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Webtoon Service Ends Daily Feature

posted on by Wonhee Cho
Episodes for previous Daily series now cost coins to unlock, or can sometimes be unlocked with ads

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Image via WEBTOON's website

WEBTOON has recently quietly discontinued its popular Daily feature. Readers recently noticed that episodes (chapters) previously available through Daily now require coins or sometimes viewing ads to unlock. Episodes from series that were previously available through Daily now cost three coins each.

Introduced in 2020, the Daily feature allowed s to unlock one episode per day from completed series, with access lasting 14 days. The feature expanded to some ongoing titles in 2022. The feature was widely used to sample series without spending coins.

Ad es remain available for some series, but episodes unlocked that way expire after three days. Fast continues to offer early access to new chapters without expiration, but requires coins to unlock.

ANN reached out to WEBTOON Entertainment to ask why the Daily feature was removed, and received a reply with the same message as a "Notice to s" that s within the app can access:

"WEBTOON will no longer offer the Daily feature as of 5/29.

We're expanding new ways to access episodes of entire series. Readers now have two ways to enjoy their favorite titles beyond Fast : Watch ads to unlock select episodes for free, or use Coins to unlock entire series at once.

No more waiting until the next day to read the next episode. Our paid experiences continue to the work of our valued creators, and we thank our readers for their continued ."

Source: E-mail correspondence


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