AntScope vs Ham Fox Hunt Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AntScope
Connect your RigExpert antenna analyzer to your smartphone for detailed antenna system analysis. Visualize SWR and Smith charts, and view all parameters in one place.
- Connects to RigExpert analyzers via BLE
- SWR chart visualization
- Smith chart visualization
- All parameters mode
- Supports RigExpert Stick 230 BLE
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AntScope for iOS is a software designed to connect the RigExpert antenna analyzers with BLE option to Apple smartphones. This software allows to get information about your antenna system and visualize that information: - SWR chart (standing wave ratio) - Smith chart - All parameters mode Supported analyzers: - RigExpert Stick 230 - RigExpert Stick 230 BLE - Stick Pro - Stick XPro - Stick 500 - Match - Match U - AA-2000 - AA-3000
Ham Fox Hunt Helper
This field-ready toolkit assists amateur radio fox hunters by allowing quick compass bearings, plotting them on a live map, and visualizing convergence points for confident tracking, even off-grid. It offers offline map caching and a dark mode for night operations.
- Live map with compass bearings
- Save and color-code bearings
- Multiple map source options
- Offline map caching
- Dark Mode for night use
- Visualize convergence points
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Find the fox faster. This field-ready toolkit for amateur radio fox hunting (T-hunting/ARDF) lets you take quick bearings with a compass, plot them on a live map, and see where lines converge—so you can zero in with confidence, even off-grid. Why you’ll love it Map + Compass, together: Take a bearing and drop it at your current location in one tap. Save & color-code bearings: Organize multiple readings and visualize likely intersections at a glance. Switch map sources: Instantly toggle between USGS Topo, OpenStreetMap, and Apple Maps to match the terrain. Offline capable: Enable map caching before you head out, then keep navigating when signal fades. Made for night ops: Dark Mode preserves night vision and reduces glare. How it works Aim your directional antenna, use the compass to set a bearing, and add it to the map. Repeat from new locations; color-code readings to keep track of legs. Use the map layer that best fits your area (topo, OSM, or Apple Maps) and follow the convergence. Perfect for club hunts, training, and weekend T-hunting adventures—whether you’re sweeping city streets or hiking in the hills. Note: Always follow local laws and event rules. Continued use of GPS can impact battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ham Fox Hunt Helper at 4.4 against AntScope's 2.3. Ham Fox Hunt Helper also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 21%). AntScope's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Ham Fox Hunt Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AntScope has 58 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of AntScope's written reviews are positive against 50% of Ham Fox Hunt Helper's.
AntScope ships an update every 3 months, Ham Fox Hunt Helper every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | AntScope | Ham Fox Hunt Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (58 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rig Expert Ukraine Ltd | Jon Thomasson |
Customer experience
AntScope
Ham Fox Hunt Helper
In-app purchases
AntScope
No in-app purchases
Ham Fox Hunt Helper
No in-app purchases









