Anyview vs Storywave Audiobooks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anyview
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Comics and books in one app. Free, with no ads. Open archives without unzipping, and read books on a server without downloading. Start on your iPhone and pick up where you left off on your iPad or Mac. ■ FREE, ALWAYS · Every feature is free. Nothing is locked · No ads, no subscription, no trial period · No in-app purchases of any kind ■ FORMATS · Archives — zip, cbz, rar, cbr, 7z, cb7, tar, cbt · Images — png, jpg, gif, webp, heic and more · E-books — epub, mobi, azw3, fb2 · Text — txt, html · Documents — pdf, hwp, hwpx ■ READING COMICS · Page turn — Page Curl, Slide, Instant, or Continuous Scroll · Left-to-right or right-to-left reading · Two pages, split wide pages, trim edges · Invert colors · Auto-Turn at an interval you choose · Carry on into the next volume when one ends ■ READING TEXT · Three themes (White, Ivory, Night) with Light, Dark or Match Screen Mode · Adjust typeface, text size, line, letter and word spacing, and side margins · Add your own font files · Auto-format paragraphs in text with broken line breaks · Contents, bookmarks, and search within the book (with recent searches) · Jump back with ↶ after moving by contents or search ■ READ ALOUD (TTS) · Text is read aloud · Speed from 0.5x to 2x · Sleep timer — 15, 30 or 60 minutes · Keeps reading with the screen off or in another app, with Lock Screen controls ■ ADDING FILES · Wi-Fi Transfer — open the address shown on screen in your computer's browser and drop files in. No cable needed · Files app, share sheet from other apps, or paste · Drag and drop on iPad ■ BOOK SERVERS · Connect to OPDS, SMB, WebDAV and FTP servers · Tap a book to read it right away, without downloading · Save books to your library, or a whole folder at once ■ HIDDEN FOLDER · Hide books and folders you would rather not show, and bring them back with Face ID ■ WHERE YOU LEFT OFF · Every book reopens at the page you stopped on · Syncs your place across your iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud ■ NO ACCOUNT, NOTHING COLLECTED · No sign-up · Your books stay on your device. Nothing is collected · Works without an internet connection (Wi-Fi Transfer stays within your own network, and book servers are only the ones you add)
Storywave Audiobooks
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Storywave Audiobooks at daily against Anyview's every 9 days. Storywave Audiobooks also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Anyview ships an update every 9 days, Storywave Audiobooks daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anyview | Storywave Audiobooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jaehyun Shin | Ferdinand Loesch |
In-app purchases
Anyview
No in-app purchases
Storywave Audiobooks
No in-app purchases









