CommStudy vs HamTester Technician
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CommStudy
Prepare for your FCC Commercial License exam with this comprehensive study tool. Practice with sample questions and full elements, review figures, and track your proficiency across all topics. Take realistic practice exams and get immediate feedback to identify areas needing more study.
- Practice with sample and full FCC license exam elements
- Review associated figures for questions
- Track proficiency by subelement/topic
- Realistic practice exams
- Immediate feedback option
- Resume in-progress tests
- Configurable test settings
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CommStudy is THE app for studying for the written portion of your FCC Commercial License exam! Download this FREE app and try out the sample Elements! Each sample contains only 20% of the questions contained in the full Element. If you decide you want to purchase the full Element, this is done via an in-app purchase. All seven elements are included: 1, 3, 6, 7, 7R, 8, and 9. FCC Commercial License exams are composed of questions from a pool. Use this application prior to taking your exam to review and practice all possible questions. Then, test your knowledge with practice exams! Some questions require you to review associated Figures. On the iPad, the figures appear below the question. These figures may be zoomed and panned on the iPhone/iPod touch. After completing your first practice exam, the question pool screen will display your proficiency in each question subelement/topic for all practice exams you have completed. This will help you determine what areas need further study! You may choose to receive immediate feedback on right and wrong answers when taking a practice test or you can wait until the test is completed and review the questions in the Test History section. On practice tests, no question will be repeated until all of the questions have been used in a particular subelement/topic. The practice tests do adhere to the requirements of the actual tests. They are each composed of the proper number of questions from each section of the corresponding question pool. An in-progress practice test can be resumed if you exit the test or the application. This app has these additional features: • Portrait and Landscape support on iPad • Swipe gestures to navigate between questions • Tap on answer to select it • Buttons to skip to next/previous wrong answer in test history • Configurable Test Settings • Optional randomizing of test answers • Optional auto-advance during test
HamTester Technician
Prepare for your ham radio technician license exam with unlimited practice tests. This app simulates the actual FCC exam experience, providing immediate feedback on incorrect answers and the correct responses.
- Unlimited exam generation
- Complete Technician Class question pool
- Immediate exam grading
- Feedback on errant questions
- Display of incorrect and correct answers
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This application will generate unlimited examinations for you to take to prepare you for your actual testing session. "It is important to realize that to prepare someone to take an exam, you need to do more than just present a question pool. It is more than just questions/answers, statistics etc. It requires a mental preparation also. I created the HamTester series Technician, General and Extra to be as close to a real FCC exam session as I could, to prepare the student for more than just a list of questions." - Gene Backlin And Gene should know. Since 2000, Gene has been a Volunteer Examiner(VE) and has presided over 150 examination sessions. He has seen what it takes to pass, as well as mentored and encouraged/tutored those who have not. "It is a great hobby, and if I have been able in any way to help you achieve your ham ticket, I am thankful for your trust in my application" - Gene Backlin Features include: - Unlimited Examination Generation. - Complete Technician Class Question Pool included for immediate study. - Immediate grading of exam upon completion. - Feedback of questions that are errant, including multiple display of incorrect answer chosen as well as correct answer expected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CommStudy at 91% against HamTester Technician's 0%. CommStudy also leads on price (Free vs $0.99). HamTester Technician's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 20 months). On ads, 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
CommStudy is free to download; HamTester Technician costs $0.99 up front. CommStudy sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. HamTester Technician asks for nothing beyond the download.
CommStudy ships an update every 20 months, HamTester Technician every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CommStudy | HamTester Technician |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick J Maloney LLC | Gene Backlin |
Customer experience
CommStudy
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In-app purchases
CommStudy
- Element 1$2.99
- Element 8$3.99
- Element 7R$3.99
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- Element 9$3.99
- Element 3$4.99
- Element 6$4.99
- Element 7$4.99
HamTester Technician
No in-app purchases
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