Odmaster vs RepeaterPhone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Odmaster
This application allows users to program various radio models directly from their mobile phones, eliminating the need for a computer. It offers a convenient and portable solution for radio programming and includes a community feature for sharing content and interacting with other users.
- Program radio with mobile phone
- Supports multiple radio models
- Convenient and portable programming
- Community sharing and interaction
- Help Center and direct support
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• Use Odmaster to program your radio faster and easier. Multiple radio models are set in the application. At the same time, you can share interesting content on the community page. Bring you a different experience! • • Program radio • (Tips：this function requires a Bluetooth programmer device) • • Program radio with mobile phone instead of computer easily • • Program radio conveniently, anytime and anywhere • • Program multiple models of radios • • Remote programming radio when you don’t know how to program • • Social function • • Can post something interesting on it • • Give someone a like • • Make comments on others posts • • Help&Support • • If you have any problems during using App, you can find the answers in Help Center, or contact us. • • ► Get some programming information in our YouTube website: • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW5VMOpgmTdUQq5ZqyIL2hA/videos • ► Contact detail: E-mail: odmaster@tid-china.com • ► Online manual:https://bit.ly/tidmanual
RepeaterPhone
Connect your mobile device to EchoLink or AllStarLink radio nodes, repeaters, and conferences. Features a push-to-talk interface, node directory search, and favorites for quick access. Supports Bluetooth headsets and includes a watch extension for convenient control.
- Push-to-talk interface
- EchoLink/AllStarLink node connection
- Node directory search
- Favorite nodes
- Bluetooth headset support
- Watch extension control
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Note: This app is for licensed Amateur Radio operators only. RepeaterPhone provides the ability to connect your mobile device to EchoLink or AllStarLink nodes, including repeaters and conferences. Push to talk today! You will need an account with either the EchoLink or AllStarLink networks. Please see https://www.echolink.org or https://www.allstarlink.org, respectively, for more details - Push-to-talk interface - Browse or search the directory for available nodes - Mark favorites with a star for quick access - Supports various audio devices, including Bluetooth headsets - Fully integrated into your phone's recent call system - Includes a watch extension for dialing favorites and controlling push-to-talk - Sharing your device with a licensed family member? Switch accounts easily
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Odmaster at Free against RepeaterPhone's $7.99. Odmaster also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 86). RepeaterPhone's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (71% vs 29%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
Odmaster is free to download; RepeaterPhone costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RepeaterPhone holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Odmaster has 1.1K ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Odmaster's written reviews are positive against 71% of RepeaterPhone's.
Odmaster ships an update every 3 weeks, RepeaterPhone weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Odmaster | RepeaterPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 3.8 (1.1K ratings) | 4.4 (86 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.1% of reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 86 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #43 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Billion Leiden Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. | Weston Bustraan |
Customer experience
Odmaster
RepeaterPhone
User reviews
Odmaster
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient mobile programming
- 💡 Helpful community features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Poor account registration process
- 🔋 High battery drain
- 👎 Unreliable Bluetooth connectivity
RepeaterPhone
From 86 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent audio quality
- 👍 Works well for Allstar and EchoLink
- 👍 Great for travel/remote access
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use interface
- 👍 Good value for the price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Volume too low/audio issues
- 🐛 Connection issues with some nodes/networks
- 🐛 App closes when screen locks/in background
- 🐛 Authentication/login failures
Bugs and requests
Odmaster
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to read or write radio data
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
- Login and account issues
Requested features
3 requests- Support for more radio models
- Ability to save and load custom channel configurations
- Improved user interface and navigation
RepeaterPhone
Reported bugs
18 issues- Authentication failed on setup
- App crashes with latest iOS
- iPhone 16 Pro will not connect
- Many Allstar nodes reject connection attempts
- Crashes sometimes, interrupting calls
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- Failed to load list of stations
- Randomly disconnects
- Hubs error out with 'Rejected: No authority found'
- Crashes under iOS 17.6
- App doesn’t work on Echolink
- Connection closes when screen locks
- Receive volume very low after iOS 16
- Audio seems less than fully baked, low volume
- Trying to change speakers mutes app
- Private nodes stay keyed after unkeying
- App reads 'Account not found'
- Callsign beginning with a number times out at 45secs
- Supermon stops reporting during local private node connection
Requested features
14 requests- DTMF presets on dial page
- Apple CarPlay integration
- CQ function inclusion
- Organize nodes by location/group chat
- See total people connected before connecting
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- Search for nodes by location
- More sorting for repeater list
- Last heard map/list
- Listen-only mode
- Dialer for Allstar codes (*72 etc.)
- Android app with PTT
- Macros to hound and disconnect nodes
- Map of AllStar node location
- Adjustable mic level slider
In-app purchases
Odmaster
No in-app purchases
RepeaterPhone
No in-app purchases
