Echo911 MCPTT vs HamWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Echo911 MCPTT
This client application connects to the Echo911 Mission Critical Push To Talk platform. It is designed exclusively for existing users of the Echo911 McPTT service.
- Mission Critical Push To Talk
- Client application
- Echo911 platform integration
- Professional communication
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Client application for the Echo911 Mission Critical Push To Talk platform, McPTT. This application is only for existing clients of Echo911 McPTT platform.
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: Echo911 MCPTT at Free against HamWatch's $4.99. Echo911 MCPTT also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 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
Echo911 MCPTT 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 Echo911 MCPTT against 5.0 for HamWatch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
| Parameter | Echo911 MCPTT | 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 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Echo911 LLC | James Krepelka |
Customer experience
Echo911 MCPTT
HamWatch
In-app purchases
Echo911 MCPTT
No in-app purchases
HamWatch
No in-app purchases
