WAVE Mobile Communicator vs CentralSquare Field Ops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
CentralSquare Field Ops
Access critical Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management System (RMS) data directly from your mobile device. Securely capture and upload information to case records, ensuring CJIS compliance with robust authentication and encryption.
- Real-time CAD data access
- Secure case record capture
- Information upload to case records
- Single sign-on for CAD/RMS
- CJIS compliant authentication
- Secure data encryption
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Field Ops brings some of the most important CAD and RMS features directly to your smartphone or tablet device including access to real-time CAD data and the ability to securely capture and upload to a case record. Users can quickly sign in to Field Ops using the same credentials they use to sign in to their CAD and/or RMS system. Users and system administrators can rest easy knowing that Field Ops contains all the necessary authentication and encryption requirements needed to meet CJIS compliance.
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Verdict
WAVE Mobile Communicator and CentralSquare Field Ops both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 26% of WAVE Mobile Communicator's written reviews are positive against 10% of CentralSquare Field Ops's. WAVE Mobile Communicator also leads on iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for WAVE Mobile Communicator against 3.0 for CentralSquare Field Ops. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of WAVE Mobile Communicator's written reviews are positive against 10% of CentralSquare Field Ops's.
WAVE Mobile Communicator ships an update every 2 months, CentralSquare Field Ops every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WAVE Mobile Communicator | CentralSquare Field Ops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (40 ratings) | 3.0 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.9% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Motorola Solutions, Inc | CentralSquare Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
WAVE Mobile Communicator
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In-app purchases
WAVE Mobile Communicator
No in-app purchases
CentralSquare Field Ops
No in-app purchases







