Comparison

MuseDrops vs Scrolio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MuseDrops

Features
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YOUR STREAM. YOUR CURIOSITY. A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME. MuseDrops delivers short, beautifully crafted audio drops built with AI around the topics you actually care about. Science, psychology, history, culture, ideas. No scrolling. No hosts padding for time. Just a personal audio stream that gets smarter the more you listen. WHAT'S A DROP A 3-5 minute audio piece on a single fascinating idea - produced with a distinct voice and perspective. Like stumbling on a hidden gem of a podcast episode, except it found you. HOW IT WORKS Open the app. MuseDrops instantly starts streaming a personalized sequence of Drops, learning from what you listen to, skip, and save. The more you use it, the better it knows you - and the more it surprises you. WHO IT'S FOR - Curious people who want more than background noise - Podcast lovers frustrated by hour-long episodes for 5 minutes of substance - Commuters, walkers, and kitchen dwellers who want to feed their mind without staring at a screen - Anyone who's ever paused mid-walk because something they just heard changed how they see the world Musedrops is in early stage. We'd love hearing from you about what could be improved.

About

Scrolio

Discover a curated feed of short, true stories based on your chosen interests. Each story is designed to be read in about a minute, offering engaging content to learn from and share. Expand your knowledge on topics from space to art with daily updates.

Highlights
  • Curated feed of short true stories
  • Interest-based content selection
  • Stories readable in about a minute
  • Option to explore stories further
  • Daily new story updates
  • Focus on factual and shareable content
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HOW IT WORKS Pick what you love. Scrolio shows you a few subjects at a time: Love it, Curious, or Not for me. Five loves is all it takes to get started. Swipe up for the next story. Swipe right to read it. Every story is told page by page, with the people, the timelines and the numbers that make it real. The more you read, the better it gets. What you open, finish and skip teaches Scrolio what to show you next. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT Whole stories, not trivia. Each one takes you from the hook to why it matters. Made around you. Your feed follows the things you love, not a trend. Something to say. Walk away with stories people actually want to hear. Less junk. More things worth knowing. COLLECTIONS Every subject you read becomes a collection: what you have read, and what comes next. Favorite the ones you care about and they stay at the top. Get suggestions built around the things you love. SCROLIO PRO Read a few stories every day. Scrolio Pro unlocks unlimited stories and every collection, with a 3 day trial for new subscribers. It is $39.99 per year, billed to your Apple Account, and renews until you cancel. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Prices may differ by country or region. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scrol.io/privacy Questions or ideas? Email hello@scrol.io.

Screenshots

MuseDrops4 screens
Scrolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MuseDrops at none against Scrolio's 1. Scrolio's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scrolio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. MuseDrops asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MuseDrops ships an update every 3 weeks, Scrolio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MuseDrops versus Scrolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuseDropsScrolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperImagio LLCE12 Labs

In-app purchases

None

MuseDrops

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scrolio

Subscriptions1
  • Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is MuseDrops free?
MuseDrops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrolio free?
Scrolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MuseDrops or Scrolio have ads?
MuseDrops shows ads; Scrolio does not.
Which is updated more often, MuseDrops or Scrolio?
MuseDrops ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scrolio every 3 days. Most recently, MuseDrops was updated on October 13, 2026 and Scrolio on October 25, 2026.

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