WattpadReviews 20

I was introduced to Wattpad by a friend who recommended it as a platform where I could share my screenplays in novel form, particularly due to its promise of turning stories into movies. After several months of using the site, I have received positive feedback from a small group of followers, which I genuinely appreciate. However, I have encountered several challenges that have hindered my overall experience and growth on the platform.

One recurring issue is the lack of notifications for both my followers and myself. Despite being promised reminders the night before new content is published, neither my followers nor I receive updates about new posts. Additionally, there seem to be inconsistencies with tracking page reads and votes, which makes it difficult to gauge the reach and impact of my work.

Another concern is the removal of photos I've uploaded to accompany my stories. These are taken down without prior warning or explanation, which disrupts the presentation of my work. Furthermore, while the platform frequently recommends that I read other writers' works, my own stories receive no such promotion, limiting their visibility.

I was particularly interested in the section that allows writers to submit their stories for book and movie opportunities. Unfortunately, I have been unable to access or utilize this feature due to technical issues on the website. This has been disappointing, as it was one of the primary reasons I joined the platform.

While I appreciate the support from my followers, I believe Wattpad could improve its user experience by addressing these technical issues, providing clearer communication, and offering more equitable promotion for all writers. With these improvements, Wattpad could better fulfill its potential as a platform for aspiring authors and screenwriters.

If I could give this site a negative 10, I would gladly do it. I'm a published author. I had three books in a historical genre ongoing on Wattpad to encourage audience growth. One story had been on there for six months and had a good following. Because my books do not follow the "official narrative of lies" on a particular topic, two of my books were taken down by Wattpad. So they embrace censorship on facts they don't like... proven facts. But degenerate filth of every type is allowed without issue. When a pro author is deplatformed for telling truth, and filth is published by the minute, you've found a site you should run from.

Worsted product I'm even using. Would automatically try to fit well I was writing dialogue. It was an awful experience to use

Being able to get free stories give it a three at least. It failed to earn any more, though since there is many kids on the app that post books that are unreadable due to grammar or just make no sense. There should also be way more filters because it is very hard to specifically find what you want.

I've always enjoyed reading but sometimes it's frustrating when having to buy books which are quite pricey. When I discovered Wattpad, I was pleasantly surprised! The layout is very easy to understand for all ages and beginning authors can release their own books. I've also seen authors who have begun on Wattpad and made it to actually publishing their novels which is amazing! And probably the best thing: it's free of charge! It is also great for kids because parents can set a parental option.

Wattpad has some faults, but that is mainly down to the members of the website who release inappropriate books and comment in a cruel manner. Many members are very rude to the authors and demand for updates which can sometimes lead to the author closing down their account. However, Wattpad is probably the best social website I have seen when snapping down on bad behaviour. I love it!

Sure there are a lot of good books created by good authors, but if you're looking for fan fictions (every fandom except for real life), go to fanfiction.net or archiveofourown, because you won't find any good ones there. Basically, the fan fiction side is almost all written by middle and/or high schoolers.

While fanfiction.net offers a filter able to show you the lists from update date, upload date, favourites, follows, completes, incompletes, able to choose two genres, how many words you want in the story, or even discarding options, you can get a more precise search. Whereas wattpad doesn't. Furthermore, fanfiction.net allows authors to shine more easily (at least in my case) in that particular fandom.

Upon searching hours and hours, days upon days, I've only found five rare gems hidden from view.

The search engine doesn't work as you'd want it to, because you'll never find the kind of book you'd want to read. Besides that, there's no filters (except for looking for 'complete stories) to narrow down.

So in terms of the search engine, I think they could improve.

I have made more than a dozen attempts over four days to sign up for Wattpad. The "verify email" step emits an email that is alleged to contain a "code" to ensure I am real. The code must be invisible for none has yet appeared. Several replies to the site have resulted in silence. The site Help screen erroneously tells me that my software is out of date.

I honestly like this site, but it can be very frustrating at times. I have lost up to twenty written poems and a couple chapters of books I have written and as a writer I can never manage rewriting the original with the same tone and meaning. This really upsets me. Wattpad needs to work on their syncing and saving because I am just about done with this site. Time is worth more than anything in life and Wattpad wasted up to three hours of mine.

Biggest POS in the world.
I was on wattpad in the very begining as a way to beta test projects and to get a fanbase. Did that. Worked well. Then Twilight hit.
*DUN DUN DUN*
When you have 31Million people copying and rewriting a piece of literary work that's always poorly written, the result is TERRIFYING.

Personally, I had my work stolen by other's on the site, the admins and those in charge rather appeal to 13-15 year olds then to try to get a legit site where reputable publishers would look at it as if it wasn't a joke in the industry.

The only PROS I can say for this turd of an enviroment is that I did get some amazing fans and a very strong adult fan base (all of which jumped ship and cancelled their wattpad accounts because it had gotten to the point of the site being a skidmark in the literary world).

I like the site, but it could be better. What I want to say is basically there are better sites. Wattpad just isn't very... you know, creative! I would probably love the site to death if you could give you profile or your story a layout, like maybe the site Mibba.com lets you do. It makes it more interesting in a way, though many people disagree, but teens and such just enjoy colors and personalization. Even if it doesn't seem that way they, I included, enjoy it because they are truly still kids and its just a thing that attracts adolescence. I truly wouldn't use this site if it wasn't for the fact that there are many aspiring authors in the making on there and that there are more people using it than other sites which lets more people read your work.

Ex:

Mibba
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My Story
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It's fan base
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123 readers, 27 subscribers, 17 comments

Wattpad
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My Story
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It's Fan Base
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2,356 readers, 124 fans, 48 coments

Ya, I think I like using Wattpad if it comes to how much you'd like feed back, but when it comes to creativity definitely Mibba. You should check out Quizilla also. Quite interesting.