Comparison

OONI Probe vs Wave Machine

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

Head to head
About

OONI Probe

This app helps you detect internet censorship and surveillance systems by examining website and app blocking. It also measures your network's speed and performance, providing data that can serve as evidence of interference. All collected data is published openly to promote transparency.

Highlights
  • Examine website and app blocking
  • Measure network speed and performance
  • Detect censorship and surveillance systems
  • Collect evidence of internet censorship
  • Publish open network measurement data
  • Free and open source software
Features
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Are websites and social media apps blocked? Is your network unusually slow? Run OONI Probe to find out! With this app, you will examine the blocking of websites and instant messaging apps, measure your network's speed and performance, and check whether systems that could be responsible for censorship and surveillance are in your network. OONI Probe is developed by the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), a free software project (under The Tor Project) that aims to uncover internet censorship around the world. Since 2012, OONI’s global community has collected millions of network measurements from more than 200 countries, shedding light on multiple cases of network interference. ▶ Collect evidence of internet censorship You can check whether and how websites and instant messaging apps are blocked. The network measurement data you will collect may serve as evidence of internet censorship. ▶ Detect systems responsible for censorship and surveillance OONI Probe tests are also designed to uncover the presence of systems (middleboxes) that could be responsible for censorship and surveillance. ▶ Measure the speed and performance of your network You can measure the speed and performance of your network by running OONI's implementation of the Network Diagnostic Test (NDT). You can also measure video streaming performance with the Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) test. ▶ Open data OONI publishes network measurement data because open data allows third parties to verify OONI findings, conduct independent studies, and answer other research questions. Openly publishing OONI data also helps increase transparency of internet censorship around the world. You can explore and download OONI data here: https://ooni.io/data/ ▶ Free software All OONI Probe tests (including our NDT and DASH implementations), are based on free and open source software. You can find OONI software projects on GitHub: https://github.com/ooni. Curious to learn how OONI Probe tests work? Learn more: https://ooni.io/nettest/ To receive updates from the OONI-verse, follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory

About

Wave Machine

Manage your Remnawave panel remotely with this app. Monitor users, servers, and traffic, control connections, and track expenses. Receive instant notifications for critical events.

Highlights
  • Real-time dashboard monitoring
  • User management and limits
  • Server and node status control
  • Connection profile setup
  • Traffic and bandwidth charts
  • SSH terminal access
  • Expense tracking for hosting
Features
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RW Admin lets you manage your Remnawave panel from anywhere. Simple, fast, and always at your fingertips. DASHBOARD See what's happening right now — active users, speeds, traffic, and server health — all on one screen. USERS Find any user in seconds. Change their status, set traffic limits, manage subscription dates, and restrict the number of devices. Everything you need in a clean, searchable list. SERVERS & NODES Check the status of every node at a glance. Restart, enable, or disable them with a tap. See hardware info, traffic stats, and uptime without opening a browser. HOSTS Set up and edit connection profiles — addresses, security settings, protocols — right from your phone. CHARTS & STATS Interactive charts for traffic, bandwidth, and request history. See which nodes handle the most load and where your users connect from on a map. SSH TERMINAL Connect to any server directly from the app. Save your credentials securely and keep command shortcuts for tasks you run often. EXPENSE TRACKING Keep track of hosting payments — who you pay, when it's due, and how much you've spent. Never miss a billing date. NOTIFICATIONS Get alerts when something needs your attention — a user expired, a node went offline, or a payment is coming up. Choose exactly which events you want to hear about. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Glance at your key numbers without opening the app. Small, medium, and large widgets available. SECURITY Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID. Your credentials are stored securely in the system Keychain. Simple interface. Powerful features. Built for people who run Remnawave. Apple Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OONI Probe4 screens
Wave Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wave Machine at 5.0 against OONI Probe's 4.5. Wave Machine also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). OONI Probe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (88 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Wave Machine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OONI Probe has 88 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OONI Probe ships an update every 2 months, Wave Machine weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OONI Probe versus Wave Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOONI ProbeWave Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (88 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings88 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Tor ProjectECOCAPS LLC

Customer experience

OONI Probe

All ratings88 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative29.0%

Wave Machine

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OONI Probe

No in-app purchases

None

Wave Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OONI Probe free?
OONI Probe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wave Machine free?
Wave Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OONI Probe or Wave Machine?
Wave Machine is rated higher. OONI Probe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Wave Machine averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do OONI Probe or Wave Machine have ads?
Wave Machine shows ads; OONI Probe does not.
Which is updated more often, OONI Probe or Wave Machine?
OONI Probe ships an update every 2 months, and Wave Machine weekly. Most recently, OONI Probe was updated on October 3, 2026 and Wave Machine on September 23, 2026.

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