# Wave vs Waves

The clearest difference is price: Waves at Free against Wave's $0.99. Waves also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Wave's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Waves is free to download; Wave costs $0.99 up front. Waves sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wave against 5.0 for Waves. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waves has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Wave ships an update monthly, Waves every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Wave | Waves |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wave-contraction-timer/id6448851437/reviews) | [5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waves-birth-team-app/id6743814068/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **6** |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#200** | — |
| Size | 1 MB | 40 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.1** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Pim Nijman](https://appshunter.io/developer/983410596) | [Theorian](https://appshunter.io/developer/323683910) |

## What reviewers say

### Wave

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wave-contraction-timer/id6448851437)

**Currently charting:** #200 Top Paid · Medical (US App Store)

This app helps expectant parents track labor contractions with ease. It offers a clean interface, live activity tracking, and dark mode for a comfortable experience. Your data is kept private and stored only on your device.

**Highlights:** Track contraction duration and frequency, Live Activities for seamless tracking, Dark mode for comfort, Private data storage on device, No ads or subscriptions

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Waves

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waves-birth-team-app/id6743814068)

Effortlessly track labor contractions and other important birth events with elegant graphs and detailed logs. Designed for parents, birth teams, midwives, and doulas, this app provides precision and insight during your birthing journey. Supports PDF and CSV exports for sharing with your care team.

**Highlights:** One-tap contraction timing, Elegant graphing and smart averages, Track multiple birth events, Low light mode for labor environments, Editable event logs, PDF and CSV exports, Designed for birth teams

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Waves Pro | $1.99 | per 6 months |
| Clinical Starter | $9.99 | per month |
| Clinical Professional | $19.99 | per month |
| Clinical Starter (Annual) | $95.00 | per year |
| Clinical Professional (Annual) | $189.99 | per year |
| +1 Client Slot | $1.99 | one-time |
| +1 Connection | $1.99 | one-time |
| Waves Pro Lifetime | $4.99 | one-time |
| +5 Client Slots | $7.99 | one-time |
| +10 Client Slots | $14.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Wave free?

Wave costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Waves free?

Waves is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Wave or Waves?

Wave and Waves are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.

### Do Wave or Waves have ads?

Waves shows ads; Wave does not.

### Which is updated more often, Wave or Waves?

Wave ships an update monthly, and Waves every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wave was updated on September 2, 2026 and Waves on September 18, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*