Comparison

Th3rdwave vs Dr. Thump Pro

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

Head to head
About

Th3rdwave

Discover and find coffee shops with this comprehensive directory and community app. Track visited locations, save favorites, and manage loyalty cards. Explore new brews with a premium subscription service.

Highlights
  • Discover new and trendy cafes
  • Search over 5,000 cafes worldwide
  • Advanced search filters
  • Track visited places and favorites
  • Manage loyalty cards and rewards
  • Premium monthly coffee subscription
Features
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Whether you’re on-the-go or at home, Th3rdwave is your companion and guide for great coffee. With over 100,000 users, Th3rdwave is the largest coffee app in Canada helping people discover, find and enjoy coffee. DISCOVER NEW CAFÉS Explore new, trendy and hidden neighborhood cafés in your city using our map. FIND THE RIGHT CAFÉS Search over 5,000 cafés across Canada and major cities around the world using our advanced filters — like outstanding filter brewing, multi-roaster offering, laptop-friendly, and more. YOUR COFFEE BOOK Track the places you’ve visited, save your favorites and create personalized lists. COLLECT YOUR LOYALTY CARDS Keep your loyalty cards and rewards all in-one-place. Collect stamps every time you order coffee and earn free coffee. Our loyalty platform is offered for free to all independent cafés. Whether visiting a coffee shop or buying from a local roaster, there’s something out there for every coffee lover. Let Th3rdwave help you find the right coffee for your mood. The app provides you free access to our coffee directory. Th3rdwave is built on the idea that coffee should be accessible, and through accessibility new opportunities can emerge for coffee lovers and artisans. BREW NEW COFFEES EVERY MONTH [PREMIUM SERVICE] Members enjoy a variety of new coffees every month. Coffee are curated based on their taste profile. Coffees are sourced from small local roasters. Delivered freshly-roasted every month. Our subscription service is currently only available in Canada.

About

Dr. Thump Pro

This app analyzes the sound of thumping a watermelon, combined with its size, to predict its sweetness level on a brix scale. It aims to help users select quality watermelons and avoid bitter ones before purchasing.

Highlights
  • Predicts watermelon sweetness
  • Uses sound and size analysis
  • Displays sweetness on brix scale
  • Helps avoid bitter watermelons
  • Includes tutorial video
Features
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How many times have you gone to the store, selected a watermelon, and then taken it home only to find out it was not very good? Dr. Thump Pro is an app that has been developed after years of research to take the randomness out of the process of selecting a quality watermelon of any type. By using the sound made from thumping a watermelon along with its general size, the app can predict the general level of sweetness or bitterness of the watermelon before purchase. When using the app, the sweetness or bitterness of the watermelon will be displayed using a brix scale, which is designed to measure the sugar content in fruit juices. The lower the number, the more bitter the watermelon. The higher the number, the sweeter and less bitter. A typical watermelon is a 7 on this scale. Ideally, you are looking for values of 8 and above. For anything less than a 7, we recommend putting it back as it will be bitter tasting. When using the app, watermelons can be situated in a bin or removed and tested in isolation. When thumping, you can use your knuckles or fist. For a lot of testing to save your knuckles, we recommend something hard and solid, such as a cue ball or hard plastic disk (as in a caster wheel). Whatever the object, it should not make a noise itself—such as a ringing or clanking sound—after you thump the watermelon. A tutorial video on using this app can be found here: https://youtu.be/L7y10r6bS0Q. This video can also be accessed anytime through the tutorial option in the settings menu.

Screenshots

Th3rdwave4 screens
Dr. Thump Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Th3rdwave at Free against Dr. Thump Pro's $1.99. Th3rdwave also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 4). Dr. Thump Pro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Th3rdwave is free to download; Dr. Thump Pro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dr. Thump Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Th3rdwave has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Th3rdwave's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dr. Thump Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Th3rdwave ships an update every 3 weeks, Dr. Thump Pro every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Th3rdwave versus Dr. Thump Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTh3rdwaveDr. Thump Pro
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (30 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReseau Social Walkin Inc.Kevin Cornelius

Customer experience

Th3rdwave

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative15.5%

Dr. Thump Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Th3rdwave

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cannot log back in after logout
  • No coffee shops available in user's city
  • Map function not working
  • Order button location inconsistent
  • Location services inaccurate
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  • Loading screen issues
  • Technical problems and bugs
  • Slow chat communication

Requested features

8 requests
  • Color-coded map for visited places
  • Search for boroughs
  • Filter for '3rd wave' cafes
  • Add rating on map
  • Consistent location for 'Order' button
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  • Show reason for unavailable ordering
  • Edit posts after publishing
  • More intuitive loyalty card interaction

Dr. Thump Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Th3rdwave

No in-app purchases

None

Dr. Thump Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Th3rdwave free?
Th3rdwave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dr. Thump Pro free?
Dr. Thump Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Th3rdwave or Dr. Thump Pro?
Dr. Thump Pro is rated higher. Th3rdwave averages 4.6 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Dr. Thump Pro averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Th3rdwave or Dr. Thump Pro have ads?
Neither Th3rdwave nor Dr. Thump Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Th3rdwave or Dr. Thump Pro?
Th3rdwave ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dr. Thump Pro every 39 months. Most recently, Th3rdwave was updated on October 20, 2026 and Dr. Thump Pro on October 22, 2026.

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