
68
BU Score
Solid
WaveUp
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WaveUp is an Android app from juanitobananas in the Tools category, currently rated 4.2★ across 14,122 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews — supporters praise core features while critics cite stability/value gaps.
Our BU Score puts it at 68 — Solid (established niche player). For a Tools app, that means established niche player.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below — live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
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💰 Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 4 of 4 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| Mid install base (14,122 ratings)METRIC | +$5,500 | |
| Mature app (9y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Good rating (4.2★)METRIC | +$800 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 |
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
📈 Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
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HISTORYEach bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →🔖 v3.2.22🔄 updated 1y ago📂 Tools💰 Free🚀 Launched 2016 (9y old)
📝 About this app
<b>WaveUp</b> wakes up your phone—switches the screen on—when you wave over the proximity sensor.
I built this app because I got tired of pressing the power button just to check the time (a surprisingly frequent habit). Inspired by the <b>great</b> Gravity Screen On/Off. I looked for an open-source alternative and just couldn’t find one. So I made it myself!
Checkout the code: https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/wave-up
A possibly more more up-to-date README: https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/wave-up/#waveup
<b>Features</b>
▸ <b>Wave mode</b>: Turns the screen on when you wave over the proximity sensor.
▸ <b>Pocket mode</b>: Turns the screen on when you pull your phone out of a pocket or bag.
Both are <i>enabled by default</i> but can be turned off in settings.
▸ <b>Screen lock</b>: cover the sensor for a second (or your chosen time) and the phone locks. <i>Off by default</i>, but easy to enable.
<b>Wait, what's a proximity sensor?</b>
It’s that invisible little thing near your phone’s earpiece that turns off the screen when you’re on a call.
<b>Known Issues</b>
Some phones keep the CPU running while listening to the proximity sensor and this drains battery (blame your phone, not me). Most phones don’t, so battery use is minimal.
<b>Accessibility Services</b>
▸ <b>Purpose</b>: Used to lock the screen on Android 9+
▸ <b>Privacy</b>: Used <b>only</b> for this, no data collected
▸ <b>Scope</b>: Doesn’t spy, just locks
<b>Permissions</b> (yep, quite a few)
▸ <b>WAKE_LOCK</b> – turn on the screen
▸ <b>RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED</b> – auto-start on boot
▸ <b>READ_PHONE_STATE</b> – pause during calls
▸ <b>BLUETOOTH / CONNECT</b> – avoid pausing when on a Bluetooth call
▸ <b>IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS</b> etc. – stay alive in the background
▸ <b>FORCE_LOCK</b> – lock device (Android 8 and below)
▸ <b>ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE</b> – lock device (Android 9+)
▸ <b>DELETE_PACKAGES</b> – let the app uninstall itself if needed
<b>Uninstalling (Android 8 and older)</b>
WaveUp uses Device Admin permissions, so it won’t uninstall the usual way. Use the 'Uninstall WaveUp' button in the app to remove it properly.
<b>Fun fact</b>
This is my <b>first</b> Android app and my <b>first</b> open-source contribution! I'd love your feedback or help—especially if you're into translations or just enjoy tinkering.
<b>Open source rocks!</b>
<b>Translations</b>
Help translate WaveUp! Even the English version could use improvements.
https://www.transifex.com/juanitobananas/waveup/
https://www.transifex.com/juanitobananas/libcommon/
<b>Acknowledgments</b>
Thanks to all who contributed: https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/wave-up/#acknowledgments
I built this app because I got tired of pressing the power button just to check the time (a surprisingly frequent habit). Inspired by the <b>great</b> Gravity Screen On/Off. I looked for an open-source alternative and just couldn’t find one. So I made it myself!
Checkout the code: https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/wave-up
A possibly more more up-to-date README: https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/wave-up/#waveup
<b>Features</b>
▸ <b>Wave mode</b>: Turns the screen on when you wave over the proximity sensor.
▸ <b>Pocket mode</b>: Turns the screen on when you pull your phone out of a pocket or bag.
Both are <i>enabled by default</i> but can be turned off in settings.
▸ <b>Screen lock</b>: cover the sensor for a second (or your chosen time) and the phone locks. <i>Off by default</i>, but easy to enable.
<b>Wait, what's a proximity sensor?</b>
It’s that invisible little thing near your phone’s earpiece that turns off the screen when you’re on a call.
<b>Known Issues</b>
Some phones keep the CPU running while listening to the proximity sensor and this drains battery (blame your phone, not me). Most phones don’t, so battery use is minimal.
<b>Accessibility Services</b>
▸ <b>Purpose</b>: Used to lock the screen on Android 9+
▸ <b>Privacy</b>: Used <b>only</b> for this, no data collected
▸ <b>Scope</b>: Doesn’t spy, just locks
<b>Permissions</b> (yep, quite a few)
▸ <b>WAKE_LOCK</b> – turn on the screen
▸ <b>RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED</b> – auto-start on boot
▸ <b>READ_PHONE_STATE</b> – pause during calls
▸ <b>BLUETOOTH / CONNECT</b> – avoid pausing when on a Bluetooth call
▸ <b>IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS</b> etc. – stay alive in the background
▸ <b>FORCE_LOCK</b> – lock device (Android 8 and below)
▸ <b>ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE</b> – lock device (Android 9+)
▸ <b>DELETE_PACKAGES</b> – let the app uninstall itself if needed
<b>Uninstalling (Android 8 and older)</b>
WaveUp uses Device Admin permissions, so it won’t uninstall the usual way. Use the 'Uninstall WaveUp' button in the app to remove it properly.
<b>Fun fact</b>
This is my <b>first</b> Android app and my <b>first</b> open-source contribution! I'd love your feedback or help—especially if you're into translations or just enjoy tinkering.
<b>Open source rocks!</b>
<b>Translations</b>
Help translate WaveUp! Even the English version could use improvements.
https://www.transifex.com/juanitobananas/waveup/
https://www.transifex.com/juanitobananas/libcommon/
<b>Acknowledgments</b>
Thanks to all who contributed: https://gitlab.com/juanitobananas/wave-up/#acknowledgments
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- WaveUp
- Developer
- juanitobananas
- Bundle ID
- com.jarsilio.android.waveup
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Tools
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- Website
- gitlab.com
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- ML model estimate / mo
- $1.1K/mo
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📈Ratings growth14,122 ratings+40% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (1 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (37 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
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