Wattpad

Fantastic, simply fantastic

Wattpad provides an impressive amount of customization

Reading, as we all well know, is today best left to teenage girls, atheists and fans of Jeremy Clarkson. This fact is simply general knowledge in this modern age. So if you aren’t draped in tributes to Edward Cullen, blaspheming over our lord and savior (I speak, of course, of Galactic Emperor Xenu) or verbally abusing both Richard Hammond and the men and women of Norfolk, you’ve obviously no interest in this app whatsoever. However, those of you who are either fourteen, hell bound or middle-aged fools (I kid, Top Gear’s great) might find yourself perfectly suited to this latest e-book reader from Wattpad.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Wattpad, they provide an online service (from their site Wattpad.com) that allows users to upload, exchange and read both their own works and the works of others. This mobile version of Wattpad offers more or less the exact same functionality.

Reading in Wattpad

There’s an ever increasing number of books up for download with over 100 000 titles currently available. Virtually all the classics are covered, thankfully, as well as many popular modern books. It’s as simple as typing in a few keywords into the app’s search engine and downloading your chosen title straight to your iDevice. This initial download obviously requires the internet, either Wi-Fi or otherwise, but the book remains permanently on your device which is handy.

Reading in Wattpad is simple, fun and feels surprisingly natural. This is due largely to both the iPhone’s well lit and clear display, and the level of customization that Wattpad offers. You can change your font, font size, font colour, background colour and adjust the speed at which the app scrolls down as you read, or you can turn this auto-scroll off altogether. This allows users all the necessary options to make reading in Wattpad as pleasant as possible.

The layout and presentation, while perhaps not comparable to the well known ‘Classics’ application, is tidy, attractive and perfectly functional.

The Last Word

When it comes to deciding when to download Wattpad, it’s really quite simple. If you enjoy reading and are keen to incorporate your iDevice into that pass-time download this application. Given the price and quality of the product, it’s a no-brainer.

(NOTE: According to some of the user reviews on iTunes, users with 3.0 OS have been having issues with this application, crashes, freezes etc. I’m sure these problems will be addressed shortly as the app gets updated for this latest firmware update.)

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