Comparison

Grandstream Wave vs Cascane

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

Head to head
About

Grandstream Wave

This app transforms your device into a powerful softphone, enabling high-quality audio and video calls, and seamless meeting participation. Connect to your IP PBX system to call extensions, landlines, and mobile numbers from anywhere with a network connection.

Highlights
  • High-quality audio and video calls
  • Schedule and attend meetings
  • Join meetings without logging in
  • Connect to UCM63XX series IP PBX
  • Call extensions, landlines, and mobiles
  • Create and join meetings
Features
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Wave turns your device into a softphone that can connect, call, and video conference from anywhere by connecting to a Grandstream UCM63XX series IP PBX. It supports key features such as high-quality audio and video calls, scheduling and attending meeting, and allows joining meetings without logging in. As long as there is a network connection, users can register to UCM63XX series extensions, directly call other extensions, landlines, and mobile numbers, as well as create and join meetings. With Wave, users can enjoy calls and meetings no matter where they are, boosting communication efficiency and productivity for your enterprise.

About

Cascane

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Cascane is where your voice takes center stage. Send and receive audio messages and take part in voice based chats. What you can do: - Record, send and receive voice messages and send them to friends and followers - Attach a photo to any voice message to provide photographic context to what you’re saying - Set a timer to your voice messages after which they expire and get automatically deleted - Skip to any part of a voice message you want to listen to again - Preview your voice message by listening to it before you send or decide to discard it - Reply to other voice messages and view all replies to specific messages - React to voice messages and view other people’s reactions - See who listened to your voice messages as well as to other people's messages - Easily jump to the next or previous unlistened voice message in a chat Several ways to chat: - Convos: Start and participate in title based voice chats called Convos where conversations happen around a specific topic - Group chats: Create voice based group chats with your friends and followers - Channels: Broadcast one-way voice messages to your followers and subscribe to Channels created by other people - DMs: Send and receive private voice messages to your friends - Daily: Post voice stories where messages automatically disappear after 24 hours You can choose to hide your voice messages in the Daily chat from specific users. All your Convos and Channels can be set to public or private. In addition you can save specific Convos and Channels that you want to revisit later. You can also mute specific chats if they’re getting too active and you need a break.

Screenshots

Grandstream Wave4 screens
Cascane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cascane at every 4 days against Grandstream Wave's every 6 weeks. Grandstream Wave's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grandstream Wave ships an update every 6 weeks, Cascane every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grandstream Wave versus Cascane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrandstream WaveCascane
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (51 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrandstreamCascane LLC

In-app purchases

None

Grandstream Wave

No in-app purchases

None

Cascane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grandstream Wave free?
Grandstream Wave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cascane free?
Cascane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grandstream Wave or Cascane have ads?
Neither Grandstream Wave nor Cascane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grandstream Wave or Cascane?
Grandstream Wave ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cascane every 4 days. Most recently, Grandstream Wave was updated on October 14, 2026 and Cascane on October 14, 2026.

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