HamStudy.org vs ReadyPlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HamStudy.org
This app offers an intelligent study mode that tracks your progress and focuses on areas where you struggle. It allows you to tailor your study to specific chapters and topics from license manuals, with explanations for difficult questions. Practice exams are also available.
- Intelligent study algorithms
- Vetted user-submitted explanations
- Infinite practice exams
- Study all US Amateur Radio question pools
- International question pools
- Multi-user support
- Cross-device progress sync
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HamStudy is not your typical study app. Most study apps focus on practice exams, which is like studying for your math test by trying 20% of the questions on repeat. Study smarter with HamStudy. Instead of taking practice tests with random questions over and over, our intelligent Study Mode tracks your progress as you move through the questions—what you’ve seen, what you haven’t, and where you’re struggling—and focuses your study on the questions you need to see most. Full statistics are provided along the way, giving you insight into how many times you’ve gotten a question right or wrong as well as your overall study progress. Don’t worry, you can still take practice exams whenever you want. You won’t find a better tool to use alongside your favorite learning material. Through collaboration with some of the most recognized names in amateur radio, HamStudy allows you to simply choose from a selection of license manuals, then instantly adapts so you can match your study to the chapters, topics, and sections you’re used to†. Want to study just the questions from chapters 4 and 5? No problem. And when a question trips you up, just tap the Explain button to understand what you missed, review formulas, and read helpful study tips. Features: • HamStudy's intelligent study algorithms work with you to ensure you learn the questions, tracking your progress and adjusting the pace to keep you challenged but not frustrated. • Vetted user-submitted explanations help you avoid the pitfall of just memorizing answers. • Infinite practice exams. Fun fact: it takes around 70 practice exams before you’ll see every Technician question just once. Study more, test less! • Study all current US Amateur Radio question pools: Technician, General, and Amateur Extra. Updates are downloaded automatically, and new pools are always included free when they are revised every four years. • English and Spanish translations included for US Amateur Radio pools. • Includes an ever-growing selection of international question pools, such as Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Argentina. • Supports multiple users on the same device, each with independent study history. • Sync your progress across all devices and study online with a free hamstudy.org account. • Share your progress with friends, instructors, or other HamStudy.org users and help each other keep progressing towards that next license exam! HamStudy is proud to be sponsored by Icom. † Disclaimer: HamStudy does not contain the actual instructional material from linked books, but works great with the book sitting on the table next to you! Images, names, and trademarks used with permission.
ReadyPlan
This app helps you create detailed emergency preparedness plans, including evacuation routes, communication strategies, and essential checklists. It offers secure sharing and offline access to critical information, ensuring you and your group are ready for any crisis.
- Step-by-step emergency plans
- Evacuation route mapping
- Backup communication organization
- Secure group identification
- Sensitive message protection
- Essential gear checklists
- Secure group and family sharing
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ReadyPlan™ provides dedicated tools to cover every angle of your emergency preparedness: Step-by-Step Emergency Plans: Create detailed action plans tailored to potential situations like severe weather, power outages, or personal emergencies. Our structure makes planning straightforward, even for beginners. Plan Evacuation Routes: Map out primary and alternate escape routes, safe locations (rendezvous points), transportation details, and essential gear for leaving an area quickly and safely during an emergency. Organize Backup Communications: Ensure you can always stay in touch, even if your primary method fails. Easily organize all your communication options from primary methods down to emergency backups, including equipment details. Think through your options: Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency (often called a PACE plan). Secure Group Identification: Enhance your group's security, especially when linking up or verifying identities. Use pre-arranged challenge-response codes for confirmation. Protect Sensitive Messages: Keep critical information private using proven security principles. This section lets you record unique keys for manual encoding/decode (encrypt) sensitive messages, ideal for information needing extra protection. Essential Checklists: Never forget crucial gear again. Utilize easy-to-use, resettable checklists for your master Inventory List, Go-Bag Packing List, and Vehicle Checklist – perfect for getting your gear organized systematically. Secure Group & Family Sharing: Collaboration made safe. Securely share specific plans or checklists with designated group members or family, ensuring everyone stays informed and coordinated for enhanced group safety. PDF Export: Need a hard copy? Generate PDF versions of your plans for printing physical backups or offline reference (COMING SOON) Offline Access: Critical information when you need it most. Access your saved plans directly on your device, even when cell signal or Wi-Fi is unavailable. Terms of Use: https://madgear.shop/pages/readyplan-terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://madgear.shop/pages/readyplan-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ReadyPlan at Free against HamStudy.org's $3.99. ReadyPlan also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). HamStudy.org's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 45). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
ReadyPlan is free to download; HamStudy.org costs $3.99 up front. ReadyPlan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HamStudy.org asks for nothing beyond the download.
HamStudy.org holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HamStudy.org has 2.6K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of HamStudy.org's written reviews are positive against 85% of ReadyPlan's.
HamStudy.org ships an update every 3 weeks, ReadyPlan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HamStudy.org | ReadyPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.6K ratings) — better | 4.7 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.6% of reviews — better | 84.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Signal Stuff | M.A.D. Gear, LLC |
Customer experience
HamStudy.org
ReadyPlan
Bugs and requests
HamStudy.org
Reported bugs
2 issues- Email support not working
- Occasional freezing or crashing
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to clear test history
- More detailed performance analytics
- Spell out acronyms and define technical terms
ReadyPlan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HamStudy.org
No in-app purchases
ReadyPlan
- Premium Unlimited Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Unlimited Monthly$6.991 Month
- Premium Unlimited Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Premium Unlimited Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Premium Unlimited Lifetime$89.99
- Premium Unlimited Lifetime$99.99
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