Comparison

Waves Car Wash vs Three+

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

Head to head

It’s life with extra plusses

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

★ 4.031 ratingsView app →

About

Waves Car Wash

Book and pay for car washes with this app. Securely store your payment details for quick transactions and earn loyalty rewards. Find your nearest location and get details on services and opening hours.

Highlights

Pre-book car wash appointments
In-app payment processing
Find nearest car wash locations
View opening hours and services
Earn loyalty rewards
Store card details for quick payment

Features

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The Waves Customer App is a booking and payment facility for one of the biggest hand car washes in the UK. Pre-book for a priority service, pay via the app, find your nearest hand car wash, get information on opening hours and services and earn loyalty rewards and Clubcard points. Customers will be required to put in their card details on registration as it is primarily for pre-booking and payment on site. For site opening hours and prices, please visit our website.

About

Three+

Access exclusive rewards and offers from popular brands, available only to customers. Discover deals on food, entertainment, days out, shopping, and more to enhance your lifestyle.

Highlights

Exclusive rewards and offers
Deals on food and drink
Entertainment discounts
Savings on days out
Shopping promotions
Wellbeing offers

Features

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Rewards and offers from brands you love, only on Three. Welcome to life with a few extra plusses. Three+ is our new loyalty rewards app exclusive to Three customers. It’s our way of saying thanks and helping you create more meaningful moments. Download now and start exploring an ever-growing list of offers across categories like: - Food and drink - Entertainment - Days out - Wellbeing - Shopping - And more So kickstart a film club with money off at the movies. Treat a friend out to dinner. Or have date night delivered and make it one to remember. Download Three+ today and see how all those extra plusses add up.

Screenshots

Waves Car Wash4 screens

Three+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Three+ at 20% against Waves Car Wash's 3%. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

Waves Car Wash versus Three+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Waves Car Wash	Three+
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.0 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	3.3% of reviews	19.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	—	31 — better
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 months
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	12.2	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	100 MB	63 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Waves Consultancy Ltd	Hutchison 3G UK Ltd

Customer experience

Waves Car Wash

Written reviews92 reviews

Positive3.3%

Neutral1.1%

Negative95.7%

Three+

All ratings31 ratings

Positive74.2%

Neutral3.2%

Negative22.6%

Written reviews397 reviews

Positive19.6%

Neutral7.8%

Negative72.5%

User reviews

Waves Car Wash

From App Store reviews

What we love

👍 Great car wash service
👍 Friendly and polite staff

Room to improve

🐛 App is buggy and crashes
🐛 App is slow and clunky
🐛 App is difficult to navigate
🐛 App has a terrible UI/UX
🐛 App fails to load locations

Three+

From 31 App Store ratings

What we love

🚀 Fast app
💡 Great rewards
👍 Useful discounts
🤩 Fantastic app
😊 Excellent rewards

Room to improve

🐛 Constantly crashes
🔑 Difficult to log in
⏱️ Slow to load
🤯 Buggy and glitchy
🙄 Unreliable

Bugs and requests

Waves Car Wash

Reported bugs

94 issues

App crashes on login
App fails to find nearby locations
App hangs on iPad
App crashes frequently
App fails to load location maps

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App shows blank boxes for locations
App doesn't send registration codes
App jams up and prevents booking
App has blank fields and covers input fields
App has display issues and buttons don't respond
App doesn't load properly
App doesn't connect to server for car details
App registration process is horrendous
App doesn't render properly
Card validation fails
App shows indefinite loading screen
App loses information on update
App doesn't recognize location
App requires too much information before viewing prices
App doesn't allow copy-paste for passwords
App is a web view without extensions
App has bad screen formatting
App doesn't work when trying to close account
App doesn't allow adding cards
App doesn't recognize location or nearby car washes
App is buggy as hell
App has navigational components blocking sign up page
App doesn't allow selecting car wash location
App doesn't allow entering payment details
App is slow and has an early 2000's UI
App has bugs that stop typing in text fields
App requires full account, address, phone, card details to check availability
App is terrible and a terrible service
App has tragic display errors
App has a shocking and appalling design
App is badly designed
App is abysmal and provides zero benefit
App buttons don't work
App can't enter password half the time
App has missing bits of text
App won't connect to server to find car details
App doesn't allow manual override for car details
App unable to select location on map
App has stupid navigation and failed buttons
App UI/UX is horrific
App makes booking painful
App is easier to wash car myself than book
App has bugs that stop typing
App is unusable
App is a web view without benefits
App has no use of Apple Pay or autofill for card details
App password fill-in doesn't work
App design is like early 2000 websites
App is just the website stuck inside an app
App registration is incredibly difficult
App continually crashes
App requires lots of personal information and bank details
App doesn't work
App has a loading screen indefinitely
App registration process is horrendous
App is old and clunky
App authorization of payment takes ages or doesn't work
App is poor and doesn't work properly
App is hard to navigate
App is not worth having
App needs an overhaul
App is buggy as hell
App doesn't render on the app properly
App has navigational components blocking the sign up page
App card validation failed
App doesn't work, just loading screen indefinitely
App doesn't work
App registration process is horrendous
App is not working
App won't let me sign in
App has a gear that keeps turning
App requires banking details before full registration
App is less convenient than going to the store
App hung twice in registration
App buttons don't work
App has no password show button
App lost £100 due to inability to book
App takes ages to set up
App interface is very old-fashioned
App takes card details in case of no-show
App couldn't find car wash
App lost loyalty points
App doesn't seem capable of adding any card
App fails every time with card addition
App is buggy and unusable
App doesn't recognize location or any car washes near me
App is unusable
App is easier to arrange a mortgage than register
App wants all information including bank/payment details before viewing prices

Requested features

7 requests

Login via Google/Apple
Enable ApplePay
Improve onboarding process
Fix app to allow booking
Update the app

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Simplify pricing display
Invest in professional developers

Three+

Reported bugs

4 issues

App crashes frequently
Login issues and password problems
Rewards not working as expected
Slow performance and loading times

Requested features

4 requests

Bring back Cafe Nero rewards
Expand rewards to more locations
Improve app stability and reliability
Make it easier to redeem rewards

In-app purchases

None

Waves Car Wash

No in-app purchases

None

Three+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waves Car Wash free?

Waves Car Wash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Three+ free?

Three+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Waves Car Wash or Three+ have ads?

Both Waves Car Wash and Three+ show ads.

Which is updated more often, Waves Car Wash or Three+?

Waves Car Wash ships an update every 2 months, and Three+ every 2 months. Most recently, Waves Car Wash was updated on September 21, 2026 and Three+ on September 24, 2026.