Dara.network vs WaveHi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dara.network
Connect and engage with your groups, communities, and alumni networks in a private, curated space. Facilitates intimate chat, video conversations, event re-connections, and discovering new opportunities and collaborators.
- Private curated space
- Intimate chat and video
- Event re-connections
- Discover new opportunities
- Ad-free experience
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Dara is a powerful, human way for groups, communities and alumni networks to remain vibrant and engaged. We offer an ad-free, institution-first alternative to Slack, WhatsApp and LinkedIn by creating a private, curated space for intimate chat and video conversations, re-connections over private events and new opportunities, inspirational work and collaborators.
WaveHi
Discover people nearby and initiate real conversations. This app allows you to control your visibility, switch between social, dating, or networking profiles, and offers AI-powered insights to spark interactions. Keep conversations going with persistent chat features.
- Discover people nearby
- AI match insights
- Profile switching (Social, Dating, Networking)
- Control visibility
- Persistent chat
- Status control (Available/Busy)
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WaveHi – Discover People Standing Next to You Whether you're socializing or networking, WaveHi helps you discover people within eyesight. Switch between profiles for different occasions and spark real conversations. Features: Control Your Visibility: Show your profile to others or stay hidden anytime. AI Match Insights: Get a compatibility score, shared interest highlights, and a conversation starter. Profile Switching: Toggle between Social, Dating, or Networking modes. Status Control: Let others know if you're Available or Busy. Persistent Chat: Keep the conversation going, even after you’ve moved on. Just smile and WaveHi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dara.network at none against WaveHi's 1. Dara.network also leads on iOS requirement (12 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. WaveHi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Dara.network asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dara.network against 5.0 for WaveHi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
Dara.network ships an update fortnightly, WaveHi weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and June 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dara.network | WaveHi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Archana Prasad | Elegantech Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
Dara.network
WaveHi
In-app purchases
Dara.network
No in-app purchases
WaveHi
- WaveHi Premium$4.991 Month
