# Vibe Reads

> Vibe Reads: Novels & AI Reels

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.joyvox.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.joyvox.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.joyvox.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** neustar
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 19,672
- **Rating:** 3.06 / 5 (42 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-20
- **First published:** 2026-06-03
- **Publisher country:** HK
- **Size:** 142 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-23
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joyvox.android)
- **Website:** [https://vox.joylitnovel.com/](https://vox.joylitnovel.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://vox.joylitnovel.com/joyvox\_vr\_privacy\_policy.html](https://vox.joylitnovel.com/joyvox_vr_privacy_policy.html)

## Description

**Vibe Reads** is an immersive fiction platform combining short-form video reels with addictive storytelling. Swipe through cinematic previews to discover novels featuring popular genres and tropes, including billionaire romance, werewolf and shifter fiction, mafia and dark romance, sports romance, and YA stories.

When you find a story you love, enjoy a customizable e-reader with adjustable fonts, themes, and brightness. Download books for offline reading, receive fresh chapters daily, and switch to audiobook mode for hands-free listening. Daily tasks and check-ins let readers earn coins to unlock premium chapters and keep exploring their next favorite read.

## Rankings

- #446,743 — Overall
- #142 — Books and reference (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.GET_TASKS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS`
- `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_LOGS`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_USER_PRESENT`
- `android.permission.RESTART_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.bbk.launcher2.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.coloros.mcs.permission.RECIEVE_MCS_MESSAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.joyvox.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.joyvox.android.permission.MIPUSH_RECEIVE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.vivo.notification.permission.BADGE_ICON`

## Review summary

The main positive mentioned is that some stories are engaging. The dominant complaints are high reading costs and limited free options, including insufficient check-in rewards and burdensome or unavailable ad-based unlocking. Several readers also feel chapters are too short for the price and say paywalls prevent them from finishing books.

### Pros

- Some readers praised the stories as interesting, engaging, or enjoyable.

### Cons

- Reading is widely described as too expensive, with high coin prices for chapters and books.
- Free access is limited: daily check-in coins are often insufficient, and ads may be unavailable or require watching many to unlock a chapter.
- Chapters are described as very short relative to their coin or cash cost.
- Readers report hitting paywalls after only a few chapters and being unable to finish books without paying.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.joyvox.android)