Comparison

RUMlogNG2Go vs DxQSO

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RUMlogNG2Go

This amateur radio contact logging tool offers comprehensive QSO logging, DXCC tracking, and integration with various online services. It supports file exchange via iCloud and iTunes, and can exchange data with select transceivers.

Highlights
  • QSO logging with DXCC, heading, and distance calculations
  • Log file compatibility with Mac RUMlogNG
  • Exchange logs via iCloud, iTunes Filesharing, or Files
  • Import/Export ADIF files
  • eQSL and LoTW user identification
  • Integrated telnet DX cluster
  • Real-time Grayline Map
Features
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RUMlog is a contact logging tool for amateur radio, very similar and log file compatible to the Mac logger RUMlogNG. * Use the same log file on your Mac computer * 4 user definable logging fields * Exchange the logs via iTunes Filesharing, iCloud or Files * Import ADIF files via email, clipboard, iCloud or Files * Export ADIF files via email, clipboard, iCloud or Files * Log your QSOs up to 3cm * Logging includes DXCC, heading and distance calculations * eQSL and/or LoTW users will be identified during logging * Can save your current position into the Note field, useful for portable or mobile operation * Sunset and sunrise calculations * RUMlog keeps track of your worked and confirmed countries * Direct log upload to eQSL (iPad only) * Direct QSL download from eQSL * Direct QSL download from LoTW * Direct log/QSO upload to Club Log * Integrated telnet DX cluster, including a spot collector * DX cluster command macros * LoTW ans eQSL users are marked in a dx spot * Real Time Grayline Map, showing short and log path to the station * HamQTH.com and qrz.com integration * Basic data exchange with Elecraft, Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu transceivers using the Pigtail hardware (http://pignology.net) or a Bluetooth LE interface (iPad and few TRX only) * Full control panel for Elecraft K3, KX3 and KX2 (iPad only) * Direct IC-705 control over Bluetooth LE for iPad and iPhone * Work RTTY, PSK and CW using the Elecraft transceivers built in functions (iPad only) * DXCC table with counter (including Deleted DXCCs)

About

DxQSO

This app consolidates your ham radio operating history from various logging software into a single, portable record. It features an AI assistant that suggests valuable contacts and alerts you to QSL confirmations and achievements.

Highlights
  • Consolidated logbook from multiple sources
  • AI-powered contact suggestions
  • Real-time QSO capture
  • QSL and achievement alerts
  • Private club and friend messaging
  • Portable operations support
Features
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HAM RADIO THAT KNOWS YOU. DxQSO puts your entire operating life in your pocket — and instead of making you check, it tells you. Now with Co-Operator, your AI operating assistant, it also tells you what is worth working next. It works with the logging software you already use — N3FJP, Log4OM, N1MM+, Ham Radio Deluxe, WSJT-X, SmartSDR, SDR Control, the POTA app, and more. Nothing to relearn. DxQSO brings it all together into one living record you carry everywhere. CO-OPERATOR — YOUR AI OPERATING ASSISTANT Co-Operator learns how you operate from your own log: your bands, your modes and the hours you are usually on the air. It knows what you still need from your LoTW® and QRZ confirmations, and it watches the DX spots around the clock from your part of the world. When something you need is on the air and workable from your location, Co-Operator tells you. • Guidance: what to work right now, ranked for how you operate — new DXCC entities, new bands and modes, CQ zones, grids and more. • Alerts: in the app and by email, written in the language you choose, inside the hours you set. One switch pauses everything. Co-Operator is included with DxQSO Membership. YOUR LOGBOOK, IN YOUR POCKET Your complete operating history — every contact, across every log and every station — on your phone. Browse, search, and filter by call sign, band, mode, country, or DXCC entity, and see at a glance which contacts are confirmed and which are still pending. QSL AND ACHIEVEMENT ALERTS When LoTW or QRZ confirms a QSO, DxQSO lets you know. The moment a confirmed QSL earns you a new DXCC entity, a new state toward Worked All States (overall or by band) or a new grid, your phone tells you — with the award it counts toward. Choose in-app alerts, email, or both. DXSOCIAL — YOUR CLUB AND FRIENDS, LIVE DxSocial is a private space for your club, team, and friends, built right into DxQSO. Your club or contest team gets group messaging, shared files, and forums to plan activations, contests, and Field Day. Follow your friends to see their operating activity and achievements as they happen, find out what they are working, and share your own. ONE RECORD ACROSS EVERY LOG Run a single logbook at home, or a home shack, contest station, remote rig, and POTA field kit — DxQSO accepts ADIF from any source and consolidates everything into one searchable, always-current record. Keep the software you love; DxQSO does the bringing-together. REAL-TIME LOG CAPTURE The Network Listener captures QSOs automatically from SmartSDR, SDR Control, and any app that supports the N1MM UDP broadcast protocol. Log a contact at your radio and it is in DxQSO instantly — no export, no waiting. BUILT FOR POTA, SOTA & PORTABLE OPS In the field, DxQSO is your pipeline to LoTW and QRZ. Upload your ADIF on the spot, or let the Network Listener capture every QSO as you log it. When hunters confirm your contacts, your phone tells you — so you go home already knowing. DX-TQSL integration keeps your full QSO history with you whether or not you use LoTW. Sign up at dxqso.net and bring every one of your logs with you. 73 de DX Development Corporation If you choose to upgrade to a Member subscription of DxQSO, you will be charged $29.99 US each year as a "DxQSO" subscription in your Apple App Store account. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You may cancel at any time (by turning off auto renewal) using your Apple Store account prior to the day of the annual renewal. Please see our Terms and Conditions at: https://dxqso.org/terms and our Privacy Policy at https://dxqso.org/privacy. Logbook of The World and LoTW are registered trademarks of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). QRZ and QRZ.com are trademarks of QRZ, LLC. DxQSO is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ARRL or QRZ, LLC.

Screenshots

RUMlogNG2Go4 screens
DxQSO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DxQSO at Free against RUMlogNG2Go's $4.99. DxQSO also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). RUMlogNG2Go's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (253 vs 2). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DxQSO is free to download; RUMlogNG2Go costs $4.99 up front. DxQSO sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. RUMlogNG2Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DxQSO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RUMlogNG2Go has 253 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of RUMlogNG2Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of DxQSO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RUMlogNG2Go ships an update every 4 weeks, DxQSO every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
RUMlogNG2Go versus DxQSO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRUMlogNG2GoDxQSO
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (253 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings253 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas Lindner, DL2RUMDX Development Corporation

Customer experience

RUMlogNG2Go

All ratings253 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative17.6%

DxQSO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RUMlogNG2Go

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Date and time (UTC) fields not functioning properly
  • eQSL not working, incorrect password message
  • DX-CLUSTER without function, no response from Sysop
  • Will not download ADIF logs from onecloud
  • Local Time and UTC mixed, data converted to UTC
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  • Date display removed in recent updates
  • App crashes permanently (initially)
  • Logbook will not download ADIF logs
  • Cannot transfer log from iPad to QRZ.com
  • Cannot search logbook by other criteria
  • Does not flash up first name when adding call sign
  • Sync with RumLog NG on Mac requires copy-paste
  • ADIF import difficult, requires file type change and copy-paste
  • ADIF export option not available
  • Import from Dropbox does not import ADIF
  • Map not zoomable
  • Stopped working after update

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add K4D as rig option for TRX Control
  • Add AMP KPA1500
  • Add RT21-D Rotor Control
  • Search logbook by first name or town
  • Flash first name when adding call sign
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  • Auto-populate name and locator from QRZ
  • Pileup mode for iPad
  • Sync with RumLog NG on Mac without copy-paste
  • Integration with Hamlog.online
  • Export to iCloud Drive and/or MS OneDrive
  • Generic file import using file extension
  • Make map zoomable

DxQSO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RUMlogNG2Go

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DxQSO

Subscriptions1
  • DxQSO Annually$29.991 Year

Questions

Is RUMlogNG2Go free?
RUMlogNG2Go costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DxQSO free?
DxQSO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RUMlogNG2Go or DxQSO?
DxQSO is rated higher. RUMlogNG2Go averages 4.7 out of 5 from 253 ratings, while DxQSO averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do RUMlogNG2Go or DxQSO have ads?
Neither RUMlogNG2Go nor DxQSO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RUMlogNG2Go or DxQSO?
RUMlogNG2Go ships an update every 4 weeks, and DxQSO every 2 weeks. Most recently, RUMlogNG2Go was updated on November 6, 2026 and DxQSO on November 6, 2026.

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