Save The Waves vs Helium Wallet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Save The Waves
Report coastal threats like pollution and illegal development by snapping geotagged photos. This data is shared with environmental organizations and agencies to help protect surf ecosystems globally. Empower local communities to become active stewards of coastal environments.
- Report coastal threats
- Geotagged photo submission
- Data sharing with agencies
- Community empowerment
- Surf ecosystem protection
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The Save The Waves Mobile App crowdsources data from coastal users who identify key coastal threats like illegal development, plastic pollution and poor water quality. Using smartphone technology, users snap a photo of the impacted site that is geotagged by the phone’s GPS. This data is shared with on-the-ground practitioners, coastal agencies, and protected area managers in our coalition. With our larger community, we can identify and reduce threats in surf ecosystems across the globe, empowering our local communities to be active stewards in the protection of surf ecosystems.
Helium Wallet
Manage your Helium blockchain accounts, send and receive HNT tokens, and organize frequently used addresses. This app provides a secure and convenient way to interact with the Helium network.
- Manage multiple Helium accounts
- Send and receive HNT
- Address Book for saved addresses
- Interact with Helium Blockchain
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Use the Helium Wallet to manage multiple accounts on the Helium Blockchain, send and receive HNT, save your most-used Helium Addresses in an Address Book, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Save The Waves at 5.0 against Helium Wallet's 2.5. Helium Wallet's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (355 vs 16). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Save The Waves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Helium Wallet has 355 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Save The Waves ships an update every 5 months, Helium Wallet every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Save The Waves | Helium Wallet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | 2.5 (355 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 355 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Save The Waves Coalition | Nova Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
Save The Waves
Helium Wallet
Bugs and requests
Save The Waves
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Helium Wallet
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to pair with Ledger
- Crashes when trying to claim rewards
- Balances not updating correctly
- Transactions failing due to insufficient funds error
Requested features
3 requests- Add credit/debit card option to add funds
- Improve Ledger support
- Provide more transparency around hotspot location and earnings
In-app purchases
Save The Waves
No in-app purchases
Helium Wallet
No in-app purchases
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