The apps at a glance
Checked in October 2026. Ratings are from the US App Store on the day we checked. Prices and rules change, so each card says how the app charges, not exact prices.
Chapter I of Your Spells Heal the Enemy Prince Wimbook
Best for: reading as the main character in your browser, with your own moves and no currency
- Format
- Illustrated interactive novels: romance, romantasy, mystery, fantasy
- Choices
- Three moves in every scene, or type your own
- Pricing
- Chapter I of every book free; a plan for later chapters; no gems
- Runs on
- Any browser, phone or computer
Episode
Best for: the biggest library of visual romance stories
- Format
- Visual stories, a huge community-made library
- Choices
- Menus at set points
- Pricing
- Free, with gems and passes; VIP subscription
- Runs on
- iPhone, Android
- App Store
- 4.7 (2.8M ratings, Oct 2026)
Choices: Stories You Play
Best for: polished studio stories, if you don't mind premium choices
- Format
- Visual stories by an in-house studio
- Choices
- Menus; some premium choices
- Pricing
- Free, with diamonds, keys and VIP
- Runs on
- iPhone, Android
- App Store
- 4.5 (199K ratings, Oct 2026)
Chapters: Interactive Stories
Best for: stories based on published romance novels
- Format
- Visual stories, many adapted from novels
- Choices
- Menus; some premium choices
- Pricing
- Free, with in-app purchases
- Runs on
- iPhone, Android
- App Store
- 4.4 (116K ratings, Oct 2026)
Lore: Interactive Stories
Best for: a phone app with no paid choices
- Format
- Visual stories with character chats
- Choices
- Menus
- Pricing
- Subscription, no paid choices; first two chapters free
- Runs on
- iPhone
- App Store
- 4.8 (1.4K ratings, Oct 2026)
Choice of Games
Best for: classic all-text interactive fiction
- Format
- All-text interactive novels
- Choices
- Menus, stat-based routes
- Pricing
- Free demos; each game bought once
- Runs on
- Browser, iPhone, Android, Steam
- App Store
- 4.6 (1.3K ratings, Oct 2026)
AI Dungeon
Best for: open-ended play in any genre
- Format
- AI-written text adventures
- Choices
- Type your own moves
- Pricing
- Free tier; paid plans for stronger models
- Runs on
- Browser, iPhone, Android
- App Store
- 4.4 (27K ratings, Oct 2026)
Side by side
| App | How you choose | How it charges | Where it runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbook | Three moves per scene, or type your own | Chapter I free; plan for later chapters; no currency | Any browser |
| Episode | Menus at set points | Free, with gems and passes; VIP | iPhone, Android |
| Choices | Menus; some premium choices | Free, with diamonds, keys and VIP | iPhone, Android |
| Chapters | Menus; some premium choices | Free, with in-app purchases | iPhone, Android |
| Lore | Menus | Subscription, no paid choices | iPhone |
| Choice of Games | Menus, stat-based routes | Each game bought once | Browser, iPhone, Android, Steam |
| AI Dungeon | Type your own moves | Free tier; paid plans | Browser, iPhone, Android |
How to pick: five questions
Do you mind paying for choices?
Wimbook has no currency at all: Chapter I of every book is free, and later chapters come with a plan, so no single choice ever costs anything. Lore also runs on a subscription with no paid choices, and Choice of Games sells each game once. Episode, Choices and Chapters are free to download and usually earn through a premium currency that unlocks certain choices, outfits and scenes, plus passes that limit how much you read in a row.
Do you want to see the characters or read them?
Wimbook is prose with chapter art and scene pictures, closer to reading a novel where you are the main character. Choice of Games is all text, like a novel with choices, and AI Dungeon is text you write together with an AI. Episode, Choices, Chapters and Lore are visual: characters on screen, dialogue in bubbles, outfits to pick.
Do you want to write your own moves?
Wimbook gives you three moves in every scene and also lets you type your own; the next scene is written around it, inside the rules of that book's world and cast, so the characters stay themselves. AI Dungeon lets you type any action in an open-ended sandbox. Most other story apps give you two to four options and nothing else.
Do you want to install an app?
Wimbook runs in the browser, so there is nothing to download and it works on a phone or a computer. Choice of Games and AI Dungeon also work in a browser. Episode, Choices, Chapters and Lore are phone apps.
How do you feel about romance content?
On Wimbook, books are rated PG-13: romance is slow burn, with tension, longing and the occasional kiss, and violence stays off the page. Elsewhere, content ratings vary from app to app and story to story: Episode, Choice of Games and AI Dungeon are rated 12+ on the US App Store, and other apps set their own ratings. Choice of Games lists content notes on each game.
Our verdict
- Want to start reading in the next minute, with no app and no currency? Wimbook.
- Want the biggest choice of visual romance stories? Episode, then Choices and Chapters.
- Want a phone app with no paid choices? Lore.
- Want classic text interactive fiction? Choice of Games and Hosted Games.
- Want an open-ended sandbox in any genre? AI Dungeon.
We built Wimbook, so read its card as our description rather than a review. On the other hand, the facts about every other app come from its own App Store listing, and you can check each one through the link on its card.
How we put this list together
We read each app's App Store listing, pricing and first chapters in October 2026, and described how it charges and how its choices work. The numbers are App Store ratings in the US on the day we checked; the screenshots are the first image of each listing. We do not score apps, because the right one depends on what you want from a story. If something here is out of date, the app has changed, and we update this page every quarter.
Want a first chapter right now? Try Your Spells Heal the Enemy Prince, Engaged to the Man Who Should Be Dead or Ghostwritten Fiancée, or browse Free Romance Stories Online.
