Make Waves vs OG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Make Waves
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Release your music with Make Waves. The music distribution and promotion platform for independent artists and labels releasing good music. Better platform, deal & support for your music. Make Waves is the easy-to-use platform for independent artists and labels releasing great music. Upload to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and 150+ streaming and download services, then build your audience, spot trends, and get paid so you can keep creating. Track streams, monitor releases, and keep tabs on your royalties right from your phone. Log in with your Make Waves account or sign up to start releasing today.
OG
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OG-RECORDS gets your music on Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, YouTube, Amazon and 38+ stores worldwide. You run the whole release from your iPhone or iPad. RELEASE FROM YOUR PHONE Pick your song from the Files app or iCloud Drive (WAV, FLAC, AIFF), your cover from Photos, add credits and splits, submit. The wizard walks you through 8 steps, and every song gets a technical check before release. DOLBY ATMOS Add a Dolby Atmos master (ADM BWF) to any song. The app checks the file right on your device. For Apple Music, Amazon Music and TIDAL. REPLACE A MASTER Your song is already live and you have a better version? Upload the new WAV and follow it in the app until the stores have it. AI MASTERING Pick a sound profile, compare original and master, keep only what you like. AI STUDIO Your own AI artist. You get two versions of every song to listen to, and nothing goes out before you approve it. RELEASES VIA WHATSAPP Link your account to WhatsApp. Ötzi, our AI assistant, takes your song, cover and title in the chat. Nothing is submitted until you type SUBMIT. NUMBERS YOU UNDERSTAND Streams by store and country, a forecast for the coming weeks, earnings per song. SPLITS As many collaborators per song as you want, everyone gets their share automatically. SMART LINKS + PRE-SAVE One link for every store, pre-save before release day. PLAYLIST PITCHING We send your song to the Spotify and Apple Music playlist teams. PAYOUTS By SEPA bank transfer, from a 50 USD balance. FAIR 10% commission only on what you earn. No subscription, no yearly fee. You keep 100% of your masters. In 11 languages, with Dark Mode, Sign in with Apple and Face ID. OG-RECORDS™ is a trademark of OnlineBuilders LLC. Support: info@og-records.com
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Verdict
Make Waves and OG 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 | Make Waves | OG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Music Lab B.V. | OnlineBuilders LLC |
In-app purchases
Make Waves
No in-app purchases
OG
No in-app purchases
