Shortwave Guide vs Ham Radio Net Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortwave Guide
This application displays a real-time schedule of shortwave radio broadcasts worldwide, sourced from the EiBi database. Users can rescan for updates, view specific frequencies, and update the entire broadcast schedule database.
- Worldwide shortwave broadcast schedule
- Real-time station listings
- Frequency viewing
- Database updates
- EiBi database integration
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The app shows a schedule of shortwave radio broadcasting. Information taken from EiBi database. When you run the application, you will see a list of radio stations, broadcasting currently worldwide. To update the scanning time in the menu, click "Rescan". To view all the selected radio frequency specifically, use a right button. When you first launch the app, or to update the schedule database, choose "Update Database".
Ham Radio Net Control
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QRZ integration for Callsign lookup. Check-in Management during Net including adding Comments/Notes after a Ham Checks in. And mark commented after check-in in case you miss one going through the list. Export Reports and Share, Email or Save to Files. Syncs with the Opensource Net Control App on Github under the GitHub user @crypiehef.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ham Radio Net Control at $4.99 against Shortwave Guide's $8.99. Ham Radio Net Control also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Shortwave Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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
Shortwave Guide costs $8.99 and Ham Radio Net Control $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shortwave Guide ships an update every 2 months, Ham Radio Net Control every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortwave Guide | Ham Radio Net Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladyslav Haliuk | Jason Faulhefer |
In-app purchases
Shortwave Guide
No in-app purchases
Ham Radio Net Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
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