App Flippers on Wave pay $16/month — $192/year. Over three years, that's $644. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 17.4 months. The median App Flipper earns $32,000/year, so Wave's annual cost is roughly 0.6% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $644 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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You're not the only one who's had enough.
App Flippers face unique challenges: Verifying download numbers, in-app revenue, and subscription churn before acquiring an app at a revenue multiple. Tracking recurring subscription income and churn across a portfolio of apps with different billing cycles. Navigating the App Store / Play ownership transfer process so a sale doesn't get stuck in platform limbo. Defending an app's valuation against the risk of an OS update or store policy change breaking it overnight. On top of all that, Wave charges $16/month ($192/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median App Flipper earns $32,000/year. Software at $192/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your App Store Connect and Google Play Console accounts is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.
Wave is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | Wave | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $16/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $644 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most app flippers are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Data Export. Download customers, invoices, transactions, and accounts.
15-minute setup. Import your client list and chart of accounts from CSV.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Verify bank connections and recurring invoices work.
Cancel paid features. Your free account data stays accessible for records.
An app flipper trades on metrics most people never see. Morning is the consoles: App Store Connect and Play Console side by side, checking yesterday's downloads, in-app purchases, and the subscription churn number that quietly decides whether an app is worth holding. RevenueCat shows a cohort of subscribers lapsing on a utility app, which is a problem if the plan was to sell it on its recurring revenue. Midday is acquisition diligence: a listing on Acquire.com claims steady MRR, so the flipper asks for analytics access, checks whether downloads are organic or paid, and probes the churn, because a high-churn subscription app is a leaky bucket dressed up as recurring income. Afternoon brings an ownership transfer that's mid-flight; transferring an app between developer accounts has its own rules, and this one is stuck because the receiving account hasn't accepted, so the flipper chases the buyer and confirms the agreements are signed. There's also ASO housekeeping on an app being groomed for sale, refreshing keywords and the screenshot set to nudge organic installs upward before listing. A new iOS beta dropped, which raises the perennial fear that an OS change breaks one of the apps, so a quick compatibility check goes on the list. The day ends tallying per-app revenue and churn into the portfolio tracker and noting which apps are sale-ready and which need another month of stabilized numbers.
Real app flippers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you an app flipper? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every app flipper on Nexa →
For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Wave may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Wave is $16/month — that's $644 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Export your data from Wave as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,520/year on software — and App Flipper face their own version of that math. NV state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Henderson metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps App Flippers run into with Wave, and what Nexa does instead.
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