River Comics vs Story Waves
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
River Comics
Explore a vast library of free online comics with added sound and motion features for an immersive reading experience. Discover new genres and enjoy unlimited access to digital motion comics that bring stories to life.
- Unlimited comic access
- Motion and sound features
- Extensive library with multiple genres
- Hundreds of free digital motion comics
- Available in multiple languages
- First episode of every comic is free
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Calling all comic lovers! Whether you are a Sci-Fi fan, an Ancient History enthusiast, or you simply love to binge on comics, there is always something for everyone at River Comics! River Comics is an innovative entertainment company, which offers readers a unique comic reading experience like no other. We offer a treasury of FREE online comics with added sound and motion features, and breath-taking art, which brings the comic to life, right before your very eyes! On our app, you will be able to experience UNLIMITED comics, a variety of genres, and multiple added features such as language selection and a whole lot more. Why Choose River Comics? Experience Motion Comics Like Never Before Browse Through an Extensive Library with Multiple Genres Available on Multiple Languages 100s of Free Digital Motion Comics Step into the world of River Comics and discover a brand new way to enjoy comics. Download the app for free right away. P.S- The first episode of every comic is free! You can thank us later! Terms of use:https://www.rivercomics.com/tos-3/ Privacy policy: https://www.rivercomics.com/privacy-policy-2/
Story Waves
Experience a new way to enjoy classic tales with original artwork and rewritten narratives. Create playlists, favorite stories, and even translate albums into different languages. New content is released monthly, keeping the spirit of oral tradition alive.
- Rewritten classic stories
- Original artwork
- Create playlists
- Favorite stories
- Multi-language support
- Monthly new content
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Story Waves vision is to create a platform for sharing the rich stories of our collective past and bring them to a younger generation who can experience them in a new way by keeping the spirit of oral tradition alive. Story Waves listeners will experience a catalogue of old-world stories that our creative writers have rewritten with their own personal expression. We will also showcase beautiful original artwork that features the main characters of these stories on the platform. Subscribers can create playlists, add albums and stories to their favorites(Library). Subscribers have the luxury to modify languages for an album to experience stories in multiple languages. Currently the languages supported are English and Telugu with support for Hindi, Tamil languages to be released by end of the year. Story Waves will be releasing content new content every month and subscribers can enjoy listening to amazing stories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Story Waves at 100% against River Comics's 0%. Story Waves also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). River Comics's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. River Comics sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Story Waves sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Story Waves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of River Comics's written reviews are positive against 100% of Story Waves's.
River Comics ships an update every 2 weeks, Story Waves every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | River Comics | Story Waves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIVER COMICS LLC | Story Waves Corp |
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In-app purchases
River Comics
- River comics annually 3$9.991 Year
- Annually 1 device&1 Month Free$11.991 Year
- Annually 1 device$11.991 Year
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- River comics annually 1 device$14.991 Year
- Annually 2 devices$23.491 Year
- Annually 2 device&1 Month Free$23.991 Year
- River comics annually 2 device$24.991 Year
- River comics annually 4 device$34.991 Year
- Annually 4 device&1 Month Free$35.991 Year
- Annually 4 devices$35.991 Year
Story Waves
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$4.491 Month
- Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
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- Half Yearly Subscription$24.996 Months
- Annual Subscription$41.991 Year
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