Comparison

WAVE PTX vs InteropONE

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

InteropONE

Enables on-demand interoperability for unified communication, breaking down PTT silos. Allows emergency managers to create dynamic groups with any smartphone user over various networks, ensuring secure communications via Azure Government cloud.

Highlights
  • On-demand PTT
  • Cross-carrier communication
  • Dynamic group creation
  • Secure communications
  • Azure Government cloud
  • Multi-factor authentication
Features
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InteropONE provides on-demand interoperability for unified communication. Break down the PTT silos: On-demand PTT with any smartphone user over any carrier, WiFi, or LEO SatCom. True local control: With the InteropONE application on their smartphone, an emergency manager or event coordinator can create a dynamic group ‘on the fly’ including their coworkers as well as anybody with an active smartphone, within minutes, not hours or days. Secure communications: InteropONE runs in the Azure Government cloud and uses NIST FIPS-140 compliant ciphering suites and multi-factor authentication.

Screenshots

WAVE PTX4 screens
InteropONE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: InteropONE at 4.8 against WAVE PTX's 3.7. InteropONE also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). WAVE PTX's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

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

InteropONE holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WAVE PTX ships an update every 4 months, InteropONE every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WAVE PTX versus InteropONE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWAVE PTXInteropONE
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (38 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB89 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMotorola Solutions, IncBK Technologies

Customer experience

WAVE PTX

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

InteropONE

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WAVE PTX

No in-app purchases

None

InteropONE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WAVE PTX free?
WAVE PTX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is InteropONE free?
InteropONE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WAVE PTX or InteropONE?
InteropONE is rated higher. WAVE PTX averages 3.7 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while InteropONE averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do WAVE PTX or InteropONE have ads?
Neither WAVE PTX nor InteropONE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WAVE PTX or InteropONE?
WAVE PTX ships an update every 4 months, and InteropONE every 2 weeks. Most recently, WAVE PTX was updated on September 13, 2026 and InteropONE on September 13, 2026.

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