Comparison

BTECH GMRS Programmer vs EVT

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

Head to head
About

BTECH GMRS Programmer

This app provides wireless control and programming for a specific GMRS radio. Manage channels, create custom groups, and update firmware. It also offers offline maps and text messaging capabilities for enhanced communication.

Highlights
  • Wireless radio programming
  • Channel and group management
  • Custom group lists
  • Firmware update notifications
  • Offline map downloads
  • Text messaging
  • Location sharing
Features
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Transform your BTECH GMRS-PRO radio experience with the GMRS Programmer App – a robust tool designed for intuitive, wireless control and programming. This app turns your smartphone into a command center for your radio, allowing you to effortlessly manage channels and groups, craft custom group lists for efficient communication, and fine-tune your radio's settings with just a few taps. Stay informed and up-to-date with automatic notifications for essential GMRS-PRO firmware updates, and ensure your radio is always operating with the latest features and enhancements. Additionally, the app offers offline map downloads for navigation when you're beyond the reach of cellular networks. Enhance your communication capabilities by sending text messages to fellow GMRS-PRO users. For added safety and community support, the app enables you to share your location with other users in your vicinity, or request theirs, particularly useful during emergencies. The GMRS Programmer App is more than an accessory; it's an indispensable partner for your GMRS-PRO radio, empowering you with connectivity and control wherever your adventures may lead.

About

EVT

This app is a private, on-device tracker for firearm collections, NFA paperwork, and range logs. It offers OCR for tax stamps, tracks ATF wait times, and calculates firearm reliability statistics. Optional iCloud sync and Google Drive backups ensure your data is secure and accessible across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • On-device tax stamp OCR
  • NFA awaiting ATF tracking
  • Reliability leaderboard
  • Privacy by default
  • Range day logging
  • Value tracking
  • Year-in-review summary
Features
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EVT is a private, native firearm collection tracker for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — built for serious collectors who want one place for everything: inventory, NFA paperwork, range days, reliability stats, and value over time. WHAT MAKES EVT DIFFERENT • On-device tax stamp OCR. Drop an ATF Form 1 or Form 4 PDF and EVT reads it — manufacturer, model, serial number, caliber, registered owner, ownership type (Individual / Trust / Corporation), submission date, and approval date. No cloud OCR, no servers. Apple's Vision framework runs the recognition locally. • Awaiting ATF tracking. Submitted Form 1s and Form 4s appear on a dashboard widget that counts days since submission, sorted by longest wait. Never lose track of what you've filed. • NFA approval-time chart. See your average wait times by year, form type, and ownership type. Filter by 1Y / 3Y / 5Y / all-time. Tap to drill into every stamp. • Reliability leaderboard. Per-firearm mean rounds between malfunctions, computed automatically from your range log. Discover which guns earn their range time. • Privacy by default. Your collection data lives only on your device, with optional iCloud sync between your own Apple devices. East Valley Tactical never sees your collection, your serials, your photos, or your paperwork. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE APP • Track firearms, silencers, optics, accessories, ammunition • Connect with East Valley Tactical — browse current inventory, save EVT to your contacts as a digital business card, and tap directly into call, text, email, Maps, or socials • Log range days, training, hunts, competitions, gunsmithing visits • Round counts, malfunctions, ammo used per session • Maintenance reminders — usage-based, time-based, or both • Optic battery replacement reminders • Cost AND current market value tracking with growth chart • Receipt OCR pulls date and total from photo or PDF receipts • Trust documents stored alongside the NFA items they apply to • Drag-and-drop tax stamps on Mac and iPad straight from Finder or Files • Quick Add from Stamp — create an entire firearm record by dropping in a tax stamp • iOS share extension — share tax stamps to EVT from any app YEAR IN REVIEW EVT generates a shareable Year-in-Review card summarizing your year: items added, rounds fired, range days, ATF approvals, favorite ranges, top manufacturers, average wait times by form type. Built to share to social or text to a friend. CROSS-DEVICE SYNC Optional iCloud sync keeps your collection identical across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with zero setup beyond signing into iCloud. Add a firearm on your phone, see it on your Mac seconds later. OPTIONAL GOOGLE DRIVE BACKUP For belt-and-suspenders peace of mind, EVT can export a full JSON backup of your collection to a folder in your own Google Drive. The transfer happens directly between your device and Google's servers using your own credentials — East Valley Tactical never receives a copy. BUILT BY EAST VALLEY TACTICAL EVT is published by East Valley Tactical, an Arizona-based FFL and one of the largest Silencer/NFA distributors in the USA. The app is provided free for the firearms community — no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads, no data collection. Three years of running EVT taught us what collectors actually need; this is what we built. Free forever. --- iPhone or iPad on iOS 17 or newer required. Apple Silicon Mac on macOS 14 or newer required. Questions or feedback: app.eastvalleytactical.com/support

Screenshots

BTECH GMRS Programmer4 screens
EVT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EVT at 100% against BTECH GMRS Programmer's 28%. EVT also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). BTECH GMRS Programmer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BTECH GMRS Programmer ships an update monthly, EVT daily. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BTECH GMRS Programmer versus EVT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBTECH GMRS ProgrammerEVT
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—26 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperB-Tech Distribution, IncEast Valley Tactical

Customer experience

BTECH GMRS Programmer

Written reviews46 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral21.7%
Negative50.0%

EVT

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BTECH GMRS Programmer

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • App crashes immediately after starting
  • App crashes when trying to connect to Bluetooth
  • App opens and shuts on its own
  • App crashes within five seconds of launching
  • App crashes as soon as you pair a radio
Show 19 more
  • Login functionality doesn't work
  • Checking for new firmware doesn't work
  • App drains battery overnight
  • Location info for other users missing on iOS
  • App won't open after new update
  • Version 1.2.6 constantly crashing at startup
  • New update is crashing iPhone
  • App is not accessible with VoiceOver screenreader
  • Unable to pair radio to iPhone
  • App does not work like advertised
  • Will not let me pair my radio to my iPhone
  • Doesn't work on Macbook Air
  • Unsupported for iPhone iPad
  • Pairing unsuccessful
  • App is full of glitches
  • Connected to radio but doesn't program it
  • App closes when try to sync channels
  • App closes when clicking on various settings
  • Very glitchy and difficult to sync channels / groups

Requested features

16 requests
  • Monitor and talk via app (like Android)
  • TX and RX via the app
  • Pass through audio
  • Show other users' positions on map (iOS)
  • Activate tone scanning from app
Show 11 more
  • Add onX maps for iOS
  • Program TX within the app
  • Ability to change groups in the app
  • Export, import, and share channel groups
  • Edit channel groups offline
  • Import channels from CSV files
  • Add support for GMRS-V2 via dongle
  • Listen and talk through phone remotely
  • Add phone number for support
  • Add VOX setting
  • Add ability to program VHF transmissions

EVT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BTECH GMRS Programmer

No in-app purchases

None

EVT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BTECH GMRS Programmer free?
BTECH GMRS Programmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EVT free?
EVT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BTECH GMRS Programmer or EVT have ads?
Neither BTECH GMRS Programmer nor EVT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BTECH GMRS Programmer or EVT?
BTECH GMRS Programmer ships an update monthly, and EVT daily. Most recently, BTECH GMRS Programmer was updated on September 22, 2026 and EVT on September 23, 2026.

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