Comparison

EchoLink vs CompVault

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

CompVault

Organize casino offers from mailers and calendars. See daily free play totals, track redeemed offers, and avoid duplicate promotions. Offers are color-coded for easy viewing.

Highlights
  • Scan mailers and calendars
  • Extract offers: casino, type, dates, value
  • 30-day calendar view with free play totals
  • Track redeemed offers
  • Color-coded offer types
  • Duplicate offer detection
  • Sync across Apple devices
Features
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Every comp, every casino, all in one place. Your casino sends the mailers. CompVault turns them into one organized feed — so you know which nights are actually worth the trip. WHY COMPVAULT Most people track comps in a stack of flyers on the counter, or a spreadsheet they stopped updating in March. CompVault reads the mailer for you. • Scan the mailer. Point your camera at a flyer — or a whole monthly calendar. CompVault pulls out every offer: casino, type, dates, dollar value. • See the month at a glance. A 30-day strip shows each day's free-play total up front, with quiet dots when a hotel or gift offer stacks on the same night. • Know what's waiting. Running totals for the next 7 days, the next 30, and everything you've already redeemed. • Every offer type. Free play, hotel stays, gift giveaways, tournaments, drawings and tier rewards — color-coded so you read your feed in a glance. • No duplicates. When two mailers carry the same offer, CompVault catches it before it clutters your feed. And one tap merges "Caesars" and "Caesars AC" for good. HOW IT WORKS 1. Scan a mailer — or a screenshot of an email or app offer. Single offer or a whole month. 2. Review what came back. Everything lands in a tidy list before a thing is saved. 3. Pick your nights. Tap the days you can go and see every offer waiting for you. WHAT IT WON'T DO No casino login. CompVault never asks for your players-club password. No email access. It reads the flyer you scan — nothing in your inbox, ever. No notifications nagging you to go gamble. You open it when you want it. No home-screen widget flashing dollar figures for anyone to read over your shoulder. Because it isn't logged into your casino account, CompVault won't show a live comp balance. It organizes the offers you've captured — and that's the point. Your offers stay yours, on your device, synced privately across your own Apple devices. FREE TO START Unlimited manual entry, the full calendar, totals and milestones — free forever, plus three scans to try it out. Pro adds mailer scanning beyond that, for $5.99/month or $49.99/year. Built by a player who got tired of squinting at a stack of flyers to work out which Tuesday was worth the drive. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.compvault.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.compvault.app/privacy

Screenshots

EchoLink3 screens
CompVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CompVault at 5.0 against EchoLink's 4.0. EchoLink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (41 vs 1). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. CompVault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. EchoLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CompVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EchoLink has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EchoLink versus CompVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoLinkCompVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (41 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSynergenics, LLC8888 Media LLC

Customer experience

EchoLink

All ratings41 ratings
Positive68.3%
Neutral12.2%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews381 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral12.1%
Negative26.2%

CompVault

All ratings1 ratings
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

CompVault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EchoLink

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CompVault

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is EchoLink free?
EchoLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CompVault free?
CompVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EchoLink or CompVault?
CompVault is rated higher. EchoLink averages 4.0 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while CompVault averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EchoLink or CompVault have ads?
Neither EchoLink nor CompVault shows ads.

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