ScrollWave vs Minkly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScrollWave
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ScrollWave is a serialized reading and listening app for people who want stories in episodes. Create your own books, listen to them episode by episode, read along with the full text, and continue right where you left off. ScrollWave is built for stories that fit into real life: short sessions, longer listening, and easy progress across every book. With ScrollWave, you can: • Create your own serialized books • Listen to episode-based audio • Read the text version of each episode • Resume from your last listening position • Track progress across your library • Browse available books and continue unfinished stories • Keep your created books organized in one place • Use credits to unlock listening when available ScrollWave combines the feel of audiobooks, episodic storytelling, and a personal library in one simple experience. Start a book, follow the story in audio or text, and come back whenever you are ready for the next episode.
Minkly
Discover and read serialized web novels across various genres, or publish your own stories. Automatically converts written chapters to audio upon release, allowing seamless switching between reading and listening.
- Read web novels
- Publish your own stories
- Automatic audio chapter generation
- Switch between reading and listening
- Multiple genres available
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Minkly is a home for web novels and serialized fiction. Read stories across fantasy, sci-fi, romance, horror, mystery, thriller, and slice-of-life, or publish your own work and reach readers worldwide. Every chapter is automatically turned into audio the moment it goes live, so you can switch between reading and listening whenever it suits you, and authors reach audio-first readers without a separate production.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Minkly at 16.4 against ScrollWave's 18.6. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScrollWave ships an update fortnightly, Minkly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 30, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScrollWave | Minkly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alexander Biskaev | MINKLY LLC |
In-app purchases
ScrollWave
No in-app purchases
Minkly
No in-app purchases





