MHC XD vs HamWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MHC XD
Track all your company's truck part orders from a dealership network. Receive step-by-step delivery progress alerts and view team orders. Quickly locate deliveries with an order number and contact customer service directly.
- Step-by-step delivery progress alerts
- Team order viewing
- Quick order tracking by number
- Authenticated user login
- In-app customer service chat, call, and email
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Murphy-Hoffman Company is a full-service dealership network with over 100 locations across 16 states. MHC stocks a large inventory of heavy-duty, all makes and models truck parts, from small pieces to major components, including rebuilt parts and exchange units. If a part isn't stocked at an MHC location, we leverage our network and all major OEM and component manufacturers' regional distribution centers to deliver hard-to-find parts to you quickly. The MHC XD app provides a quick and easy way to track all of your company’s orders from MHC. From the moment your order is confirmed to the time it arrives at your shop, you will have the peace of mind of knowing where it is. - Features: - Step-by-Step Alert of Delivery Progress - Receive alerts at each stage of the delivery process to ensure your orders are there when you expect them to be. - Team Order Viewing - Able to view all orders by you and your employees at your location in order to always stay synced up - QuickTrack - Unable to find an order? Enter your order number through QuickTrack to find the location of your delivery. - Authenticated Recognition - With MHC Authenticated Login, all users will only be able to see what they should be able to view. - MHC Customer Service - Chat, call or email us through MHC XD to get in contact with your MHC rep immediately over any questions or concerns. For additional information, please visit our website at www.mhc.com
HamWatch
This app provides amateur radio operators with essential tools on their Apple Watch. Monitor real-time space weather data and track POTA spots directly from your wrist. Customizable complications display your call sign on your watch face.
- Real-time space weather monitoring
- 24-hour historical space weather charts
- POTA spot tracking on wrist
- Customizable watch face complications
- Seamless iPhone and Apple Watch sync
- Configurable auto-refresh intervals
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Real-time ham radio data — on your Apple Watch. HamWatch gives field operators instant access to space weather, propagation conditions, and on-the-air spots, right from your wrist. SPACE WEATHER Live solar wind, Bz/Bt, and solar imagery from NOAA and NASA — including coronal hole monitoring and sunspot tracking. 24-hour charts included. SPOTS POTA, SOTA, and WWFF spots in real time. Filter by mode and band. Pull to refresh. Works on iPhone and Apple Watch. MAPS & TOOLS Azimuthal map centered on your GPS location shows true compass bearings to the world — aim your beam with confidence. WATCH FACE Complications for call sign, SFI, A-Index, and UTC. Choose which views appear on your watch from Settings → Configure Watch Views. The iPhone companion app adds larger charts and detailed data views. Everything syncs automatically between devices. https://www.hamwatch.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MHC XD at Free against HamWatch's $4.99. MHC XD also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). HamWatch's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, 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
MHC XD is free to download; HamWatch costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MHC XD against 5.0 for HamWatch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
MHC XD ships an update every 5 days, HamWatch every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MHC XD | HamWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Murphy-Hoffman Company | James Krepelka |
Customer experience
MHC XD
HamWatch
In-app purchases
MHC XD
No in-app purchases
HamWatch
No in-app purchases
