Freefly Wave vs False Color Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Freefly Wave
Review and export high-speed footage recorded with Wave Camera on iPad. Supports common export formats like H.264 and HEVC at full resolution, and can share directly to the Photos Gallery. Connect via USB 3.0 for seamless transfer.
- Review Wave Camera footage
- Export to H.264/HEVC
- Full resolution export
- Share to Photos Gallery
- USB 3.0 connection
- macOS advanced features
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Review and export footage recorded with Wave Camera with iPad. Export to common formats like H.264 or HEVC at full resolution. Just export to the Photos Gallery and Share your high speed footage with the world! Connect to your Wave Camera using USB 3.0 over USB-C to get started. Visit the Wave Wiki at https://freeflysystems.com/wave to learn all about Wave and Wave Wiki https://freeflysystems.com/support/wave-support to learn more about this app! Use our macOS Release for Apple ProRes 422, 4444, and HEVC-10 Bit exports as well as advanced features like AI Enhance and Amplify.
False Color Viewer
Analyze exposure in photos and videos with customizable false color overlays. Compare original footage to false color views and switch between different exposure systems. Rendering is done locally, ensuring only selected media is imported for analysis.
- False color overlays
- Exposure inspection
- Compare original and false color
- Switch exposure systems
- Local rendering
- Selective media import
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Import photos and videos to inspect exposure with false color overlays. Compare the original to false color, then switch exposure systems. False color is rendered locally. Only the media you choose is imported. Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Freefly Wave at none against False Color Viewer's 4. Freefly Wave also leads on iOS requirement (16.5 vs 18.6). False Color Viewer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. False Color Viewer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Freefly Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Freefly Wave against 5.0 for False Color Viewer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Freefly Wave ships an update every 3 weeks, False Color Viewer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Freefly Wave | False Color Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FREEFLY SYSTEMS INC. | Bagging Groceries |
Customer experience
Freefly Wave
False Color Viewer
In-app purchases
Freefly Wave
No in-app purchases
False Color Viewer
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
Questions
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