Wave: Small Business Software

Invoice, scan receipts & more

Wave: Small Business Software

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By: Wave HQ
Version: 4.7.1 (Last updated: 2024-11-28)
Creation date: 2016-10-19
Permissions
Contacts: read your contacts
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Phone: directly call phone numbers
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera: take pictures and videos
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • download files without notification
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

For small business owners, creators, freelancers, consultants, and contractors in the US and Canada, Wave’s mobile app is the perfect companion to our desktop experience. Over 300,000 small businesses use Wave's small business software, so you know we’ve got your back.

Once you’ve signed up for Wave online, download and use the app as your on-the-go counterpart for some of your favorite Wave features, specifically:
Invoicing
Estimates
Receipts scanning (with any receipts or Pro Plan subscription)
Dashboard access
Accounting (with any receipts or Pro Plan subscription)

1. Mobile invoicing
Create 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
Synchronize instantly with the desktop version of your Wave account


2. Mobile estimates
Instantly create 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


3. Receipt scanning (with any receipts or Pro Plan subscription)
Our mobile receipts feature is included in Wave’s Pro Plan or easy to add-on to the Starter Plan. You can digitally capture unlimited receipts with optical character recognition to track your expenses.
Manage your receipts in your Wave account and always be organized
Save time by digitally capturing receipt details in seconds using OCR technology
Breeze through tax season with always up-to-date books and reports, because our receipts and accounting features are synced
Manage and categorize transactions on-the-go or on desktop—everything stays synced!


4. Dashboard
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


5. Accounting (with any receipts or Pro Plan subscription)
With any paid subscription, users can now view, add, edit, delete, and categorize all accounting transactions on-the-go—previously only possible on desktop! If you add, edit, delete, or categorize transactions on the mobile app, the changes will automatically sync with desktop, and vice versa.
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

Accept online payments, fast
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 in the Wave mobile app, or visit waveapps.com.

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*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

***Payouts are processed in 1-2 business days for credit card payments and 1-7 business days for bank payments. Deposit times may vary due to processing cutoff times, third party delays, or risk reviews.

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

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Great app for small businesses and contractors
  • User-friendly for invoicing and managing receipts
  • Presence of customer support and online help
Cons
  • Many features are behind a paywall
  • Issues with logging in and app stability
  • Customer support is unresponsive and unhelpful
  • Recent changes have removed previously free features
  • Difficulty upgrading to Pro subscription
Most mentioned
  • Inability to send invoices without payment
  • Problems with logging in and app crashes
  • Changes in pricing and accessibility of features
  • Negative experience with customer support
User reviews
I've enjoyed using Wave for years, but the app is completely useless unless you pay for a subscription. I would love to be able to see Transactions, Invoices, Bills, and Customers without them behind a paywall. I don't think half of those are even available in the app without paying for a subscription plan. So I'll just continue using the website, which could also use some work to me mobile-friendly.
by Matthew Bialowas, 2024-11-19

Great app for small business/contractors. Switched between several other invoicing apps years ago and found Wave to be the best option for my needs. Even better now that estimates are included in the mobile app! My only issue now is that adjusting item prices (due to inflation) seems to be a real time consuming process. Suggestion: If the price of an item is manually changed when creating an invoice, A pop-up asking if you would like to update the price of that item permanently would be helpful
by Donnie Anderson, 2024-11-19

I think the app is great! Have been using it for a while now. I have paid for every upgrade as they became available. However, I have been paying for pro for the last 4 months or more and I have yet to receive all the benefits of pro. My subscription still shows Receipts as being active. I reached out to support (via bot). I am awaiting the response.
by James Brooks, 2024-09-16
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