Comparison

OLive Streaming vs Waves

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

Head to head

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About

OLive Streaming

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Your daily short videos for fun. Make new friends here.

About

Waves

Features

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Create, share short form content with your community. Waves allows you to create short content with images and engage with community of like minded people. Functionalities: - Creating text content - Creating image content - Surfing and reading content from others - Engaging with content, sharing, liking - Replying, discussions, conversations

Screenshots

OLive Streaming3 screens

Waves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waves at none against OLive Streaming's 5. Waves also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. OLive Streaming sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Waves asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OLive Streaming ships an update every 6 months, Waves every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

OLive Streaming versus Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	OLive Streaming	Waves
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 6 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	16.4	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	156 MB	35 MB
Age rating	17+	12+
Developer	Leon Lee	Ledger Innovation MB

In-app purchases

5 purchases

OLive Streaming

One-time5

100 Coins$0.99
500 Coins$4.99
2000 Coins$19.99

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5000 Coins$48.99
10000 Coins$99.99

None

Waves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OLive Streaming free?

OLive Streaming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Waves free?

Waves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do OLive Streaming or Waves have ads?

Neither OLive Streaming nor Waves shows ads.

Which is updated more often, OLive Streaming or Waves?

OLive Streaming ships an update every 6 months, and Waves every 3 weeks. Most recently, OLive Streaming was updated on October 1, 2026 and Waves on October 5, 2026.