Comparison

Pelican RALS vs WAVE PTX

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

Head to head
About

Pelican RALS

Control your Pelican RALS lighting devices remotely from your smartphone. Adjust brightness and power with a simple interface. This app is compatible with Bluetooth-enabled RALS products, including the Pelican 9440B.

Highlights
  • Remote operation via smartphone
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Simple on/off button
  • Dimming slider for brightness control
  • Compatible with Pelican 9440B
Features
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Now operate your Pelican RALS via your smart phone. The new Pelican app allows you to operate any Bluetooth enabled versions of the RALS product range. Features include a simple on/off button and a dimming slider to select the required setting for your lighting application. Compatible products: Pelican 9440B

About

WAVE PTX

This app enables secure, reliable push-to-talk communication across various networks and devices. It extends existing two-way radio services to broadband users, enhancing team productivity with instant messaging and multimedia sharing.

Highlights
  • Secure broadband PTT communication
  • Carrier-independent network use
  • Emergency calling
  • Real-time streaming video
  • Voice and text messaging
  • User location tracking
Features
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Take Push-To-Talk Further: Based on 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Mission Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT) standards, WAVE PTT provides fast, secure, reliable broadband PTT communication across any network, any device. Expand existing land mobile radio (LMR) service to include broadband users on the devices and networks they already have. Extend two-way radio push-to-talk communication to phones, tablets and PCs and increase team productivity with instant communication anywhere you have a network or Wi-Fi connection. • Carrier-independent, use any 3G/4G LTE, public Wi-Fi, or private data network connection • Emergency calling and other critical communications features • Real time streaming video • Voice messaging, pre-recorded or record-and-send • Group and private 1-1 PTT calls • Group and private 1-1 text messaging • Persistent threaded history of messages, texts, multimedia • Interoperability to LMR networks • Multimedia - share images, videos, or files • Locate and track users on a map WAVE PTT is not available for use by individual consumers. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Pelican RALS2 screens
WAVE PTX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WAVE PTX at 3.7 against Pelican RALS's 2.5. WAVE PTX also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 17%) and ratings volume (38 vs 2). Pelican RALS's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WAVE PTX holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAVE PTX has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Pelican RALS's written reviews are positive against 36% of WAVE PTX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pelican RALS ships an update every 2 months, WAVE PTX every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pelican RALS versus WAVE PTX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPelican RALSWAVE PTX
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)3.7 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews35.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings238 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPelican Products, Inc.Motorola Solutions, Inc

Customer experience

Pelican RALS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

WAVE PTX

All ratings38 ratings
Positive65.8%
Neutral7.9%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.3%

In-app purchases

None

Pelican RALS

No in-app purchases

None

WAVE PTX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pelican RALS free?
Pelican RALS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WAVE PTX free?
WAVE PTX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pelican RALS or WAVE PTX?
WAVE PTX is rated higher. Pelican RALS averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while WAVE PTX averages 3.7 from 38 ratings.
Do Pelican RALS or WAVE PTX have ads?
Neither Pelican RALS nor WAVE PTX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pelican RALS or WAVE PTX?
Pelican RALS ships an update every 2 months, and WAVE PTX every 4 months. Most recently, Pelican RALS was updated on October 17, 2026 and WAVE PTX on October 23, 2026.

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