NovelShort Reviews

by Manderloue

App pricing is ridiculous. And you have to pay to read there is no way to earn coins to purchase chapters or anything.

by Erin😍❤️☺️❤️

Their should be an option where you get so many free stories a week or something. Not everyone can afford what you’re asking. MOST people can’t in this economy. You guys give us no options, the only option is to pay. I agree with the first review, y’all can stay stuck on 1 star until you decide to change this. $15 is crazy, this was a whole waste of time.

by Hollow Wanderer

When I heard these story’s on tiktok I really want to read the rest of it. but when I saw the price just to read the the next pages of the stories and how long it last I was so disappointed. why bother waste that much money just to read will the pages get cover up again when the vip/premium ended. The creators of NovelShort must be so greedy or too stupid to set a good price or make the membership last longer like a month. They better fix this in the future in order for NovelShort to get better ratings.

by Tony_240

Today I have stumbled onto a TikTok with a story and when I was listening to the last part it stopped and told me to go on novel short, I was expecting the entire story but when I installed NovelShort and found the story I was forced to pay the rest to see it, now of-course I did not pay but I was left on cliffhanger and I will probably never know what the last part was. If you guys do not do something with the paying options like removing them, then you guys will be stuck on 1.1 star rating. I hope NovelShort gets better in the future.

by Stankpopfrfr

you have to pay to finish the rest of the story. that’s absolutely ridiculous. and it’s highly expensive just to read some books. there is many other better apps than this. so this is a WARNING. if you don’t wanna pay for books, don’t download NovelShort. at first when people see these stories on tiktok, they think it’s interesting and wanna find out the ending. but it turns out you have to pay to read the rest. NovelShort is a ripoff. if people see these stories on tiktok and think it’s free, at least add a warning these stories cost money before downloading NovelShort. it just wastes storage.

by Ihatemostthngs

One it’s completely obvious that all the stories are just copy paste from ai and that in itself isnt rlly that big of a deal the stories seemed interesting on tiktok and i really wanted to read some even if they were ai but 16$ for 3 days and 265$ for the most expensive one and you dont even have other options to read the rest it’s either pay or dont read it and at this point im just going to write the endings myself because at least then itll make sense this was very clearly a cash grab and thats so annoying either fix your app or make it worth the money because copy and paste ai isn’t worth almost 60$ for a week or month of reading

by Judeashia

Like alot of the other reviews I too came from a tik tok video. I have already saw a few videos with different stories advertising NovelShort. The page would show a few details from the books and then tell you to go read the rest on NovelShort , after seeing a few i decided fine I really want to know what happens I'll download NovelShort . WHAT A COMPLETE JOKE. You HAVE to buy a subscription at a ridiculous amount, with no other way but to pay to finish the book. I really hope NovelShort does better because the stories do sound interesting however spending at minimum 15 bucks for 3 days of access to use NovelShort is insane. Really disappointed.

by CHAMPMINIKILL

1 star. As multiple people that downloaded NovelShort , I heard a very interesting and cool story in Tik Tok. But the parts just ended in Part 3 and I didn’t get to finish. So as anyone would I downloaded NovelShort. Just to find out that you have to pay 15 bucks just to get the end of the book. So now I am stuck on a cliffhanger and I would love to know how this book finishes. But nope, not for me I guess. I really hope that they update NovelShort and take off this payment plan to finish a book. NovelShort could really be a hit. Make kids want to read more, make kids interested in books they have never experienced. But no you have to pay. I really hope you guys hear and are reading the people's reviews and trying to fix the situation. 1 star and I am very disappointed and sad.

by Mauipolodori

Ive just read 2 short stories and everything from the story structure to sentence structure to tenses are 9th grade writing at best. I paid for 3 days and will update if there’s anything better but so far absolutely awful. If NovelShort wants to pay me… WELL to bust out little stories that are better than these I WILL! I have degrees in literature and writing and stories aplenty- it would be a good way to start small for me. This hurts my head to read how lousy this is so far… I don’t have a lot of hope of it getting any better. Its almost like English is not the author’s first language and NovelShort or whomever has a terrible translator?!?!? I cant comprehend why it such awful writing! I do understand the target audience is perhaps very young or not well educated but that makes it more important for the basics to be correct which they are not.

by AlpacaInsomniac

I usually use my iPad to read these, and NovelShort description says it works for the iPads. I download it and open a story up, it’s permanently zoomed in. I have default font settings on my iPad so it’s NovelShort itself. Please specify if it works on other devices besides -hones because this wasted my time. Also why are chapters so expensive? Makes me think NovelShort is a laundering scheme or something

by Honeymelon15

Theyve been doing TikTok’s with just the first part and making you download NovelShort to read the rest so I was like whatever. You get to read a good chunk and then there’s no free trial you HAVE to pay to read the rest of only ONE story. They could have put ads in it or something to make it free bffr. This is a shame for them because everyone will undownload and just download any other FREE app with or without ads to read. Dummies.

by Anarchist’s Actions

NovelShort is so absolutely horrendous that the 1.1 star it has is undeserved. Nobody in their right mind would rate it 5 stars unless they throw around money like people that get plain white shirts at Gucci. To anyone that sees this, please understand that it’s just 3 chapters then a pay wall, it won’t be different for you. It’s horrendous and don’t give them credit by downloading this atrocious product I can’t even call an app.

by And We Are Cool

So today I was on TikTok reading a story and at the end it was like go on this app to see the rest of it so I downloaded this app expected to see the rest of it but no when I got to where they stopped at it said I had to pay but like why can’t you just add at five every day so people won’t be left on a cliffhanger because I will probably never know what happened because I don’t wanna pay.

by Aubree-2321

I was reading a book I saw on TikTok and you have to pay to read the rest of the book and you have to pay like 19 dollars to even read it because I could not find the story anywhere else but another part and so I downloaded NovelShort and it only has one star with you and I started reading the book and then I swiped down all the way to where it stopped and I figured out I had to pay for it so I stopped reading it and I was really interested in the book so I do not recommend NovelShort

by MoonBlaed

You see little clips of books from this app on TikTok really get you interested and want to know what happens but then after you reach like a chapter 5 or six it gives you options to pay from $15-$240. This is a rip off, not worth it. Wish I didn’t see stuff from this app on my TikTok feed just really annoying, not paying to read something that Short can spend $20 on an actual book

by Aricaramya

They advertise on Tiktok and then when you see the story and want to read the full story you have to pay at least 15$ to see the rest, you cant watch ads or anything NovelShort is horrible and its all too expensive. I would rather read the stories on reddit than pay 15$ for three days of reading. I will be deleting NovelShort and scrolling on all the videos I see now I am very disappointed.

by Sodacan_spill

Why would I pay to read a story in NovelShort when others don’t charge me to read other stories maybe you should stop blocking people from reading a story to the end just to get money if you need money that bad make a store not a app that only allows people to read not even half through a story. At least let people read only certain story’s with vip and allow others to read other stories without

by OwO_idontcare

$15 dollars just for 3 days to read a couple of short novels? If you want to make more money, give free options that still could give you money like ads for coins to read chapters. Instead of leaving the reader stumped with a cliffhanger and forcing them to basically pay to read. This is a complete turn off and just loses a possible customer. You shouldn’t do this when AO3 and Wattpad are literally free options.

by ….Erm….

They’ve been pushing (or authors associated with NovelShort) a bunch of TikToks with parts of the stories. And if you want to continue reading you have to pay at the MINIMUM 15 dollars just for 3 days of reading?!? I decided to just pay it since I really was curious on how some of the stories end but don’t even do it. Many of the stories are extremely predictable and not very well written. It’s on the same level as reading wattpad or fanfiction. For an app that seems new/not very known it’s INSANE to ask for so much money

by Lilys17!

I came from a tik tok video and despite the bad review already, i downloaded it cause i was curious for the story. I tried to find the end of my story and it costs $15 for 3 days, $20 for a week, $50 for a month, $100 for 3 months, and $270 for a year. Literally $50 DOLLARS FOR A MONTH. Not even the popular streaming services like Netflix are that expensive. If you’re trying to get your app off the ground, i advise not charging outrageous prices for short stories💀. Don’t get NovelShort it’s worth an asswipe and Reddit has better stories.

by Huqolito

stumbled upon a story time on tiktok, wanted to see how it finished so i downloaded NovelShort, got further along the story and was left at a cliffhanger, the pricing is absolutely egregious, especially for what this content is, AI generated that has horrendous sentence structures. I was reading a story about a mother who was assaulted by her soon to be daughter in law who mistook her as her partners mistress. this quote is after she caught the MIL alone “She held down both my friends.” obviously referring to hands or legs. i feel scammed and i didn’t even pay lol :/

by Ash And Herobrain

The stories are horribly written and only give u a short preview before asking u to pay large amounts to be a vip member! There isn’t even an option to by just one chapter or to unlock the book itself, please refrain from getting NovelShort as it is just a way for a scammer to make a quick buck. If you can report NovelShort. It promotes itself on tik tok to gain more following only to be met with hate and distain as it will not feature any other parts for there mediocre writings. I suggest finding an app that allows you to read ALL CHAPTERS for free.

by Lusty Sin

Not only is ridiculously expensive to become a VIP to get access to all the stories but the amount that you have to pay for a measly three days is ridiculous. $15 for three days. $20 for seven days. What type of scam is this like who is really going to pay $20 for seven days and then you have $50 for 30 days. That is a rip off with that amount of money. I should get it for at least six months or something more than 30 days and with $20. I should be getting it for more than 30 days too like at least three months.

by Bookwormmmmmm

Y’all ruined your own app like if it was free every episode bunch of people would use it and you wouldn’t have 1.4 stars. And the most of them being one star. I mean, you could’ve had a good app, but nobody wants to pay for this. So it’s either fix the paying, or just let your app go downward

by Nøvah

I found this all through tiktok. I was gonna read the rest of the story on tiktok, but at the 4th chapter it wanted me to pay 15 dollars for 3 days? NovelShort is terrible and the creators are greedy.

by .-kingg.

You have to pay to continue reading, it’s nothing but cash grab, like the plots are so what a genuinely interesting but u have to pay insane prices just to continue reading!

by Kar348

If ur coming from tiktok dont bother you have to pay to get the rest of the story youll only get what you did on the video. 15 bucks to keep going.

by NwmwlqkwjenwkTge Brnejahakka

You have to pay for all the stories you can read one page until you have to pay and it’s not even worth it ? It’s literally ai made books.

by Fmdnb

I saw a video on tik tok and tried to read it but they make you pay 14 dollars for 3 days and 20 dollars for a week don’t download they give you no other options to watch you have to pay for the rest

by Gxohpyotcpycpyv

Terrible app for what it is,it lags and glitches,can barely read most the chapters without getting a pop up or even a decent sense of what I’m reading without some spell errors

by Yes Barbie 2024

I saw a video on TikTok and they said to watch the next part I had to come here so I did and literally it said I had to pay to see the rest of the story and no like y’all need to fix that quick and if y’all don’t good luck with that one star rating…

by 12334445555666667777778888888

I came from Tik Tok hoping to finish the last parts of a video that I saw. Only two little pages that you can read and then you have to pay 15 dollars for only 3 days. This is honestly not an app I would ever download again.

by ★彡U^ェ^U

Dude I’m all for stories and NovelShort could probably even get interaction and maybe like Webtoon but for Novels, but no. We can’t read any of the stories (or at least the ones that appear on TikTok) unless we pay for VIP 💀 so dumb.

by Olipoppins

After seeing many videos with portions of stories that intrigued me I decided finally to download NovelShort . After reading a little farther than I got in videos I was prompted to pay $15 to continue reading which is absolutely insane. I’m disappointed.

by Niniixe

Please don’t waste your time downloading NovelShort. Like all of the other reviews are saying, it’s pointless. The creators of NovelShort are literally just money-hungry. They want you to pay 15 dollars for only 3 days? I’ve seen better story apps with better prices and actual authors. A lot of these books seem AI-generated.

by MekongDragon

NovelShort is awful. Everytime you see I video about one of the stories on TikTok it sounds so interesting but then you check out NovelShort and you have to pay to read. NOT ONLY THAT but the stories are very poorly written and obviously written by AI. They're inconsistent and just overall have none of the effort real stories have put into them. DO NOT GET NovelShort

by Aregularguyisuppose

why does it cost money to read some poorly written stories when you could buy actually good books for the same price plus i came here from tiktok and they dont even have the books from there the only reason theyre so high up is cause everyone downloads this expecting good stuff when its just garbage

by Liz_Dep

I came across a story on TikTok that was obviously written by AI, but was interesting enough that I wanted to read it anyway. So I downloaded NovelShort. I was able to read a little bit more before being cut off unless I was willing to spend $15!!! to read the rest of the story. No cheaper options, not even an ads option.
In summary, do not download NovelShort. It’s a blatant cash grab, and it’s not worth it.

by Your-guardian-angel

I kept coming across adds and videos and while not super well written I was intrigued enough to download when I kept seeing “free”. Only “free” for the same thing you read/heard in the add then 15$ for 3 days, 20$ for 7 or 50$ for a month, etc. There are other similar apps with much better pricing alternatives. I have 20+ book apps/subscriptions and this is the first I’m uninstalling with no hesitation. Don’t waste your time.

by Raina Walter

This has to be the worst thing ever, I got to complete a story I heard on tik tok, just to find out the rest of it costs or you need vip. It’s so funny how they think their stories are this good that you need to pay 14$ for three days and 269$ for a year and 100 just for a month. They stories are terrible the set up is awful and I can just tell that they are trying to scam you. Do not get NovelShort, a 5th grader could write better stories than this IN THEIR SLEEP.

by Uriel Rodriguez Carillo

I was reading a story titled “my ex husband and my ex bestie wanted me to have an abortion” it was a great story but nobody was posting the ending so i downloaded NovelShort to find the ending turns out i have to pay 12 dollars to be able to find out the ending like fr bro and the 12 dollars only last you 3 days the prices for everything are absurd and should not cost that much no wonder nobody was posting the ending it’s because of the price low your price or make it 1 dollar for 10 minutes or

by Neva’e

I was trying to finish a story I saw on my TikTok fyp and I was disappointed because I was trying to get the ending but you have to pay just to finish the story no wonder this has a bad review I hope you will change that because that is just ridiculous at that point why don’t you charge for NovelShort before downloading NovelShort and then we don’t have to pay to finish the book when we can just pay to download NovelShort

by ."':.

Literally wth is this???? This has low ratings for a reason, do not download this.

by Diatri._.

Short chapters and pricing WAY too high. 15 dollars for 3 days ?! You got to be kidding.

by Wiah Sessy

Way too much, $14 for 3 days! And so on and the $90 for a month is ridiculous

by Yessenia_@

No vale la pena bajar esta aplicación te deja las historias a mitad y tienes que pagar si quieres leerlas completas no la van no vale la pena

by 🏝Dejour_T

Why is it $15 to read a book for three days? NovelShort is a scam.

by LACJ34

I hate being forced into a subscription or paying a large lump sum up front for any application; especially one that doesn’t even compete with the more established reading apps. Hard pass and immediate deletion.

by Clasher1235567890

It’s ridiculous the amount you have to pay to unlock the content. Don’t bother downloading NovelShort .

by Tootrill Xoxoxo

Horrible don’t buy it’s a money grab

by Mhubb17

Paid the $15 for 3 days hoping to binge a story I started on Instagram. I got the first 3 for free. It ended up only being 10 chapters and ended on a wind chime… total cliff hanger. No follow up. Don’t waste your money.

by Gothic_Kisses

There is no reason it should cost $15 every three days just to read a book

by Aline.Da

I hate how high the prices are and there’s no option or way to read something for free or at least not that I’ve found. I downloaded NovelShort to continue reading a story I had found on TikTok but couldn’t read it cause I had to pay for the rest.

by Zethetet

The stories are all AI generated, following the same basic script. Grammar and gender errors are everywhere, and it’s clear that their marketing leaves the story in a cliff hanger so you feel the need to purchase the expensive subscription to finish the story. None are ever worth it. Avoid NovelShort at all costs. It even stopped working for me after I caved and purchased a 3 day pass.

by Leafy122

I downloaded NovelShort out of needing to know the outcome of something only to be met with prices, we shouldn't be given prices when Ao3 and Wattpad exist and they are completely free and let people read as much as they want, these stories are good and it's sad that people like this take advantage of the fact that the stories are good and make it very expensive for a short term. Just no 😒

by Dianajacklynn

Posts snippets of stories not labeled as ads but definitely are ads to draw people in. Then tells you to download an app to hear the rest but app charges money for the rest of the story. If they were up front about the ad and charges I’d have never listened to the story in the first place. This is sneaky and underhanded. Now instead of just being uninterested in a app I am praying on its downfall.

by Feral.reaper01

The chapters are short and the price is way to high I’m not getting enough in return for how much I have to spend however most of the stories are well written so yh

by Phdjfindbus

I have only been using it for 40 mins but it’s good so far

by Rainstorm26

I really enjoy NovelShort I like the vip one price

by Charlie Kong1

Amazing. The stories are well-written and engaging. It's perfect for reading during my commute or when I have a few minutes to spare. A must-have for anyone who enjoys good literature.

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I love

by Diamond Snow Beauty

I love all of the different genres available to me!! The authors are wonderful

by Lucky20240729

I am pleased to recommend this software, which allows users to read any book they wish. I will also be recommending it to my friends.

by XxDym

NovelShort is a wide variety of books that have many potential, the services are in a very good work to help, they do intend to work their best to accommodate to everyones needs, such us they put some of novels into free area for the readers who’d like to try more type of novels before they top up, and as time keeps moving forward I see the work from many amount to a much productive assistance to those who solicitate to NovelShort . Haven't had a horrible experience as a reader, and curios to learn what more they have in store.