Comparison

WAVE PTX vs CentralSquare Field Ops

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Secure broadband PTT communication
  • Carrier-independent network use
  • Emergency calling
  • Real-time streaming video
  • Voice and text messaging
  • User location tracking
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

WAVE PTX4 screens
CentralSquare Field Ops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WAVE PTX at 3.7 against CentralSquare Field Ops's 3.0. WAVE PTX also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 10%). CentralSquare Field Ops's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

WAVE PTX holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of WAVE PTX's written reviews are positive against 10% of CentralSquare Field Ops's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WAVE PTX ships an update every 4 months, CentralSquare Field Ops every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WAVE PTX versus CentralSquare Field Ops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWAVE PTXCentralSquare Field Ops
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (38 ratings) — better3.0 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB71 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMotorola Solutions, IncCentralSquare Technologies, LLC

Customer experience

WAVE PTX

All ratings38 ratings
Positive65.8%
Neutral7.9%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.3%

CentralSquare Field Ops

All ratings20 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative45.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative73.3%

In-app purchases

None

WAVE PTX

No in-app purchases

None

CentralSquare Field Ops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WAVE PTX free?
WAVE PTX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CentralSquare Field Ops free?
CentralSquare Field Ops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WAVE PTX or CentralSquare Field Ops?
WAVE PTX is rated higher. WAVE PTX averages 3.7 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while CentralSquare Field Ops averages 3.0 from 20 ratings.
Do WAVE PTX or CentralSquare Field Ops have ads?
Neither WAVE PTX nor CentralSquare Field Ops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WAVE PTX or CentralSquare Field Ops?
WAVE PTX ships an update every 4 months, and CentralSquare Field Ops every 5 weeks. Most recently, WAVE PTX was updated on September 13, 2026 and CentralSquare Field Ops on September 5, 2026.

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