Comparison

ScrollWave vs Storywave Audiobooks

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

Head to head
About

ScrollWave

Features
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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.

About

Storywave Audiobooks

Features
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Turn an idea into a narrated audiobook with Storywave. Build a private creative studio with characters, worlds, and story direction, then listen as your story becomes a finished book. Discover audiobooks from the community, or create something entirely your own. Review each story before you share it, keep private drafts private, and pick up listening anywhere with synced progress. Storywave gives you: • A guided creation flow for turning a premise into a story • Character and world memory for more consistent series • Original covers, chapters, and narrated audio • A growing library of community audiobooks • Sleep timer, playback progress, and offline listening • Optional public sharing with a dedicated listening link AI-generated material can be surprising, so review your book before publishing. Storywave is a place to make room for stories, one listen at a time.

Screenshots

ScrollWave3 screens
Storywave Audiobooks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Storywave Audiobooks at daily against ScrollWave's fortnightly. Storywave Audiobooks also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScrollWave ships an update fortnightly, Storywave Audiobooks daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
ScrollWave versus Storywave Audiobooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScrollWaveStorywave Audiobooks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB48 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAlexander BiskaevFerdinand Loesch

In-app purchases

None

ScrollWave

No in-app purchases

None

Storywave Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScrollWave free?
ScrollWave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Storywave Audiobooks free?
Storywave Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScrollWave or Storywave Audiobooks have ads?
Neither ScrollWave nor Storywave Audiobooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScrollWave or Storywave Audiobooks?
ScrollWave ships an update fortnightly, and Storywave Audiobooks daily. Most recently, ScrollWave was updated on October 25, 2026 and Storywave Audiobooks on October 29, 2026.

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