Wave Wedge vs Blip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wave Wedge
This app acts as a keyboard extension to scan RFID tags and barcodes directly into any text field. It streamlines data entry for inventory, asset tracking, and more, supporting various scanning devices.
- RFID scanning
- Barcode scanning
- Keyboard extension
- Data entry
- Inventory management
- Asset tracking
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Wave Wedge RFID and Barcode Keyboard Extension
Blip
This utility app integrates a barcode and QR scanner directly into your keyboard. Scan codes and automatically insert the data into text fields across various browsers and custom URL schemes, or manually insert the last scan.
- Custom iOS keyboard with scan button
- Barcode and QR code scanning
- Automatic data insertion for browsers
- Local scan history
- Privacy-first design
- Configurable keyboard layouts
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Blip adds a barcode and QR scanner directly to your iPhone and iPad keyboard workflow. Tap Scan from the Blip keyboard and scan a barcode or QR code. Blip opens your selected browser target and can insert the scan automatically, or you can tap Insert Last Scan. Safari requires returning to your original tab manually. Features: - Custom iOS keyboard with a clean Scan button. - Barcode and QR scanning powered by the device camera. - Automatic return targets for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, and custom URL schemes; manual Safari fallback. - Optional automatic insertion or an explicit Insert Last Scan tap. - English and German keyboard layouts. - Flexible keyboard configuration: letters, numbers and symbols, big-number pad, or scan-only. - Configurable scan suffix: none, tab, enter, or space. - Optional flashlight, zoom, centered scan area, and scan sound. - Local scan history with retention controls. - Company profiles for sharing consistent settings across a team. - Privacy-first design: local history, no analytics SDK, no ads, no cloud sync, and no tracking. Blip is built for teams that need fast code entry in browser-based tools, inventory systems, forms, and internal workflows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blip at weekly against Wave Wedge's every 2 months. Wave Wedge's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wave Wedge against 5.0 for Blip. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Wave Wedge ships an update every 2 months, Blip weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wave Wedge | Blip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SimplyRFiD | Antonio Beslic |
Customer experience
Wave Wedge
Blip
In-app purchases
Wave Wedge
No in-app purchases
Blip
No in-app purchases
