Comparison

EchoLink vs Foraging with Friends

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Connect to EchoLink network
  • Use on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
  • Validated user access
  • Remote connectivity
Features
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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.

About

Foraging with Friends

Log wild finds, map secret spots, and share discoveries in a pixel art RPG adventure. Discover new species, track your progress, and explore the outdoors.

Highlights
  • Log wild finds with photos and notes
  • Map secret spots with GPS pins
  • Discover over 100 species
  • Track explored territory
  • Earn XP and unlock achievements
  • Create shareable find cards
  • Privacy-focused with no accounts or tracking
Features
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Foraging with Friends Your pocket field journal meets RPG adventure. Log wild finds, map secret spots, and share your discoveries — all wrapped in handcrafted pixel art. Discover & Map Drop GPS pins on your finds and watch them appear on satellite maps. Our "Haze of Foraging" reveals explored territory as you venture out — like a video game, but the forest is real. Journal Your Finds 100+ species of mushrooms, berries, herbs, nuts, roots, and oddities. Snap photos, log conditions, add notes. Filter by season or check "This Time Last Year" to know what's ripe. Share the Bounty Create beautiful parchment-style share cards of your finds. Show off that perfect chanterelle or let friends know the blackberries are ready on your favorite social apps. Level Up Earn XP. Unlock 40+ achievements. Choose from 12 character classes. Your foraging skills have never looked this good. Privacy by Design No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Your data lives on your device — export anytime as CSV. Crafted with Love 200+ hand-drawn pixel art icons bring warmth to every screen. Built by foragers, for foragers.

Screenshots

EchoLink3 screens
Foraging with Friends4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EchoLink at Free against Foraging with Friends's $2.99. EchoLink also leads on ratings volume (44 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Foraging with Friends's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (100% vs 62%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

EchoLink is free to download; Foraging with Friends costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Foraging with Friends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EchoLink has 44 ratings behind it against 3, 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 Foraging with Friends's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EchoLink versus Foraging with Friends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoLinkForaging with Friends
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.9 (44 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSynergenics, LLCDAMON ELI DEWAIDE

Customer experience

EchoLink

All ratings41 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral12.2%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews382 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral12.0%
Negative26.4%

Foraging with Friends

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Foraging with Friends

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EchoLink

No in-app purchases

None

Foraging with Friends

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EchoLink free?
EchoLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Foraging with Friends free?
Foraging with Friends costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EchoLink or Foraging with Friends?
Foraging with Friends is rated higher. EchoLink averages 3.9 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Foraging with Friends averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do EchoLink or Foraging with Friends have ads?
Neither EchoLink nor Foraging with Friends shows ads.

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