UseIRIS vs MSeven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UseIRIS
This app enables administrators to send mass notifications via text, voice, or recorded alerts. Recipients can view and listen to recent messages and respond to emergency alerts if the 'needs assistance' feature is enabled.
- Broadcast messages via text, voice, or recorded alerts
- Deliver messages via SMS, phone calls, and email
- View alert delivery reports
- Access last ten received alerts
- Respond to emergency alerts with assistance status
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The UseIRIS App is a turbo companion to the online IRIS mass notification messaging system. Administrators: The App allows system and group administrators to quickly broadcast messages via the IRIS system. The Message admins have the ability to quickly broadcast messages via Text-to-Speech, voice recorded alert or saved alert methods. These messages will then be delivered to the groups via SMS text, phone calls and email, or combinations thereof. Upon sending an alert, admins can quickly view a report summary to see how many alerts have been delivered so far. End Users/Recipients: This App allows users to view and listen to the last ten alerts/messages they have received. If the "needs assistance" feature is activated, it also allows the users to reply to messages, whether or not she or he needs assistance due to an emergency alert.
MSeven
This application enables amateur radio licensees to connect to and utilize M17 reflectors using their mobile devices. It offers advanced audio processing for clearer sound and includes features like station location mapping and contact logging.
- M17 reflector connectivity
- Mobile device access
- Sophisticated audio processing
- Spectrum equalization
- Station location map display
- Contact logging with comments
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MSeven is used to connect to and use M17 reflectors by Amateur Radio licensees. The application allows mobile devices to be used for this access, providing a flexible mechanism for staying connected without need of any other device. Sophisticated audio processing provides clearer audio and provides spectrum equalization for transmitted and received audio. Other features provide map location display of station locations. The currently transmitting station's callsign is shown as well as logged into transient list of last transmitted stations. There is support for logging contacts with comments to remember conversations on the road better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MSeven at fortnightly against UseIRIS's every 24 months. UseIRIS's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for UseIRIS against 3.7 for MSeven. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
UseIRIS ships an update every 24 months, MSeven fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UseIRIS | MSeven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Techradium, Inc. | GREGG WONDERLY |
Customer experience
UseIRIS
MSeven
In-app purchases
UseIRIS
No in-app purchases
MSeven
No in-app purchases









