Beer Tracks vs HamFinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beer Tracks
Log and review your beer experiences to remember what you liked and disliked. This tool helps you make informed choices for your next beverage.
- Track enjoyed beers
- Log disliked beers
- Rate beer experiences
- Recall past preferences
- Inform future choices
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Beer Tracks lets you track and rate the beers you enjoy, as well as ones you didn't enjoy. So next time you're ready to pour a cold one, you'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect. Logo Design by Freepik
HamFinder
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HamFinder is a simple daily utility for U.S. amateur radio operators. Look up a callsign, read its public FCC license details, and keep useful operator profiles close at hand. Search and profiles - Look up U.S. callsigns using CALLOOK. - View the operator name, license class, grid square, mailing address, and license dates when available. - Open the public FCC record or QRZ profile. - Copy a callsign, share a profile summary, or open the location in Apple Maps. Your contacts - Save operator profiles for future reference. - Add private notes and tags directly on an operator profile. - Search saved contacts by callsign, name, notes, or tags. - See saved FCC mailing locations on a contact map. iOS conveniences - Find saved contacts through Spotlight. - Use the Open Callsign and Operator Name actions in Shortcuts. - Add a configurable Quick Callsign Home Screen widget for one-tap lookup. - Enjoy a clear search bar in both light and dark mode. Saved profiles and notes remain on your device. A network connection is needed for new lookups, address resolution, and map imagery. No account, radio hardware, subscription, or in-app purchase is required. HamFinder uses public FCC records supplied by CALLOOK and is not affiliated with the FCC. Displayed locations are FCC mailing locations and may not be an operator's actual station or current position. Requires iOS 26 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HamFinder at 5.0 against Beer Tracks's 4.7. Beer Tracks's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
HamFinder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beer Tracks has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beer Tracks ships an update every 16 months, HamFinder every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beer Tracks | HamFinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Long | Benjamin Faershtein |
In-app purchases
Beer Tracks
No in-app purchases
HamFinder
No in-app purchases
