Comparison

PIN Next Bus vs waveOut

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

Head to head
About

PIN Next Bus

This location-based app shows PSTA bus stops and predicts arrival times in Pinellas County. You can find stops using your device's location services or by navigating the map. It also allows you to view routes and save your preferred stops.

Highlights
  • Location-based bus stop identification
  • Next bus predictions
  • Map navigation for stop discovery
  • Route viewing
  • Favorite stop saving
Features
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PIN Next Bus shows real-time bus arrival predictions for St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas County, powered by live PSTA data. Find nearby stops on the map, tap one for the next buses, and save favorites for one-tap access. Service alerts keep you ahead of detours and delays. Rebuilt from the ground up for the latest iOS, PIN Next Bus now includes a companion Apple Watch app plus a Home Screen widget and Watch complication. Data provided by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA).

About

waveOut

Navigate your surroundings using immersive spatial audio cues and virtual waypoints. This app offers a hands-free, intuitive experience by guiding you with sound, allowing you to focus on the world around you.

Highlights
  • Audio Augmented Reality waypoints
  • Spatial audio guidance
  • Hands-free navigation by hearing
  • Multiple view modes (cards, map, AR)
  • Save favorite places and routes
  • Indoor and outdoor navigation
  • Explore nearby places
Features
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The world's first spatial audio navigation app - See the world through your ears. Our mission is to make navigation easy for everyone. **Features at a glance: 1. Audio Augmented Reality - Virtual waypoints are placed in the real world around you 2. Spatial Audio - You can hear the waypoints as if a friend was calling 3. Navigation by Hearing - Follow the sounds until the destination. Simple and hands-free 4. Three views: descriptive cards, map view (classic) and AR view 5. Save favourite places and routes 6. Three different guiding sounds 7. Explore nearby places with “Around Me” 8. Navigate indoors as easily as outdoor **What to do -Wear headphones -Start a route -The phone’s back camera must be facing the same direction you are looking at as images of the streets and house walls are analysed locally on your phone to improve localization (data is not stored or processed for anything else). -Follow the audio: no need to look at the screen -To get the best experience, please check out our tutorials **Route planning can be done: -Directly on the app -In your (desktop) browser with the web planner at: https://app.waveout.app/map -Places and routes can saved on your account and can be user later for navigation. ** Help us improve All feedback is welcome! It is the way by which we will improve. If you have any suggestions, questions or need help, please write us at support@dreamwaves.io With your help, we create the navigation of the future! ** Free version and premium features The app has all the features in place for audio navigation and is currently completely free. In the future we will introduce premium features including higher localization accuracy and these will be part of a subscription plan. ** App details Headphones are needed to hear the waypoints. Even though we use spatial audio, any headphone model will work. For the best experience, we recommend open headphones so you are always aware of the world around you. For an amazing experience we will support selected hearables. Stay tuned! ** Behind the scenes An intuitive experience requires that the virtual content is displayed flawlessly. We use state-of-the art computer vision methods to determine the location of the user within the world. We take the latest augmented reality toolkits, global positioning advances and machine learning methods, combine them with some magic and obtain the position with incredible accuracy. **Spatial audio Spatial audio simulates the way people naturally understand sound locations. When a phone rings, or a friend calls, you immediately turn your head. Spatial audio does the same and we use this to help you find the next waypoint in the easiest way. Terms of service: Privacy policy: https://www.dreamwaves.io/impressum.html Website: https://www.dreamwaves.io Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamwaves.io/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreamwaves.io Twitter: https://twitter.com/dreamwaves_io LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreamwaves Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvX11E-zUioNxhqEl2PLBZg/featured

Screenshots

PIN Next Bus4 screens
waveOut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PIN Next Bus at 100% against waveOut's 0%. PIN Next Bus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). waveOut's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. PIN Next Bus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. waveOut asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PIN Next Bus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PIN Next Bus's written reviews are positive against 0% of waveOut's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PIN Next Bus ships an update every 4 months, waveOut every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PIN Next Bus versus waveOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPIN Next BuswaveOut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJunebot, LLCDreamwaves GmbH

Customer experience

PIN Next Bus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

waveOut

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PIN Next Bus

One-time1
  • PIN Next Bus - No Ads$2.99
None

waveOut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PIN Next Bus free?
PIN Next Bus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is waveOut free?
waveOut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PIN Next Bus or waveOut?
PIN Next Bus is rated higher. PIN Next Bus averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while waveOut averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PIN Next Bus or waveOut have ads?
PIN Next Bus shows ads; waveOut does not.
Which is updated more often, PIN Next Bus or waveOut?
PIN Next Bus ships an update every 4 months, and waveOut every 5 weeks. Most recently, PIN Next Bus was updated on August 19, 2026 and waveOut on September 16, 2026.

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