Comparison

QTHnow vs Ham Logging

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

Head to head
About

QTHnow

This utility app helps radio amateurs participating in diploma programs by sending their coordinates to a server and receiving location-based data. It provides real-time updates on RDA, locator, and RAFA information, and can display overlapping districts.

Highlights
  • Real-time coordinate sending
  • RDA, locator, and RAFA data retrieval
  • Overlapping district display
  • Diploma program support
  • Information service for radio stations
Features
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The program was developed for radioamateurs who participate in the RDA and RAFA diploma program. The program sends your current coordinates to the TNXQSO.com server and receives your current RDA, locator and RAFA in response. Information update - every 10 or 60 seconds. But for radio amateurs outside the borders of Russia, this program will be useful as an information service for the operation of your station/expedition. ------------------------------- Программа отправляет текущие координаты на сервер TNXQSO.com и получает в ответ ваш текущий RDA, локатор и RAFA. Если вы находитесь на расстоянии 100-150 метров до границы двух районов, то программа покажет оба.

About

Ham Logging

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Ham Logging is a comprehensive QSO logging app for amateur radio operators. It serves as a master log that syncs with the most popular ham radio platforms — LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog, QRZ.com Logbook, HRDLog.net, CloudLog, Wavelog, N1MM Logger+, and more — so you keep one log instead of juggling many. KEY FEATURES • Full ADIF 3.1.4 import and export with spec-correct UTF-8 length prefixes • CSV and JSON round-trip backup across every stored field • QRZ.com lookup with auto-search, profile photo, and local cache • 21 logging-service integrations: 10 with live API, 11 export-ready • Incremental sync — never re-uploads what you have already sent • Bidirectional LoTW / eQSL / ClubLog / QRZ / CloudLog / Wavelog • N1MM Logger+ UDP bridge on your local network • Rover Mode: large-target, voice-dictated callsign entry for mobile operating • POTA, SOTA, WWFF, contest, and propagation-mode fields with dedicated UI • Per-QSO QSL card export — themed, code-rendered PNG • Monthly and yearly statistics with shareable bar-chart images PROPAGATION AND MAP • World map with great-circle bearing lines to every worked station • Gray-line terminator overlay with aurora layer (NOAA OVATION) • 24-hour MUF prediction with band openings • PSK Reporter + WSPR path prediction heatmap • Live solar terrestrial data and band-by-band DX potential • Unified Spots tab — DX cluster, POTA, and contests in one place PRIVACY-FIRST • No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no third-party tracking SDKs • All QSO data stays on your device — sync only happens when you tap Sync • Microphone permission is used only by Rover Mode voice dictation; audio is processed by the operating system speech engine and never recorded or transmitted • Local-network permission is requested only if you configure the N1MM bridge DARK MODE + ACCESSIBILITY • Theme-aware throughout — every dialog, panel, and chart respects dark mode • Font-scale slider for global text sizing • Tips & Tricks — 100 rotating contextual hints, toggleable from Settings Built solo by Yousuf AL Balushi (A46UNX) — Unixeer. Designed for the amateur radio community to simplify QSO logging and synchronization across multiple services.

Screenshots

QTHnow3 screens
Ham Logging4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ham Logging at Free against QTHnow's $2.99. Ham Logging also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). QTHnow's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On 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

Ham Logging is free to download; QTHnow costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QTHnow ships an update every 5 months, Ham Logging fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QTHnow versus Ham Logging: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQTHnowHam Logging
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEFB-Software, LLCYousif AL Balushi

In-app purchases

None

QTHnow

No in-app purchases

None

Ham Logging

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QTHnow free?
QTHnow costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ham Logging free?
Ham Logging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QTHnow or Ham Logging have ads?
Neither QTHnow nor Ham Logging shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QTHnow or Ham Logging?
QTHnow ships an update every 5 months, and Ham Logging fortnightly. Most recently, QTHnow was updated on October 7, 2026 and Ham Logging on October 15, 2026.

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