PocketPacket vs Swesim
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
Swesim
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App för medlemmar i föreningen Swesim. Här kan du som medlem logga in och se ditt flygkonto, boka flygning, se bokade flygpass och kontakta föreningen. Dessutom kan du få pushnotiser när det läggs upp nya lediga tider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Swesim at Free against PocketPacket's $4.99. PocketPacket's advantage is chart position (#184 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). On update cadence, 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
Swesim is free to download; PocketPacket costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PocketPacket ships an update every 4 months, Swesim every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PocketPacket | Swesim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #184 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koomasi | Daniel Zarins |
In-app purchases
PocketPacket
No in-app purchases
Swesim
No in-app purchases
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