WaveAgent vs SD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WaveAgent
This utility software runs on WiFi devices to test and measure WLAN performance. It requires companion applications for full functionality, focusing on network and AP configurations.
- Tests WLAN performance
- Measures network configurations
- Works with AP configurations
- Requires Ixia IoT or IxVeriWave
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WaveAgent is an endpoint software that runs on WiFi devices to test and measure WLAN performance under various AP and network configurations. This is not a standalone application to test the device's performance. It is designed for use in conjunction with Ixia IoT or IxVeriWave applications.
SD
Control your Sound Devices 8-Series mixer-recorder remotely from your iPad or iPhone. Manage transport, edit metadata, take notes, monitor outputs, and adjust channel settings like faders, trims, and pan. View large-scale meters and timecode on all screens.
- Remote transport controls
- Metadata editing
- Take notes
- Monitor outputs
- Adjust faders, trims, and pan
- Channel arming, disarming, solo, and mute
- Large-scale channel meters
- Timecode display
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Control your Sound Devices 8-Series mixer-recorder from your iPad or iPhone with SD-Remote. Quickly access transport controls, edit metadata, write Take Notes, monitor outputs, and adjust faders, trims, and pan controls. Arm, disarm, solo, and mute channels with ease. Large-scale meters are available for all channels, and the current timecode is displayed on every screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SD at 3.7 against WaveAgent's 3.0. SD also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of WaveAgent's written reviews are positive against 22% of SD's.
WaveAgent ships an update every 7 months, SD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WaveAgent | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VeriWave, Inc. | Sound Devices, LLC |
Customer experience
WaveAgent
SD
In-app purchases
WaveAgent
No in-app purchases
SD
No in-app purchases
