Tap by Wattpad is an app that drops you into a text story. You pick one and start reading what other people have written. Read their text story and keep tapping to see more. There are steamy romances, stories about dreams, horror stories and so forth.

A weird way of telling a story

The Tap by Wattpad is almost like you have stolen your friend's phone and you are reading his or her experiences via text. The app is free to download, but you have to spend money on in-app purchases to gain unlimited access to chat stories. If you pay for membership, then they will even allow you to write your own stories. The stories are short because they are written at texts, and most stories only take five minutes to read. The app is not difficult to use once you have learned the basic controls and you have mastered its nuances. It is just like tapping into another person's phone and reading his or her texts.

Ideal for people who like to snoop

The biggest selling point for this app is that it feels like you are snooping on another person's text messages. If that idea appeals to you, then Tap by Wattpad is probably the app for you. The text stories are all fiction, but some of the popular ones are rather convincing. It is certainly an original way to have users publish their very short stories.