Maidenhead Converter vs AntScope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maidenhead Converter
Easily convert between latitude/longitude and Maidenhead Grid Locator System coordinates. Track your current location in both formats simultaneously and visualize them on a map. Ideal for amateur radio operators and anyone needing a concise way to express geographic positions.
- Latitude/Longitude to Maidenhead conversion
- Maidenhead to Latitude/Longitude conversion
- Real-time location tracking
- Map visualization
- Input coordinates for conversion
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Maidenhead Converter is a simple tool that translates between latitude and longitude coordinates and Maidenhead Grid Locator System coordinates. If you're an amateur radio operator who communicates locations in the Maidenhead Locator System, or just someone who wants a shorthand way of expressing latitude and longitude, this tool will be useful to you. - Track your current location in both latitude and longitude coordinates as well as Maidenhead Locator System coordinates at the same time - Enter a latitude and longitude coordinate to see its Maidenhead Locator System equivalent, or vice versa - View locations and a Maidenhead grid on a built-in map
AntScope
Connect your RigExpert antenna analyzer to your smartphone for detailed antenna system analysis. Visualize SWR and Smith charts, and view all parameters in one place.
- Connects to RigExpert analyzers via BLE
- SWR chart visualization
- Smith chart visualization
- All parameters mode
- Supports RigExpert Stick 230 BLE
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AntScope for iOS is a software designed to connect the RigExpert antenna analyzers with BLE option to Apple smartphones. This software allows to get information about your antenna system and visualize that information: - SWR chart (standing wave ratio) - Smith chart - All parameters mode Supported analyzers: - RigExpert Stick 230 - RigExpert Stick 230 BLE - Stick Pro - Stick XPro - Stick 500 - Match - Match U - AA-2000 - AA-3000
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maidenhead Converter at 86% against AntScope's 21%. Maidenhead Converter also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). AntScope's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Maidenhead Converter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AntScope asks for nothing beyond the download.
Maidenhead Converter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Maidenhead Converter's written reviews are positive against 21% of AntScope's.
Maidenhead Converter ships an update every 7 months, AntScope every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maidenhead Converter | AntScope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | 2.3 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donald Hays | Rig Expert Ukraine Ltd |
Customer experience
Maidenhead Converter
AntScope
In-app purchases
Maidenhead Converter
- Ad Disabler$1.99
AntScope
No in-app purchases
