CommStudy vs Ham Radio Exam Extra
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
Ham Radio Exam Extra
Prepare for your Extra Class FCC Amateur Radio License exam. Review official question pools, take topic-specific quizzes, and simulate the actual exam. Track your progress and find local exam sessions.
- Review official question pools
- Take topic-specific quizzes
- Simulate full license exams
- Track user performance
- Find local exam sessions
- Follow ham radio news
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"Ham Radio Exam - Extra" will help the user pass his/her examination for a Extra Class FCC Amateur Radio License. Ham Radio Exam allows the user to review the correct answers to the official pool of questions that will appear on their Extra license exam. The user can also take quizzes of each topic that will be on the exam as well as take simulated examinations that exactly mimic the license exam that the user will take. The users performance is stored so that the user can track their progress as they continue their preparations. Ham Radio Exam even allows the user to find an examination session near them and to follow ham radio news.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ham Radio Exam Extra at none against CommStudy's 7. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. CommStudy sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ham Radio Exam Extra asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for CommStudy against 4.6 for Ham Radio Exam Extra. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 62 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of CommStudy's written reviews are positive against 89% of Ham Radio Exam Extra's.
CommStudy ships an update every 20 months, Ham Radio Exam Extra every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | CommStudy | Ham Radio Exam Extra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (49 ratings) | 4.6 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better | 88.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 12 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 | 9.3 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick J Maloney LLC | Roy Watson |
Customer experience
CommStudy
Ham Radio Exam Extra
User reviews
CommStudy
From 49 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- ✅ Correct questions and answers
- 💡 Preview before buying
- 🚀 Efficient for studying
- 💯 Helps pass FCC tests
Room to improve
- 🐛 Purchased question banks don't load
- 📉 Incomplete question bank on test
- ❓ Lacks explanations for answers
- 🎨 Green text for correct answers is hard to read
- ⏳ Time consuming and bland
Ham Radio Exam Extra
From 62 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Straightforward and easy to use
- 🚀 Helps pass license exams
- 📱 Convenient for studying on the go
- ✅ Practice tests are effective
- 💡 Tracks missed questions and results
Room to improve
- 🔇 Mutes music playback
- 🎨 Dark headers hard to read
- ❓ Some questions have errors
- 📱 Ads can be distracting
Bugs and requests
CommStudy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchased question banks don’t load
- App doesn’t load questions after purchase
- Question bank not populated completely
Requested features
3 requests- Automatic update function for question banks
- Highlight correct answers better
- Include explanations for answers
Ham Radio Exam Extra
Reported bugs
8 issues- Clipboard data theft concern
- Cannot read results (dark green text on royal blue background)
- Cannot see answer options (white text on white background)
- Question pool outdated
- Question E2B03 has incorrect answer/no answer selected
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- App expired on 6/30/20 and didn't switch to new pool
- Questions too long to display fully in study modes
- Accidental touches registered as answers
Requested features
4 requests- Option to put missed questions into own category
- Open recommended questions directly
- Remove distracting ads
- Mark successfully answered questions to avoid repetition
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
Ham Radio Exam Extra
No in-app purchases
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