Comparison

HamStudy.org vs QRS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

QRS

Features
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QRS teaches Morse code the way it sticks: by sound, at honest speed, two characters at a time. - Learn: the Koch method. Characters play at real speed from the first lesson; you tap what you heard, and a new character joins when your accuracy holds. No charts to memorize, no counting dits. - Copy: head-copy practice with random groups and real ham-radio vocabulary, with the silences stretched while you're learning (Farnsworth spacing) and honest when you're ready. - Key: a straight key on the screen. Squeeze a dit, lean a dah — the app decodes your sending live, so you can watch your fist improve. - Chart: the whole code, every character playable, for the moments you just have to look. No account, no ads, nothing collected, works entirely offline. No license or radio needed — Morse is a skill you can start tonight. "QRS" is the Q code for "send more slowly." Only at first. Part of the Q-code family: QSX, QRX, QSO, QTH, QRG, QSY, QRV.

Screenshots

HamStudy.org4 screens
QRS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QRS at Free against HamStudy.org's $3.99. HamStudy.org's advantage is chart position (#8 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

QRS is free to download; HamStudy.org costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
HamStudy.org versus QRS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamStudy.orgQRS
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSignal StuffSTEPHEN E ROGACKI

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

QRS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HamStudy.org

No in-app purchases

None

QRS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HamStudy.org free?
HamStudy.org costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is QRS free?
QRS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HamStudy.org or QRS have ads?
Neither HamStudy.org nor QRS shows ads.

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