PfSense uses FreeBSD and pf primarily which is a different beast compared to Linux and iptables. That said, there is work being done on FreeBSD regarding wireless connectivity but as most of the user base are using it as a network appliance and/or server related tasks wireless networking doesn't get much priority. OpenWrt runs on fairly low power devices and has much better wireless support thanks to the Linux kernel and wireless stack although having that in mind you're going to look at a few compromises compared to a fully fledged Linux distribution. pfSense is a full featured firewall/IDS/IPS system which requires beefier hardware by default but on the other hand also provides you with a better integrated system where as OpenWrt mainly targets "low-end" embedded systems and wireless which in turn comes with its own limitations and/or advantages. I'd go as far and say that they have different goals.
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