Balkan HAM Repeaters vs RST Scope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balkan HAM Repeaters
Discover and test amateur radio repeaters, echolink nodes, and APRS digipeaters across several Balkan countries. Access repeater data even without an internet connection, with a pull-to-refresh feature for when you're back online.
- Browse amateur radio repeaters
- Test radio nodes
- View echolink nodes
- Access APRS digipeaters
- Offline data browsing
- Pull-to-refresh functionality
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Browse amateur radio (HAM) repeaters, test radio nodes, echolink nodes and APRS digipeaters. The app covers the following countries: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Croatia and Montenegro. In case you lose the internet connection, you can still browse repeaters' data, and pull-to-refresh when you are back online again. Repeaters information is currently retrieved from ham.pirot.org.
RST Scope
This utility app provides spectrum scope and waterfall displays for amateur radio operators. It enhances radios lacking these features by analyzing microphone input, allowing for clear distinction of Morse code and detailed audio frequency visualization.
- Spectrum scope and waterfall display
- Morse code distinction via FFT
- Adjustable waterfall speed
- Adjustable audio input level
- Switchable display band (wide/narrow)
- Display pause function
- Recording and playback of input sound
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This is an app for amateur radio operators with a narrow band of audio frequency, spectrum scope & waterfall display. You can get a rich display by microphone inputting the speaker output of a radio that does not have a spectrum scope or waterfall function. The FFT allows you to distinguish between the dot and dash of Morse code. [function] 1. Ability to change the speed of the waterfall 2. Ability to adjust the level of audio input 3. Function to switch the display band between wide and narrow 4. Display pause function (pause / cancel by touching the screen) 5. Function to switch the cross hatch ON / OFF by longTap 6. Frequency resolution is fixed at 40Hz. 7. Function to switch the USB/LSB by Left/Right Swipe 8.Recording/Playback function of Input Sound RST Scope(Free) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s9RvOFp52g
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RST Scope at 5.0 against Balkan HAM Repeaters's 4.0. RST Scope also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 21 months). Balkan HAM Repeaters's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RST Scope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Balkan HAM Repeaters ships an update every 21 months, RST Scope every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balkan HAM Repeaters | RST Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikola Mladenovic | koji kamogawa |
Customer experience
Balkan HAM Repeaters
RST Scope
In-app purchases
Balkan HAM Repeaters
No in-app purchases
RST Scope
No in-app purchases
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