J-Novel Club

The app worked fine until tonight. The website won’t load up either. 3 out of 5 for the app.

The app works pretty well and I really like the way they have everything organized. There are only a few issues. When reading manga, 2 page spreads are not joined so you have to go back and forth to read them. When reading e books in paged mode, the text gets cut off by the rounded corner on the bottom left and vertical scroll is activated so you have to scroll a little bit to read everything. I wish that the app would automatically proceed to the next part when it is something that you have access to instead of making you press the next part button. I also wish the series share button would allow you to open the page in a browser rather than just share. Going to the series page is how to find out if there is a physical print of the series. It’s a shame that only about 10% of series get physical prints according to the numbers on the website but it’s understandable. The subscription is a pretty good deal if you find a couple new series that you like that are still publishing. However, access to the backlog is limited. You might end up having to spend $25+ to get caught up on a series so that you can actually use the subscription.

The beta app has been the go-to location for mobile access to JNC for some time - long ago eclipsing the now-defunct prior app. As a user for quite some time, the current app gives an all around good app experience for staying up to date with the latest JNC content.