# Wanderly Stories vs toongether

The clearest difference is ads: Wanderly Stories at none against toongether's shown. Wanderly Stories also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). toongether's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 12). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Wanderly Stories sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months and toongether sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Wanderly Stories holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: toongether has 3.8K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Wanderly Stories's written reviews are positive against 83% of toongether's.

Wanderly Stories ships an update every 2 months, toongether every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Wanderly Stories | toongether |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (12 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wanderly-stories/id6475022201/reviews)** | [4.7 (3.8K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toongether-create-comics/id6477574778/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 12 | **3.8K** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 82.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 55 MB | 63 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Running Towards XYZ LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1721012992) | [Kartoon](https://appshunter.io/developer/1706844678) |

## What reviewers say

### Wanderly Stories

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wanderly-stories/id6475022201)

Create personalized, interactive bedtime stories where children are the heroes. These choose-your-own-adventure tales help kids develop emotional skills, build confidence, and navigate real-world situations through engaging narratives. Stories can be printed into beautiful keepsake books.

**Highlights:** Personalized choose-your-own-adventure stories, Social emotional learning focus, Customizable characters, 5 reading levels, Printable keepsake books, Expert-developed content

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | $44.99 | per 3 months |
| Annual | $134.99 | per year |


### toongether

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toongether-create-comics/id6477574778)

Create and read fantasy comic stories, inspired by popular magical and mystery series. Build your own worlds, characters, and plots panel by panel. Collaborate with others by remixing existing panels or developing full comic series.

**Highlights:** Create manga/manhwa inspired stories, Build magic academies and mysterious worlds, Remix panels and publish your own take, Develop serialized comic story series, World-building playground with characters and locations, No drawing skills required

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (14)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| toonpass standard monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| toonpass plus monthly | $19.99 | per month |
| toonpass max monthly | $39.99 | per month |
| toonpass plus monthly  LEGACY | $39.99 | per month |
| toonpass standard yearly | $89.99 | per year |
| toonpass plus yearly | $359.99 | per year |
| credits pack 1 | $1.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 2 | $4.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 3 | $9.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 3 | $14.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 4 | $19.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 5 | $29.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 6 | $49.99 | one-time |
| credits pack 4 | $49.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fun and engaging
- 💡 Helpful for non-artists
- 🤗 Great community

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Limited character/background options
- 🎨 Lack of customization
- 🔍 Difficulty finding right assets

**Reported bugs**

- Unable to add characters to stories
- Zooming issues
- Requests for custom characters not working
- Crashes and freezing

**Requested features**

- Add search bar
- Allow custom character/background creation
- Improve character pose options
- Add more text/speech bubble styles
- Implement voting/commenting system


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Wanderly Stories free?

Wanderly Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is toongether free?

toongether is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Wanderly Stories or toongether?

Wanderly Stories is rated higher. Wanderly Stories averages 4.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while toongether averages 4.7 from 3.8K ratings.

### Do Wanderly Stories or toongether have ads?

toongether shows ads; Wanderly Stories does not.

### Which is updated more often, Wanderly Stories or toongether?

Wanderly Stories ships an update every 2 months, and toongether every 3 days. Most recently, Wanderly Stories was updated on September 3, 2026 and toongether on September 27, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*