Comparison

WAVE Mobile Communicator vs PenPoint

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

Head to head
About

WAVE Mobile Communicator

This app transforms your device into a secure broadband push-to-talk handset for unified workgroup communications. It offers voice, text, location, and presence features, integrating with land mobile radio systems for seamless team collaboration.

Highlights
  • Broadband push-to-talk
  • Secure voice and text messaging
  • Location and presence information
  • Group and private calls
  • Land mobile radio integration
  • AES256 encryption
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WAVE Mobile Communicator by Motorola Solutions turns your device into a broadband push-to-talk (PTT) handset for fully secure, unified workgroup communications anywhere you have a network connection. WAVE is the industry's most powerful and flexible work group communication tool for secure PTT on the go. WAVE transforms smartphones, tablets and PCs into team communication tools and integrates with land mobile radio (LMR) to provide unified voice, text messaging, location and presence in a single application. • Broadband network agnostic • AES256 encryption of all communications • Group calls for secure one-to-many communications • Private calls for secure one-to-one communications • Group and Private text messaging • Presence & location information • Emergency Support • Remote PTT accessories for most devices (Bluetooth low energy, wired headsets, badge microphones) WAVE Mobile Communicator This app is utilized on WAVE Tactical System which is Motorola's highly scalable (up to 5,000 active users), feature rich, enterprise grade PTT solution. WAVE Tactical enables full interoperability between different radio systems and extends the reach of these systems using any combination of broadband networks and devices. Radio Integrations: • Motorola Solutions ASTRO 25 with wireline interface • Motorola Solutions DIMETRA with wireline interface • Motorola ASTRO 25 and TETRA with MOTOBRIDGE wireless interface • Motorola MOTOTRBO with wireline interface Other vendor P25 and non-P25 systems with MOTOBRIDGE wireless interface Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. By downloading our app, you agree to the End User Licensing Agreement and can download here: http://www.motorolasolutions.com/content/dam/msi/docs/products/voice-applications/wave/wave-end-user-license-agreement.pdf

About

PenPoint

This app provides secure mobile access to communications surveillance data for law enforcement investigations. It helps users understand target locations by mapping cellular tower sectors and ping services.

Highlights
  • Secure mobile access to surveillance data
  • Mapping of cellular tower sectors
  • Precision location ping services
  • Analysis of target location patterns
  • Support for law enforcement investigations
Features
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PenPoint works with PenLink’s on-premise software, PLX, to conduct lawful communications surveillance operations in support of law enforcement investigations. PenPoint provides secure mobile access to communications surveillance data collected and stored by a PLX system. Specifically and primarily, PenPoint helps mobile users understand the probable whereabouts and location patterns of targets by mapping cellular tower sectors and precision location ping services offered by several mobile carriers.

Screenshots

WAVE Mobile Communicator4 screens
PenPoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PenPoint at 100% against WAVE Mobile Communicator's 26%. PenPoint also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). WAVE Mobile Communicator's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PenPoint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAVE Mobile Communicator has 40 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of WAVE Mobile Communicator's written reviews are positive against 100% of PenPoint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WAVE Mobile Communicator versus PenPoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWAVE Mobile CommunicatorPenPoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (40 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.6 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB461 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotorola Solutions, IncPen-Link, Ltd.

Customer experience

WAVE Mobile Communicator

All ratings40 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative42.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive25.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative63.0%

PenPoint

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WAVE Mobile Communicator

No in-app purchases

None

PenPoint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WAVE Mobile Communicator free?
WAVE Mobile Communicator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PenPoint free?
PenPoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WAVE Mobile Communicator or PenPoint?
PenPoint is rated higher. WAVE Mobile Communicator averages 3.0 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while PenPoint averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do WAVE Mobile Communicator or PenPoint have ads?
Neither WAVE Mobile Communicator nor PenPoint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WAVE Mobile Communicator or PenPoint?
WAVE Mobile Communicator ships an update every 2 months, and PenPoint every 2 months. Most recently, WAVE Mobile Communicator was updated on October 8, 2026 and PenPoint on October 3, 2026.

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