Comparison

DX Alerts vs DxQSO

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

Head to head
About

DX Alerts

This app provides ham radio operators with a mobile DX cluster tool. It allows users to submit new spots, set alerts for specific callsigns or prefixes, and receive notifications even when the app is not running. It is designed for easy use on mobile devices and tablets.

Highlights
  • Mobile DX cluster access
  • Submit new spots
  • Callsign and prefix alerts
  • Band and mode specific alerts
  • Background notifications
  • Tablet support
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DX Alerts is the ultimate DX cluster tool for ham radio operators. - DX cluster in your pocket. - Submit new spots easily. - Waiting for a DXpedition to go QRV? Need to know when a callsign is going to be spotted on the cluster? Set an alert for the callsign and get notified when the callsign is spotted on the cluster. Regardless if the app is running or not! - Add alerts for specific prefixes and/or callsigns on specific bands and/or modes! - Also works on tablets! - Designed for human fingers, not mouse pointers! 73!

About

DxQSO

Access and manage your amateur radio logbook from any mobile device. This app synchronizes with your PC/Mac logbook software, providing real-time updates, filtering options, and QSL alert notifications. Upload and download log data easily for various operations.

Highlights
  • Real-time logbook synchronization
  • Mobile access to logbook data
  • QSL alert notifications
  • Filter log entries by various criteria
  • Upload and download log data in ADIF format
  • Support for multiple stations
  • Bidirectional integration with LoTW
Features
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DxQSO puts your entire operating life in your pocket — and instead of making you check, it tells you. When QSOs are confirmed or when you get a new confirmed DXCC, state (overall or band based) DxQSO let's you know with either in-app alerts or an email (your choice). Let your friends or club members also know. Find our what they are working on. It works with the logging software you already use — Log4OM, N1MM+, Ham Radio Deluxe, WSJT-X, SmartSDR, SDR Control, the POTA app, and more. Nothing to relearn. DxQSO connects to all of it and brings it together into one living record you carry everywhere. 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. At the dinner table, on the commute, or in the field, your shack is always with you. QSL ALERTS Any logging app shows the QSOs you have worked — that is just a list. What matters is when they become confirmed QSLs. When LoTW® or QRZ confirms one, DxQSO pushes an alert to your phone. No more opening your logging app to check. No more waiting to get back to the shack. ACHIEVEMENT ALERTS DxQSO knows what you are chasing. The moment a confirmed QSL earns you a new DXCC entity, a new state toward Worked All States or a new grid your phone tells you — with the award it counts toward. Your progress comes to you, in real time. DxSOCIAL — YOUR CLUB AND FRIENDS, LIVE DxSocial is private space for your club, team, and friends, built right into DxQSO. Your club or contest team gets a private area with group messaging, shared files, and forums to plan activations, contests, and Field Day. Follow your friends to see their real time operating activity and achievements as they happen — and share your own. It comes alive during Field Day, major contests, and DX expeditions. ONE RECORD ACROSS EVERY LOG Run a single logbook at home, or juggle 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 real-time pipeline to LoTW and QRZ. Upload your ADIF on the spot and DxQSO submits it immediately, or let the Network Listener sync every QSO as you log it. When hunters confirm your contacts, your phone tells you the moment they are credited — 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

DX Alerts4 screens
DxQSO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DxQSO at 5.0 against DX Alerts's 1.8. DX Alerts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. DxQSO sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. DX Alerts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DxQSO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DX Alerts ships an update fortnightly, DxQSO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DX Alerts versus DxQSO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDX AlertsDxQSO
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTavlikos Software LTDDX Development Corporation

Customer experience

DX Alerts

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

DxQSO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DX Alerts

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DxQSO

Subscriptions1
  • DxQSO Annually$29.991 Year

Questions

Is DX Alerts free?
DX Alerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DxQSO free?
DxQSO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DX Alerts or DxQSO?
DxQSO is rated higher. DX Alerts averages 1.8 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while DxQSO averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DX Alerts or DxQSO have ads?
Neither DX Alerts nor DxQSO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DX Alerts or DxQSO?
DX Alerts ships an update fortnightly, and DxQSO every 3 weeks. Most recently, DX Alerts was updated on October 20, 2026 and DxQSO on October 24, 2026.

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