Wave vs Pullup Rideshare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wave
This rideshare service prioritizes safety for both riders and drivers. It utilizes advanced technology and thorough driver screening, including FBI-level background checks, to provide a secure and convenient travel experience.
- Prioritizes rider safety
- Thorough driver screening
- FBI-level background checks
- Equitable driver compensation
- Comprehensive driver coverage
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Wave rideshare puts safety first. We value our riders and drivers. We employ advanced technologies to ensure the safest, most convenient rideshare experience. As a rider, you can rest assured that your driver has been thoroughly screened and verified. Every driver is required to do an FBI-level background check. As a driver, you can expect to be paid more, treated more equitably, and covered more comprehensively.
Pullup Rideshare
This community-funded rideshare platform aims to foster economic development in underserved areas. It supports local small businesses, schools, and families by creating employment opportunities and reinvesting commissions into community grants and loans.
- Community-funded platform
- Economic development focus
- Supports small businesses
- Creates local employment
- Reinvests commissions
- Grants and loans for businesses
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Pull-up Rideshare is not your corporate establishment. Rideshare app. Pull-up is a community funded, community built, community sustained platform. Targeted more so towards employment and economic development of under-resourced communities. the primary goal of our Pull-up system is to aid small businesses, School system, Families and create employment that stays within that immediate community, where percentages of earned commissions will go back into underserved communities as grants and loans to create or grow small businesses. Become a Pull-up driver today !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wave at 5.0 against Pullup Rideshare's 4.0. Wave also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
Wave ships an update every 6 weeks, Pullup Rideshare every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wave | Pullup Rideshare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | IBG Mobile/Diondre Lewis | Onyx Repository Foundation, Inc. |
Customer experience
Wave
Pullup Rideshare
In-app purchases
Wave
No in-app purchases
Pullup Rideshare
No in-app purchases
Questions
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