HamClock vs Hose Live
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.
Hose Live
Explore and listen to live DMR talkgroups on the BrandMeister network. Discover active talkgroups, view current speakers, save favorites, and maintain a personal logbook of heard stations. Includes repeater information and amateur radio abbreviations.
- Listen to live DMR talkgroups
- View talkgroup and speaker history
- Save talkgroups and callsigns as favorites
- Maintain a private logbook
- View personal statistics
- Find nearby repeaters
- Access amateur radio abbreviations
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Hose Live is a modern iOS app for listening to and exploring DMR talkgroups on the BrandMeister network. The app shows active talkgroups, current speakers, country information, room history, favorites, nearby repeaters, and personal statistics. You can listen to talkgroups live, save callsigns as favorites, add personal notes, and keep a private logbook of stations you have heard. Hose Live is built for amateur radio operators, DMR enthusiasts, and anyone who wants a clear and mobile way to explore the worldwide BrandMeister network. Features: Discover and listen to live talkgroups View current speakers and talkgroup history Save talkgroups and callsigns as favorites Add personal notes to callsigns Keep a private logbook of heard stations View personal listening and logbook statistics Find nearby repeaters Look up common amateur radio abbreviations Supports English and German Note: Hose Live is an independent project and does not store audio. The app uses publicly available or provided data sources and is intended for listening and informational purposes only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HamClock at 48% against Hose Live's 0%. HamClock also leads on chart position (#29 vs unranked) and ratings volume (24 vs 3). Hose Live's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.0 vs 3.0). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Hose Live is free to download; HamClock costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hose Live holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HamClock has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of HamClock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hose Live'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, Hose Live every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HamClock | Hose Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (24 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #29 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Sinclair | TOBIAS ERIK SCHOLZ |
Customer experience
HamClock
Hose Live
In-app purchases
HamClock
No in-app purchases
Hose Live
No in-app purchases





