Arwy is a social reading app: you read and write books, and meet the people reading the same ones. To get going, you just need an account. Let's walk through it gently.
Tip: there's no big tutorial to sit through. Arwy sets you free on first open — exploring is part of the fun. This guide is just here if you want a friendly hand.
The sign-in screen
When you first open Arwy, you'll land on a clean sign-in screen. A couple of nice touches you can use right away:
- Light/dark toggle — tap the little moon to switch to dark mode (or the sun to come back to light). The logo even adapts to your choice. Arwy feels like yours before you've even logged in.
- Language picker — pick from 12 languages. The whole app follows your choice.
- Help button — even if you can't get in, the help icon lets you reach us directly.
Creating your account
You can sign up two ways:
- Email & password — the classic. You'll verify your email and you're in.
- Google — one tap, no password to remember. (You can add a password later if you'd like to also sign in with email.)
Forgot your password down the line? There's recovery right on the sign-in screen — and it works even if you never added a phone number.
Completing your profile
After signing up, you'll fill in a few basics — your name and username, and some details that help Arwy match you well. Don't worry about getting everything perfect; you can edit it all later in Settings. If you accidentally tap back partway through, your progress isn't lost — you just step back one screen.
Your first five minutes on Arwy
Once you're in, here's a lovely way to start:
- Open a book from Discover or your home feed and read a chapter. (See the Reader guide.)
- Watch for a match — just by reading, Arwy may connect you with someone on the same page.
- Follow a few authors or readers whose taste you like, to bring your home feed to life.
- Add a photo and a line of bio — profiles with personality get more follows and matches.
- Try the Swipe page to go looking for readers like you. (See the Match guide.)
Where to go from here
That's it — you're set up and ready. The rest of this series walks through every screen in detail: the Home screen, Discover & Search, the Reader, Match & Swipe, Writing, your Profile, Libraries, Messages, Notifications, and Settings. And if you're curious why Arwy exists at all, read why we built it.
Welcome aboard. We'll see you on the same page.
Ready to begin? Get Arwy on Google Play.