Wavform vs Dissonant.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wavform
Discover and share music with friends on this social platform. Rate and review songs, see real-time listening activity, and explore rankings created by other users. Connect your Spotify account for personalized insights.
- Rate and review music
- Discover music with friends
- Real-time listening activity
- User-generated rankings
- Spotify integration
- Follow friends and creators
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Wavform is a social platform for rating, reviewing, and discovering music with friends. We’re building a home for music taste with real-time listening activity, rankings made by real listeners, and detailed stats. With Wavform, you no longer have to scavenge every part of the internet to see what your friends & the rest of the world are listening to. How It Works: 1. Create an account and connect your Spotify (or use it without connecting!) 2. Rate & review with ease by using your Spotify listening history 3. Follow your friends and favorite creators to see what they're listening to
Dissonant.
Discover music beyond algorithmic playlists by receiving curated physical albums delivered to your door. This service connects you with a community of music lovers and offers a unique way to engage with albums.
- Physical album discovery
- Curated album selections
- Album delivery service
- Community of music lovers
- Secondhand albums
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Music discovery through physical media. Sick of algorithm playlists? When was the last time you sat down and truly engaged with a great album? Tell us about your taste. We want to get to know you as a human, not as a statistic in an algorithm. Our music-loving curators will pick out an album they think you'll love and ship it right to your door. All albums are secondhand and are constantly being scavenged from all around the United States. We hope you'll join the world's cheapest album club/community! -Dissonant
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dissonant. at none against Wavform's 3. Dissonant. also leads on ratings volume (98 vs 12). Wavform's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Wavform sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dissonant. asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wavform against 4.9 for Dissonant.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dissonant. has 98 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Wavform's written reviews are positive against 94% of Dissonant.'s.
Wavform ships an update every 3 weeks, Dissonant. every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wavform | Dissonant. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better | 4.9 (98 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 98 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wavform LLC | Hunter White |
Customer experience
Wavform
Dissonant.
In-app purchases
Wavform
- Wavform Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Wavform Pro7 Days trial$21.991 Year
- Wavform Pro (Lifetime)$65.99
Dissonant.
No in-app purchases
