Comparison

Keplr vs BuddyWave

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

Head to head
About

Keplr

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Create or join townhalls , and have insightful conversations. Hop into and Hop off from conversations hassle-free. Follow those whom you want to show support to and schedule townhalls, so that conversations don't stop. As we have progressed digitally, we have regressed socially. Our natural tendencies for striking conversations have been replaced with dopamine inducing superficial ones. Enter "School Of Athens" aka Keplr, a place where you can absorb and radiate worldviews. Views and experiences that shape us into what we are today, that are so integral yet often forgotten. Keplr is just the start, of a journey to find the true meaning of social, the true meaning of what real conversations are. Till then just enjoy the ride!

About

BuddyWave

Record and share audio diary entries with friends and family. Preserve daily events and emotions as voice memos, create private sharing spaces, and react to friends' recordings. Ideal for those who find writing tedious or want to share moments easily.

Highlights
  • Record audio diary entries
  • Create private sharing spaces (WaveRooms)
  • Post short audio clips (Waves)
  • React to friends' recordings
  • Schedule audio posts
  • Receive notifications for activity
Features
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【Who Will Love This App?】 ・People who want to preserve their daily events and emotions. ・Those looking to transform their routine daily life into memorable experiences. ・People who tried keeping a diary but gave up because writing was too tedious. ・People who want to share little everyday events through voice with family or friends who live far away. ・Busy couples who want to exchange short, heartfelt messages. ・People who want to share fun and interesting daily happenings with friends. ・Parents who want to share their children's cute behaviors and milestones with grandparents. ・Anyone who wants to express gratitude easily in the midst of a busy life. ・Language learners practicing new words and phrases and wanting to share their pronunciation. ・People who want to share quick thoughts or ideas with friends and colleagues. ・People who want to keep their ideas as voice memos. ・People who want to send a message to their future selves. 【What You Can Do With This App】 ■ Recording Wave Diary You can preserve daily events and emotions as audio data. The audio data is stored only on your device, ensuring privacy protection. Easily see the days you’ve journaled in a calendar format and the reminder feature also helps prevent forgetting to make diary entries. ■ Create a Private Space (WaveRoom) You can create a new WaveRoom or join a friend's WaveRoom to have a private space. Of course, you can also make a room just for yourself. ■ Post Audio Clip (Wave) Use your smartphone's microphone to record audio clips of about 10 seconds. Capture cherished moments and keep them as audible memories! ■ React to Waves Show that you've received a friend's Wave by pressing the heart icon. ■ Scheduled Posts You can schedule the time to post your audio (Wave). It will fulfill your wish to send a birthday message right as the date changes, without having to fight sleep. ■ Notification Feature Receive notifications when someone joins a WaveRoom or makes a post, allowing you to play the voice without missing it.

Screenshots

Keplr4 screens
BuddyWave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Keplr at none against BuddyWave's shown. Keplr also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). BuddyWave's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, 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

Keplr ships an update monthly, BuddyWave weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Keplr versus BuddyWave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeplrBuddyWave
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB75 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTanso Technologies private limitedtsubasa ichiba

In-app purchases

None

Keplr

No in-app purchases

None

BuddyWave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Keplr free?
Keplr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BuddyWave free?
BuddyWave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Keplr or BuddyWave have ads?
BuddyWave shows ads; Keplr does not.
Which is updated more often, Keplr or BuddyWave?
Keplr ships an update monthly, and BuddyWave weekly. Most recently, Keplr was updated on November 3, 2026 and BuddyWave on November 3, 2026.

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