Wavform vs Crate.
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
Crate.
Organize your music collection by creating digital record shelves. Review albums, track your listening habits, and discover new music through friends, focusing on personal taste over algorithms.
- Build and share curated album collections
- Write album reviews and star ratings
- Log daily music listening history
- Discover music through friends' tastes
- Follow and collaborate with other users
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Crate is for people who still listen. Albums matter. They outlast trends, playlists, and charts. Crate lets you build your own record shelf with collections called crates. Review what you hear, keep a diary of your spins, and see what your friends are into. It's about taste, not algorithms. About the albums you choose to keep. Features • Build and share crates, curated collections of albums • Write reviews and star-rate your listens • Keep a music diary of your daily spins • Discover underground favorites through friends, not algorithms • Follow, like, and collaborate with others in the scene This is not for everyone. Only for those who still listen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wavform at 5.0 against Crate.'s 3.4. Wavform also leads on ads (none vs shown). Crate.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Crate. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wavform holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Wavform's written reviews are positive against 92% of Crate.'s.
Wavform ships an update every 3 weeks, Crate. every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wavform | Crate. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better | 3.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Wavform LLC | Mustafa Kaan Baaran |
Customer experience
Wavform
Crate.
In-app purchases
Wavform
- Wavform Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Wavform Pro7 Days trial$21.991 Year
- Wavform Pro (Lifetime)$65.99
Crate.
No in-app purchases
