Wavepoint vs Blackbook Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wavepoint
Discover local happenings and conversations based on your chosen locations and interests. Share updates, ask questions, and reward great content with virtual currency. Stay connected to your community and the places that matter to you.
- Follow cities, campuses, and countries
- Control content topics
- Post local updates and questions
- Reward posts with gems and points
- Discover nearby conversations
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Wavepoint is a social feed built around the places and topics that matter to you. Follow your city, campus, or even countries you want to keep up with, and shape a feed that feels relevant to your life. Choose your places • Follow cities, campuses, countries, and more • Update them anytime as life changes Control your topics • Food, sports, events, housing, local news, and more • Follow what interests you and mute what doesn’t Post what’s happening around you • Ask questions, share updates, or plan meetups • Get local answers and discover conversations nearby Support great posts with gems and points • Reward posts you love • Highlight helpful, thoughtful, and entertaining content Wavepoint helps you discover what’s happening around you and in the places you care about most. Download free to get started.
Blackbook Live
Connect, create, and engage on an enhanced community platform. Discover powerful tools for content creation, including podcasts and clips, and join authentic conversations. Share your voice and shape your story.
- Enhanced community platform
- Streamlined design
- Podcast creation tools
- Video clip creation
- Authentic voice emphasis
- Content engagement
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Blackbook Live 2 is the next evolution of your favorite community platform. We’ve enhanced how you connect, create, and engage. With a streamlined design, more powerful tools for content creation—like podcasts and clips—and an even stronger emphasis on authentic voices, Blackbook Live 2 brings you closer to the conversations that matter. Dive in and shape your story—your voice belongs here. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blackbook Live at 5.0 against Wavepoint's 4.5. Blackbook Live also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Wavepoint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Blackbook Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blackbook Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively.
Wavepoint ships an update every 3 days, Blackbook Live every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wavepoint | Blackbook Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Proven Form, LLC | VERONICA BAUGH |
Customer experience
Wavepoint
Blackbook Live
In-app purchases
Wavepoint
- Seafarer Bundle$1.99
- Dockside Cache$8.99
- Treasure Chest$14.99
Blackbook Live
- Blackbook Live Blue$4.991 Month
- Blackbook Live Blue$49.991 Year
