EchoLink vs DxQSO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EchoLink
Connect to the EchoLink network using your iOS device. This application allows validated Amateur Radio operators to access the system from virtually anywhere. Registration with a valid Amateur Radio callsign is required.
- Connect to EchoLink network
- Use on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
- Validated user access
- Remote connectivity
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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.
DxQSO
This app consolidates your ham radio operating history from various logging software into a single, portable record. It features an AI assistant that suggests valuable contacts and alerts you to QSL confirmations and achievements.
- Consolidated logbook from multiple sources
- AI-powered contact suggestions
- Real-time QSO capture
- QSL and achievement alerts
- Private club and friend messaging
- Portable operations support
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HAM RADIO THAT KNOWS YOU. DxQSO puts your entire operating life in your pocket — and instead of making you check, it tells you. Now with Co-Operator, your AI operating assistant, it also tells you what is worth working next. It works with the logging software you already use — N3FJP, Log4OM, N1MM+, Ham Radio Deluxe, WSJT-X, SmartSDR, SDR Control, the POTA app, and more. Nothing to relearn. DxQSO brings it all together into one living record you carry everywhere. CO-OPERATOR — YOUR AI OPERATING ASSISTANT Co-Operator learns how you operate from your own log: your bands, your modes and the hours you are usually on the air. It knows what you still need from your LoTW® and QRZ confirmations, and it watches the DX spots around the clock from your part of the world. When something you need is on the air and workable from your location, Co-Operator tells you. • Guidance: what to work right now, ranked for how you operate — new DXCC entities, new bands and modes, CQ zones, grids and more. • Alerts: in the app and by email, written in the language you choose, inside the hours you set. One switch pauses everything. Co-Operator is included with DxQSO Membership. YOUR LOGBOOK, IN YOUR POCKET Your complete operating history — every contact, across every log and every station — on your phone. Browse, search, and filter by call sign, band, mode, country, or DXCC entity, and see at a glance which contacts are confirmed and which are still pending. QSL AND ACHIEVEMENT ALERTS When LoTW or QRZ confirms a QSO, DxQSO lets you know. The moment a confirmed QSL earns you a new DXCC entity, a new state toward Worked All States (overall or by band) or a new grid, your phone tells you — with the award it counts toward. Choose in-app alerts, email, or both. DXSOCIAL — YOUR CLUB AND FRIENDS, LIVE DxSocial is a private space for your club, team, and friends, built right into DxQSO. Your club or contest team gets group messaging, shared files, and forums to plan activations, contests, and Field Day. Follow your friends to see their operating activity and achievements as they happen, find out what they are working, and share your own. ONE RECORD ACROSS EVERY LOG Run a single logbook at home, or a home shack, contest station, remote rig, and POTA field kit — DxQSO accepts ADIF from any source and consolidates everything into one searchable, always-current record. Keep the software you love; DxQSO does the bringing-together. REAL-TIME LOG CAPTURE The Network Listener captures QSOs automatically from SmartSDR, SDR Control, and any app that supports the N1MM UDP broadcast protocol. Log a contact at your radio and it is in DxQSO instantly — no export, no waiting. BUILT FOR POTA, SOTA & PORTABLE OPS In the field, DxQSO is your pipeline to LoTW and QRZ. Upload your ADIF on the spot, or let the Network Listener capture every QSO as you log it. When hunters confirm your contacts, your phone tells you — so you go home already knowing. DX-TQSL integration keeps your full QSO history with you whether or not you use LoTW. Sign up at dxqso.net and bring every one of your logs with you. 73 de DX Development Corporation If you choose to upgrade to a Member subscription of DxQSO, you will be charged $29.99 US each year as a "DxQSO" subscription in your Apple App Store account. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You may cancel at any time (by turning off auto renewal) using your Apple Store account prior to the day of the annual renewal. Please see our Terms and Conditions at: https://dxqso.org/terms and our Privacy Policy at https://dxqso.org/privacy. Logbook of The World and LoTW are registered trademarks of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). QRZ and QRZ.com are trademarks of QRZ, LLC. DxQSO is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ARRL or QRZ, LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DxQSO at 5.0 against EchoLink's 3.9. DxQSO also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). EchoLink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (45 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. DxQSO sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. EchoLink asks for nothing beyond the download.
DxQSO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EchoLink has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of EchoLink's written reviews are positive against 100% of DxQSO's.
EchoLink ships an update every 4 months, DxQSO every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | EchoLink | DxQSO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (45 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synergenics, LLC | DX Development Corporation |
Customer experience
EchoLink
DxQSO
Bugs and requests
EchoLink
Reported bugs
13 issues- Latest version (2.19) could use some improvement
- No way to reset password
- Doesn't seem to be working on my phone, I enter call sign, password, and email. I click on login and nothing happens
- Just updated EchoLink to find that it's now stuttering all the time
- After the upgrade there are connection issues
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- No support for passwords longer than 14 characters
- The app won't allow me back in to validate my information
- Doesn't work on iphone
- Unable to Use; Password Too Long
- Cannot connect to local reapeater
- Can't close app
- Latest update issues
- Cannot connect
Requested features
13 requests- Bigger PTT please?
- Add more to app
- Password reset in app option
- Almost There!
- Bigger PTT please?
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- Searching for call sign s
- Not able to connect with 14.4 iOS upgrade
- Mac version
- Dark Mode Wonky
- Missing Nodes
- Echolink multitasking
- Needs a help or tutorial
- Needs full sysop node server capabilities
DxQSO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EchoLink
No in-app purchases
DxQSO
- DxQSO Annually$29.991 Year






