# Starynovel - Stories & Novels

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Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1562061999](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1562061999)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1562061999`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** STARY PTE. LTD.
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (237 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.6.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03
- **First published:** 2021-04-19
- **Size:** 79 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/starynovel-stories-novels/id1562061999)
- **Website:** [https://m.starynovel.com/](https://m.starynovel.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.yugtofiction.com/activity/privacypolicylikha](https://www.yugtofiction.com/activity/privacypolicylikha)

## Description

Starynovel is a reading app that lets you enjoy millions of web novels without unlocking chapters piece by piece. From Dreame Media, it features a thriving library of original titles and best-sellers, with frequent updates that keep you engaged. A monthly subscription unlocks the entire catalog, so you can read seamlessly across genres and stories you love.

Key features include multilingual support (English, French, German), a private online bookshelf, personalized recommendations, and easy discovery by mood and genre—billionaire romance, mafia life, werewolf legends and more. Follow authors, save favorites, write reviews, and switch languages as you discover your next favorite novel.

## Rankings

- #109,011 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews acknowledge a strong content library and easy-to-use interface, but repeatedly report billing problems, content access gating, unreliable reward/ads mechanics, and stability issues that undermine the reading experience. Missing content for some authors adds to frustration. Overall, the app shows potential but is hampered by billing, access, rewards reliability, and reliability problems.

### Pros

- Strong content library with a variety of stories.
- Easy-to-use interface and generally user-friendly experience.
- Positive overall sentiment and willingness to keep using the app (considered worth downloading).

### Cons

- Billing/subscription problems (double charges, charges after purchase, and not delivering purchased books).
- Content access restrictions (chapters lock after reading and premium content gating; rereading often blocked).
- Unreliable rewards/ads system (points not credited, ad rewards inconsistently awarded, and free-reading time limits).
- Stability issues (crashes and the app failing to open after updates).
- Content visibility bugs (some authors or stories show up as blank).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1562061999)