Comparison

Lander App vs Wave

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

Head to head
About

Lander App

Experience Reddit with a beautifully designed, feature-rich client. Enjoy vibrant colors, modern iOS Liquid Glass effects, and smooth browsing. Customize your experience with extensive settings and intuitive gestures.

Highlights
  • iOS 26 Liquid Glass design
  • Vibrant color themes
  • 45+ personalization settings
  • Intuitive gesture controls
  • Rich media viewer
  • Cloud sync for settings
  • Privacy-focused features
Features
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Lander is a Reddit client for iPhone, iPad and Mac with Apple silicon. Browse communities, read discussions, view media and manage your messages in a layout you can customize. READ AND EXPLORE - Browse Home, Popular, All and custom feeds. - Search posts, communities and people. - Read threaded comments, collapse replies and choose how discussions are sorted. - Vote, save, share, hide and crosspost. - Keep your reading position when returning from other views. - Use multiple columns on iPad to browse and read side by side. MAKE IT YOURS - Choose a theme or set your own background, accent and text colors. - Adjust text size, post density, margins and action-bar spacing. - Customize tab destinations, profile controls, shortcuts and gestures. - Choose app animations and comment-opening transitions, including options to turn them off. - Find preferences with Settings search and back them up for later use. IMAGES AND VIDEO - View images, GIFs, videos and galleries. - Open media full screen and zoom into images. - Control autoplay and default video muting. - Adjust thumbnails and spoiler previews. MESSAGES AND MODERATION - Read and reply to direct messages and chats. - Manage modmail and review posts and comments in Mod Queue. - Use reporting and moderation actions where your account has permission. ACCESSIBILITY AND PRIVACY - Dynamic Type, VoiceOver labels, contrast options and Reduce Motion support. - Face ID or Touch ID app lock on supported devices. - Multiple Reddit accounts and optional crash reporting. - iCloud syncing for supported preferences and favorites. Browse public content without an account. Sign in with Reddit to vote, post, comment and use account features. Lander is an unofficial client and is not affiliated with Reddit, Inc. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://landerapp.xyz/privacy

About

Wave

Features
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Wave is a local-first haptic pattern companion for sending tiny tactile messages. Browse a hand-tuned library of patterns, feel them with Core Haptics, hear matched audio, favorite the ones you use often, and share custom waves through the iOS share sheet. Wave can also spell short messages in International Morse code, morph two patterns together, import and export `.wave` files, and export AHAP files for Core Haptics workflows. Version 1.4 adds Tactile Readout, a practical pre-send analysis panel. It scores a wave's timing, density, intensity, sharpness, and texture so users can tell whether a pattern feels soft, balanced, urgent, tap-only, blended, or sustained before sharing it. Wave does not require an account. Custom waves, favorites, settings, and recents stay on device.

Screenshots

Lander App3 screens
Wave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lander App at Free against Wave's $2.99. Lander App also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Wave's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Lander App is free to download; Wave costs $2.99 up front. Lander App sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Wave asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lander App ships an update every 2 days, Wave every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lander App versus Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLander AppWave
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWilliam SmolenRobert Corbin

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Lander App

Subscriptions2
  • Patron$49.991 Year
  • Founder$99.991 Year
One-time10
  • Orbit Tip$0.99
  • Pulse Tip$1.99
  • Boost Tip$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Launch Tip$4.99
  • Supernova Tip$9.99
  • Warp Tip$14.99
  • Galaxy Tip$19.99
  • Nebula Tip$24.99
  • Quasar Tip$49.99
  • Cosmos Tip$99.99
None

Wave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lander App free?
Lander App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wave free?
Wave costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lander App or Wave have ads?
Neither Lander App nor Wave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lander App or Wave?
Lander App ships an update every 2 days, and Wave every 5 days. Most recently, Lander App was updated on September 30, 2026 and Wave on September 21, 2026.

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