might want? That’s crazy. These stories are sooo good but my general patience is very thin and I love drama like it genuinely bothers me that I can’t get Shelby to hook up with her best friends man bc I have 2 diamonds. I have yet to find a story/chapter game the least reasonable. You want people to get your app and keep it. Just be fair. Not everyone wants to spend their money on a game. Consider that bc it’s to the point where I’m saying this mess isn’t even worth it which has brought me to uninstalling chapters and episodes one time before after keeping them about a week. I don’t want to add Tabou to that list. I have adhd, I can’t sit still and read a book so I genuinely love these apps. These stories are too good. So again, try to be fair.

by SwagMuffin666666

I love TabouStories BUT with that said, there are a lot of complains I have. FIRST OFF, the gem problem. The story lines are interesting but literally anything that makes the story interesting, you have to buy. I caved and bought 50 for 1.99 and literally was gone in a second bc every choice or outfit is like 25 gems.....like no thanks, never again. SECOND, i don’t think it’s fair when I buy a dress.....and then later on in the story, you have the option to buy the dress again....I’m sorry, but if I already buy something in that story, I think I should be able to wear the same dress later on in the story WITHOUT BUYING IT AGAIN!!!!! It’s so annoying and not fair!!!!! I really hope you see this and make options and outfits less expensive. Also 1 gem for completing a story....are you serious....come on now....give us more. If you want to have terrible reviews n ratings then please keep doing what you’re doing. At this rate I’m about to delete TabouStories and download episodes or something....maybe even watt pad bc that’s free 🙃

by User-19

The game is good to pass the time when you’re bored, but its quality is only as good as how much you’re willing to pay. Every chapter has at least two premium choices that require you to either pay money to access the actual story or pick a free and full choice that delays the story and causes irritation and the feeling of uselessness while playing. In stories you want to progress properly in, you tend to feel like you start the story over and over again until the story has to continue near the end. By this time, you would have had to spent hours playing the story, but also even more time waiting for the keys to refill. And then when you do play, the premium choices keep the story dull and delayed. If you have $100 to burn and find this fun, have at it and enjoy the game. However, if you prefer playing. Games like this for free with scarce ads like I do, then unfortunately you’ll have to suffer through hours of pointless storytelling just to get to the main plot. Overall the stories are decent and TabouStories runs well. 3 stars for quality of TabouStories .

by Glitch And Restart

So I love this game and I play non stop so much in fact I've read all the stories I'm personally interested in, the only thing I don't appreciate about this game is the fact that since I've read all the stories and I'm waiting for more to come out I'm rereading all my favorites what I don't like is after you reread you don't get gems again after a chapter so you can't save up those gems for more premium choices in stories. I feel like even if your rereading a story you should still get gems at the end of a chapter so later on when you are rereading to have a few more I already know gems are hard enough to get as it is already which is expected the game needs to make money my only thing is keep it the same which is fine but when you reread it would be great if you also got gems then.

Anyways, Thank you So much developers and I really hope you fix this issue so the game is even more liked, have a great day!

by Ava Han.

I love the plot of the stories and the optional choices that go with the story, which makes the story become more interesting. I also love the clothing options in the story they’re so pretty. But it’s so hard to earn gems. The premium choices I want to click to see where the story goes cost lots of diamond. I only get 25 diamonds and then read the first story. And how much does my first premium choice cost? 25 Diamonds. I made one choice and then all my diamonds are GONE. I reach another good choice option so I have to read another story to get more, but later on more premium choices appear in a story. After i complete a chapter all I get is one diamond. One diamond isn’t going to support a premium support that’s 25 diamond. So please make the choices less expensive and when we complete a chapter we can get like 5-10 gems. That would really be helpful. I’n really hoping you read my review and make the gems less of a problem because that would really mean a lot to me.

by Sarry Z

Its a four star game maybe five but I don’t have the money to buy the diamond packs so I watch the ads to receive diamonds and it really takes me too long to finish a chapter for example right now I’ve been trying to accumulate diamonds for three days so I can pick the choice I want and I go on today I need a 25 had 18 now I have to start all over again because I go on there today thinking I’m going to move on and there’s only three diamonds and I haven’t use them I guess it was a glitch or something I really do like TabouStories so I was wondering if maybe you guys could do something like maybe when you watch the ad could we receive a few more diamonds than just one and maybe have a bigger limit on the ads we can watch or have different ways to earn diamonds in the game I have read lot of reviews and people do like it too just seems like they are having the same problems as me I hope you take this into consideration please, thank you very much I hope you guys have a great day

by Bayrae26

I love the stories and how fun they can be; however, I wish the choices didn’t cost as many gems. I understand the makers of TabouStories want to make money but making people pay $1.99 for like 40 gems, however, I think I’d be more inclined to buy gems if the choices cost less gems. The stories definitely become way more interactive and interesting when you use gems; but when the choices cost so many gems, I’m not going to use them as often. I’ve bought more gems before, but I’m not going to keep spending money on it. If the choices were less, I would definitely be more interested in buying gems because I would be getting a lot more bang for my buck. Right now I usually save up my gems for my favorite story and then use all my gems at once. After that I don’t care to buy anymore. I think there could be some major improvements. But anyways, I do love the stories. My last complaint is that stories don’t come out quick enough. I’ve been waiting for the “new chapter” of my stories for weeks now, and I have no other new stories to start. Other than those critiques I like this game way more than other story games I have tried.

by Mtkl1231

I am not one to usually write reviews, but TabouStories is so good I just have to share it. During the quarantine situation I have had to occupy my time with little things. I downloaded both TabouStories, and the Episodes app. THIS IS MY FAVORITE APP RN. I am so hooked on the stories. Compared to Episodes, it’s so much more geared towards adult readers. Episodes is very geared towards high school, or younger. However, the stories on Tabou are more graphic (with words. It does not show anything graphic). Even without the steamy romance, the stories are so interesting. It is so much more than your typical cliches. There are plot twists you just wouldn’t expect. My only downsides are the wait time for the keys to read the stories for free. However, the amount you can get for free is pretty decent. You just have to be patient. Also I wish there were more stories. I am a couple stories away from reading everything.

by The Original Grover

Hi I’m very very happy that I have Tabou right now I am sorry but it is so fun and so so hot omg I love it I only have to story’s but they make me nuts and like I can not think of names so I do very hot ones but for some reason I say in my head that “ this is so fudging sexy” sorry but omg omg!!! I am so sorry but I can not stop calling this so so sexy and very very hot can you make some hot and sexy games? And if you say yes I will download all of them but they better be hot and sexy as well as hot and sexy as you can make them ok love tabou cause it is fudging sexy make one exra sexy but make sure all the hot outfits are free the casual are not cause for the story’s I want to look good cute sexy as hot and sexy and cute so boys make out with me all the chapters every story ok bye but !😝😝😝 I better see a game called make out and in the game it can be 7 and up and if you make games make a chapter 2 please ok bye!!!!!!!

by Sweet Storms

I have enjoyed each story. Forbidden Fruit so far has been my favorite. I’ve only had the game for a month and have made ten purchases two of which was memberships. The second of which I purchased yesterday and already need more diamonds. The diamond situation is horrible even with joining as a member and I renewed for what I don’t know. Maybe because I can read more than one chapter a day, but that only makes you purchase more diamonds. I’m starting to wonder if it is worth it. I have read five stories in one month. I’m on the Bodyguard and I’m almost at the end and I need more diamonds to finish the way I want the story to go. I don’t think I will continue to make purchases it becoming a bit much. I rated five stars because I enjoy the stories but you all need more perks at least for the membership. Then now you want let me out in the name I use in all of my stories as my nickname. Ugh!!!!

by 90sGold**

I really think the amount of diamond you have to use is ridiculous. Especially when you only get one after you finish a chapter and you only get 4 keys. I've bought a few here and there but its still too much. I also think the stories shouldn't be added until they're complete. I had going 3 stories at the same time because they wouldn't be done for WEEKS at a time. And PLEASE stop making the "free" outfit look like crap all the time. The "free" stuff shouldn't always be the worst. 🤦🏾‍♀️ i really like TabouStories but please make it better. Add more African American and Asian characters too. Or at least give a more diverse option for them. I know whoever is behind TabouStories can step it up at this point its already good... make it great!

Edit: had to come back and say something about the length of time it takes for a story to be completed is very annoying... should let readers create their own stories after awhile..same plot gets boring after awhile. Good app though.