WAVE PTX vs HART (NC)
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.
HART (NC)
This tool facilitates on-scene data collection for first responders, enabling immediate referrals for domestic violence victims to local services. It aims to bridge the gap between the criminal and social justice systems.
- On-scene data collection
- Domestic violence victim referrals
- Service provider connection
- Criminal justice system integration
- Social justice system integration
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Coordinated Community Collaboration. On-scene data collection tool for first responders. Instantly refer victims of domestic violence to existing service providers in their local community. Connecting the criminal and the social justice systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HART (NC) at 5.0 against WAVE PTX's 3.7. HART (NC) also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). WAVE PTX's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 2) 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HART (NC) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAVE PTX has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WAVE PTX ships an update every 4 months, HART (NC) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WAVE PTX | HART (NC) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Motorola Solutions, Inc | Forseti LLC |
In-app purchases
WAVE PTX
No in-app purchases
HART (NC)
No in-app purchases
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