Comparison

Cuts DJ Academy vs EMWaver

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

Head to head

Cuts DJ Academy

Start your music career

Electromagnetic Waver

Free

📚 Education

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About

Cuts DJ Academy

Features

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Your #1 Number One DJ Academy. We offer in-person, virtual & online video courses. Get your DJ career started today. Amazing after graduation job opportunities. Get your career started today! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

EMWaver

Features

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EMWaver is a local-first electronics lab for iPhone and iPad. Connect a supported ESP32-S3 or STM32-based board, run JavaScript scripts, inspect device signals, manage bundled firmware, and use optional Agent assistance with your own API key. Local hardware control does not require an EMWaver account, cloud activation, hosted relay, subscription, or device ownership check. Scripts and core device workflows stay on your device by default. Use EMWaver to: • Run local scripts against supported microcontroller boards • Inspect device state and hardware signals from a mobile-first interface • Manage app-bundled firmware workflows for supported targets • Keep script-first hardware experiments out of the compile/flash/debug loop • Ask the optional Agent for script and troubleshooting help when you provide an API key EMWaver is open-source and built by Continual MI.

Screenshots

Cuts DJ Academy4 screens

EMWaver3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EMWaver at none against Cuts DJ Academy's 1. EMWaver also leads on ads (none vs shown). Cuts DJ Academy's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Cuts DJ Academy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $89.99 per month. EMWaver asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cuts DJ Academy ships an update every 4 months, EMWaver every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level

Cuts DJ Academy versus EMWaver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Cuts DJ Academy	EMWaver
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 months — better	Every 12 months
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	70 MB	4 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Pick A DJ LLC	Luis Lopes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cuts DJ Academy

Subscriptions1

Video DJ Course$89.991 Month

None

EMWaver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cuts DJ Academy free?

Cuts DJ Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is EMWaver free?

EMWaver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Cuts DJ Academy or EMWaver have ads?

Cuts DJ Academy shows ads; EMWaver does not.

Which is updated more often, Cuts DJ Academy or EMWaver?

Cuts DJ Academy ships an update every 4 months, and EMWaver every 12 months. Most recently, Cuts DJ Academy was updated on October 12, 2026 and EMWaver on October 6, 2026.