Comparison

Teradek Wave vs CDNC

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

CDNC

This app offers professional video capture with manual controls and advanced color grading tools. It allows users to apply cinematic looks, refine footage with detailed color adjustments, and export in high-quality formats. Features include ProRes recording, shutter drag for motion blur, and stabilization.

Highlights
  • Manual capture controls (exposure, shutter, focus, white balance)
  • Built-in Film Looks with live preview
  • Advanced color grading tools (wheels, curves, HSL)
  • ProRes 422 HQ recording
  • Shutter drag for motion blur
  • CDNC Steady stabilization
  • Framing guides and histogram
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Professional capture. Cinematic color. CDNC is an iPhone video camera with manual capture controls, built-in Film Looks, and precise color grading tools. Set exposure, shutter, focus, and white balance before you roll, then shape the finished image in the same app. START WITH GOLD 200 Gold 200 is included free: monitor with it while filming, refine your clips, save finished edited versions, and export. Core recording, supported capture formats, manual controls, import, playback, basic editing, original-file export, framing guides, and the histogram are also included. CHOOSE A FILM LOOK Try other built-in Film Looks live in Camera or in the Editor before upgrading. Camera labels a Pro preview and asks you to unlock or switch to free Gold 200 before recording. CDNC Pro unlocks recording while monitoring these Looks, saving finished edited versions, and export, plus reusable creative presets and advanced monitoring tools. REFINE THE COLOR Shape your image with exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, temperature, tint, saturation, skin tone, primary color wheels, curves, and seven-band HSL controls. Make color adjustments before the Film Look, then refine texture with diffusion, grain, lens blur, and sharpening. Dedicated Frames, Resize, and Trim tools help finish the composition. Preview Effects while editing. CDNC Pro is required to save or export with active Effects. To finish for free, choose Gold 200 without Effects and keep your color and composition adjustments. RECORD IN PRORES 422 HQ Capture ProRes 422 HQ original recordings in supported Apple Log and Apple Log 2 modes on compatible iPhones. HQ preserves a 10-bit 4:2:2 original for further grading. It requires substantially more storage than HEVC. Finished graded video exports use HEVC. SHUTTER DRAG. MADE IN CAMERA. Create native 1/5-second motion blur on supported camera configurations. Record and play back normally, then refine your Film Look and color in the Editor. The exposure blur is part of the recording; your grade stays editable. STEADIER SHOTS. SIMPLER FINISHING. Use CDNC Steady (Beta) to analyze a clip, choose Smooth Motion or Fixed Tripod, and adjust the amount. An optional camera Level helps line up your shot. Select your whole Media library and copy or move originals with saved CDNC edits to a Files location or external drive. ONE PRO TIER. YOUR CHOICE. Choose a monthly subscription, annual subscription, or one-time lifetime unlock. Each provides the same Pro access. Lifetime includes future core app improvements and additions to the standard CDNC Film Look collection; separate future products, services, or licensed collaboration packs are outside that promise. Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. See the in-app purchase screen for current local prices and terms. Manage subscriptions through your Apple Account. A lifetime purchase does not automatically cancel an existing subscription. Capture formats and monitoring options depend on your iPhone and system support. CDNC focuses on capture and look/color refinement, not a multitrack editing timeline. Questions? hello@cdnc.app Privacy Policy: https://www.cdnc.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Teradek Wave3 screens
CDNC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Teradek Wave at 5.0 against CDNC's 4.2. Teradek Wave also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). CDNC's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price 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. CDNC sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Teradek Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teradek Wave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CDNC 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 80% of CDNC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Teradek Wave ships an update every 26 months, CDNC weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Teradek Wave versus CDNC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeradek WaveCDNC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB693 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTeradekCDNC Studio LLC

Customer experience

Teradek Wave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CDNC

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Teradek Wave

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CDNC

Subscriptions2
  • CDNC Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • CDNC Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • CDNC Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Teradek Wave free?
Teradek Wave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CDNC free?
CDNC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Teradek Wave or CDNC?
Teradek Wave is rated higher. Teradek Wave averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CDNC averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Teradek Wave or CDNC have ads?
CDNC shows ads; Teradek Wave does not.
Which is updated more often, Teradek Wave or CDNC?
Teradek Wave ships an update every 26 months, and CDNC weekly. Most recently, Teradek Wave was updated on October 19, 2026 and CDNC on October 24, 2026.

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