SatPal vs SatChannels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SatPal
This app assists satellite TV installers in aligning satellite dishes, measuring signal quality, and generating detailed installation reports. It connects wirelessly to a controller device to provide comprehensive tools for professional installations.
- Satellite finder for accurate dish alignment
- DVB-S/S2 signal meter with SNR, MER, BER
- Full spectrum capture
- Installation reporting with equipment inventory
- Unicable II LNB/Multiswitch programmer
- Wireless connection to SatPal Controller
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Inverto’s SatPal™ is an exciting new development assisting installers to guarantee the quality of their antenna installations, manage their installations and generate full audit details of them – all using a SatPal™ Controller and the intuitive and easy to use SatPal™ App. The SatPal™ App connects with a SatPal™ Controller device wirelessly and provides the following main features: - Sat Finder – helps you to align your satellite dish antenna to the right satellite easily and accurately. - Sat Meter – measures DVB-S/S2 satellite signals from any Universal or Unicable LNB type including SNR, MER, BER, power level and real time full spectrum capture. - Install & Report – helps aligning the satellite dish to the wanted satellite and records the signal quality, equipment inventory and location of the satellite installation and allows to send a detailed report by email so installers and DTH operators can keep track of their field installations. - Unicable II Programmer – allows to edit and create configuration files or update the firmware of Inverto Unicable II (dCSS) LNB or Multiswitch products. Visit www.inverto.tv for more information about Inverto’s SatPal™ Controller device. Imported notice: The SatPal™ app requires a SatPal™ Controller to be connected wirelessly in order to provide the functionality listed above.
SatChannels
Discover detailed information about TV channels and satellites. Save favorites for offline access and utilize location services to find satellite data like azimuth and elevation.
- Channel information
- Satellite data
- Offline access
- Save favorites
- Location services
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Find all the information about channels and satellites. Save channels and satellites to check their information later or when you are offline. LocatIon is required to get satellite's information like azimuth, elevation, distance...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SatPal at 100% against SatChannels's 0%. SatPal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SatPal ships an update every 3 months, SatChannels every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SatPal | SatChannels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | F.T.A. Communication Technologies S.A.R.L. | Daniel Nowendsztern |
Customer experience
SatPal
SatChannels
In-app purchases
SatPal
No in-app purchases
SatChannels
No in-app purchases
