Comparison

dimsa vs Wave

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

Head to head
About

dimsa

Build collaborative hierarchical networks to stay connected with family, friends, or professional groups. Schedule calls and share social media links to maintain easy communication. Promote your business and trade within your network.

Highlights
  • Create collaborative hierarchical networks
  • Stay in touch with network members
  • Schedule calls
  • Add social media links to profiles
  • Publish trade and promote business
Features
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The app helps users create hierarchical networks collaboratively and use those networks to stay in touch with each other. The app can be used to create a Family Network, Friends Network, or any other Hierarchical Network collaboratively. Users will be able to call each other on the platform. Calls can also be scheduled. Whatsapp or Telegram calls may also be scheduled using the platform. Users can also add Social Media Links like WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, etc., to their profile, to stay in touch with each other using those platforms instead. The app also helps users to publish their trade and promote their business.

About

Wave

A privacy-focused messaging app offering end-to-end encrypted chats without requiring sign-ups or personal information. It utilizes a decentralized network for enhanced user control and supports both one-to-one and group conversations.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • No sign-up required
  • Decentralized network
  • One-to-one and group chats
  • Optional Bluesky integration
  • Ad-free and tracker-free
Features
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Wave: Secure Messaging Wave is a privacy-first messaging app built for people who value security, simplicity, and control. Chat freely without signing up, sharing personal details, or trusting centralized servers. You can start messaging instantly. Wave uses end-to-end encryption, ensuring only you and the people you’re chatting with can read messages. Conversations are encrypted on your device and decrypted only by recipients. Powered by XMTP, Wave is built on a decentralized messaging network reducing reliance on central servers and giving users more control over their conversations. Wave supports fast one-to-one messaging and secure group conversations in a clean, minimal interface with no clutter or distractions. You can optionally connect your Bluesky account to message people you already know, or simply use Wave on its own without linking any account. Wave is designed with privacy at its core, with end-to-end encrypted messages, a privacy-first architecture, and no ads or trackers.

Screenshots

dimsa4 screens
Wave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: dimsa at 3 against Wave's 1. dimsa also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for dimsa against 5.0 for Wave. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dimsa ships an update fortnightly, Wave every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
dimsa versus Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdimsaWave
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB149 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRaghu DevineniSimhadri Bogula

Customer experience

dimsa

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

Wave

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

In-app purchases

None

dimsa

No in-app purchases

None

Wave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dimsa free?
dimsa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wave free?
Wave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, dimsa or Wave?
dimsa and Wave are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do dimsa or Wave have ads?
Neither dimsa nor Wave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dimsa or Wave?
dimsa ships an update fortnightly, and Wave every 4 weeks. Most recently, dimsa was updated on October 4, 2026 and Wave on October 7, 2026.

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