Brunch Story

Free plan

What the maker publishes

Blog analytics

Yes source

Built-in memberships

Yes source

Creator support

Selected Brunch writers can enable reader support comments that include a contribution amount; proceeds are paid through Kakao’s Creator Settlement Center. source

Cross-device publishing

Authors can publish and edit posts from a PC or mobile app. source

Customer support

The Brunch site lists Kakao customer support at 1577-3754 and [email protected]. source

Discovery

The app lets readers search for writings, works, and authors and receive recommendations matched to their interests. source

Founded

2015 source

Free plan

Yes source

Headquarters

Jeju-si, Jeju-do, South Korea source

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. source

Optional permissions

The app listing says notifications, photos, camera, and microphone permissions are optional and the app can be used without granting them. source

Platforms

Brunch’s site links to Android and iPhone downloads, and says the service is optimized for modern browsers. source

Purpose

Brunch describes itself as a space where writing becomes art, where readers can discover works and writers can publish their stories. source

Reading tools

Readers can track daily reading time with Live Reading and save thoughts and sentences in Reading Notes. source

Post scheduling

Yes source

Security

Kakao says it encrypts personal information in transit and encrypts important information such as passwords at rest. source

Subscriptions

Readers can subscribe to works and authors and collect subscribed items in one place. source

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. source

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. source

Theme customization

basic source

Writing editor

The author editor supports text styling, cover customization, image layout, photo filters, video, and KakaoTalk stickers. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 11 Oct 2026.