GALATEA: Novels & Audiobooks

First of all, if I could give this app a 4.5 stars instead of 4 I would. I love all of the books that I am reading thus far. I love how captivating they are with the sound and even some haptic stuff as well. I think it makes the app really original that way. My only issue with this app would have the be the point system. I’m an avid reader and while I enjoy a chapter a day because it gives me a little break from school monotony. Sometimes the story is just too good and I have to read on! But in order to see the next chapter you need 10 points. And in order to get to 10 points you need to comment. Well you can comment as much as you want but you can only get a point a day. And while I understand where the app developers are coming from so people don’t just comment and get all the points, binge and then stop reading. I believe there needs to be a balance. Maybe have some sponsors where you can watch some ads and in return you get a point. And then limit that?? I’m not app developer, but I think something in the middle from what they are doing now to constantly getting free points is the way to go. Another thing that I have a question about is: are those the only stories you have? If so, when will more come? Anywho, overall it’s a great app with great reads. Just a few tweaks and it’ll be perfect.

When I first started reading on this app, I thought it was going to be something a bit boring, but I was wrong! I love all the books that Galatea has. From their werewolf novels to the human life! There’s some things, though, about the app that I don’t really enjoy. For example, the point system is a bit overrated. I liked how you could get one point from one comment on a story. Sure, it might’ve been a bit overpowered, but when you’re and avid reader and have the time, you want to actually READ. The new point system isn’t that bad, but it takes so much time to just get up to that 10 point meter. Maybe if it somehow took less than a week to get to the 10 points, I’d be happier or if it even took 5 days, things would be way better! My second horrible thing is how long it takes for seasons to come out. When I first started some books, it turned out they weren’t finished. They only had three chapters in them. I feel like if they do this to almost all their books, people will lose interest in the book because of the lack of enjoyment from it. I think, maybe, Galatea team could put like a flag on the covers of unfinished books that tell you that they are not finished. It would be very helpful!! Thank you for your time! This app is a really good one, it just has some downs that every app has.

I think most people here hit spot on the annoyance of waiting until the next day for access to the next episodes. Overall, the concept is great. I enjoy the stories, though they vary from what the authors published, if previously published. The interactive concept is neat, helps set the tone of the reading. However, I can’t give it a 5 stars because there is room for improvement. The creator of the app focus of audience is for those who don’t have time to read, however for most people who enjoy reading will set aside more than 5-10 minutes to read. I’d suggest providing longer sets of episodes, like 20-30 minute read just like a tv show episode. We live in an era where people enjoy binge reading/watching tv episodes. I also think this would make people more willing to pay to skip the waiting. Secondly, i think there should be an option to purchase the entire series or purchase by seasons. Again, id be more inclined to buy in-app purchases this way. But 4 episodes is $2, that’s not really a bargain. $18 is 55 episodes, that’s more than the cost of an ebook and won’t even cover entire series. Just food for thoughts for the creators because I would spend money, just not worth it at the time because even quality of the novels aren’t worth that much, these aren’t best sellers novels.

I want to start off by saying that I think this app is really entertaining. The story that I am reading is fun to read and I look forward to reading everyday. But, there is one thing that I don’t like. Personally, I like to read these like of stories and get lost in them and read to the very end. But, there is a problem. The app runs of a currency called “points”. When you first get the app, you get 10 points. In order to read another chapter of the story right away, without having to wait another day when the time ends, you have to spend 10 points. Once you use the 10 points that you got once for free, you have to start buying the points. For me, sometimes I don’t really lot like to spend money in apps, and I understand that the app has to get money somehow, but sometimes it’s hard to get really into a chapter of the story and then realize that you have to wait the next day for the next chapter to be available. But on the contrary, this can help people to not loose themselves in stories or on their phones. Having one story a day available means that you won’t be spending a long time on your phone. So, long story short, I'm torn of this app. This is just a heads up to the people who are considering to get this app.

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I used to love this app. I got to read a ton of interactive stories at once. Very addictive. I could leave a comment after each one. It’s 10 points to move on to another chapter. I MIGHT get 20 points in a day which means I can only move on two times in a story. Which isn’t enough because when you’re addictively reading a lot of good stories and each one has reasons for me to use the points, it’s not enough. Now I can only earn 1 point per day. So I have to wait 10 days before I can skip to the next chapter. I have no problem purchasing points to skip ahead but the price has to be within reason. If I were to try and buy the story fully. It’s 30+ chapters. I typically spend no more that $5 or less, (sometimes $10) in increments so it spreads out over paychecks and my husband won’t throw a fit. But it doesn’t give me enough to read a whole book. Upside is, I can get 50 points if I can get someone to signup, but i only have so many people that would. I’d like to spend a little less like $.99 for 50 points vs. $1.99 for only 40. if they increased it to 100 or even 80. I’d be spend that a whole lot more because a couple dollars doesn’t seem like a lot but it adds up. I found a couple of these stories on kindle for $3.00. It may not be interactive but and story isn’t modified but it still generally goes in the same direction. I get the plot. I still enjoy it.