VHF vs StarfloaTik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VHF
This marine radio simulator allows users to practice sending various distress and routine messages. It supports communication between multiple devices and includes an auto-distress function for emergencies. A help section is available within the app for guidance.
- VHF-DSC radio simulation
- Send Mayday, Pan Pan, Security, and Routine messages
- Inter-device communication
- Auto-distress function
- Practice marine radio operator skills
- Help section available
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With your VHF-DSC radio simulator, you can improve your marine Radio operator skills. Multiple functions are now available, including communication between two or more devices: select a Waterplace from the settings menu and send DSC Routine messages. With VHF-DSC, you can train to send Mayday, Pan Pan, Security or Routine messages. RT (Radio communication) will work effectively as receiving real messages like Distress alert (mayday) or call. There is also the auto Distress function, to send a Mayday alert by holding buttons for 5 seconds. A new help page is available by opening the app menu (three parallel line symbol top right corner of the app) and clicking on the help menu item.
StarfloaTik
Manage MikroTik Hotspot Wi-Fi networks directly from your phone. Control users, monitor traffic, and adjust settings with a clean, secure interface. Ideal for fleet managers and network administrators.
- Live router dashboard
- Hotspot user management
- Active session monitoring
- One-tap user disconnect
- Profile and rate limit adjustment
- Bulk user operations
- Firewall rule toggling
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StarfloaTik is a clean, fast, and secure manager for MikroTik Hotspot users — built specifically for crews, fleet managers, and network administrators who need to control onboard or onshore Wi-Fi from their phone. Connect directly to your RouterOS device over its native API and get full control in seconds: - Live router dashboard — model, RouterOS version, uptime, CPU and memory load, real-time traffic on the WAN interface. - Hotspot user management — create, edit, enable, disable, or remove users. Assign profiles, set traffic limits, reset counters individually or in bulk. - Active sessions — see who is online right now: username, IP, MAC, uptime, current download/upload speed, total traffic used. - One-tap kick — disconnect any guest instantly, or kick everyone before maintenance. - Profiles — adjust shared-users, rate limits, session and idle timeouts directly from the app. - Bulk operations — disable all unlimited users, re-enable them, reset all counters, kick all sessions. - Bridge & interface management — move ports between bridges without opening Winbox. - Firewall toggle — enable or disable filter rules on the go. - Hotspot servers — turn entire hotspot servers on/off. - Action history — every change is logged locally so you always know what was done and when. Designed with a modern Liquid Glass aesthetic — translucent panels, soft blur, native iOS feel. Privacy-first: StarfloaTik connects directly from your phone to your router. No cloud, no analytics, no tracking. Your credentials are stored only on your device, protected by Face ID / Touch ID. Perfect for seafarers, hotels, vessels, fleets, RV parks, campsites, and any place where MikroTik powers the guest Wi-Fi. Requires a MikroTik router with API service enabled (port 8728) reachable on the same network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: StarfloaTik at 100% against VHF's 0%. StarfloaTik also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). VHF's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On ads, 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
StarfloaTik is free to download; VHF costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VHF ships an update every 4 weeks, StarfloaTik daily. Both last shipped on August 16, 2026.
| Parameter | VHF | StarfloaTik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Jaquemet | Inna Rudenko |
Customer experience
VHF
StarfloaTik
In-app purchases
VHF
No in-app purchases
StarfloaTik
No in-app purchases





