Balkan HAM Repeaters vs BR433
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.
BR433
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iPhone Bluetooth pairing Pair using iPhone system Go to Settings > Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth, Click BR433 and enter the PIN Code 123456 to pair. Attention: Only the first iPhone can use system pairing, the second and third Smartphones can only be paired using the APP. APP Connect and Pair the BR433 Open the APP, then press the top left At list selection: Click BR433, to link, within 30sec., please enter default Connect Key Code (123456) to connect. After that, it will show whether to pair. If you need to pair, please click “OK” -> enter 123456 then click pair. The smartphone will be pair with BR433. Maximum pairing with 3 iPhone. Note: If you did not pair the BR433 with your iPhone you will need to enter the Connect Key Code every time to connect. Attention: According Bluetooth feature limit, only one phone can connect and work with main unit each time, must disconnect present connected phone(switch Off Bluetooth or keep connected phone over Bluetooth range)before enable connect another phone Bluetooth. So please disconnect all paired phones before pair a new iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BR433 at every 2 months against Balkan HAM Repeaters's every 21 months. Balkan HAM Repeaters's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Balkan HAM Repeaters ships an update every 21 months, BR433 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balkan HAM Repeaters | BR433 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikola Mladenovic | iKey Corp. |
In-app purchases
Balkan HAM Repeaters
No in-app purchases
BR433
No in-app purchases
