WAVE PTX vs Simpli
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.
Simpli
Manage your professional digital business card on your phone. Easily share your contact details, links, and social profiles via QR code or vCard. Save and organize new contacts within the app.
- Digital business card creation
- QR code sharing
- vCard export
- Contact CRM
- Founder card features
- Branding options
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Simpli-FI ID puts your professional identity in your pocket. Your card, ready to share • Open your digital card any time: name, title, company, links, and contact details. • Show a built-in QR code so anyone can open your card instantly. No app needed on their end. • Share a cleaner vCard so new contacts can save your phone, email, website, and social links. Meet people, keep the connection • Scan Simpli-FI ID QR codes to open cards from the people you meet. • Save contacts to your in-app CRM. • Update your card once and keep shared links current. Founder card tools • Founder cards can include Library links, booking links, Pay / Book shortcuts, and a landscape card view for showing your card in person. • Pro and Founder cards support richer branding and social links. Simpli-FI ID is a companion app for creating, sharing, saving, and managing your digital business card. Create or manage your card at simpli-fi-id.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simpli at 100% against WAVE PTX's 36%. Simpli also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). WAVE PTX's advantage is ratings volume (38 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.
Simpli 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of WAVE PTX's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simpli's.
WAVE PTX ships an update every 4 months, Simpli every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WAVE PTX | Simpli |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motorola Solutions, Inc | Simpli-FI OS LLC |
Customer experience
WAVE PTX
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In-app purchases
WAVE PTX
No in-app purchases
Simpli
No in-app purchases
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