Comparison

WaveView Mobile vs Tapeless

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Live and recorded video viewing
  • Secure VMS connection
  • Multi-camera layouts
  • Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) control
  • Instant video recall
  • Video snapshot
Features
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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.

About

Tapeless

Features
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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.

Screenshots

WaveView Mobile4 screens
Tapeless4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tapeless sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WaveView Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
WaveView Mobile versus Tapeless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaveView MobileTapeless
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWavestore Global LimitedAlexander Bricken

In-app purchases

None

WaveView Mobile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tapeless

One-time1
  • Tapeless Unlimited$6.99

Questions

Is WaveView Mobile free?
WaveView Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tapeless free?
Tapeless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WaveView Mobile or Tapeless have ads?
Neither WaveView Mobile nor Tapeless shows ads.

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