Comparison

Ride With Me! vs WAVE Intercom

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

Head to head
About

Ride With Me!

Connect with a large community of motorcycle and quad riders. Plan group rides, track your routes with GPS, and share your adventures. Discover local riders and stay updated with a proximity feed. Includes a digital speedometer and an SOS emergency button.

Highlights
  • Group ride planning
  • GPS route tracking
  • Ride sharing and feed
  • Proximity feed for local riders
  • Digital speedometer
  • SOS emergency button
  • Vehicle garage
Features
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Ride With Me is the must-have app for motorcycle and quad riders! What awaits you? A huge community with over 100.000 passionate motorcyclists and quad riders awaits you! No matter when you want to ride: plan your ride with just a few clicks and invite all your friends. Finally, you can track your route with the integrated route recording (GPS). Afterwards, you can share the ride in the feed and compare your stats. Save yourself from annoying messages, groups and calls across different platforms. Ride With Me combines all this in one app and helps you never forget anyone again. You can also just start a ride for yourself and record your ride accurately with the GPS tracking feature. When you're done you can share it also with friends across multiple apps! The unique proximity feed shows you pictures and discussions directly from your vicinity. So when you're on vacation, you can see directly which machine was in front of you at the ice cream parlor! With the digital speedometer (motorcycle cockpit) during the tour you have all statistics at a glance. Through the emergency button (SOS) on the speedometer, which can be configured with an emergency number, you can quickly call for help in an emergency. Some features at a glance: • Always quickly invite your friends and acquaintances • Record your rides with GPS (in the background)** • All your rides are saved in the logbook • Digital speedometer (cockpit view) for your route recording • Emergency contact option to be able to act quickly in case of emergency • Export your trips as GPX file to reuse them with navigation software • Discover other riders in the area list or in the feed • Chat with other users from your surroundings • Present your vehicles in your garage and in the feed • Add new friends quickly by code scan Ride With Me uses an intelligent battery saving algorithm to record routes as long as possible. Depending on the speed, the GPS sampling rate is adjusted. In addition, the app can automatically start and pause the recording using the gyroscope sensors in the phone. So you save battery during the pause! What are you waiting for? Riding together is just more fun! Join the motorcycle forum right now and never miss a thing! This app is supported by Broken Head Motorcycle Helmets. ** The app requires access to background location access in order to record the route correctly. ---- Stay up to date: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ridewithme.app/ * Website: https://ridewithme.app/

About

WAVE Intercom

Stay connected with your motorcycle group using this app that leverages cellular networks for communication. It offers features like geo-based and friends-based intercom, live location tracking, and intelligent switching between communication modes. Enjoy cross-brand compatibility for seamless group rides.

Highlights
  • Geo-based intercom within a radius
  • Friends-based limitless communication
  • Live location display on map
  • Intelligent Wave to Mesh conversion
  • Cross-brand compatibility
  • Group ride organization and safety
Features
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WAVE Intercom offers seamless and limitless communication with your friends via a cellular network, making every ride more enjoyable. Key features: ● Geo-Based Intercom - Tap the Mesh Intercom button on your Sena device and start a conversation with anyone in the Wave Zone. - The Wave Zone connects users within a 1-mile radius in North America and an 1.6-km radius in Europe. ● Friends-Based Intercom - Add friends to your network for limitless communication, even if you move beyond the Wave Zone. ● Live Location Display - Check your friends’ real-time location on the map, keeping your group ride organized and safe. ● Intelligent Wave to Mesh Conversion - Switch between Wave Intercom and Mesh Intercom with a single tap on the Jog Dial or the Center button on your Sena device. - Stay connected with automatic switching to Mesh Intercom when cellular service is unavailable. ● Cross-Brand Compatibility - Communicate with riders using non-Sena devices, no matter what brand they use. Sign in and enjoy your ride with WAVE! You can also find us on: - Website: https://www.sena.com/wave-intercom/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@senatechnologies Access permission information [Optional access rights] Location: Check your current location - Bluetooth: Identify and connect nearby devices - Notifications: Receive notifications of requests, invitations, messages and major notices - Camera/Photo: Register/edit profile photo, scan QR code - Microphone: Voice communication

Screenshots

Ride With Me!4 screens
WAVE Intercom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ride With Me! at 100% against WAVE Intercom's 35%. Ride With Me! also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). WAVE Intercom's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Ride With Me! sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. WAVE Intercom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WAVE Intercom holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAVE Intercom has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Ride With Me!'s written reviews are positive against 35% of WAVE Intercom's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ride With Me! ships an update every 3 weeks, WAVE Intercom monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ride With Me! versus WAVE Intercom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRide With Me!WAVE Intercom
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.6 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better34.5% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB109 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperndhbrSena Technologies

Customer experience

Ride With Me!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WAVE Intercom

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive34.5%
Neutral23.6%
Negative41.8%

Bugs and requests

Ride With Me!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WAVE Intercom

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Intercom down error
  • Connections frequently drop
  • No automatic reconnection
  • Scratchy audio quality
  • App crashes
Show 7 more
  • Phone overheating
  • Cannot connect to friends
  • Audio stutters and breaks up
  • Sena 50C not working
  • Audio choppy through headset
  • Sena Spider RT1 mesh integration issues
  • App not working (green swirling circle)

Requested features

9 requests
  • CarPlay support
  • German language option
  • More language options
  • Ability to listen to music simultaneously
  • Automatic reconnection over Bluetooth
Show 4 more
  • Turn off automatic wave to mesh conversion
  • Voice command integration
  • Clearable history
  • Control via CarPlay

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Ride With Me!

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Package S (Monthly)3 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • Premium Package M (6 months)7 Days trial$12.496 Months
  • Premium Package L (Annually)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$59.99
None

WAVE Intercom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ride With Me! free?
Ride With Me! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WAVE Intercom free?
WAVE Intercom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ride With Me! or WAVE Intercom?
WAVE Intercom is rated higher. Ride With Me! averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while WAVE Intercom averages 3.6 from 17 ratings.
Do Ride With Me! or WAVE Intercom have ads?
Neither Ride With Me! nor WAVE Intercom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ride With Me! or WAVE Intercom?
Ride With Me! ships an update every 3 weeks, and WAVE Intercom monthly. Most recently, Ride With Me! was updated on October 9, 2026 and WAVE Intercom on October 20, 2026.

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