HamAlert vs QRZing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HamAlert
Receive instant push notifications for desired amateur radio contacts. Filter alerts by various criteria like callsign, band, mode, and location. Stay updated on DX spots from multiple sources.
- Push notifications for desired stations
- Filter spots by DXCC, callsign, and location
- Support for Reverse Beacon Network, SOTAwatch, DX cluster, PSK Reporter
- Filter by band, mode, and time
- Filter by spotter callsign and DXCC
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This app is a companion to the HamAlert web site (hamalert.org) and lets you receive push notifications from HamAlert. HamAlert is a system that allows amateur radio operators to get notifications when a desired station appears on the Reverse Beacon Network, SOTAwatch, the DX cluster or PSK Reporter. Spots can be filtered by various criteria, including: • DXCC (both actual and callsign home DXCC) • Callsign • Island reference • Summit reference • Park reference • CQ zone • Continent • Band • Mode • Time and days of week • Source • Spotter callsign and DXCC
QRZing
This app helps amateur radio operators by providing access to QRZ.com callsign information, logging QSOs, calculating distances, and displaying propagation data. It also features a compass for rotator control and SDR listening capabilities.
- QRZ.com callsign lookup
- API-based QSO logging
- Grid square distance calculation
- Rotator compass and degree display
- SDR listening
- Solar and HF propagation data
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- search QRZ.com for callsign and display full information - add QSO to your QRZ logbook using only API - find distance between two grid squares - show you a compass and what degree to set your rotator to other stations - listen to sdr - display solar and HF propagation data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QRZing at 5.0 against HamAlert's 4.2. QRZing also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). HamAlert's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
QRZing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HamAlert has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of HamAlert's written reviews are positive against 100% of QRZing's.
HamAlert ships an update every 4 months, QRZing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HamAlert | QRZing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manuel Kasper | Saleh Almulla |
Customer experience
HamAlert
QRZing
In-app purchases
HamAlert
No in-app purchases
QRZing
No in-app purchases
