Comparison

ST vs QRZing

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

Head to head
About

ST

Features
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This is a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) application for Globalsat ST-20 Series configuration. By synchronizing with your ST-20, you can check the battery capacity, FW/ APP version and current settings. Also, you can adjust GPS setting to fulfill different user scenarios. With this application and ST-20, we believe you will have a better experience. Functions: - Basic Information: Battery capacity/ FW version/ APP version - GPS Setting: Always on or not/ GPS open time - Operation Mode: Periodic or Motion mode/ Report interval - Other Setting: G-Sensor sensitivity/ Enable or disable power off …etc. - Firmware Upgrade - Restore support iOS 11 or above.

About

QRZing

This app helps amateur radio operators by providing access to QRZ.com callsign information, logging QSOs, calculating distances, and displaying propagation data. It also features a compass for rotator control and SDR listening capabilities.

Highlights
  • QRZ.com callsign lookup
  • API-based QSO logging
  • Grid square distance calculation
  • Rotator compass and degree display
  • SDR listening
  • Solar and HF propagation data
Features
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- search QRZ.com for callsign and display full information - add QSO to your QRZ logbook using only API - find distance between two grid squares - show you a compass and what degree to set your rotator to other stations - listen to sdr - display solar and HF propagation data

Screenshots

ST4 screens
QRZing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: QRZing at every 2 days against ST's every 39 months. ST's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ST ships an update every 39 months, QRZing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ST versus QRZing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTQRZing
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlobalsat Technology Corporation.Saleh Almulla

In-app purchases

None

ST

No in-app purchases

None

QRZing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ST free?
ST is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QRZing free?
QRZing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ST or QRZing have ads?
Neither ST nor QRZing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ST or QRZing?
ST ships an update every 39 months, and QRZing every 2 days. Most recently, ST was updated on October 5, 2026 and QRZing on October 14, 2026.

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