Comparison

Waves vs Petsi

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

Head to head
About

Waves

Features
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Waves is a peer-to-peer mesh messenger that works without internet, servers, or accounts. Just Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone connects directly to nearby phones, forming a mesh network. Messages hop from device to device, extending range across crowds, campuses, and festivals — all without cell towers. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • End-to-end encryption on all private messages (Curve25519 + ChaChaPoly) • No accounts, no phone number, no email — ever • No servers store your messages — they exist only on your device • Messages auto-delete after the time you choose (15 min to 2 hours) • No analytics, no tracking, no ads • Only location group pins are stored in the cloud — nothing else FEATURES • General broadcast chat — talk to everyone nearby • Private 1-on-1 encrypted chats • Voice messages — push to talk • Photo sharing through mesh • Contacts — add friends when nearby • Location & portable groups with optional password • AR Radar — see direction and distance to people (UWB, iPhone 11+) • SOS emergency broadcast • Shake to wave hello • Emoji reactions • Disappearing messages with visible countdown PERFECT FOR • Festivals & concerts where cell service is dead • Camping, hiking, off-grid adventures • Classrooms & campus without Wi-Fi • Anywhere you want to communicate privately NO INTERNET. NO SERVERS. NO RULES. Just people and their phones.

About

Petsi

Features
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Petsi is a pet family app for keeping your pet’s life organized, shared, and connected. Create profiles for your pets, save important details, manage family co-owners, and keep health records in one place. Get vaccination reminders, share your pet’s story, and stay connected with pets in your circle. With Petsi, you can: • Create and manage pet profiles • Invite family members as co-owners • Save health records and get vaccination reminders • Share pet stories with photos • View stories from pets in your circle • Discover nearby pets • Find nearby pet sitting needs • Post your own pet sitting request • Chat with pet owners and sitters • Manage circle, family, and relation requests Whether you have one pet or several, Petsi helps you keep their information close, their care easier to manage, and their social world a little more connected.

Screenshots

Waves4 screens
Petsi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Petsi at 15.1 against Waves's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Waves versus Petsi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWavesPetsi
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB40 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAndrey KiselevDisi Lin

In-app purchases

None

Waves

No in-app purchases

None

Petsi

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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