Comparison

Clear Wave vs Clean Wave

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

Head to head
About

Clear Wave

This app generates sound waves to eject water from phone speakers, test audio equipment, and measure environmental noise. It offers dynamic sound control and various waveform options for versatile audio tasks.

Highlights
  • Water ejection mode for speaker cleaning
  • Tone generator for acoustic testing
  • Noise meter for environmental sound measurement
  • Real-time sound control
  • Diverse waveform options
  • Camera mode with noise overlay
Features
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Clear Wave plays sound waves that shake water out of your iPhone's speaker, so the sound comes back clear. It also has a tone generator, a dB meter, and speaker and microphone tests. Key Features: Speaker Cleaner – A 165 Hz water-eject program pushes trapped water out of the speaker. Choose 15, 30 or 60 seconds; Clear Wave reminds you to turn the volume up for the best clean. Tone Generator – Play any frequency from 10 Hz to 20,000 Hz with sine, triangle, square or sawtooth waves, and see the matching musical note. Useful for sound checks, tuning and testing audio equipment. dB Meter – Measure the sound level around you, with average, minimum and maximum, the current frequency, and how loud it really is, from "like a library" to "like a rock concert". Measurement Photos – Take a photo with the sound level and the date on it, and save it to your photo library. Speaker Test – Play sound through the top and bottom speakers separately, plus a deep bass pulse, to check that both work. Microphone Check – Clap or speak and find out whether your microphone hears you clearly. Clean Reminder – Get a daily or weekly reminder to clean your speakers. Siri – Start cleaning hands-free with Siri. Subscription Pricing & Terms: Clear Wave offers auto-renewing subscription options. The available plans, their length and their exact price are shown in the app before you confirm a purchase, and may vary by region and currency. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the purchase is confirmed. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. If a free trial is offered and you subscribe before it ends, the remainder of the free trial is forfeited when the purchase is confirmed. Privacy Policy: https://clearwave.tilda.ws/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://clearwave.tilda.ws/termsofuse

About

Clean Wave

Restore your phone's speaker clarity using sound waves and vibration. This app safely removes water, dust, and grime that muffle audio, bringing back crisp, full sound without any tools.

Highlights
  • Sound wave cleaning at multiple frequencies
  • Deep low-frequency bass mode for water
  • High-frequency tone for dust removal
  • Vibration mode for loose particles
  • Combined sound and vibration cleaning
  • Speaker test functionality
  • Built-in decibel meter
Features
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Clean your phone speakers with sound, no tools needed. Water, dust, and grime get trapped in your speaker grille and muffle every call, song, and alarm. CleanWave sends precision sound waves and gentle vibration through the speaker to push moisture and debris out from the inside. No cotton buds, no toothpicks, no repair shop. One tap to start. No menus to dig through. Just smart frequency presets that target water and dust so your audio comes back clear, full, and loud. Restore crystal clear audio +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ Muffled speaker sound after rain, a swim, a workout, or a spill can ruin everything you listen to. CleanWave restores your sound fast by vibrating the speaker until trapped water beads up and slides out. Whether your speaker sounds quiet, crackly, or muffled, CleanWave gets it clear again in seconds. Key features +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ • CleanWave includes everything you need for a fast, effective clean: • Sound wave cleaning at 165 Hz, 300 Hz, and 500 Hz • Deep low-frequency bass mode tuned for water ejection • High-frequency tone mode for fine dust removal • Vibration mode to shake loose trapped moisture and particles • Combined sound and vibration for maximum cleaning power • Speaker test for the top and bottom speakers • Built-in decibel meter to measure sound level and noise in real time • Volume to max in one tap before you clean • Adjustable cleaning duration and clean reminders • Cleaning history, tips, and best practice guidance • Works fully offline, anywhere, anytime Why CleanWave? +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ Most people poke a muffled speaker with a cotton bud or just give up. CleanWave cleans your speaker with the science of sound: safe, fast, and done in under a minute. No hardware. No risk. Just crisp, clear audio with a single tap. When to use CleanWave +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ • After your phone gets wet or caught in the rain • When speaker sound turns muffled, crackly, or distorted • After workouts when sweat reaches the speaker grille • Weekly maintenance to stop dust building up • Before an important call, meeting, or presentation Simple by design +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ CleanWave is built clean and minimal so you can focus on the fix. Tap start, hold your phone speaker-side down, and let the sound waves do the work. One cycle is often all it takes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Clear Wave3 screens
Clean Wave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Clean Wave at freemium against Clear Wave's subscription. Clean Wave also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Clear Wave's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clear Wave sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Clean Wave sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clean Wave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clear Wave has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clear Wave ships an update monthly, Clean Wave every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Clear Wave versus Clean Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClear WaveClean Wave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEuropean Apps Solutionsappsix

Customer experience

Clear Wave

All ratings2,438 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive21.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative76.4%

Clean Wave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Clear Wave

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Paywall blocks access to app
  • Subscription issues, unable to cancel

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to cancel subscription
  • Clear indication of free vs paid features

Clean Wave

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Clear Wave

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly subscription$4.997 Days
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Clear Water Eject Premium$7.991 Month
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  • Weekly Access$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscripition3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Clear Wave Pro Weekly$10.997 Days
  • Clear Water - Speaker app Pro$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Access$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Access$9.99
  • Lifetime access$12.99
  • Lifetime$24.99
4 purchases

Clean Wave

Subscriptions2
  • CleanWave Max & dB Meter (Monthly)3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Decibel Sound Meter (Monthly)3 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time2
  • CleanWave Max: Lifetime$12.99
  • CleanWave Max: Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Clear Wave free?
Clear Wave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clean Wave free?
Clean Wave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clear Wave or Clean Wave?
Clean Wave is rated higher. Clear Wave averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Clean Wave averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Clear Wave or Clean Wave have ads?
Clear Wave shows ads; Clean Wave does not.
Which is updated more often, Clear Wave or Clean Wave?
Clear Wave ships an update monthly, and Clean Wave every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clear Wave was updated on October 19, 2026 and Clean Wave on October 12, 2026.

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