Comparison

RODEOHOUSTON vs Wave

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

Head to head
About

RODEOHOUSTON

Plan your visit to a major livestock show and rodeo event. Access tickets, purchase carnival packs, and discover ground festivities. Stay updated on all event activities, including athlete scoring and results, whether attending in person or livestreaming.

Highlights
  • Ticket access and purchase
  • Carnival pack loading
  • Grounds festivities guide
  • Event marketing and promotions
  • Athlete scoring and bios
  • Livestock and contestant results
Features
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Let’s Rodeo, y’all! The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ app remains your go-to utility when attending your favorite event. Our Visitor’s Guide will ensure you’re ready for the action before you arrive at NRG Park - purchase or access your tickets, load up on carnival packs and find out about all the grounds festivities. Whether you’re joining us in-person or livestreaming from home, the rodeohouston app has all you need - right at your fingertips. New features include: - An all-new home page with added functionality and visuals - Additional marketing and promotional options to ensure you know about everything going on at Rodeo - Interactive RODEOHOUSTON athlete scoring and bios - Mobile access to livestock and contestant results

About

Wave

Features
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App Name: Wave-USB FX Description: Wave-USB FX is a real-time laser effects generator for iOS. It produces oscilloscope-style waveforms, audio-reactive color effects, and geometric patterns — all output as multichannel audio signals designed to drive laser projectors through the Wave-USB hardware interface. The app can work stand-alone or with an external ILDA input (to the Wave-USB) for added effect. Features: • Oscilloscope Engine — Generate ramp, triangle, sine, Lissajous, ring, spiral, and spirograph waveforms with adjustable timebase, gain, and blanking controls. • Audio-Reactive Color — Drive RGB laser color from live audio input with configurable 3-band frequency analysis, per-band gain, color assignment matrix, and envelope shaping (attack/hold/decay). • Beat Detection — Automatic beat-driven size modulation with adjustable threshold, intensity, and decay. • Master Controls — Linkable X/Y size, X/Y offset, RGB level sliders, pixelation, delay, and 3-axis rotation with configurable rotation center offset. • Projector Calibration — X/Y gain and offset, 4 color profile presets (per-channel gain, offset, gamma, and mid-point correction), and full geometric correction (linearity, bow, pincushion, keystone, shear). • MIDI Control — Full MIDI mapping of all parameters via CC and note messages, with a configurable mapping table for custom controller layouts. • USB Joystick Support — BLE joystick input for real-time X/Y position and rotation offset control with adjustable gain and damping. • Live Preview — Metal-rendered laser point preview via HDMI output. Hardware Compatibility Wave-USB FX is designed for use with the Wave-USB multichannel audio interface. The Wave-USB provides the signal conditioning, level limiting, and safety interlocking required to safely drive a laser projector from audio-rate signals. While the app will technically function with other iOS-compatible multichannel audio devices, the Wave-USB is the only interface engineered specifically to condition and limit output for laser projection. Use of other audio interfaces with laser projectors is not recommended or supported.

Screenshots

RODEOHOUSTON4 screens
Wave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wave at none against RODEOHOUSTON's shown. RODEOHOUSTON's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RODEOHOUSTON versus Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRODEOHOUSTONWave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHouston Livestock Show and Rodeo™David Zurcher

Bugs and requests

RODEOHOUSTON

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to verify and access purchased tickets
  • Repeated requests for cookie preferences
  • Incorrect event schedule information
  • Parking lot availability not accurately reflected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline access to tickets and coupons
  • Better organization of tickets and coupons
  • Improved parking and directions information
  • More comprehensive event schedules and details

Wave

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RODEOHOUSTON

No in-app purchases

None

Wave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RODEOHOUSTON free?
RODEOHOUSTON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wave free?
Wave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RODEOHOUSTON or Wave have ads?
RODEOHOUSTON shows ads; Wave does not.

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