WristBand vs Wave CNTRL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
WristBand
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Wave CNTRL
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Wave CNTRL is radio from all over the worldβ¦ and the people listening with you. 50,000 stations, podcasts, and a live chat in every station. WORLD RADIO 50,000 live stations in 200+ countries. Explore by country, region, genre or right on the world map. Top 1000, daily discoveries and stations near you. Over 20 hand-picked collections, including βClose to homeβ, the local stations of your country. A CHAT FOR EVERY STATION Every station has its own live room with the people listening to the same thing as you, right now. Switch stations, switch rooms: the chat follows what you're playing. Private messages, friends, Wizz, and WAVE Together to share a station in real time. Built-in filters, blocking and reporting. LIVE SUBTITLES, USEFUL FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING LISTENERS On iOS 26, read what's being said on the radio as it happens, in the original language or translated live into the language you choose. Spoken radio (news, talk, sport) becomes readable, and synced lyrics follow the songs when they exist. The transcription is automatic: quality varies by station and language, and it isn't meant for music alone. Everything runs on your iPhone: nothing is recorded or sent. SURF Swipe to discover random stations that match your taste. Not for you? Thumbs down, on to the next one. WHAT'S THIS? Identify the song that's playing with Shazam, open it in Apple Music or your favorite service, read synced lyrics and discover the artist's profile. TUNEMAP Explore a web of artists: tap a name to see who sounds like them, hear 30-second previews and find stations in the same style. Search a record label too, to browse its artists and releases. PODCASTS Search, charts by country and by genre (History, News, Comedyβ¦), favorites, downloads for offline listening, playback speed and silence skipping. Add any podcast by its RSS address or import an OPML file. IPTV PLAYER Add your own M3U playlists: program guide (on now and next), categories you can hide, rename and reorder, and stream info. Wave CNTRL doesn't provide any channels. MAKE IT YOURS 12 full themes with animated scenery, the accent color of your choice and 17 visualizers that dance to the music. An app that looks like you. Even the loading screen changes with your theme. RADIO PASSPORT Collect the countries you've listened to, catch Today's Signal and keep your listening streak going. WHEREVER YOU GO CarPlay, Apple Watch, widgets, Control Center, Lock Screen, Siri and Shortcuts, Chromecast and AirPlay. YOUR TOOLS Recording with per-track splitting, live pause and rewind, radio alarm, sleep timer, equalizer, volume leveling, Last.fm and ListenBrainz scrobbling, and your own music in My Music. Add your own stations and share stations and podcasts as cards. FREE, PREMIUM OPTIONAL The app is free and supported by ads. Premium (monthly, yearly or lifetime) removes ads and unlocks the radio ad muter, live rewind, the equalizer, unlimited recording, bigger listening rooms and exclusive themes. Radio ad muting can silence the ads or switch to another station until they're over. Radio streams are provided by their broadcasters; availability may vary by country. Terms of Use: https://wavecntrl.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://wavecntrl.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WristBand at none against Wave CNTRL's 3. WristBand also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Wave CNTRL sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. WristBand asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | WristBand | Wave CNTRL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | δΌη θ£ | Cyril Bondiguet |
In-app purchases
WristBand
No in-app purchases
Wave CNTRL
- Premium Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$24.99









