Comparison

Guerrilla Filmmaker vs Teradek Wave

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

Head to head
About

Guerrilla Filmmaker

This app provides advanced video recording capabilities for filmmakers and content creators. It offers manual control over focus, exposure, and white balance, with unique automation features for hands-free operation. Create custom aspect ratios and utilize gesture shortcuts for efficient workflow.

Highlights
  • Automated focus, exposure, white balance, and zoom
  • Customizable aspect ratios
  • Gesture shortcuts for quick control
  • Manual focus and exposure controls
  • Support for various video codecs and resolutions
  • Focus peaking and false color tools
  • External microphone support
Features
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** Featured in App Store “Best New Apps” and “Make Great Videos” ** Guerrilla Filmmaker is the go-to video camera app used by professional and aspiring filmmakers, documentary makers, vloggers and anyone wanting to get the most out of the camera in their pocket. --- 5 STAR REVIEWS FOR GUERRILLA FILMMAKER --- "Love it, gotta have it" "The best, hands down, 4K video camera app!!!" "This app has some serious caliber... Automation is the most amazing part in this app." -- EXTENSIVE BUILT IN INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS -- Guerrilla Filmmaker has features that no other video recording app has. We also designed the interface for quick control using touch gestures. To help you get the most out of Guerrilla Filmmaker, every feature is demonstrated through an extensive set of in-app instructional videos. --- ONE OF A KIND AUTOMATION FEATURES --- Guerrilla Filmmaker is the only video camera app that lets you automate any camera function (focus, exposure, white balance, zoom) so that you can plan your shot, playback your automation sequence and record hands free. Take full control by setting exact focus, exposure, white balance and zoom points and dial in the timing. Set up a pull focus sequence from one subject to another. Automate changing exposure as you track from indoors to outdoors. Create any automation sequence you can imagine. --- CREATE CUSTOM ASPECT RATIOS --- Use one of the built in aspect ratios including Moondog anamorphic or create your very own. Support for image flip, rotation and anamorphic squeeze to allow building aspect ratios for any custom external lens. --- GESTURE SHORTCUTS --- • Swipe to quickly change between focus, zoom, white balance and exposure • Long press to focus or expose at image point • Long press to bring up magnified inspection window for precise focus adjustment • Double tap to lock all functions to manual mode • Double tap to reset all functions to auto mode • Double tap to quickly zoom in to a predefined magnification • Swipe to remove interface elements for a clean viewfinder • Start recording right from the iOS home screen by long pressing the Guerrilla Filmmaker icon and selecting a preset setting --- VIDEO RECORDING FEATURES --- • More fine grained settings than any other video recorder app • Manual focus, exposure, white balance and zoom • Auto mode • 4K resolution (device dependent) • All device resolutions available • Video bit rates up to 150Mbps (device dependent) • 48.0kHz or 44.1kHz audio sample rate • Custom frame rates up to 240fps (device and resolution dependent) • Choose any frame rate, not just predefined frame rates • Built in aspect ratios (HD, 4:3, CinemaScope, Moondog lens, etc) • Custom aspect ratios (build your own) • Focus peaking tool • False color tool • ProRes, HEVC and H264 video codecs • Gray card calibration • Video stabilization • Support for external microphones • Headphone monitoring • Inbuilt microphone polar pattern selection • Audio meter --- CUSTOM PRESETS --- • Save your settings as a named preset • Add the preset as a home screen shortcut • Long press the Guerrilla Filmmaker app icon and select a preset shortcut to begin recording immediately from the home screen with the desired settings --- BEAUTIFUL FILM LIBRARY --- • Share your clips via AirDrop or lightning cable connected via Finder app • Share via iOS share-capable apps such as CapCut, Facebook, WhatsApp, iMovie etc • Playback with adjustable frame rate to view in slow motion or fast speed • Meta data displayed is read from the recorded file so you can be sure that what you have is what you expected --- FEEDBACK & SUPPORT --- If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know via in-app feedback or email us at feedback@guerrilla-apps.com Keep those feature requests coming and if you’re enjoying Guerrilla Filmmaker please consider leaving a review on the App Store.

About

Teradek Wave

Monitor live video and audio streams from your smart device. Review stream statistics, network health, and bitrate. Enhance connectivity with hotspot bonding using multiple cellular devices for reliable internet.

Highlights
  • Live stream monitoring
  • Video and audio feed tracking
  • Stream statistics review
  • Bitrate and network health monitoring
  • Hotspot bonding with multiple cellular devices
  • Reliable internet connectivity
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Keep track of your live stream from your smart device with the Wave app. Easily monitor your video and audio feed, while reviewing stream stats like bitrate, bonding status, and network health. And take it one step further by enabling hotspot bonding with multiple cellular devices for fast, reliable internet connectivity wherever you go.

Screenshots

Guerrilla Filmmaker4 screens
Teradek Wave3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Teradek Wave at Free against Guerrilla Filmmaker's $8.99. Teradek Wave also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Guerrilla Filmmaker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (56 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Teradek Wave is free to download; Guerrilla Filmmaker costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teradek Wave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guerrilla Filmmaker has 56 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Guerrilla Filmmaker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Teradek Wave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guerrilla Filmmaker ships an update every 2 months, Teradek Wave every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Guerrilla Filmmaker versus Teradek Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuerrilla FilmmakerTeradek Wave
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (56 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB60 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGuerrilla Apps LtdTeradek

Customer experience

Guerrilla Filmmaker

All ratings56 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.9%

Teradek Wave

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Guerrilla Filmmaker

No in-app purchases

None

Teradek Wave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guerrilla Filmmaker free?
Guerrilla Filmmaker costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teradek Wave free?
Teradek Wave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guerrilla Filmmaker or Teradek Wave?
Teradek Wave is rated higher. Guerrilla Filmmaker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Teradek Wave averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Guerrilla Filmmaker or Teradek Wave have ads?
Neither Guerrilla Filmmaker nor Teradek Wave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guerrilla Filmmaker or Teradek Wave?
Guerrilla Filmmaker ships an update every 2 months, and Teradek Wave every 26 months. Most recently, Guerrilla Filmmaker was updated on November 1, 2026 and Teradek Wave on November 3, 2026.

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