Comparison

HAM vs HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave)

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave)

Features
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HFPilot for shortwave/ham radio HF propagation. Let signals fly around the world with HFPilot! Calculate times and frequencies that contact may be possible. Simply tap to choose TX and RX, and get propagation estimate - even offline! No internet needed for calculation.

Screenshots

HAM4 screens
HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave)3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave) at $1.99 against HAM's $14.99. HAM's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and chart position (#195 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 costs $14.99 and HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave) $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HAM ships an update monthly, HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave) every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
HAM versus HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHAMHF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave)
Price$14.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.617.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus RoskoschGreat Maps LLC

In-app purchases

None

HAM

No in-app purchases

None

HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HAM free?
HAM costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave) free?
HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave) costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do HAM or HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave) have ads?
Neither HAM nor HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HAM or HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave)?
HAM ships an update monthly, and HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave) every 5 months. Most recently, HAM was updated on October 24, 2026 and HF Pilot (Ham Radio/Shortwave) on October 12, 2026.

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