Comparison

Wave vs FastKeyboard`

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

Head to head
About

Wave

Features
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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.

About

FastKeyboard`

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Wave4 screens
FastKeyboard`3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Wave versus FastKeyboard`: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaveFastKeyboard`
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.226.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid ZurcherXINWEN ZHANG

In-app purchases

None

Wave

No in-app purchases

None

FastKeyboard`

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wave free?
Wave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FastKeyboard` free?
FastKeyboard` is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wave or FastKeyboard` have ads?
Neither Wave nor FastKeyboard` shows ads.

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