TRBOnet Mobile vs WAVE PTX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TRBOnet Mobile
This app connects users to dispatchers and other users via Wi-Fi or cellular data, emulating console functionality. It supports voice and data communication, location tracking, and safety features for business operations.
- Group and private calls
- Emergency calls
- Location tracking on maps
- Safety features (Man Down, Shake to Alarm)
- Messaging and chat
- File transfer
- NFC tag reader
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WHEREVER YOU ARE - STAY CONNECTED! TRBOnet's Mobile iOS solution is an application that emulates the regular console and delivers the most important dispatch information to the user's iOS-based device. It helps to interact with 2-way radios, iOS devices and Dispatchers using voice and data via Wi-Fi or the Cellular Data network. The solution also enables personnel and vehicle location tracking on the mobile device. FEATURES: Group and private calls Full duplex private calls to PoC, TETRA users and dispatchers Emergency calls SIP dialer Safety features (Man Down detection, Shake to Alarm, No Movement) Call history and call recording, Request To Talk (Call Alert), Quick video and audio messages Messaging, group and private chats (message statuses, reply to and forward) File transfer, image preview Dispatcher intercom Online location and maps Job Ticketing NFC tag reader for indoor location tracking Support for Bluetooth accessories Redundant servers REQUIREMENTS TRBOnet Enterprise 5.2.5 or higher NOTE Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
WAVE PTX
This app enables secure, reliable push-to-talk communication across various networks and devices. It extends existing two-way radio services to broadband users, enhancing team productivity with instant messaging and multimedia sharing.
- Secure broadband PTT communication
- Carrier-independent network use
- Emergency calling
- Real-time streaming video
- Voice and text messaging
- User location tracking
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Take Push-To-Talk Further: Based on 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Mission Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT) standards, WAVE PTT provides fast, secure, reliable broadband PTT communication across any network, any device. Expand existing land mobile radio (LMR) service to include broadband users on the devices and networks they already have. Extend two-way radio push-to-talk communication to phones, tablets and PCs and increase team productivity with instant communication anywhere you have a network or Wi-Fi connection. • Carrier-independent, use any 3G/4G LTE, public Wi-Fi, or private data network connection • Emergency calling and other critical communications features • Real time streaming video • Voice messaging, pre-recorded or record-and-send • Group and private 1-1 PTT calls • Group and private 1-1 text messaging • Persistent threaded history of messages, texts, multimedia • Interoperability to LMR networks • Multimedia - share images, videos, or files • Locate and track users on a map WAVE PTT is not available for use by individual consumers. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WAVE PTX at 3.7 against TRBOnet Mobile's 3.0. WAVE PTX also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). TRBOnet Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 36%). On price, update cadence, 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 PTX holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAVE PTX has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of TRBOnet Mobile's written reviews are positive against 36% of WAVE PTX's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TRBOnet Mobile ships an update every 2 months, WAVE PTX every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TRBOnet Mobile | WAVE PTX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.7 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Neocom Software Corporation | Motorola Solutions, Inc |
Customer experience
TRBOnet Mobile
WAVE PTX
In-app purchases
TRBOnet Mobile
No in-app purchases
WAVE PTX
No in-app purchases
Questions
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