Comparison

Balkan HAM Repeaters vs xCluster

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse amateur radio repeaters
  • Test radio nodes
  • View echolink nodes
  • Access APRS digipeaters
  • Offline data browsing
  • Pull-to-refresh functionality
Features
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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.

About

xCluster

Visualize DX cluster activity on a world map and in a list. Filter spots by call sign or band, and set custom alerts for specific stations or countries. Integrates with popular DX services and provides call parsing for location data.

Highlights
  • Display DX spots on map and list
  • Filter by band and call sign
  • Set custom alerts
  • Integrates with DXSummit and PSK Reporter
  • Built-in call parser
  • Zoom and pan map
Features
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xCluster is a visual display of dx cluster activity built for the iPad. DX spots are received via telnet or web services and displayed in a tabular form and plotted on a map of the world. You can filter the spots by call sign or band. Spots are created using the latitude and longitude of the dx station and spotter. The program has an internal call parsing component to determine the country for each call but can use QRZ.com for more accurate location data. Lookup priority is QRZ.com with the the call parser as a backup. DX spots can be displayed on a map or in a tabular form. Alerts for specific stations, bands or countries may be set and will be highlighted in the list and on the map. A number of major telnet clusters are built in along with DXSummit and PSK Reporter. PSK Reporter will display other stations that can hear your signal. You must be running WSJT-X or FLDIGI and have it configured correctly to work. You may contact the author with questions, suggestions or issues at support@w6op.com Features: Display dx spots on a map and in a list Predefined cluster servers and websites Filter by band and call sign Set alerts for display in the list and on the map Alerts can be set by country, band and call sign Save alerts in iCloud Built in call parser if QRZ.com is unavailable Freeform cluster command input Zoom and pan the map display

Screenshots

Balkan HAM Repeaters2 screens

Verdict

The call

Balkan HAM Repeaters and xCluster both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of xCluster's written reviews are positive against 50% of Balkan HAM Repeaters's. xCluster also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 21 months). Balkan HAM Repeaters's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Balkan HAM Repeaters against 4.0 for xCluster. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Balkan HAM Repeaters's written reviews are positive against 100% of xCluster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Balkan HAM Repeaters ships an update every 21 months, xCluster monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Balkan HAM Repeaters versus xCluster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalkan HAM RepeatersxCluster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikola MladenovicPeter Bourget

Customer experience

Balkan HAM Repeaters

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

xCluster

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Balkan HAM Repeaters

No in-app purchases

None

xCluster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Balkan HAM Repeaters free?
Balkan HAM Repeaters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is xCluster free?
xCluster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Balkan HAM Repeaters or xCluster?
Balkan HAM Repeaters and xCluster are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Balkan HAM Repeaters or xCluster have ads?
Neither Balkan HAM Repeaters nor xCluster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Balkan HAM Repeaters or xCluster?
Balkan HAM Repeaters ships an update every 21 months, and xCluster monthly. Most recently, Balkan HAM Repeaters was updated on October 10, 2026 and xCluster on October 8, 2026.

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