Wave Cloud Phone vs Verkada Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wave Cloud Phone
This app allows you to make and receive calls using your Wave voice service number on your mobile device. It offers features like simultaneous ringing, conference calls, voicemail, and contact syncing. Calls made via Wi-Fi can help avoid roaming and cellular charges.
- Make and receive calls on mobile
- Simultaneous ringing across devices
- 3-way conference and call transfer
- Voicemail alerts and retrieval
- Contact synchronization
- Wi-Fi calling to avoid charges
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Stay connected while on the go. The Wave calling app extends the reach of your Wave voice services while using your favorite handheld device. Features included: • Make and Receive calls on your mobile phone or tablet using your Wave-provided number • Simultaneously rings across all devices including connected smart phones and tablets • Enjoy calling features such as 3 way conference and Call Transfer • Voicemail alerts and Message retrieval • Sync your contacts across multiple devices • Make Calls via Wi-Fi that avoid roaming and cellular call plan charges Wave Business customers can also add Presence, Chat, SMS and conferencing features to enable a more comprehensive communications solution. IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ: • You must be a Wave phone customer to use this app. Please call Wave to subscribe: Residential customers: 855-971-1252 Business customers: 844-910-8519 • Requires WiFi or 4G/5G access. Use of these services may incur additional charges. • THIS APP DOES NOT MAKE EMERGENCY 911 CALLS. It will automatically switch to your 4G/5G cellular network to complete a call to 911. About Wave: Wave is a leading provider of fiber internet, voice, and video services on the West Coast. For more information, visit gowave.com or wavebusiness.com. Copyright: 2022 ©WaveDivision Holdings, LLC
Verkada Pass
This app acts as a digital keycard for seamless door access and a mobile intercom receiver. It allows users to unlock doors via Bluetooth and receive intercom calls remotely, providing enhanced security and flexibility.
- Digital keycard for door access
- Bluetooth unlocking
- Remote door unlocking
- Mobile intercom receiver
- Receive intercom calls on the go
- View context cameras during calls
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Meet Verkada Pass—your digital keycard and mobile intercom receiver. With Verkada Pass, you can easily access doors across your organizations and take calls from anywhere. Using the Verkada Pass Bluetooth credential, users can seamlessly unlock doors and access buildings. Users with remote unlock access can also instantly unlock doors remotely and view the doors they have access to. Organizations with Verkada Intercom can route intercom calls to Verkada Pass users. Receivers can take full frame, crystal clear calls on the go and view additional context cameras to see a complete picture of incoming calls. Together with Bluetooth unlock capabilities, the Verkada Pass app provides modern credentials, enhanced call receiving flexibility and seamless security in a simple mobile application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wave Cloud Phone at 3.5 against Verkada Pass's 2.7. Wave Cloud Phone also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). Verkada Pass's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (37% vs 15%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Wave Cloud Phone holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 80 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Wave Cloud Phone's written reviews are positive against 37% of Verkada Pass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Wave Cloud Phone ships an update every 5 months, Verkada Pass every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wave Cloud Phone | Verkada Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (45 ratings) — better | 2.7 (80 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 36.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 | 80 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 256 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RCN Telecom Services, LLC | Verkada Inc. |
Customer experience
Wave Cloud Phone
Verkada Pass
In-app purchases
Wave Cloud Phone
No in-app purchases
Verkada Pass
No in-app purchases









