Altar Live vs Wave Online
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Altar Live
Connect with your community through live streams and private video sessions. Participate in online worship and engage with others in real-time. Join events as a member or guest to watch, interact, and connect.
- Live stream viewing
- Community event participation
- Private video conference sessions
- Real-time interaction
- Guest and member access
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Engaging live stream platform for online worship & community. Altar Live app allows you to join an event or meeting as a member or guest. You can watch the live stream, see who else is watching online, then join and talk with others in private video conference sessions. Log in to your account to join your communities events. Please visit app.altarlive.com
Wave Online
Access faith-based content from Wave Church, including live broadcasts, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, sermons, and weekly service streams. This app offers a comprehensive way to engage with the church's offerings.
- Live broadcasts
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes content
- Podcasts
- Sermons
- Weekly service live streams
- On-demand faith-based content
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Wave Online provides a new way to watch and enjoy faith-based content from our Wave Church team. Enjoy live broadcasts from Devoted and Wave Conference with exclusive behind-the-scenes content, podcasts, sermons from our preaching team and live streams of our weekly services. Wave Online is your opportunity to have access to all that we do as a church! Terms of Service: https://www.wavechurchonline.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.wavechurchonline.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wave Online at 100% against Altar Live's 0%. Wave Online also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Altar Live's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Wave Online sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Altar Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wave Online holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Altar Live's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wave Online's.
Altar Live ships an update fortnightly, Wave Online every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Altar Live | Wave Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 923 Digital, LLC | Wave Church (VA) |
Customer experience
Altar Live
Wave Online
In-app purchases
Altar Live
No in-app purchases
Wave Online
- Wave Online 0.99$0.99
- Wave Online 4.99$4.99
- Wave Online 9.99$9.99
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- Wave Online 14.99$14.99
- Wave Online 19.99$19.99
- Wave Online 24.99$24.99
- Wave Online 29.99$29.99
- Wave Online 34.99$34.99
- Wave Online 39.99$39.99
- Wave Online 44.99$44.99
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