Wavelength vs Spectrum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wavelength
A cooperative party game where players guess where a clue falls on a spectrum. Work together to read your friends' minds and win. Play in person or remotely with new content and features.
- Cooperative gameplay
- Remote play enabled
- New exclusive content
- Real-time dial movements
- Emoji reactions
- Customizable avatars
- Earn achievements
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Hot or cold. Soft or hard. Wizard or…not a wizard? Work together to decide where your clue falls on the spectrum – and win by reading your friends’ minds. Free to play, no ads, 2 to 10+ players, in the same room or across the world. “One of the best party games we’ve ever played” -Polygon “The best party game since Codenames” -Dicebreaker Apple Editors’ Choice & Game of the Day An evolution of the hit boardgame — with real-time dial movements, emoji reactions, and hundreds of new spectrums made just for the app. PLAY TOGETHER, ANYWHERE Wavelength can be played with 2-10+ players and can be played remotely or in person. CROSS-PLATFORM Available on most mobile devices so everyone can play together. ALWAYS FRESH A huge library of unique prompts, including 390 that you won't find in the physical box, plus occasional new themed packs. NO ADS, EVER Just the game. Play as much as you want, free. 100% COOPERATIVE Work together with your friends, react in real-time with synchronous dial movements, and express yourself with emoji reactions. FIND YOUR LEWK We created beautiful and customizable avatars with over FOUR MILLION unique combinations to find your best you. EARN ACHIEVEMENTS As a team you work together to try to beat your high score, and individuals can be rewarded with personalized achievements. Have questions or feedback? Talk to us! https://www.wavelength.zone/contact
Spectrum
A party game where one player gives a single word clue for a secret target on a spectrum. Others guess its position, earning points for accuracy. Features endless custom games via AI or manual creation, and supports online or in-person play.
- One-word clue guessing
- Spectrum-based scoring
- AI-generated custom games
- Online and local multiplayer
- No account required
- Multiple spectrum packs
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Overrated vs Underrated. The clue: "Wednesday." You have five seconds, zero context, and a dial that could change a friendship. One player sees a secret target on a spectrum between two extremes — Hero vs Villain, Genius vs Clueless. They give one word. Everyone else moves the dial to where they think it lands. Closer guess, more points. Thirty seconds to learn. One round to realize you don't know your friends at all. NEVER THE SAME GAME TWICE Six spectrum packs included: Classic, Brain-teasers, Weird, Opinions, Wildcard, Relationships. Burn through them? Generate unlimited custom pairs with AI — give it any theme and get a fresh batch instantly. Or build your own from scratch. PLAY YOUR WAY Pass one phone around the table. Or go online — everyone on their own device, instant QR code join. No accounts. No passwords. ZERO FRICTION No accounts. No sign-ups. No rules to explain. Share a game code, scan a QR, and you're playing in under 10 seconds. Roles rotate every round. 2+ players. 8 languages. Haptic feedback and an animated dial that feels satisfying to spin. A party game built around mind reading — for friends, family, couples, or anyone. It travels better than a board game and hits harder than trivia. Great as an icebreaker. Unbeatable as a late-night game. Spectrum is free to play. Additional categories and unlimited AI deck generation require an optional Spectrum Premium subscription (auto-renewing). --- Privacy Policy: https://www.zinance.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.zinance.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Wavelength at 65K against Spectrum's 289. Wavelength also leads on chart position (#23 vs unranked). Spectrum's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (93% vs 81%). On price, rating, 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. Wavelength sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Spectrum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wavelength holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wavelength has 65K ratings behind it against 289, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Wavelength's written reviews are positive against 93% of Spectrum's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Wavelength ships an update every 3 weeks, Spectrum every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wavelength | Spectrum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (65K ratings) — better | 4.7 (289 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | 93.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65K — better | 289 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #23 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Palm Court LLC | Zinance Inc. |
Customer experience
Wavelength
Spectrum
Bugs and requests
Wavelength
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Prompts sometimes get skipped unexpectedly
Requested features
4 requests- Add pass-and-play mode for local multiplayer
- Increase number of free prompts
- Add individual scoring mode for larger groups
- Allow players to hear each other's sound effects
Spectrum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wavelength
- Chaotic Pack$0.99
- Divisive Nonsense Pack$0.99
- Lickable Pack$0.99
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- Culture Pack$0.99
- Weird Pack$0.99
- Jumbo Pack$3.99
- Latest Bundle$3.99
- Originals Bundle$4.99
- Big Bundle2 variants$4.99
Spectrum
- Weekly Premium$9.997 Days
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year









