Comparison

waveOut vs Ord

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

Head to head
About

waveOut

Navigate your surroundings using immersive spatial audio cues and virtual waypoints. This app offers a hands-free, intuitive experience by guiding you with sound, allowing you to focus on the world around you.

Highlights
  • Audio Augmented Reality waypoints
  • Spatial audio guidance
  • Hands-free navigation by hearing
  • Multiple view modes (cards, map, AR)
  • Save favorite places and routes
  • Indoor and outdoor navigation
  • Explore nearby places
Features
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The world's first spatial audio navigation app - See the world through your ears. Our mission is to make navigation easy for everyone. **Features at a glance: 1. Audio Augmented Reality - Virtual waypoints are placed in the real world around you 2. Spatial Audio - You can hear the waypoints as if a friend was calling 3. Navigation by Hearing - Follow the sounds until the destination. Simple and hands-free 4. Three views: descriptive cards, map view (classic) and AR view 5. Save favourite places and routes 6. Three different guiding sounds 7. Explore nearby places with “Around Me” 8. Navigate indoors as easily as outdoor **What to do -Wear headphones -Start a route -The phone’s back camera must be facing the same direction you are looking at as images of the streets and house walls are analysed locally on your phone to improve localization (data is not stored or processed for anything else). -Follow the audio: no need to look at the screen -To get the best experience, please check out our tutorials **Route planning can be done: -Directly on the app -In your (desktop) browser with the web planner at: https://app.waveout.app/map -Places and routes can saved on your account and can be user later for navigation. ** Help us improve All feedback is welcome! It is the way by which we will improve. If you have any suggestions, questions or need help, please write us at support@dreamwaves.io With your help, we create the navigation of the future! ** Free version and premium features The app has all the features in place for audio navigation and is currently completely free. In the future we will introduce premium features including higher localization accuracy and these will be part of a subscription plan. ** App details Headphones are needed to hear the waypoints. Even though we use spatial audio, any headphone model will work. For the best experience, we recommend open headphones so you are always aware of the world around you. For an amazing experience we will support selected hearables. Stay tuned! ** Behind the scenes An intuitive experience requires that the virtual content is displayed flawlessly. We use state-of-the art computer vision methods to determine the location of the user within the world. We take the latest augmented reality toolkits, global positioning advances and machine learning methods, combine them with some magic and obtain the position with incredible accuracy. **Spatial audio Spatial audio simulates the way people naturally understand sound locations. When a phone rings, or a friend calls, you immediately turn your head. Spatial audio does the same and we use this to help you find the next waypoint in the easiest way. Terms of service: Privacy policy: https://www.dreamwaves.io/impressum.html Website: https://www.dreamwaves.io Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamwaves.io/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreamwaves.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/dreamwaves_io LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreamwaves Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvX11E-zUioNxhqEl2PLBZg/featured

About

Ord

This navigation app uses spatial audio from compatible headphones to guide you without spoken directions. It creates an immersive experience by playing directional sounds that subtly indicate turns and routes, allowing for passive navigation while walking or biking.

Highlights
  • Spatial audio directional guidance
  • Intuitive sound-based turns
  • Hands-free navigation
  • Real-time route adjustment
  • Immersive walking and biking experience
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Ord redefines navigation by using AirPods' spatial audio to guide you intuitively without spoken directions. Perfect for biking and walking, Ord creates an immersive experience, playing directional sounds that help you follow the route naturally. Instead of standard turn cues, sounds subtly guide you—if you need to turn right, you'll hear the sound from that side of your head. As you move, Ord adjusts in real time, syncing with your head's direction to keep you effortlessly on course. Say goodbye to looking down at your phone, or being confused where to go; navigate the world passively with Ord. Compatible with AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, or Beats Fit Pro.

Screenshots

waveOut4 screens
Ord2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ord at 5.0 against waveOut's 3.0. Ord also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ord holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

waveOut ships an update every 5 weeks, Ord every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
waveOut versus Ord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterwaveOutOrd
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDreamwaves GmbHRiley Walz

Customer experience

waveOut

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ord

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

waveOut

No in-app purchases

None

Ord

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is waveOut free?
waveOut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ord free?
Ord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, waveOut or Ord?
Ord is rated higher. waveOut averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Ord averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do waveOut or Ord have ads?
Neither waveOut nor Ord shows ads.
Which is updated more often, waveOut or Ord?
waveOut ships an update every 5 weeks, and Ord every 11 days. Most recently, waveOut was updated on September 16, 2026 and Ord on September 7, 2026.

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