Darian

  • Nov 4, 2023
  • Joined May 30, 2018
  • I am fine with unobtrusive ads at the bottom of the screen when reading for free, and I like that they brought back the ability to watch ads for chapters. Webnovel is a business, and they need sources of revenue, even from free readers.

    But, as OP stated, the ads as currently implemented block the bottom line of text on iOS. Developers, please fix it so that the ads do not ever cover up the words.

    • 48 Hours a Day — mc gets a system that stops time at midnight every day, giving him an extra 24 hours for himself to train or explore. He is a modern college student, but the plot also has him competing in accelerated time games set in various historical eras. (He always chooses to start those about 11pm to trigger his bonus time and extend his stay within the game worlds.)

      Rebound: A Second Chance. Rebirth story of an Asian-American basketball player who gets a new chance to work towards his NBA dreams. Wakes up in his middle school body with a system that helps him grow into a better basketball player than he ever was before. Sadl, the author has not updated recently, but it has a strong start through his first season of play.

      • Futile_Dream Rebirth as a VR Dryad: Haven Online by Momo Catt. Sadly, this novel was dropped just when he was about to get his dream farm going (and begin interacting with the intended love interest regularly).

      • A Stay-at-home Dad's Restaurant In An Alternate World
        Delightful system/isekai story. Food critic gets a cooking system, a cute daughter, and a restaurant in a fantasy world.

        • I noticed that there is no translator listed for it right now.

          • Male protagonist that fights with a sword... I’d recommend Realm of Myths and Legends, then Rise of the Undead Legion. Both are ongoing original novels, with most of the action occurring inside of a VRMMO.

            • wayan88 You could figure out the original chinese title for the novel and read it on a machine translation (mtl) site.

              • I checked and didn’t see any free reads yesterday afternoon. Today, there is a limited free reads section, but the clock has already ticked down to 0 minutes left. There was an attempt!

                • I’ve enjoyed all the novels mentioned so far; I would add to the list:

                  Phoenix Phire
                  Spending My Retirement in a Game

                  Both of those have a bit more emphasis on crafting within games.

                  (Quick edit: on mobile, no idea how to put in actual links to the novels.)

                • I can see the expiration date for my coins from my profile via the regular web site (3 bonus coins expire after 14 days). No sign of it in the iOS app, nor the mobile version of the web site through Safari on iOS.

                  • Miles Vokosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold, though that tends toward espionage and small teams rather than having him in huge battles.

                    David Weber’s Honor Harrington series has its protagonist in the thick of large fights and helping design new technology and tactics for space warfare. Starts with “On Basalisk Station”, iirc.

                    You could also get into the Expanse, which is still actively being written. TV adaptation for that was on SyFy, now on Amazon Prime.

                    • WEBNOVEL_OFFICIAL Latest version of the iOS app (updated yesterday, 7/20) is not keeping my spot within a chapter. Every time I open a novel, it jumps back to the top of the current chapter, whereas in the past it would remember and reopen at the last spot I had scrolled to.
                      Quick edit: The problem occurs in vertical scrolling mode; the app does seem to remember my spot if it is in left/right swipe to turn pages display mode.

                    • In the Webnovel iOS app, there are buttons in the top right corner of the library screen. One of those is three horizontal lines, widest at the top then each below shorter. That button activates a “Filter” mode that can show your library sorted by most recent update. That sounds to me like what you are looking for.

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