Ham Radio Prep vs Waypoint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ham Radio Prep
Prepare for your ham radio license exams with comprehensive study materials. Access video lessons, track your progress, and take practice tests designed to mirror the official FCC exams for all three license levels.
- Covers all 3 license levels
- Premium video lessons
- Progress tracking per lesson
- FCC-style practice tests
- Exam readiness dashboards
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The fastest, easiest, and most informative way to get your ham radio license. > Includes all 3 Levels: Technician License, General License, and Amateur Extra License > Learn the material with premium video lessons > Track Your Progress For Each Lesson / Subpool > Practice Tests Built Using the Subpools Just Like the Real FCC Exam > Dashboards to Track Exam Readiness See why thousands of students have chosen HamRadioPrep.com to effectively study for their amateur radio license exams.
Waypoint
This app helps hunters improve their skills through a structured system. It offers a community feed for sharing insights, tools for logging harvests, and educational resources like webinars and lessons.
- Community feed for sharing and discussion
- Harvest logging with details and photos
- Live and recorded webinars
- Lesson library for skill development
- User profile with membership details
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Waypoint is the community app for Process Based Hunter — built for hunters who want to get better through a real system, not guesswork. Connect with other hunters in the community feed, share what you're seeing, and post replies. Log your harvests — animal, weight, notes, and photos — and keep a running record of your season. Join live webinars and catch up on past recordings, and work through the lesson library to sharpen your process-based approach in the field. Your profile keeps your contact info and purchase history in one place, so everything about your Process Based Hunter membership travels with you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waypoint at none against Ham Radio Prep's 4. Ham Radio Prep's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Ham Radio Prep sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Waypoint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Waypoint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ham Radio Prep has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ham Radio Prep ships an update every 2 weeks, Waypoint every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ham Radio Prep | Waypoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | World Radio League Inc. | Process Based Hunter LLC |
Customer experience
Ham Radio Prep
Waypoint
Bugs and requests
Ham Radio Prep
Reported bugs
3 issues- Lessons locked after initial free content
- Advertisements causing app to freeze
- Progress not tracking across platforms
Requested features
3 requests- Online proctoring for exams
- Improved sync between app and website
- More practice questions and tests
Waypoint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ham Radio Prep
- Technician License Exam Course$34.99
- In-App Video Bundle$49.99
- General + Technician Course$55.00
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- Full Course Access, All Levels$79.99
Waypoint
No in-app purchases
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