Waver vs RST Scope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waver
Communicate with nearby devices using sound waves for text and file sharing. This app enables local messaging without an internet connection, utilizing your device's speaker and microphone.
- Text messaging via sound
- File sharing over local network
- Audible and ultrasound protocols
- No internet connection required
- Real-time audio spectrum analysis
- Adjustable volume and transmission settings
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Waver allows you to send and receive text messages from nearby devices through sound waves. This application can be useful for communicating with multiple nearby devices at once. Both audible and ultrasound communication protocols are available. The app does not connect to the internet and all information is transmitted only through sound. In order to receive incoming messages you only need to allow access to your device's microphone so that it can record nearby sounds. How to use: - Before starting - make sure the speaker of your device is enabled and disconnect/unplug any headphones. The app uses your device's speaker to emit sounds when sending a text message - To send a message - tap on "Messages", enter some text at the bottom of the screen and click "Send" - Any nearby device that is also running this application can capture the emitted sound and display the received message - In the settings menu, you can adjust the volume and the transmission protocol that will be used when sending messages. Make sure to adjust the volume level high enough, so the sounds can be picked up by other devices - Tap on "Spectrum" to see a real-time frequency spectrum of the currently captured audio by your device's microphone File sharing in a local network: As of v1.3.0 Waver supports file sharing. It works like this: - Add files that you would like to transmit by sharing them with Waver - In the "Files" menu, click on "Broadcast". This plays an audio message that contains a file broadcast offer - Nearby devices in the same local network can receive this offer and initiate a TCP/IP connection to your device - The files are transmitted over TCP/IP. The sound message is used only to initiate the network connections between the devices - Waver allows sharing multiple files to multiple devices at once
RST Scope
This utility app provides spectrum scope and waterfall displays for amateur radio operators. It enhances radios lacking these features by analyzing microphone input, allowing for clear distinction of Morse code and detailed audio frequency visualization.
- Spectrum scope and waterfall display
- Morse code distinction via FFT
- Adjustable waterfall speed
- Adjustable audio input level
- Switchable display band (wide/narrow)
- Display pause function
- Recording and playback of input sound
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This is an app for amateur radio operators with a narrow band of audio frequency, spectrum scope & waterfall display. You can get a rich display by microphone inputting the speaker output of a radio that does not have a spectrum scope or waterfall function. The FFT allows you to distinguish between the dot and dash of Morse code. [function] 1. Ability to change the speed of the waterfall 2. Ability to adjust the level of audio input 3. Function to switch the display band between wide and narrow 4. Display pause function (pause / cancel by touching the screen) 5. Function to switch the cross hatch ON / OFF by longTap 6. Frequency resolution is fixed at 40Hz. 7. Function to switch the USB/LSB by Left/Right Swipe 8.Recording/Playback function of Input Sound RST Scope(Free) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s9RvOFp52g
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Waver at none against RST Scope's shown. Waver also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Waver against 5.0 for RST Scope. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waver has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Waver | RST Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Georgi Gerganov | koji kamogawa |
Customer experience
Waver
RST Scope
In-app purchases
Waver
No in-app purchases
RST Scope
No in-app purchases









