EchoLink vs Amity

Please note: This app is for licensed Amateur Radio operators only. See www.echolink.org for more information. EchoLink for iOS provides access to the EchoLink network for validated EchoLink users. You can use this app to connect to the EchoLink system from almost anywhere, using an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. If you are not already a validated EchoLink user, you will be required to register (using your Amateur Radio callsign and a password of your choice) the first time you run the app. Please see the iPhone FAQ at www.echolink.org. Please direct any bug reports or feature suggestions to the Web site at http://www.echolink.org/support.htm, since developers do not read app reviews. If you are interested in becoming a licensed Amateur Radio operator, see www.arrl.org for more information. EchoLink is a registered U.S. trademark of Synergenics, LLC.

Welcome to the rest of the world. Amity is the only app that brings a truly global experience to the world's oldest fraternity. Today's Freemasons expect a connected Craft, and Amity delivers with over 300 Grand Lodges and over 52,000 Lodges and other Masonic Bodies at your fingertips. Finally, the power of modern technology is available to Freemasons. Use Amity to find Lodges anywhere in the world; check your membership status in real time; log your attendance at Lodge; and more. Version 3 of the Amity app includes: FIND LODGES -- AND APPENDANT BODIES -- ANYWHERE Use our groundbreaking map to find Masonry Near You... everything nearby, anywhere in the world. When you find a Lodge, you can: • See when it meets and check your recognition status • View the Lodge's website, social media, and more • Get directions using your favorite mapping tool • See photos and other information • Send the Lodge a message Best of all... if details are missing, and the Lodge is in your Grand Lodge, you can update the data to give others a better experience! CHECK RECOGNITION Amity v3 includes a complete list of all of the world's Grand Lodges, and whether or not you recognize them. You already know that we're the only tool that documents every Regular Grand Lodge... and now they're at your fingertips. LEARN FROM YOUR BROTHERS Amity v3 adds a powerful new tool: our Masonic Media Library. Browse top blogs and podcasts from around the world, hear the latest news, and more. From The Masonic Roundtable to Historical Light to Freemasons for Dummies... they're all here. For participating Grand Lodges, you can even view official documents such as your Grand Lodge Code and more! CHECK YOUR MEMBERSHIP STATUS Amity launched the first global, real-time status checker in 2018, and King Solomon's Pass is still the standard in Grand Lodges around the world. Now, in Amity v3, it's built right into the app! You can: • Show your QR code to another Mason for scanning • Scan someone else's QR code to launch their Pass • View your own pass and confirm your information • Launch recognition status right from another Mason's Pass Verifying your recognition status with another Mason has never been easier... no books necessary! Amity works in over 100 Grand Lodges around the world, and more are on the way. CHECK IN TO LODGE Amity's Masonic Passport lets you keep a record of your visits to any Lodge in the world. For each entry you can take notes to remind yourself of what happened, or launch the Lodge's profile to get more information. New in Amity v3: scan your Lodge's QR code to launch its profile and check in with just one tap! VIEW STATISTICS Amity v3 introduces statistics about the Craft, including information about Amity as well as groundbreaking information such as the number of active Lodges on each continent. Do you have a suggestion for a chart to add? Let us know! READ THE MSA's "SHORT TALK BULLETIN" The Masonic Service Association's "Short Talk Bulletin" is one of Freemasonry's most famous publications. It's been published for almost 100 years, and Amity has partnered with the MSA to bring you a free, rotating version of the Short Talk Bulletin. MANAGE YOUR LODGE'S DATA For Brothers with Lodge Admin -- or Grand Lodge Admin -- permissions, Amity allows you to create and view meetings; send yourself attendance rosters; see user profiles, and more. And now, in Amity v3, you can send Summonses to any member of your Lodge that is registered with Amity! Grand Lodge Admins also have access to Amity's Administrative Portal, where additional statistics are available and recognition status can be updated in real time.