Wave reviews
Wave's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6,664 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
The rating
4.4
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars74%
- 4 stars11%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars2%
- 1 star10%
6,664 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 17, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
We have not yet read enough reviews of Wave to say what people praise and criticise. The links below go to where the reviews are.
Check for yourself
- App Store listingEvery rating and review, at the source
- G2Reviews from people who use it at work
- RedditThreads where people discuss it
- Hacker NewsDiscussions among developers
These open each site’s own pages. Nothing on this page is copied from G2 or Reddit.
What Wave's own pages show
Suits
- Sole proprietors in the US or Canada who mainly need to send invoices
- New businesses that want free bookkeeping before paying for bank feeds
- Owners who would rather hand the books to a bookkeeper
Limits worth knowing
- Wave describes itself as serving businesses in the US and Canada, and its pricing page shows prices only in US and Canadian dollars.
- Payroll costs $40 a month in the US plus $6 per active employee and $6 per contractor paid (Canada: $25 CAD base).
- Bank feeds, automatic reminders and most third-party integrations need Pro; Starter has no bank import.
- Live chat and email support come only with Pro or a paid add-on, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 4:45 PM Eastern.
Read from the vendor’s pages, not from reviews. The tool page lists them.
Common questions
How is Wave rated?
Wave's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6,664 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 17, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA.
Are these ToolGPA's own reviews of Wave?
No. This page reports what other people say. Any rating shown is the store's, and any praise or complaint listed is a theme from public reviews and discussions, summarised in our words with a link to where it was said. Where ToolGPA has reviewed Wave itself, that review and its grades are on Wave's main page.
Where can I read more reviews of Wave?
This page links to Wave's App Store listing where it has one, and to searches for it on G2, Reddit and Hacker News, so you can read what people wrote in full.