Wattpad - Read & Write Stories

Read and write stories in one place

Wattpad - Read & Write Stories is a community reading and writing app for people who want more than a static ebook library. Readers can browse stories from a wide range of genres, follow authors, and keep track of books they want to continue. Writers can publish their own work and build an audience as new chapters are added.

A social reading experience

The app combines fiction discovery with reader interaction. Comments and community responses make stories feel less like finished files and more like ongoing conversations between authors and their audience. That setup suits readers who enjoy finding emerging writers, discussing plot developments, and discovering stories outside the usual bookstore selection.

Useful for aspiring writers

Wattpad gives new authors a direct way to share chapters without waiting for traditional publication. The platform is especially well suited to serialized writing, where a story develops over regular updates and reader feedback can influence the conversation around it. It can also serve as a convenient place to draft, publish, and manage stories from a mobile device.

Scale and standing

Listed in Books & Reference, Wattpad has surpassed 100,000,000 installs and has received more than 5,024,970 ratings. Its current score is about 3.88 out of 5, giving prospective users a broad sample of reader opinion rather than a tiny snapshot. The developer is Wattpad.com. This is a strong fit for users who want a large, active story community; readers seeking only professionally edited books may prefer a more traditional reading app.