Comparison

Eco vs HAM

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

Head to head
About

Eco

Features
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About

HAM

This utility app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for amateur radio operators, including band conditions, DX-Cluster monitoring, and a logbook. It features direct radio integration for tuning and automatic logging, along with various calculations and resource information.

Highlights
  • DX-Cluster and PSK-Reporter activity monitoring
  • Bandplan, Glossar, and AWG resource information
  • Built-in radio integration for direct tuning
  • Fully featured logbook with QSO editing
  • LOTW and QRZ.com log submission
  • Calculations for Ohm's law, VSWR, and antennas
  • CW Encoder and Decoder
Features
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The ultimate utility App for every HAM-Radio Operator HAM-Toolbox provides a variety of useful Tools to help you operating your HAM-Radio. The Tools are ranging from activity monitoring Tools like DX-Cluster and PSK-Reporter, to Tools helping you with resource information like Bandplan, Glossar, AWG and many more Tools. HAM-Toolbox also has a built-in radio integration, so that you can directly tune to spots from the DX-Cluster and other tools. During logging, the appropriate fields for the frequency and mode will be automatically filled. With a one-time purchase you gain access to all of the following Tools on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. · TOOLS: + Band Conditions + POTA + DX-Cluster + PSK-Reporter + Reverse Beacon Network + Call-Lookup + Locator + Beacons (especially NCDXF) + Repeater + DTMF Generator + CW Encoder and Decoder + Frequency List + QSL Card Designer (design, preview, print and export your own QSL cards) · LOGBOOK: HAM-Toolbox comes with a fully featured Logbook. + Inspect and edit your existing QSOs + Easy-to-use logging interface + Maintenance (Data completion from QRZ.com, Duplicates finder, Mass change) + LOTW and QRZ.com log submission + Integrated Call-Lookup with possibility to update QSO + Worked/Needed statistics for CQ-Zones, ITU-Zones and DXCCs + Map with worked grid locators representation + iCloud-Sync with multiple devices (compatible with SDR-Control and SmartSDR) · Radio-Integration: + Frequency and Mode + Logbook integration + Direct tuning from various Tools like DXCluster, POTA, Frequency List + Supports all major Brands and Radios via Network or USB + YAESU: FT-710, FT-991, FT-DX10, FT-DX100 + Icom: IC-705, IC-7300mk2, IC-7300, IC-7610, IC-7760, IC-9700, IC-R8600, + Kenwood: TS-890, TS-990 + Elecraft: K4 + HamLib · CALCULATIONS: + Ohm's law + VSWR + Dipole-Antenna + Groundplane-Antenna + HB9CV-Antenna + Helix-Antenna + dB Conversion + Wavelength · RESOURCES: + Bandplan + Glossar + Morse + AWG + CTCSS-Codes + Formulas + Q-Codes + Abbreviations + Constants Find out more here: https://ham-toolbox.com Read the Manual: https://go-to.me/hamtoolbox-manual

Screenshots

Eco3 screens
HAM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Eco at Free against HAM's $14.99. Eco also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). HAM's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). 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

Eco is free to download; HAM costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eco ships an update every 5 months, HAM monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Eco versus HAM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcoHAM
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating—4.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#177 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHENZHEN ODEWAY TECHNOLOGY CO.LTDMarcus Roskosch

In-app purchases

None

Eco

No in-app purchases

None

HAM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eco free?
Eco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HAM free?
HAM costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eco or HAM have ads?
Neither Eco nor HAM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eco or HAM?
Eco ships an update every 5 months, and HAM monthly. Most recently, Eco was updated on September 17, 2026 and HAM on September 8, 2026.

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