# RigBee D-star for Icom — ID-52 / ID-52 PLUS / ID-50 > ID-52 / ID-52 PLUS / ID-50 (iPhone/iPad app by Belvek Ltd..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rigbee-d-star-for-icom/id6824621437 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Belvek Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1072684083) - Category: Utilities - Price: $29.99 - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 35 MB - Languages: German (Germany), Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, American English, Finnish, French (France), Greek, Indonesian, Italian and 20 more - Released: 2026-10-31 - Data updated: 2026-11-02 ## What is RigBee D? RigBee turns your iPhone, iPad or Mac into a D-STAR gateway for your Icom handheld. No hotspot, no extra hardware: your radio connects over Bluetooth and RigBee carries your D-STAR traffic to reflectors over the internet. IMPORTANT: RigBee requires an Icom ID-52 PLUS (tested) or another Icom D-STAR radio with the same built-in Bluetooth (ID-52, ID-50). Please check WHAT YOU NEED below before buying. D-STAR GATEWAY ■ Link XLX / DCS, DExtra (XRF) and DPlus (REF) reflectors ■ Talk and listen with your radio, RigBee relays the audio to and from the reflector ■ See who is talking: callsign, message, position on a map, distance and bearing. Tap a callsign to look it up online ■ Active reflectors (ircDDB), Last Heard and saved receptions CHAT, PICTURES AND QSL CARDS ■ Text chat, stickers and Morse messages, over a reflector or directly on the air in DV ■ Send and receive pictures, cell by cell, with live progress ■ Pictures keep sending while you go back and chat ■ Notifications for incoming messages ■ Turn a received station into a QSL card RADIO CONTROL ■ Frequency, mode, volume, squelch, power, dual watch and more ■ Read your radio's memory channels, import CSV channel lists, scan ■ DR mode with the repeater list, maps and last heard APRS ■ Report your position to APRS-IS (shown on aprs.fi) using your radio's GPS when you transmit, on FM as well as DV ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE ■ Buy once and use RigBee on your iPhone, iPad and Mac ■ Available in 30 languages WHAT YOU NEED - An Icom ID-52 PLUS (tested) or another Icom D-STAR radio with the same built-in Bluetooth - Bluetooth on your iPhone, iPad or Mac - An internet connection for reflectors - An amateur radio license and callsign to transmit - First connection only: on the radio start Pairing Reception (MENU › SET › Bluetooth Set › Pairing Reception), then tap the radio in RigBee while it counts down - The reflector gateway uses the radio's Terminal Mode. RigBee detects it and switches screens for you More information: https://rigbee.vek.io 73 de LZ3ZEN & LZ3ITI Icom, ID-52 and ID-50 are trademarks of Icom Incorporated. RigBee is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Icom. ## Chart rankings - #186 in Top Paid · Utilities (US App Store) ## Is RigBee D safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess RigBee D. ## Is RigBee D legit? RigBee D-star for Icom appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for RigBee D is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 1.0 — 2026-11-01 No release notes. ## More apps by Belvek Ltd. - [Beauty Feed](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beauty-feed/id1072684084) - [Bot Belote](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bot-belote/id1142949795) - [SpeakUP Turkish-Bulgarian](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speakup-turkish-bulgarian/id1188372875) - [SpeakUP English](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speakup-english/id1200185625) - [SpeakUP Russian-English phrasebook](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speakup-russian-english-phrasebook/id1202167673) - [SpeakUP Italiano-Inglese](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speakup-italiano-inglese/id1205265198) All apps by Belvek Ltd.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1072684083 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-02.*