705 Remote vs HAM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
705 Remote
Control your IC-705 radio remotely via Bluetooth. Adjust bands, modes, filters, and audio gain. Change frequencies using the dial and monitor signal strength.
- Band switching
- Mode switching
- Filter switching
- AF Gain control
- Frequency change via dial
- S-meter display
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This is an unofficial app for remote control of the IC-705 via Bluetooth. Function - Band switching - Mode switching - Filter switching - AF Gain, Squelch control - Frequency change by dialing - S-meter display - Step switching for frequency change - Switching the destination CI-V address Tips. - Change frequency if you tap dial (left / right, up / down). - Change frequency while you tap and hold dial (left / right, up / down) Other - We are not responsible for any damage caused by the use of this application.
HAM
This utility app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for amateur radio operators, including band conditions, DX-Cluster monitoring, and a logbook. It features direct radio integration for tuning and automatic logging, along with various calculations and resource information.
- DX-Cluster and PSK-Reporter activity monitoring
- Bandplan, Glossar, and AWG resource information
- Built-in radio integration for direct tuning
- Fully featured logbook with QSO editing
- LOTW and QRZ.com log submission
- Calculations for Ohm's law, VSWR, and antennas
- CW Encoder and Decoder
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The ultimate utility App for every HAM-Radio Operator HAM-Toolbox provides a variety of useful Tools to help you operating your HAM-Radio. The Tools are ranging from activity monitoring Tools like DX-Cluster and PSK-Reporter, to Tools helping you with resource information like Bandplan, Glossar, AWG and many more Tools. HAM-Toolbox also has a built-in radio integration, so that you can directly tune to spots from the DX-Cluster and other tools. During logging, the appropriate fields for the frequency and mode will be automatically filled. With a one-time purchase you gain access to all of the following Tools on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. · TOOLS: + Band Conditions + POTA + DX-Cluster + PSK-Reporter + Reverse Beacon Network + Call-Lookup + Locator + Beacons (especially NCDXF) + Repeater + DTMF Generator + CW Encoder and Decoder + Frequency List + QSL Card Designer (design, preview, print and export your own QSL cards) · LOGBOOK: HAM-Toolbox comes with a fully featured Logbook. + Inspect and edit your existing QSOs + Easy-to-use logging interface + Maintenance (Data completion from QRZ.com, Duplicates finder, Mass change) + LOTW and QRZ.com log submission + Integrated Call-Lookup with possibility to update QSO + Worked/Needed statistics for CQ-Zones, ITU-Zones and DXCCs + Map with worked grid locators representation + iCloud-Sync with multiple devices (compatible with SDR-Control and SmartSDR) · Radio-Integration: + Frequency and Mode + Logbook integration + Direct tuning from various Tools like DXCluster, POTA, Frequency List + Supports all major Brands and Radios via Network or USB + YAESU: FT-710, FT-991, FT-DX10, FT-DX100 + Icom: IC-705, IC-7300mk2, IC-7300, IC-7610, IC-7760, IC-9700, IC-R8600, + Kenwood: TS-890, TS-990 + Elecraft: K4 + HamLib · CALCULATIONS: + Ohm's law + VSWR + Dipole-Antenna + Groundplane-Antenna + HB9CV-Antenna + Helix-Antenna + dB Conversion + Wavelength · RESOURCES: + Bandplan + Glossar + Morse + AWG + CTCSS-Codes + Formulas + Q-Codes + Abbreviations + Constants Find out more here: https://ham-toolbox.com Read the Manual: https://go-to.me/hamtoolbox-manual
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 705 Remote at Free against HAM's $14.99. 705 Remote also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). HAM's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.4) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
705 Remote is free to download; HAM costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HAM holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of 705 Remote's written reviews are positive against 69% of HAM's.
705 Remote ships an update weekly, HAM monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 705 Remote | HAM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (20 ratings) | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #177 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michihiro Ikeda | Marcus Roskosch |
Customer experience
705 Remote
HAM
In-app purchases
705 Remote
No in-app purchases
HAM
No in-app purchases








