KVH TracVision® vs Wakespeed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KVH TracVision®
This application offers mobile control for KVH TracVision satellite antenna systems. It facilitates easy setup, software updates, and system diagnostics. Users can monitor antenna status, switch satellites, and access help resources for a seamless satellite TV experience.
- Easy installation wizard
- Software and satellite library updates
- Antenna status and signal strength monitoring
- Satellite switching (automatic/manual)
- System diagnostics
- Access FAQs and help
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The KVH TracVision app for TracVision TV1, TV3, TV5, TV6, TV8, UHD7, RV1, and A9 provides easy access from your mobile device to your TracVision satellite Antenna system. With the TracVision app you can: • Access a wizard for easy installation and setup of your TracVision system • Update your system’s software, including updates to the satellite library • View antenna status, signal strength, and satellite being tracked • Switch satellites, or choose automatic or manual satellite switching (subject to service and antenna type) • Select your Master Receiver (TV-series/RV1/A9) • Access FAQs and Help feature • Perform system diagnostics that are sent directly to KVH Tech Support for fast troubleshooting Enjoying satellite TV at sea or on land has never been so easy!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KVH TracVision® at 5.0 against Wakespeed's 2.2. KVH TracVision® also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KVH TracVision® holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of KVH TracVision®'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Wakespeed's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KVH TracVision® | Wakespeed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KVH Industries, Inc. | Dragonfly Energy Corp. |
Customer experience
KVH TracVision®
Wakespeed
In-app purchases
KVH TracVision®
No in-app purchases
Wakespeed
No in-app purchases
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