Teradek Wave vs RED control pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Teradek Wave
Monitor live video and audio streams from your smart device. Review stream statistics, network health, and bitrate. Enhance connectivity with hotspot bonding using multiple cellular devices for reliable internet.
- Live stream monitoring
- Video and audio feed tracking
- Stream statistics review
- Bitrate and network health monitoring
- Hotspot bonding with multiple cellular devices
- Reliable internet connectivity
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Keep track of your live stream from your smart device with the Wave app. Easily monitor your video and audio feed, while reviewing stream stats like bitrate, bonding status, and network health. And take it one step further by enabling hotspot bonding with multiple cellular devices for fast, reliable internet connectivity wherever you go.
RED control pro
This application provides advanced control for select RED cinema cameras, enabling multi-camera setups and live stream monitoring. It offers features like FTP access, LUT management, and independent image orientation, with a redesigned interface for larger screens and macOS compatibility.
- Advanced control for V-RAPTOR and KOMODO cameras
- Multi-camera array management
- Live stream monitoring
- FTP file access
- Advanced LUT, CDL, and PRESET management
- Independent image orientation
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The RED Control Pro App gives users advanced control over their V-RAPTOR™, KOMODO™ and multi camera arrays. The Pro app offers advanced features and an enhanced experience, including native iPad support, multi-camera control, quick settings overview, FTP file access, advanced LUT, CDL and PRESET management, or independent image orientation setting . The app is also fully redesigned for larger screens and monitoring of live streaming from several cameras simultaneously. RED Control Pro can be installed as a native version on MacOS, which includes even more options such as clip auto download, detachable and resizable windows. Note: RED Control Pro App is compatible with V-RAPTOR, V-RAPTOR XL, V-RAPTOR X, V-RAPTOR XE, KOMODO-X and KOMODO 6K only. Not available for use with DSMC2 or previous generation RED cameras. Lens control requires a compatible electronic lens. Multi-camera control requires all devices to be connected to the same local network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Teradek Wave at Free against RED control pro's $499.99. Teradek Wave also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). RED control pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On 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
Teradek Wave is free to download; RED control pro costs $499.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Teradek Wave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RED control pro has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Teradek Wave's written reviews are positive against 75% of RED control pro's.
Teradek Wave ships an update every 26 months, RED control pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Teradek Wave | RED control pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $499.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teradek | RED Digital Cinema |
Customer experience
Teradek Wave
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In-app purchases
Teradek Wave
No in-app purchases
RED control pro
No in-app purchases
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