WAVE PTX vs Workcloud PTT Pro 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WAVE PTX
This app enables secure, reliable push-to-talk communication across various networks and devices. It extends existing two-way radio services to broadband users, enhancing team productivity with instant messaging and multimedia sharing.
- Secure broadband PTT communication
- Carrier-independent network use
- Emergency calling
- Real-time streaming video
- Voice and text messaging
- User location tracking
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Take Push-To-Talk Further: Based on 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Mission Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT) standards, WAVE PTT provides fast, secure, reliable broadband PTT communication across any network, any device. Expand existing land mobile radio (LMR) service to include broadband users on the devices and networks they already have. Extend two-way radio push-to-talk communication to phones, tablets and PCs and increase team productivity with instant communication anywhere you have a network or Wi-Fi connection. • Carrier-independent, use any 3G/4G LTE, public Wi-Fi, or private data network connection • Emergency calling and other critical communications features • Real time streaming video • Voice messaging, pre-recorded or record-and-send • Group and private 1-1 PTT calls • Group and private 1-1 text messaging • Persistent threaded history of messages, texts, multimedia • Interoperability to LMR networks • Multimedia - share images, videos, or files • Locate and track users on a map WAVE PTT is not available for use by individual consumers. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Workcloud PTT Pro 2
This business-focused application offers instant Push-To-Talk (PTT) communication over WiFi or cellular networks. It provides secure group messaging, alerting, priority calls, and presence display for enhanced workforce coordination. The service also includes outdoor location services with breadcrumb tracking.
- Instant Push-to-Talk (PTT)
- Secure Group Messaging
- Alerting and Priority Calls
- Presence Display
- Outdoor Location Services (GPS)
- Breadcrumb Tracking
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Zebra Technologies Workcloud Communication: Enterprise-Class PTT-Pro. The easy way to empower your workers with instant Push-To-Talk (PTT) over WiFi or Cellular networks. Zebra Workcloud Communication PTT Pro is a business-oriented subscription service that provides: * Private (One-to-One) Push to Talk (PTT) * Group (One-to-Many) Push to Talk * Alerting * Priority * Secure Group Messaging with attachments * Presence Display and Management * Outdoor Location Services (GPS) with bread crumb tracking option GPS Usage Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Download the application and contact your Zebra sales associate to establish an account for your enterprise.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WAVE PTX at 3.7 against Workcloud PTT Pro 2's 3.0. WAVE PTX also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and ratings volume (38 vs 4). Workcloud PTT Pro 2's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 36%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WAVE PTX holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAVE PTX has 38 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of WAVE PTX's written reviews are positive against 50% of Workcloud PTT Pro 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WAVE PTX ships an update every 4 months, Workcloud PTT Pro 2 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WAVE PTX | Workcloud PTT Pro 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (38 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motorola Solutions, Inc | Zebra Technologies Corporation |
Customer experience
WAVE PTX
Workcloud PTT Pro 2
In-app purchases
WAVE PTX
No in-app purchases
Workcloud PTT Pro 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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