HamStudy.org vs Battle Staff
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.
Battle Staff
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As an active music educator, I wanted to create a simple app to help anyone learn to read the notes of the treble, bass, alto, and tenor clef's. As soon as you open the app you are welcomed with multiple game modes to help improve your ability to learn to read music. Even if you do not know how to read a single note of music, the "lines and spaces" toggle switch will highlight all of the letter names of the notes on the staff for you. There are three difficulty levels in the app, which are, normal, hard, and insane. "Normal" gives the user 10 seconds per note to guess the correct note out of 4 choices. "Hard" gives the user 6 seconds per note to guess the correct note out of 4 choices. "Insane" gives the user 3 seconds per note to guess the correct note out of 4 choices. The game modes are: Treble Clef- test's the knowledge of the user's ability to read the treble clef. Bass Clef- test's the knowledge of the user's ability to read the bass clef. Battle Mode- This mode mixes questions from both the treble and bass clef Sharps and Flats- This mode adds sharps and flats to each note from both clef's to give the user a challenge. Alto Clef- This mode gives the user their ability to learn the notes of the Alto Clef Tenor Clef- This mode gives the user their ability to learn the notes of the Tenor Clef. Additionally, users will be able to access a game mode called "Triple Threat" mode where they will have to identify two and three notes at a time! In Battle Staff" users will also be able to customize their experience by choosing the note range they will play/practice in!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: HamStudy.org at #5 against Battle Staff's unranked. Battle Staff's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
HamStudy.org costs $3.99 and Battle Staff $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | HamStudy.org | Battle Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Signal Stuff | JOSHUA W MEADE |
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
Battle Staff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HamStudy.org
No in-app purchases
Battle Staff
No in-app purchases
Questions
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