DryWave: Water Eject & Clean

Dropped your phone in water, or the speaker just sounds muffled after a shower or a run in the rain? DryWave plays a precisely tuned 165 Hz tone that physically pushes water out of the speaker grill, the same principle Apple Watch uses for its own water eject feature.

WHAT MAKES DRYWAVE DIFFERENT

The clean button is never locked behind an ad. A lot of sound-cleaning apps make you sit through a full-screen ad before you can even start, right when your phone is dripping wet and you want an answer now. DryWave does not do that. Every install gets sessions at no cost, every day, and the button works the instant you tap it.

Built on a real acoustic principle, not a gimmick. The 165 Hz pulse cycle is tuned to physically resonate water out of a speaker grill, the same mechanism used by dedicated water-eject watch features, not a random vibration or a marketing claim.

WORKS ON YOUR WRIST TOO

DryWave includes a companion Apple Watch app at no extra cost. Tap the water drop right on your wrist and the same 165 Hz cycle plays through the watch speaker, handy the moment you step out of the shower or pool with your watch still on.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DRY OUT A SPEAKER

- Water Eject: one tap runs a 165 Hz pulse cycle. Point the speaker down, turn the volume up, and run it two or three times
- Dust Clean: a frequency sweep from 60 Hz to 8 kHz vibrates dust and debris loose from the mesh
- Manual Tone: a slider from 50 to 15,000 Hz for full control, also handy for testing the speaker itself
- Home screen widget: a single tile that runs the eject cycle with one tap, no need to open the app
- Apple Watch app: the same cycle, played from your wrist
- Earphone mode: if water got into your AirPods or wired buds, this caps the volume at an ear-safe level so you can clear them without blasting your ears

HOW PEOPLE USE IT

Point the speaker toward the ground, turn the volume all the way up, and tap Water Eject. Run it two or three times until the sound comes back clear. If the phone still sounds muffled afterward, switch to Dust Clean to shake loose whatever is left in the mesh. The home screen widget means you do not even need to unlock and open the app when your hands are wet, one tap on the widget starts the cycle immediately.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Does this actually get water out, or is it just vibration? The 165 Hz frequency is specifically tuned to resonate water droplets out of a speaker grill's mesh openings, the same acoustic principle used by water-eject features on smartwatches. It is not random noise.

Will this fix a phone that no longer turns on? No. DryWave helps eject water and clear dust using sound, but it cannot repair internal hardware damage. If a device is badly water damaged or will not power on, turn it off and have it looked at by a professional.

Is there a daily limit? Every install includes several cleaning sessions per day at no cost, covering the Water Eject, Dust Clean, and Manual Tone modes. Pro removes that daily cap entirely.

What does the earphone mode do exactly? It caps the output volume so the same tone can safely clear water from AirPods or wired earbuds without pushing dangerously loud sound into your ears.

Do I need to create an account? No. DryWave works fully offline, with no account, no login, and no permissions beyond audio playback.

DRYWAVE PRO (ONE-TIME PURCHASE)

Daily cleaning sessions across every mode are included at no charge, so you can eject water and clear dust whenever you need to. A single one-time Pro purchase removes the daily session limit entirely and unlocks Deep Clean, automatic repeat cycles, left and right speaker targeting, adjustable intensity, and saved tone presets. It is not a subscription, and it never asks you to sign in.

Recent changes:
New Tide design with ripple and wave backgrounds, redesigned Settings (remaining free cleanings, earphone mode, legal), and stability improvements.