Wave vs FastKeyboard`
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wave
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Wave-USB Recorder Professional 8-channel audio recorder designed for laser show production. Record directly from USB audio interfaces at 48kHz/24-bit to standard WAV files. Features • 8-channel simultaneous recording (X, Y, R, G, B, AUX/SMPTE, L, R) • Real-time laser preview with Metal-accelerated rendering • Live VU metering for all 8 channels • ADC zero-point calibration to null DC offset noise • Audio pass-through monitoring • Record to device storage or external USB drives • Playback with full preview visualization • Adjustable preview controls: position, scale, RGB gain/offset, sample window • Pause and resume recording Designed For Laser show professionals who need a portable, reliable field recorder for capturing multi-channel ILDA audio signals from USB audio interfaces. Preview your laser content in real time while recording, verify levels across all channels, and save standard WAV files ready for production use.
FastKeyboard`
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FastKeyboard` is for people who care how a sentence is punctuated. Tap a letter and you get the letter. Flick up and you get the mark printed above it. Each row of letters has one job: digits on top, delimiters in the middle, and the marks that start or end a phrase along the bottom. The number keyboard is for equations and data. The symbol keyboard is there when you would rather tap a mark than flick it. It does not autocorrect, suggest words, or offer swipe typing. The character you choose is the one that appears. It does not request Full Access. It has no network access, and nothing you type is sent off the device. Add it in Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard. In any app, long-press the globe key and switch to FastKeyboard. English QWERTY, on iPhone and iPad. iPad uses the same keys, with larger keys and wider gaps.
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Verdict
Wave and FastKeyboard` are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Wave | FastKeyboard` |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Zurcher | XINWEN ZHANG |
In-app purchases
Wave
No in-app purchases
FastKeyboard`
No in-app purchases









