WaveView Mobile vs Tapeless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WaveView Mobile
Securely connect to your video management system to view live or recorded footage on your mobile device. Features include multi-camera layouts, PTZ control, and instant video recall.
- Live and recorded video viewing
- Secure VMS connection
- Multi-camera layouts
- Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) control
- Instant video recall
- Video snapshot
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WaveView Mobile allows authorized users to securely connect to their Wavestore Video Management Software (VMS) system to view live images or playback recorded video via a smartphone or tablet over their mobile network or WiFi connection. With organizations and businesses becoming increasingly concerned about the challenge of protecting confidential data, WaveView Mobile has been designed to provide verification via a Wavestore server’s public key that the person attempting to view the video is an authorized user. WaveView Mobile is packed with user friendly features such as the option to choose from different multi-camera layouts and full Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) control of cameras. Other features include: 'Time Jump' feature with instant video recall Full playback control functionality PTZ Preset and Tours control Quick camera select list Camera name search Video snapshot (save to camera roll) Full Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) gesture control Customizable layouts Camera titles on/of Dual-streaming support Privacy Mask support Please note that each WaveView Mobile connection is registered as an individual client connection on your Wavestore server or appliance. WaveView Mobile is compatible with all levels of Wavestore’s award winning VMS.
Tapeless
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That box of SD cards from your old camcorder? The .MOD files on them won't play on a modern phone — iPhones simply can't open them. Tapeless fixes that, entirely on your iPhone. Point it at your card (or AirDrop the files over) and Tapeless finds every clip, shows you real previews, and converts them to standard video that plays anywhere. Converted clips are saved straight into your Photos library — filed under the date you actually shot them, read from the camcorder's own sidecar files, so your 2007 beach trip lands in 2007. RETRO DATE STAMP Want the classic look? Burn the original date and time into the corner of the picture — white VCR lettering, just like the tapes you grew up with. MADE FOR OLD CAMCORDERS • Imports .MOD and .TOD files (JVC, Canon, Panasonic hard-disk and SD camcorders of the 2000s) • Keeps the original recording date and time, to the second • Smooths out the interlaced "comb" look from tube-TV-era video • Widescreen footage comes out at the correct shape, never stretched • Preview clips before converting — with scrubbing • Clear-the-card option after everything is safely in Photos PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your iPhone. Your footage never touches a server, and Tapeless collects no data at all. Your first conversions are free. One inexpensive purchase unlocks unlimited conversions forever — no subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WaveView Mobile at none against Tapeless's 1. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Tapeless sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WaveView Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | WaveView Mobile | Tapeless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wavestore Global Limited | Alexander Bricken |
In-app purchases
WaveView Mobile
No in-app purchases
Tapeless
- Tapeless Unlimited$6.99





