Balkan HAM Repeaters vs HamRadar
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.
HamRadar
Instantly find and connect to amateur radio repeaters with a comprehensive database and an aircraft-style radar interface. View detailed information for over 62,000 active repeaters across all U.S. states, with offline access and Apple Watch complications.
- Offline repeater database
- Aircraft-style radar sweep
- Integrated compass
- Configurable scan range
- List view sorted by distance
- Apple Watch complications
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HamRadar makes finding and connecting to amateur radio repeaters a breeze. Instantly see nearby repeaters at a glance—online or offline. The app includes a database of over 62,000 active repeaters across all 50 U.S. states. Every listing provides: Callsign Frequency CTCSS/PL tone Distance & direction from your location HamRadar features an aircraft-style radar sweep animation with integrated compass bezel, configurable scan range up to 25 miles, list view sorted by distance, and Apple Watch complications showing nearby repeater count, frequency, tone, direction, and distance. Perfect for mobile operators, hikers, travelers, and anyone needing fast situational awareness of local repeater activity. Subscription & Free Trial Information HamRadar offers an optional HamRadar Annual Subscription, which unlocks full access after the trial period. Title: HamRadar Annual Subscription Length: 1 year (auto-renewing) Price: $9.99 per year Free Trial: Try all features at no cost during the trial period. After the trial ends, your subscription will automatically begin unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial expires. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase (or after the trial ends if applicable). Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy & Terms By using HamRadar, you agree to our policies: Privacy Policy: https://www.gridbase.net/pages/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balkan HAM Repeaters at none against HamRadar's 1. Balkan HAM Repeaters also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.2). HamRadar's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 21 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). 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
Both are free to download. HamRadar sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Balkan HAM Repeaters asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Balkan HAM Repeaters against 4.0 for HamRadar. 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 67% of HamRadar's.
Balkan HAM Repeaters ships an update every 21 months, HamRadar daily. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Balkan HAM Repeaters | HamRadar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikola Mladenovic | Jacob Knight |
Customer experience
Balkan HAM Repeaters
HamRadar
In-app purchases
Balkan HAM Repeaters
No in-app purchases
HamRadar
- United States$9.991 Year
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