# qFT8 — FT8 and digital modes for ham

> FT8 and digital modes for ham (iPhone/iPad app by Luis Quesada Torres.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/qft8/id6818041674 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Luis Quesada Torres](https://appshunter.io/developer/6818041676)
- Category: Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 62 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Basque, Bangla, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish and 26 more
- Released: 2026-11-05
- Data updated: 2026-11-07

## What is qFT8?

qFT8 turns an iPhone or iPad into a digital-mode station for licensed radio amateurs.

MODES: FT8, FT4, FT2, LQ8, JS8, WSPR, Morse (CW), RTTY, SSTV pictures, and voice (SSB).

HOW IT CONNECTS TO YOUR RADIO
- Audio: connect the radio's USB sound interface (or an audio cable). qFT8 listens to the radio and sends its tones to it; the radio switches to transmit by itself (VOX).
- No CAT on iPhone and iPad: iOS and iPadOS do not let apps control a radio over a USB cable (CAT), so you set the frequency, mode and power on the radio itself.
- qFT8 bridge: plug the radio into a computer on the same Wi-Fi and run the free qFT8 program there as a bridge. Then the iPhone controls the radio too (frequency, mode, transmit) and gets its audio over Wi-Fi.

ON THE AIR
- Waterfall and decoded messages, automatic QSO sequencing that runs only while you have TX on.
- Your log, with ADIF export and import, and optional uploads to the services you use (QRZ, LoTW, eQSL, POTA and more).
- Map of the stations you hear, band activity, POTA and SOTA activations.
- Transmit is off until you press TX ON. qFT8 never changes your radio's power.

On a Mac, use qFT8 for Mac (Mac App Store): it controls 70+ radios over USB (CAT).

No account, no ads, no tracking. You need an amateur radio licence to transmit.

## Is qFT8 safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess qFT8.

## Is qFT8 legit?

qFT8 has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for qFT8 is 50 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 3.23.1 — 2026-11-06

- New experimental modes: MSK144, FST4/FST4W, Q65 and DRAW
- Events: WWFF, Bunkers, IOTA, SiOTA, HEMA, LLOTA, Towers, RAZA, contests
- Export, upload and announce for every activation
- Club Log, HRDLog, HamQTH, WRL; easier set-up
- Welcome tutorial for new users
- World map: satellites in real time, detailed coastlines, clearer daylight labels
- CW, RTTY and JTTY: AUTO RIT
- Safer TX: clean SSTV and FT8 endings
- JS8: more decodes on busy bands
- Counter starts from any number and survives restarts

### 3.21 — 2026-11-05

No release notes.

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