Sigur Access vs QTHnow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sigur Access
Transform your iPhone into a contactless access card. This app allows for quick entry by simply holding your device near a reader, with an optional hands-free mode for up to 10 meters. Access is granted even when your device screen is locked.
- Contactless card functionality
- Hands-free access mode
- Long-range reading (up to 10 meters)
- Access with locked screen
- iPhone and iPod compatibility
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With this application, you can use your iPhone as a contactless card - just hold it close to the reader to get access. In addition, you can configure the system to work in "hands-free" mode: in this case, reading can occur at a distance of up to 10 meters. Identification will work even if the screen of your device is locked. You can read more about the functions of the reader and the application on the official website of Sigur at the link: https://sigur.com/en/products/readers/mr100/
QTHnow
This utility app helps radio amateurs participating in diploma programs by sending their coordinates to a server and receiving location-based data. It provides real-time updates on RDA, locator, and RAFA information, and can display overlapping districts.
- Real-time coordinate sending
- RDA, locator, and RAFA data retrieval
- Overlapping district display
- Diploma program support
- Information service for radio stations
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The program was developed for radioamateurs who participate in the RDA and RAFA diploma program. The program sends your current coordinates to the TNXQSO.com server and receives your current RDA, locator and RAFA in response. Information update - every 10 or 60 seconds. But for radio amateurs outside the borders of Russia, this program will be useful as an information service for the operation of your station/expedition. ------------------------------- Программа отправляет текущие координаты на сервер TNXQSO.com и получает в ответ ваш текущий RDA, локатор и RAFA. Если вы находитесь на расстоянии 100-150 метров до границы двух районов, то программа покажет оба.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sigur Access at Free against QTHnow's $2.99. Sigur Access also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). QTHnow's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (63% vs 47%). On update cadence, 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
Sigur Access is free to download; QTHnow costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
QTHnow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Sigur Access's written reviews are positive against 63% of QTHnow's.
Sigur Access ships an update every 4 months, QTHnow every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sigur Access | QTHnow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PA LABS d.o.o. | EFB-Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Sigur Access
QTHnow
In-app purchases
Sigur Access
No in-app purchases
QTHnow
No in-app purchases
