Waxstat vs OrcaSource
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Waxstat
Easily compare prices for wax and hobby boxes with real-time updates from over 25 retailers. Find deals, scan UPCs, and stay informed about product releases and price changes. This app is a trusted source for sealed product data.
- Price comparison for wax and hobby boxes
- Real-time price updates from 25+ retailers
- UPC scanning for instant comps
- Release calendar for new products
- Price change notifications
- Deals and secret wax deal finder
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Waxstat is a free wax & hobby box price comparison and release calendar app. You can easily find comps for sealed products like hobby boxes, cases, mega boxes, blaster boxes, booster boxes, packs and more with a quick scan of the UPC or search. Product prices are updated in real-time from over 25+ retailers. With 18k+ individual products and over 83k+ real-time prices, Waxstat is the most trusted source of pricing and product data of hobby boxes and sealed products. Free Features: - Waxstat Deals-o-Clock - Look Up Wax Prices in Real-Time - Find Secret Wax Deals - Scan UPCs for Instant Comps - Get Notified of Price Changes - Up-to-Date Release Calendar Terms of Use: https://blog.waxstat.com/terms-and-conditions
OrcaSource
This app flips the traditional marketplace model. Buyers post what they need and set a price, allowing sellers to send offers directly. Sellers can proactively find buyers by browsing requests and sending their own offers.
- Post desired items and set prices
- Receive offers directly from sellers
- Proactively sell by browsing buyer requests
- Send offers directly to interested buyers
- Post bounties for item sourcing
- Social-media style browsing feed
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OrcaSource - The Reverse Marketplace Stop wasting hours scrolling through listings hoping someone has what you want. OrcaSource reverses the marketplace: post what you're looking for, and let sellers come to you. Buyers: Post a listing of what you want to buy, set your price, and wait. Sellers send offers directly to you. Accept the best one, or counter until you land on a number you are happy with. It only takes 1-3 minutes to create a listing. Way better than spending hours searching the web. Sellers: With OrcaSource you can now proactively sell. No more posting an item and hoping an algorithm shows it to the right person. Search real buyer requests, see exactly what people want and what they're willing to pay, and send your offer straight to them. You're no longer waiting around... you're finding your next sale. Bounties: The "Bounties" feature is where a buyer offers a reward to anyone who can track down what they're looking for. Here's how it works: find a seller who has the item, and in exchange for a small percentage of the deal, hand over where to find it and what it costs. Once you both agree on the bounty, connect the buyer with the seller. When their deal closes, you get your cut from the buyer. For example: agree to a 5% bounty on a $300 deal, and once it's completed, you walk away with $15. Browse: Scroll listings in a social-media style feed and send offers straight from the post. No digging through categories, no endless filters. Just swipe and sell. Off-platform payments, real savings: Deals are meant to be handled through PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, or however you and the other party agree. That means you only pay the small purchase protection fee and you keep more of every sale instead of losing 10%+ to traditional platform fees. We strongly recommend always using purchase protection when dealing with new buyers and sellers. Ditch the traditional marketplace. Reverse it with OrcaSource.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OrcaSource at none against Waxstat's 2. OrcaSource also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Waxstat's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 2) and chart position (#78 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Waxstat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. OrcaSource asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Waxstat against 5.0 for OrcaSource. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waxstat has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Waxstat's written reviews are positive against 100% of OrcaSource's.
| Parameter | Waxstat | OrcaSource |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | EMDAP TECHNOLOGIES | OrcaSource LLC |
Customer experience
Waxstat
OrcaSource
Bugs and requests
Waxstat
Reported bugs
3 issues- Can’t properly cache login credentials
- Account suspended for IP Address issue
- Can’t log into the app on phone
Requested features
1 request- How to input a list of all cards
OrcaSource
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Waxstat
- Hobbyist7 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Dealer7 Days trial$99.991 Month
OrcaSource
No in-app purchases









