2024-03-08
Good app
Does what it says.
Updating
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Description
Search & read works from AO3.
Feedback welcome !
UNOFFICIAL APP - THIS IS NOT ENDORSED IN ANY WAY BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR TRANSFORMATIVE WORKS.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What's New in Version 1.6.4
- Series works pagination
- Bugfixes for searches
Seller
Name
Jerome Dellamaria
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
1.6.4
Size
99.7 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated 17+ for the following:
Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity
Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
Compatibility
iOS 12.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.0 of 5 (5 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2024-01-25
Update on the AO3 reader app
(⚠️‼️UPDATE WRITTEN ON 1.25.2024➡️) I really was a fan of this unofficial app for reading some of my favorite fanfics. I liked all the customizable features & easy-to-navigate interface. I “used to” really enjoy using this app UNTIL the 1-hour reading limit was imposed & a very pathetic $1/ month subscription fee, just to access something that I can get FOR FREE online, on any device, using any normal human internet web browser. To the app’s developers - why are you trying to “fix something that isn’t broken”? You’ve just ruined a good thing for a lot of people. Expect your $1/ subscription fee & 1-hour timed reading limit to FAIL COMPLETELY. I hope it does. 😠 I am NO LONGER going to give this app 5 stars. I’d give it -5 stars if I could.
(⚠️‼️My previous thoughts BEFORE the stupid app changes were implemented➡️) I used the AO3 reader app extensively on my Galaxy phone with zero problems. This is the SAME EXACT app. All the controls, settings & appearance is the exact same as the “Archive Reader” app on the Google Play store. This app does indeed work on iPhone & iPad beautifully. Just create a simple backup of your account from within Settings on the app itself & you’re good to go to re-download it on another device. I was able to sign in to my account with no problems on this app, which is the compatible iPhone version. The only thing is that when you’re reading a story on there, the up-down scrolling movement isn’t super smooth (a little laggy/ stutters), yet this does not impede the reading of a story in any way. Other than that one tiny thing, this app is PERFECT. I’m still giving it 5 stars.
2024-01-23
Absolute nonsense
Look, the biggest problem here is that the developer is charging for fanfiction, which is a complete no-no. Anyone who has been in the fandom world for longer than five minutes should know that charging for fanfiction is a bad idea, even and especially when a developer hiding that charge behind “developer costs.”
On top of that, I can almost certainly guarantee that at least 80% of the works on this app were mirrored without the permission or knowledge of the original authors. I should know that because at 1.300 of them were my own. The only bit of credit I can give this person is that they took down my work immediately after I emailed them, but it shouldn’t have happened in the first place.
Archive of Veron is free, and will remain free, so please continue to use that website and do not support developers that are charging for fanfiction without the knowledge of the original authors and are putting fanfiction in a legal gray area that makes things a little more dangerous.
2024-01-06
😔
I loved this app until they got money hungry and put a reading limit reading is my outlet for life and now I only have an hour of escape
2023-12-26
Good app
It is an amazing app but ao3 has stopped the app because of the pay wall
2023-12-22
403 error
Hi, I truly loved that you made this an app and I think you did a great job on it. There has been malfunctions lately, an error 403 and I have not been able to use the app at all😔 I hope it is fixed soon I miss using this app!
2023-12-21
Still getting the error message
The most recent update of the app says that it was put there to fix an error message. I’m still getting that error message I already tried removing the app and re-downloading it no change
2023-12-20
I’m a fanfic author on ao3
I do not want my works on an external site. I don’t want my works anywhere that is not the ao3 website. Having any sort of monetization on fanfic opens the door for lawsuits.
2023-12-20
I needs to be fixed
It wont let me login
2023-12-20
AO3 is free to use and will never require a premium
To those who may have been mislead by this app and its “reading limits”- AO3 is a COMPLETELY FREE website full of fan-made works. Fanfic writers are allowed to create and publish these works online ***without threat of being sued by the IP owners*** because NO MONEY IS MADE OFF OF FANFICTION HOSTED ON THEIR SITE. App “developers” like these jeopardize the legality of fanfic for the entire space because they think it’s clever to see how many $1/mo subscriptions they can get.
2023-12-20
Profiting off of fan-authors without their consent.
The app creator literally makes money with a premium subscription so people can read works that were posted for free on ao3 without the author’s consent. This app literally profits off the work of other people. For the sake of ficwriters everywhere, dont use the app. There are plenty of ways you can read fanfiction easily on your phone without the use of this app— ao3 has a download function and you can literally turn fics into ebooks if you want—
Please dont download this app.
2023-12-20
Not actually run by AO3
This app is not connected to AO3 at all. The devs scrapped data from the sit and uploaded it to the app. And they are now charging for it.
2023-12-20
Disappointing
A one hour limit on reading? Already ridiculous. However charging people for extra reading time- on works you dont create is ridiculous. I’d rather have a couple ads then pay money for this. The authors arent getting paid for their works being featured here either.
2023-12-20
Profiting off of Fanfic Authors 👎
Everything the premium version of this app does is available in your web browser. This app is trying to profit off of the free works of fanfiction authors—content that does not belong to the authors of this app. They do not have the permission of these authors to involve their content in a paid model of their app/service, either, so that's pretty scummy.
Don't support this bottom feeding practice. Just get Firefox or Chrome and pin the AO3 tab to your device's desktop.
2023-12-20
Huh?
If you’re reading this, just know this person isn’t affiliated with AO3, meaning they can’t help you with anything regarding this app.
That said, charging people to read free stories, on a free website is ridiculous. No matter how cheap, because that adds up quickly considering how many people use this site.
It’s gross and greedy. Hoping you get slapped with a DMCA notice.
2023-12-20
Theft
This app is literally just ripping from AO3 and if you put any type of monetary value to it I will sue for falsely plagiarizing my writing.
Writers should be allowed to hide their works from your app you slime ball.
2023-12-19
The app is useless the developer is worse than a….
Ok folks just use the web site for free. Some in my family works for AO3 and the have been dealing with this app for weeks. The “developer” is making money on the backs of hard working volunteers at AO3. The app has been pull from the Google Play store and they have plans for this clown (FAFO).
Don’t give this person a cent.
Don’t use his app.
Support the volunteers of AO3
2023-12-18
Reading limit
The one hour reading is not the best. If you won’t to read more you have to get premium which is wrong to do as some of use aren’t able to pay for premium.
2023-12-01
1 hr reading limit
Idk what y'all were thinking, sure a dollar isn't much but you guys aren't even official, and this version of the app doesn't even have the “see fanfic updates” feature. It’s crazy that y'all are putting limits on this app when I could just go to the OFFICIAL Ao3 website and read for hours for free, if you need money to help support the app then have it be optional. Give us the option to show support instead of forcing it bc now I'm deleting the app with a bad taste in my mouth.
2023-11-19
Paywall? Absolutely not.
A one hour reading limit unless you pay for a premium service? Absolutely not. The Ao3 site is absolutely free to use and is very mobile-friendly. They accept donations to keep up and running on a VOLUNTARY basis, none of this forced payment to use crap.
If the developer is going to charge for usage, then they should offer a commission to every fanfiction author whose work they are skimming off the official site. They have NO right to earn money on something that should be provided to readers for free, especially when they aren’t the ones who did the work to write it.
Don’t use this app, just use the official site.
2023-11-18
Hate the Reading Limit
1 hr reading limit is bogus. Archive runs off of donations, not requirements to pay. Will be deleting the App and going back to old school webpage.
2023-11-18
Crazy
This is crazy I’ve had the app for a while and the now going to change they either need to give us more time or get rid of it all together
2023-11-17
한계
젠장... 독서 한도가 너무 불쾌해요. 돈은 중요하지만 대신 기부에 대해 물어보세요. 경고 없이 무작위로 제한하는 것은 정말 형편없는 일입니다.
2023-11-12
stupid limit
1hr reading limit it wild, and forcing us to buy premium when it’s not even the official app is stupid. Even the official ao3 uses donations instead of this bull crap. I’m fine with using the FREE website instead, but I like being able to save my reading spot and track my hours and words per minute, not for a dollar a freaking month though. This is crazy. If there has to be a limit and you’re gonna force this subscription on us, then at least raise the reading limit. Who is spending only an hour a DAY reading fanfiction? At least give me 5hrs bro. Might delete cuz this is dumb.
2023-11-11
Good but annoying
First things first. I really like this app it was perfect for on the go and just in general. Until, I was told that I have to get premium. Tbh I don’t even mind if you there is premium. But the 1 hour limit for ppl w/out premium is really stupid and brings this app down. The people with out should Atleast have a 2-3 hour limit if anything. Anyway I like the app just don’t like the hour limit.
2023-11-10
Premium
Another review was left about premium already and the only one hour of reading time for non paying members, which is frankly a surprisingly short time for a reading app. I’m more concerned however about the lack of transparency for where this money will go and how it will be handled.
2023-11-10
Subscription
Kinda sad about the fact that i can only read for an hour a day. I understand you guys need yo make money somehow but i feel a better way couldve been through donations. I love the app and all that but still.
2023-10-31
Great but could use some work
There are works I have on my other phone that aren’t on my iPhone