Comparison

Wave vs Hauly

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

Head to head
About

Wave

Manage your small business finances on the go. Send professional invoices, track expenses with receipt scanning, and monitor your business insights. Get paid faster with integrated online payment options.

Highlights
  • Send customized invoices and estimates
  • Scan receipts with OCR for expense tracking
  • Monitor business insights on a dashboard
  • Accept online credit card and bank payments
  • Automate late payment reminders
  • Syncs with desktop account
Currently charting
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Wave’s mobile app is an integrated, on-the-go solution for small business owners, creators, freelancers, consultants, and contractors in the US and Canada and the perfect companion to your desktop experience. Send customized, professional invoices and estimates and keep track of your business expenses in one place! Add optional online credit card and bank payment processing to get paid even faster. Plus, subscribe to our Pro Plan to access even more bookkeeping and invoicing features. Our receipts feature is included for free in the Pro Plan or easy to add-on to the Starter Plan. You can capture unlimited receipts with optical character recognition to track your business expenses. Bookkeep better with the Pro Plan Want to look more polished, save more time, and conquer cash flow? With our Pro Plan, you get access to the following features: Capture unlimited receipts and track expenses at no additional cost Option to accept online payments* at a discounted rate Auto-import bank transactions** Auto-merge and categorize bank transactions Add additional users to your account Automate late payment reminders Access live-person chat and email support And more! You’re in good company Wave’s software has helped more than 300K North American small business owners manage their money, so you know we’ve got your back. Dashboard Easily monitor what’s going on in your business with Wave’s intuitive dashboard, which includes: At-a-glance business insights, like profit and loss statements Quick access to invoicing metrics, like amounts overdue and upcoming payments Access to accounting reports for understanding your business, filing taxes, and more Mobile invoicing Create and send professional, customized invoices with your logo Receive notifications when you've been paid Check invoice status (sent, viewed, overdue, paid) Record payments Send invoice reminders and payment receipts Get paid even faster with Wave’s online payments feature to accept credit cards and bank payments Synchronize instantly with your Wave account on desktop Estimates Instantly create and send estimates and land that dream customer quicker Convert an estimate into an invoice in seconds Customize estimates with your brand colors and logo Access your estimates from anywhere, anytime Designed to get you paid faster Wave invoice templates and email messages are designed to help you get paid faster Sending professional easy-to-read invoices inspires confidence from your clients, encouraging prompt payment and repeat business Receipt scanning Organize and manage your receipts in one place with Wave’s subscription-based mobile receipts feature Don’t waste time manually managing your expenses—let our app capture receipt details in seconds using OCR technology Get peace of mind and breeze through tax season with updated books and reports, synced with our accounting feature Upload receipts from your desktop or via email Manage and categorize transactions on-the-go or on desktop—everything stays synced! Accept online payments in seconds Wave’s invoicing software works seamlessly to accept online payments via direct integration with our online payments feature: Getting started is as easy as a few clicks*. You’ll be able to select the invoices where you want to accept all major credit cards (Visa®, MasterCard®, American Express®, Discover®) for a competitive, per transaction fee. Most Wave invoices paid by credit card and bank payment get paid in 2 days or less! Create your Wave account right in the Wave mobile app, or visit waveapps.com. *Approval is subject to eligibility criteria, including identity verification and credit review. **Not all financial institutions are supported. Learn more here: https://support.waveapps.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005541303-Understanding-bank-connections Privacy: https://www.waveapps.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.waveapps.com/legal/terms-of-use Terms of Service: https://www.waveapps.com/legal/legal-disclosures

About

Hauly

This app provides vintage resellers with a dedicated platform to manage their entire resale business. Track inventory, document finds, generate financial reports, and gain AI-driven business insights. It scales from part-time flipping to full-scale operations.

Highlights
  • Inventory tracking
  • Receipt scanning for auto-inventory
  • Photo documentation
  • Monthly P&L reports
  • Market tracking
  • Wholesale lot management
  • AI business insights
Features
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Most vintage resellers run their business out of a notes app, a spreadsheet, and memory. Hauly replaces all three. Built for vintage resellers and thrifters, Hauly is a real home base for your resale business. Track every piece from the moment you find it to the moment it sells, and always know your real profit. TRACK YOUR INVENTORY Log what you paid, where you sourced it, and what it sold for. Add photos, categories, and notes, and see what's been sitting too long. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS A dashboard with revenue, expenses, and profit at a glance. Monthly P&L, category and platform breakdowns, and an activity tracker that shows your sourcing and selling streaks. SOURCE FASTER Hauls scans a receipt and builds your inventory from it. Photo Log documents finds while you're still standing in the aisle. WHOLESALE AND BULK Manage lots with cost per piece. Record batch sales as you sell through and watch units remaining, profit, and ROI update as you go. MARKETS AND POP-UPS Track fees, sales, and profit for every booth and market day. PERSONALS Keep the pieces you kept for yourself in their own collection, separate from your business numbers. ASK HAULY AI insight on your sales, your best categories, and what to reprice. Whether you flip part time on weekends or run a full resale operation, Hauly scales with you. Free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited inventory, hauls, reports, wholesale, markets, Personals, and more. Hauly Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Wave4 screens
Hauly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hauly at 100% against Wave's 29%. Hauly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Wave's advantage is ratings volume (6.7K vs 7) and chart position (#58 vs unranked). 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. Wave sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month and Hauly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hauly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wave has 6.7K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Wave's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hauly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Wave versus Hauly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaveHauly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6.7K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.7K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#58 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB46 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWave Financial IncOliver Medgyesi

Customer experience

Wave

All ratings6,674 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews380 reviews
Positive28.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative61.3%

Hauly

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wave

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when trying to edit invoices
  • Inability to view past transactions in mobile app
  • Inconsistent behavior when connecting bank accounts
  • Incorrect tax calculations and reporting issues
  • Delayed or missing payments from customers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve mobile app functionality
  • Integrate with more third-party services
  • Provide better customer support channels
  • Add more customization options for invoices

Hauly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Wave

Subscriptions4
  • Mobile receipts - Monthly$8.001 Month
  • Pro Plan - Monthly$19.001 Month
  • Mobile receipts - Annual$72.001 Year
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  • Pro Plan - Annual$190.001 Year
2 purchases

Hauly

Subscriptions2
  • Hauly Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Hauly Pro Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Wave free?
Wave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hauly free?
Hauly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wave or Hauly?
Hauly is rated higher. Wave averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6.7K ratings, while Hauly averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Wave or Hauly have ads?
Neither Wave nor Hauly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wave or Hauly?
Wave ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hauly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wave was updated on November 6, 2026 and Hauly on October 31, 2026.

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