Comparison

Iridium GO! vs Wakespeed

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

Head to head
About

Iridium GO!

Connect your iPhone or iPad to a global satellite network for calls, texts, and social media updates anywhere on Earth. This app provides essential communication capabilities even in areas without terrestrial network coverage, including emergency SOS functionality.

Highlights
  • Satellite calling
  • SMS messaging
  • Twitter integration
  • Emergency SOS activation
  • Global network coverage
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
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Iridium GO! enables satellite connectivity for your iPhone/iPad where terrestrial networks are non-existent, unreliable, or costly. With Iridium GO! and the power of the Iridium global satellite network, your iPhone/iPad will now work anywhere on the planet. The Iridium GO! app enables users to connect over Wi-Fi and make phone calls, send SMS, post Twitter updates, or activate SOS in the event of an emergency (requires registration). Visit www.iridiumgo.com for Iridium GO! product details and information on where to buy. The Iridium GO! app supports English, Spanish, French, Russian, and Japanese languages. Note: The Iridium GO! device is required to use this app.

About

Wakespeed

This app provides a simple and reliable way to configure, update, monitor, and diagnose your Wakespeed Advanced Regulator. It offers pre-defined parameters for various components and an expert mode for advanced customization.

Highlights
  • Configure, update, and monitor WS500 Pro via Bluetooth
  • Pre-defined parameters for alternators, batteries, and BMS
  • Save and retrieve configurations
  • Share configurations with others
  • Import configurations
  • Expert Mode for advanced customization
Features
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The Wakespeed App allows for simple and reliable configuration, updating, monitoring, and diagnostics of your Wakespeed Offshore WS500 and WS500 Pro Advanced Regulator. Create configurations using Wakespeed's 100's of built in of pre-defined, manufacturer recommended configuration parameters for batteries, alternators, and BMS's; select the brand and models you are using from three easy-to navigate screens to create a customized configuration for your regulator -- just pick-n-go. 'Expert Mode' allows the configuration to be further refined and customized, including adjusting the Charge Profile and accessing some of the more advanced options and capabilities. Once you have created your configuration it may be saved for later retrieval, shared with others via the built in 'share' tools (Email, messaging, etc), or sent to your WS500 / WS500 Pro Alternator Regulator. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your WS500 Pro using Bluetooth to configure, monitor, update, or take logs. With your WS500 regulator 'share' your configuration with a Windows based PC and use the Wakespeed "Universal Configuration Utility" (downloadable at http://www.wakespeed.com/technical ) and a USB cable. Alternatively you can share the configuration to an Android based phone for direct transfer using an OTG adapter. Configuration and updating can even be done before the WS500 / WS500-Pro is installed by powering it through the USB port. Key features include: · Configure, Update, Monitor your WS500 Pro using Bluetooth directly from yoru iPhone or iPad. · Simple 'pick from the list' of 100's of pre-defined Alternators, Batteries, and BMS's to create a reliable and optimized configuration for your install · Save and retrieve configurations for later use. · Share configurations with others using built-in share tools · Import configurations which have been shared with you for use, modification, and/or sending to your regulator. · Share the configuration for later transfer using a Windows based transfer tool. · Advanced 'Expert Mode' allows for modification of pre-defined values, as well as access to advanced features. For more information on this application, supporting tools, as well as the WS500 Advanced Alternator Regulator, visit http://www.wakespeed.com  Email: support@wakespeed.com if you have any questions or need technical support.

Screenshots

Iridium GO!4 screens
Wakespeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wakespeed at 33% against Iridium GO!'s 7%. Wakespeed also leads on rating (2.2 vs 1.9). Iridium GO!'s advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wakespeed holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iridium GO! has 54 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Iridium GO!'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Wakespeed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Iridium GO! versus Wakespeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIridium GO!Wakespeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (54 ratings)2.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.8% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIridiumDragonfly Energy Corp.

Customer experience

Iridium GO!

All ratings54 ratings
Positive20.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive6.8%
Neutral6.8%
Negative86.5%

Wakespeed

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Iridium GO!

No in-app purchases

None

Wakespeed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Iridium GO! free?
Iridium GO! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wakespeed free?
Wakespeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Iridium GO! or Wakespeed?
Wakespeed is rated higher. Iridium GO! averages 1.9 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Wakespeed averages 2.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Iridium GO! or Wakespeed have ads?
Neither Iridium GO! nor Wakespeed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Iridium GO! or Wakespeed?
Iridium GO! ships an update every 5 months, and Wakespeed every 5 months. Most recently, Iridium GO! was updated on October 17, 2026 and Wakespeed on October 2, 2026.

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