WAVE PTX vs Live911
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.
Live911
This app allows law enforcement officers to listen to 911 calls live from their vehicles. It also provides real-time caller location identification to assist in emergency response.
- Live 911 call audio streaming
- Real-time caller location tracking
- Field officer accessibility
- Emergency response enhancement
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Enable officers in the field to hear 911 emergency calls from their vehicles in real-time and identify precise caller location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Live911 at 5.0 against WAVE PTX's 3.7. Live911 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). WAVE PTX's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 2). 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.
Live911 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.
| Parameter | WAVE PTX | Live911 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Motorola Solutions, Inc | HigherGround, Inc. |
Customer experience
WAVE PTX
Live911
In-app purchases
WAVE PTX
No in-app purchases
Live911
No in-app purchases
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