Z5 Mobile vs Sorenson Wavello
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Z5 Mobile
This app provides a video relay service for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to make and receive videophone calls. It offers features like text chat, contact sharing, call blocking, and video mail.
- Video Relay Service (VRS)
- Text chat functionality
- Share contact numbers with interpreters
- Block unwanted callers
- Video Mail greeting management
- Number Lookup with Google Maps
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Z5 Mobile – The best video call experience, wherever life takes you. With Z5 Mobile, the industry’s premier VRS (Video Relay Service) app, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals can make and receive videophone calls anywhere using Wi-Fi or a cellular data connection. And now we’ve completely redesigned this app to bring you the top features and experience in the industry. Recent updates now include text chat, the ability to share a follow-up number with an interpreter straight from your contact list, and even the power to block unwanted callers. Our users love our intuitive user interface with a choice of two themes and the sort your contact list by first or last name. You’ll also enjoy the ability to quickly review, record or delete your Video Mail greeting from your phone. Even when you're not using the app, you can now receive full-screen notifications at the moment a call is incoming. Z5 Mobile still has all the great features users have come to expect including Number Lookup, powered by Google Maps, to help you find phone numbers and conduct map searches without having to leave the app. No matter where you go, there’s no better way to keep in touch! Download/upgrade Z5 Mobile today and tell us what you think.
Sorenson Wavello
This app revolutionizes video relay conversations by allowing all participants to see each other. It enables enhanced communication for users connecting with Deaf family and friends through a relay service. Download and register to experience a new way of visual communication.
- See all participants during video relay calls
- Revolutionize relay conversations
- Enhanced communication for Deaf connections
- Register voice phone number
- Experience new communication methods
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Be Seen! Revolutionize your relay conversations! With Sorenson Wavello, everyone sees each other during video relay calls. Sorenson continues to innovate so you can experience communication in a new way. To get started, simply download the Sorenson Wavello app and register your voice phone number today. Come on, Be Seen by your Deaf family and friends through Sorenson Relay. To learn more, please visit www.sorenson.com/getwavello
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sorenson Wavello at 4.4 against Z5 Mobile's 3.7. Sorenson Wavello also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Z5 Mobile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Sorenson Wavello holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Z5 Mobile's written reviews are positive against 75% of Sorenson Wavello's.
Z5 Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Sorenson Wavello every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Z5 Mobile | Sorenson Wavello |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (127 ratings) | 4.4 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSDVRS, LLC | Sorenson Communications, Inc. |
Customer experience
Z5 Mobile
Sorenson Wavello
In-app purchases
Z5 Mobile
No in-app purchases
Sorenson Wavello
No in-app purchases
