Comparison

YapSpot vs HamSphere 5.0

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

Head to head
About

YapSpot

Discover and share audio stories tied to specific locations. Hear spontaneous voice notes from others as you walk by, or leave your own for future passersby. It's like leaving an audio footprint on the world.

Highlights
  • Record voice notes pinned to your location
  • Automatic audio playback as you approach pins
  • Discover stories from others nearby
  • Public or private audio sharing
  • Audio equivalent of location-based graffiti
Features
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Picture this: you're walking through a park you've passed a hundred times. This time, your phone buzzes — softly, automatically, no tapping required — and a stranger's voice starts telling you about the day they proposed on that exact bench, twenty years ago. You keep walking. A block later, another voice picks up: a local teenager's rant about the best taco truck in the city, left right where it's parked. That's YapSpot. Every place has stories. We just never got to hear them — until now. YapSpot lets you record your voice and pin it to the exact spot you're standing in. Anyone who later passes within range hears it automatically — playback is continuous, like a music stream, no searching or tapping required. It's the audio equivalent of graffiti: temporary or permanent, public or private, left for whoever walks by next. Think Twitter/X, meets CB radio, meets Maps. Every pin is a voice. Patented. US Patent 9305020.

About

HamSphere 5.0

This virtual ham radio transceiver simulates HF bands from 10-160m, including 6m, 2m, and 70cm. It features USB, LSB, and CW modes, power settings, and built-in audio filters. Additional instruments can be unlocked via in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Virtual HF bands (10-160m)
  • 6m, 2m, and 70cm bands
  • USB, LSB, and CW modes
  • Built-in audio filters
  • Power setting
  • In-app purchase instrument expansions
Features
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This handheld Amateur Radio transceiver offers 10-160m virtual HamSphere HF bands including 6m, 2m and 70cm. It comes with a fully working 30 day trial. The transceiver has three built in audio filters, USB, LSB and CW Modes, power setting. The transceiver can be expanded with a number of useful instruments as in-app-purchases.

Screenshots

YapSpot4 screens
HamSphere 5.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: YapSpot at 80% against HamSphere 5.0's 38%. YapSpot also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). HamSphere 5.0's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. YapSpot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HamSphere 5.0 sells 30 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

YapSpot holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of YapSpot's written reviews are positive against 38% of HamSphere 5.0's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YapSpot ships an update every 5 days, HamSphere 5.0 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
YapSpot versus HamSphere 5.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYapSpotHamSphere 5.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings) — better3.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB4 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDan JacobyHamSphere AB

Customer experience

YapSpot

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

HamSphere 5.0

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative56.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

YapSpot

One-time1
  • Create your own custom channel$0.99
30 purchases

HamSphere 5.0

One-time30
  • 3el T-yagi E (30m)$4.99
  • 3el T-yagi E (40m)$4.99
  • 3el T-yagi W (20m)$4.99
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  • 3el T-yagi E (20m)$4.99
  • G5RV North-South (10-160m)$4.99
  • J-Pole (12m)$6.99
  • J-Pole (17m)$6.99
  • Plugizer MBP009$6.99
  • Lookup Box MBP011$6.99
  • J-Pole (11m)$6.99
  • J-Pole (20m)$6.99
  • Log Book MBP003$6.99
  • DX-Monitor MBP008$6.99
  • Waterfall MBP002$6.99
  • Antenna Selector MBP004$6.99
  • Antenna Rotator MBP005$6.99
  • Oscilloscope MBP006$6.99
  • DX-Cluster MBP010$6.99
  • 8-Band Omni Whip (10-40m)$6.99
  • J-Pole (10m)$6.99
  • G5RV East-West (10-160m)$6.99
  • Moxon (20m)$14.99
  • Moxon (12m)$14.99
  • Moxon (17m)$14.99
  • Moxon (10m)$14.99
  • Moxon (11m)$14.99
  • Bruce Array (60m)$24.99
  • Bruce Array (80m)$24.99
  • VU2NSB Dangler (20,17, 12,10m)$29.99
  • HamSphere Subscription$29.99

Questions

Is YapSpot free?
YapSpot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HamSphere 5.0 free?
HamSphere 5.0 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, YapSpot or HamSphere 5.0?
YapSpot is rated higher. YapSpot averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while HamSphere 5.0 averages 3.5 from 8 ratings.
Do YapSpot or HamSphere 5.0 have ads?
Neither YapSpot nor HamSphere 5.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YapSpot or HamSphere 5.0?
YapSpot ships an update every 5 days, and HamSphere 5.0 monthly. Most recently, YapSpot was updated on November 3, 2026 and HamSphere 5.0 on October 24, 2026.

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