Episode - Choose Your Story

Name: Episode - Choose Your Story
Rating: 4.7 (2817909 reviews)
Author: Episode Interactive

By: Episode Interactive

Explore. Play. Create.

Features & Capabilities

Episode lets you LIVE your stories with romance, adventure, and drama. With over 150,000 interactive stories and billions of reads, you decide your destiny by making choices that matter. Customize your avatar, design outfits, and build relationships with favorite characters as you explore thousands of diverse worlds where every ending depends on your decisions.

Not only do you read, you can write your own interactive stories and publish them to reach millions of readers. Join a Book Club, enter reading challenges, and earn rewards as you dive into weekly new releases. Episode blends storytelling, creativity, and community, letting you be both reader and writer in one immersive platform.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Episode Interactive

Rating:

4.70

(2,817,909) 19 ratings

Version:

26.93 Last updated: 2026-06-02

Version code:

886263238

Creation date:

2013-12-18

Compatible devices:

Size:

510.57MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-21

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 136 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#19 in What We’re Playing ▼ 1

#1 in episode keyword 3

#1 in story keyword 31

#4 in choice keyword 16 ▲ 1

#5 in choose keyword 28 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Episode - Choose Your Story (v26.90)

177,745,073 4.27

(4,294,265)

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Developed by:

Episode Interactive

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/episode-choose-your-story/id656971078

Website:

https://www.pocketgems.com/episode/

User Reviews

Users praise Episode for its broad, addictive library of stories across romance, fantasy, and more, with reading that can improve language skills. Positive notes include the VIP option and a community of stories that require few gems. However, recurring concerns center on monetization: gem gating makes many choices pay-to-play and expensive; ads are frequent and intrusive; reliability issues like glitches and crashes disrupt play; some feel gem rewards are unrewarding. Despite these issues, ongoing updates and content keep many users engaged.

Pros

Wide variety of stories across genres (romance, fantasy, gothic) that keep the experience fresh.
Reading the stories helps improve English.
Active community with stories that require few or no gems.
VIP access and regular updates add value for frequent readers.
Overall entertaining and addictive storytelling that keeps you engaged.

Cons

Gem/diamond gating is heavy, making many choices pay-to-play and expensive.
Ads are too frequent and sometimes misleading or low-quality.
Reliability issues like glitches, crashes, and being logged out.
Gem rewards and box drops often feel unrewarding or unhelpful.
Limited free options and basic customization; many features require gems.

Recent reviews

I’ve been playing this game for more than 10 years I think, and I don’t have words to describe how much this game has helped me in so many ways, distracting me, it actually improve my English just by reading, it’s a shame that now you need gems to help authors or to make some choices, but well is part of the system, it is what it is, they need to make some money, I spend it already on it and no regrets ❤️

by vi*****, 2026-05-01

I gave y’all a 3 star because, when the box is full for us to open, we don’t get anything valuable . At first we used to get a lot of gems in the box, but nowadays, no . And when you don’t have gems, it doesn’t makes playing the game interesting because some choices you have to use gems and when you don’t have that means you have to make a choice you hate. Check that please

by Qw*****, 2026-05-01

I don’t understand why this game needs to be PAY TO PLAY. Years ago the ‘special’ choices used to cost somewhere between 5-15 diamonds and they’d only be every so often. NOW the choices aren’t even ‘special’ options anymore! They’re BASIC choices needed to progress the story and they happen every other choice. On top of that, they really expect basic options to cost 14-20 gems every time! Change this. Actually. It’s scammy and exhausting.