HamClock vs DX Spots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HamClock
This app provides a clear display of local and UTC time, along with sunrise/sunset and grid square information for amateur radio operators. It features an interactive map to find grid squares and displays the gray line. Optimized for both phone and watch, it's a useful tool for ham radio enthusiasts.
- Local and UTC time display
- Sunrise/sunset times
- Grid square locator
- Interactive grid square map
- Gray line display
- Watch compatibility
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HamClock is a handy clock with features for amateur radio operators! One screen shows your local time in 12H and 24H format along with UTC in large, easy to read text. If your location is available, your grid square, local sunrise and sunset are also displayed. An interactive grid square map lets you find the grid square for any location, and displays the current gray line. Flip to landscape mode for a larger UTC time display. Great for keeping track of things while operating. On your watch, you can also quickly display your grid square and location. HamClock is great for finding your grid square while traveling, or use it as a handy clock in your shack.
DX Spots
This app provides a live feed of amateur radio spots from the DX Cluster network. It allows users to view current spots across all bands and modes, perform QRZ lookups, and submit their own spots to the network.
- Live DX Cluster feed
- Amateur radio spots
- All bands and modes
- QRZ lookup
- Submit spots
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This application displays spot data submitted to cluster server. Live feed of the DX Cluster network, Showing all the current Amateur (Ham) Radio spots. On all bands and modes QRZ Lookup and ability to submit spots onto the DX Cluster network
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DX Spots at Free against HamClock's $0.99. DX Spots also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). HamClock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
DX Spots is free to download; HamClock costs $0.99 up front. DX Spots sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HamClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
DX Spots holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of HamClock's written reviews are positive against 29% of DX Spots's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HamClock ships an update every 4 months, DX Spots every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.
| Parameter | HamClock | DX Spots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (24 ratings) | 3.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Sinclair | Jonathan Gibbs |
Customer experience
HamClock
DX Spots
In-app purchases
HamClock
No in-app purchases
DX Spots
- DXSpots Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- DXSpots 3 Month Subscription$1.993 Months
- DXSpots 6 Month Subscription$2.996 Months
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- DXSpots Yearly Subscription$7.991 Year
- DX Spots - Remove Ads$4.99
