# Novellic - The Book Club App

> Book recommendations, reading tracker & book clubs — reading, made social.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.novellic`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Novellic Limited
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 13,113
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (29 ratings)
- **Version:** 86
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-11
- **First published:** 2020-10-01
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 49 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.novellic)
- **Website:** [https://novellic.com/](https://novellic.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://novellic.com/privacy/](https://novellic.com/privacy/)

## Description

**Novellic** is a social reading app for discovering books, tracking your reading life, and connecting with fellow readers. Get personalized book recommendations, browse curated reading lists across dozens of genres, and ask the community for suggestions tailored to your mood and interests.

Organize books with custom shelves for your TBR, current reads, completed books, favorites, owned titles, and DNF picks. Set annual reading goals, follow friends, share recommendations, and join public or private book clubs with built-in discussion guides and reading prompts.

## Rankings

- #510,113 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `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.novellic.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate Novellic's goal of building a cosy book club community and find it useful and fun to use. However, many express frustration over a limited book database, bugs affecting core functionality like saving progress and author searches, and occasional connectivity or app launch problems. While some see potential for improvement, these recurring issues affect overall user experience.

### Pros

- App aims to create a cosy book club community.
- Some users find the app easy to use and fun.
- Useful and informative for book lovers.
- Offers functionality that helps find new books to read.

### Cons

- Database of books is lacking with missing titles and authors.
- Issues with app functionality such as saving finished dates and updating reading goals.
- App has bugs including problems with author searches, changing profile picture, and validation errors.
- App connectivity problems and sometimes fails to open.

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