DX Spots vs Hose Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DX Spots
This app provides a live feed of amateur radio spots from the DX Cluster network. It allows users to view current spots across all bands and modes, perform QRZ lookups, and submit their own spots to the network.
- Live DX Cluster feed
- Amateur radio spots
- All bands and modes
- QRZ lookup
- Submit spots
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This application displays spot data submitted to cluster server. Live feed of the DX Cluster network, Showing all the current Amateur (Ham) Radio spots. On all bands and modes QRZ Lookup and ability to submit spots onto the DX Cluster network
Hose Live
Explore and listen to live DMR talkgroups on the BrandMeister network. Discover active talkgroups, view current speakers, save favorites, and maintain a personal logbook of heard stations. Includes repeater information and amateur radio abbreviations.
- Listen to live DMR talkgroups
- View talkgroup and speaker history
- Save talkgroups and callsigns as favorites
- Maintain a private logbook
- View personal statistics
- Find nearby repeaters
- Access amateur radio abbreviations
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Hose Live is a modern iOS app for listening to and exploring DMR talkgroups on the BrandMeister network. The app shows active talkgroups, current speakers, country information, room history, favorites, nearby repeaters, and personal statistics. You can listen to talkgroups live, save callsigns as favorites, add personal notes, and keep a private logbook of stations you have heard. Hose Live is built for amateur radio operators, DMR enthusiasts, and anyone who wants a clear and mobile way to explore the worldwide BrandMeister network. Features: Discover and listen to live talkgroups View current speakers and talkgroup history Save talkgroups and callsigns as favorites Add personal notes to callsigns Keep a private logbook of heard stations View personal listening and logbook statistics Find nearby repeaters Look up common amateur radio abbreviations Supports English and German Note: Hose Live is an independent project and does not store audio. The app uses publicly available or provided data sources and is intended for listening and informational purposes only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hose Live at none against DX Spots's 5. Hose Live also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.0 vs 3.5). DX Spots's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. DX Spots sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hose Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hose Live holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of DX Spots's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hose Live's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DX Spots ships an update every 10 days, Hose Live every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DX Spots | Hose Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (11 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Gibbs | TOBIAS ERIK SCHOLZ |
Customer experience
DX Spots
Hose Live
In-app purchases
DX Spots
- DXSpots Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- DXSpots 3 Month Subscription$1.993 Months
- DXSpots 6 Month Subscription$2.996 Months
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- DXSpots Yearly Subscription$7.991 Year
- DX Spots - Remove Ads$4.99
Hose Live
No in-app purchases
