PocketPacket vs Smash Up Randomizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PocketPacket
This app serves as a comprehensive client for the Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS), enabling amateur radio operators to send and receive real-time data like position, status, and messages. It features a built-in TNC for direct radio communication and internet connectivity via the APRS-IS network.
- Full-featured APRS client
- Built-in software TNC
- 1200 baud AFSK modulation
- APRS-IS internet connectivity
- Map visualization of data
- Object and message lists
- Real-time weather reports
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PocketPacket is a full-featured APRS client with a built-in TNC. The "Automatic Position Reporting System" is a packet communication protocol used by amateur radio operators (hams) around the world, to report position, status, station capabilities, weather or other information in real time. Packets can also be used for broadcasting announcements or one-to-one messaging. PocketPacket incorporates a software-based TNC, allowing you to directly capture and visualize, or encode and transmit 1200 baud packets (AFSK modulation) using a VHF radio transceiver. With PocketPacket you can also get and send packets over the Internet, by selecting one of the available Tier 2 servers of the global APRS-IS network. Incoming data is presented on a map, as most packets define some object, with a specific symbol and location. By selecting a symbol, you can view the latest information sent for the corresponding object, as well as the raw packets that produced it. All available objects are also shown in a list, which allows you to search for the ones you are looking for. Messages and bulletins are shown in a separate set of screens, structured like an e-mail client. With PocketPacket you can follow the status of the APRS network, submit your station's info, monitor moving objects, get real time weather reports directly from local stations and more. PocketPacket is ideal for field work or the ham shack. 73 de SV9OAN
Smash Up Randomizer
This app quickly generates game setups for Smash Up! It randomly selects factions for players, supports all expansions, and allows for custom faction creation. Save and load your favorite game configurations.
- Random faction selection
- Expansion support
- Save and load setups
- Custom faction creation
- 2-4 player support
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Quickly generate the setup for your next game of Smash Up! FEATURES: • Randomly selects factions for each player. • Easy filtering of specific cards or expansions. • Save and load setups. • Supports all expansions. • Supports 2-4 players. • Create custom factions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Smash Up Randomizer at Free against PocketPacket's $4.99. Smash Up Randomizer also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). PocketPacket's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (3.6 vs 3.4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Smash Up Randomizer is free to download; PocketPacket costs $4.99 up front. Smash Up Randomizer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PocketPacket asks for nothing beyond the download.
PocketPacket holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of PocketPacket's written reviews are positive against 58% of Smash Up Randomizer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PocketPacket ships an update every 4 months, Smash Up Randomizer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PocketPacket | Smash Up Randomizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (13 ratings) — better | 3.4 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #184 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koomasi | Baby Marsupial Creations LLC |
Customer experience
PocketPacket
Smash Up Randomizer
In-app purchases
PocketPacket
No in-app purchases
Smash Up Randomizer
- Remove Ads$0.99
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