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Brunch Story
by Brunch Story
What Brunch Story is
Brunch Story is a web, Android, and iOS service for discovering, reading, and publishing writing. Readers can search works and authors, receive interest-based recommendations, subscribe to writers or works, and collect subscriptions together. Live Reading tracks daily reading time, while Reading Notes saves passages and thoughts. Authors can publish and edit from a PC or mobile app, style text, customize covers and image layouts, apply photo filters, add video, and use KakaoTalk stickers. Post scheduling, blog analytics, and basic theme customization are available. Built-in memberships let authors offer recurring paid access to membership-only content, with unlimited access for subscribers while subscribed. Selected writers can enable support comments with contribution amounts through Kakao’s settlement center. The Free plan costs nothing and includes web and mobile reading and publishing. Brunch Story was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Jeju-si, South Korea.
Who it suits
Brunch Story suits writers who want cross-device publishing, reader discovery, analytics, and memberships. It also serves readers seeking recommendations, subscriptions, and reading-tracking tools.
What it does well
- Web, Android, and iOS access
- Cross-device author editing
- Scheduling and blog analytics
- Built-in author memberships
- Reading notes and subscriptions
What to know first
- Support comments are not per-post configurable
- Creator settlement requires identity verification
- Some support features require eligibility
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Web and mobile reading and publishing access | Free |
| Author membership | Paid recurring access to an author's membership-only content · Unlimited access to that author's membership content while subscribed | On request |
| Brunch Story | App Store listing says “무료 · 앱 내 구입” · in-app purchases are available | Free |
As brunch.co.kr lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Brunch Story combines publishing, reading discovery, and creator membership tools across web and mobile. Its free access covers core reading and publishing, while selected monetization features have eligibility requirements.
Facts from Brunch Story's own pages
- Blog analytics
- Yes · brunch.co.kr, 22 Sept 2026
- Built-in memberships
- Yes · brunch.co.kr, 22 Sept 2026
- Creator support
- Selected Brunch writers can enable reader support comments that include a contribution amount; proceeds are paid through Kakao’s Creator Settlement Center. · brunch.co.kr, 11 Oct 2026
- Cross-device publishing
- Authors can publish and edit posts from a PC or mobile app. · play.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Customer support
- The Brunch site lists Kakao customer support at 1577-3754 and [email protected]. · brunch.co.kr, 11 Oct 2026
- Discovery
- The app lets readers search for writings, works, and authors and receive recommendations matched to their interests. · play.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2015 · brunch.co.kr, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · brunch.co.kr, 22 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Jeju-si, Jeju-do, South Korea · brunch.co.kr, 28 Sept 2026
- Mobile data safety
- The Google Play listing says the app does not share data with third parties, may collect personal information and other data, encrypts data in transit, and allows deletion requests. · play.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Optional permissions
- The app listing says notifications, photos, camera, and microphone permissions are optional and the app can be used without granting them. · apps.apple.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- Brunch’s site links to Android and iPhone downloads, and says the service is optimized for modern browsers. · brunch.co.kr, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Brunch describes itself as a space where writing becomes art, where readers can discover works and writers can publish their stories. · brunch.co.kr, 11 Oct 2026
- Reading tools
- Readers can track daily reading time with Live Reading and save thoughts and sentences in Reading Notes. · play.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Post scheduling
- Yes · brunch.co.kr, 22 Sept 2026
- Security
- Kakao says it encrypts personal information in transit and encrypts important information such as passwords at rest. · kakao.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Subscriptions
- Readers can subscribe to works and authors and collect subscribed items in one place. · play.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support eligibility
- Joining the Creator Settlement Center requires Kakao account identity verification, agreement to Kakao’s paid-service terms, and age 14 or older; settlement registration requires verification of a domestic account in the creator’s name. · brunch.co.kr, 11 Oct 2026
- Support limitation
- Brunch says per-post controls for enabling support are not available; enabling it applies to all posts, though disabling comments on an individual post prevents support comments there. · brunch.co.kr, 11 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- basic · brunch.co.kr, 22 Sept 2026
- Writing editor
- The author editor supports text styling, cover customization, image layout, photo filters, video, and KakaoTalk stickers. · play.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
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