RepeaterPhone vs QRZing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RepeaterPhone
Connect your mobile device to EchoLink or AllStarLink radio nodes, repeaters, and conferences. Features a push-to-talk interface, node directory search, and favorites for quick access. Supports Bluetooth headsets and includes a watch extension for convenient control.
- Push-to-talk interface
- EchoLink/AllStarLink node connection
- Node directory search
- Favorite nodes
- Bluetooth headset support
- Watch extension control
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Note: This app is for licensed Amateur Radio operators only. RepeaterPhone provides the ability to connect your mobile device to EchoLink or AllStarLink nodes, including repeaters and conferences. Push to talk today! You will need an account with either the EchoLink or AllStarLink networks. Please see https://www.echolink.org or https://www.allstarlink.org, respectively, for more details - Push-to-talk interface - Browse or search the directory for available nodes - Mark favorites with a star for quick access - Supports various audio devices, including Bluetooth headsets - Fully integrated into your phone's recent call system - Includes a watch extension for dialing favorites and controlling push-to-talk - Sharing your device with a licensed family member? Switch accounts easily
QRZing
This app helps amateur radio operators by providing access to QRZ.com callsign information, logging QSOs, calculating distances, and displaying propagation data. It also features a compass for rotator control and SDR listening capabilities.
- QRZ.com callsign lookup
- API-based QSO logging
- Grid square distance calculation
- Rotator compass and degree display
- SDR listening
- Solar and HF propagation data
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- search QRZ.com for callsign and display full information - add QSO to your QRZ logbook using only API - find distance between two grid squares - show you a compass and what degree to set your rotator to other stations - listen to sdr - display solar and HF propagation data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: QRZing at Free against RepeaterPhone's $7.99. QRZing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). RepeaterPhone's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 2) and chart position (#107 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
QRZing is free to download; RepeaterPhone costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
QRZing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RepeaterPhone has 89 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of RepeaterPhone's written reviews are positive against 100% of QRZing's.
RepeaterPhone ships an update every 2 months, QRZing every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RepeaterPhone | QRZing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (89 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #107 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weston Bustraan | Saleh Almulla |
Customer experience
RepeaterPhone
QRZing
Bugs and requests
RepeaterPhone
Reported bugs
18 issues- Authentication failed on setup
- App crashes with latest iOS
- iPhone 16 Pro will not connect
- Many Allstar nodes reject connection attempts
- Crashes sometimes, interrupting calls
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- Failed to load list of stations
- Randomly disconnects
- Hubs error out with 'Rejected: No authority found'
- Crashes under iOS 17.6
- App doesn’t work on Echolink
- Connection closes when screen locks
- Receive volume very low after iOS 16
- Audio seems less than fully baked, low volume
- Trying to change speakers mutes app
- Private nodes stay keyed after unkeying
- App reads 'Account not found'
- Callsign beginning with a number times out at 45secs
- Supermon stops reporting during local private node connection
Requested features
14 requests- DTMF presets on dial page
- Apple CarPlay integration
- CQ function inclusion
- Organize nodes by location/group chat
- See total people connected before connecting
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- Search for nodes by location
- More sorting for repeater list
- Last heard map/list
- Listen-only mode
- Dialer for Allstar codes (*72 etc.)
- Android app with PTT
- Macros to hound and disconnect nodes
- Map of AllStar node location
- Adjustable mic level slider
QRZing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RepeaterPhone
No in-app purchases
QRZing
No in-app purchases
