Comparison

Librarian vs Antenna+

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

Head to head
About

Librarian

Easily find libraries and books across Japan. Search by map, area, or your current location, and look for books by keyword or genre. Check book availability at nearby libraries.

Highlights
  • Search libraries by map
  • Search libraries by area
  • Search libraries by current location
  • Search books by keyword
  • Search books by genre
  • Check book availability
Features
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This application can search for the library and the book on Japan. 1. Method of searching for library. (1) Map (2) Area (3) The present location outskirts 2. Method of looking for book (1) Keyword (2) Genre of book It can be confirmed whether there is a book in the library near the place where you are. This application supports only Japanese.

About

Antenna+

This toolkit offers amateur radio operators and RF hobbyists essential formulas and instant results for antenna design, feedline loss, and signal utilities. It includes calculators for antenna length, frequency conversion, VSWR, and propagation planning, along with DTMF and Morse code tools.

Highlights
  • Antenna length calculators
  • Frequency-to-wavelength conversion
  • VSWR and ERP calculators
  • Horizon visibility and solar calculators
  • DTMF decoding/keying
  • Morse/PSK31 tools
Features
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Your care and curiosity make every radio project better. Thank you for using Antenna+. From your first dipole to your next Morse practice session, keep useful antenna calculators, RF tools and saved results close on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. PLAN YOUR ANTENNA - Size a 5/8 wave vertical for your operating frequency. - Find half-wave dipole lengths and the length of each leg. - Compare dipole and inverted vee dimensions. - Work out ground plane radiators and radials. - Calculate cubical quad loops, double bazooka antennas and extended Zepp dimensions. - Convert frequency to full and fractional wavelengths. - Choose metric or imperial length units. - Read the formulas and assumptions in Help. CHECK YOUR RF NUMBERS - Convert watts, milliwatts, dBW and dBm. - Calculate ERP and EIRP from power and antenna gain. - Include feed line and connector loss in EIRP estimates. - Explore VSWR, mismatch loss and reflected power. - Estimate geometric and radio horizon distances. - Look up sunrise, sunset, solar noon and twilight for a chosen place, date and time zone. - Save the inputs alongside each calculated result. PRACTICE MORSE AND TONES - Turn text into Morse code and audible practice tones. - Use a straight key or enter individual dots and dashes. - Adjust Morse speed and sidetone settings. - Decode Morse and DTMF audio through the microphone. - Microphone listening starts only when you choose Receive or Start Listening. - Play standard DTMF keypad tones and sequences. - Exchange acoustic text with nearby devices using their speakers and microphones. - Replay the latest sent chat message from its bubble. - Stop a transmission when you need to cancel. - Search Q codes and add them to a message draft. KEEP YOUR WORK ORGANIZED - Give saved calculations and signal records a title and notes. - Mark favorites, filter by date and search by tool or content. - Review original inputs and results without recalculating. - Read all your saved results without spending another use. - Scroll through your records with automatic loading. - Explore charts and summaries of your saved calculations. - Back up and restore records with JSON import and export. - Skip matching records during import. - Export records to CSV for a spreadsheet. - Process up to 10,000 records per transfer, with a 100 MB JSON archive limit. TAKE IT TO APPLE WATCH - Use all 14 calculators without a usage limit or Pro purchase. - Calculate on your watch without the iPhone app or a phone connection. - Keep the watch screen clear with short text labels. - Find Save, Share and Help at the bottom of calculator pages. - Save calculations locally on your watch and reopen them in Saved. - Share full calculation details using the watch's available sharing options. - Practice Morse with Key, Dot, Dash, Play and Stop. - Get haptic feedback and sound when audio is available. - Keep watch records separate from the records on your phone. FIND WHAT YOU NEED - Keep favorite chats, signal tools and calculators within easy reach. - Use the iPad's list and detail layout to browse while viewing a tool. - Open ham radio and antenna references in the app's browser. - Bookmark useful web pages for another visit. - Choose System, Light or Dark appearance on iPhone and iPad. - Restore your previous Pro purchases from inside the app. Use calculated antenna dimensions as a starting point, then tune for your installation. Acoustic chat uses sound between nearby devices. iPhone and iPad include a one-time allowance of 50 uses per device. Continue with monthly or annual auto-renewing Pro, or a one-time Lifetime Pro purchase. Apple Watch calculators and Morse remain unlimited without Pro. Web references require an internet connection. For monthly subscriptions: Monthly Pro is a 1-month auto-renewable subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Librarian4 screens
Antenna+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Librarian at none against Antenna+'s 2. Antenna+'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price and iOS requirement 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. Antenna+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Librarian asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Librarian ships an update every 4 months, Antenna+ every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Librarian versus Antenna+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibrarianAntenna+
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB11 MB
Age rating4++4
Developershinichi tanimotoVerosocial Studio

Customer experience

Librarian

Written reviews34 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral23.5%
Negative29.4%

Antenna+

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Librarian

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Antenna+

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly All Access Pro Usage$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Antenna Pro lifetime Upgrade$14.99

Questions

Is Librarian free?
Librarian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Antenna+ free?
Antenna+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Librarian or Antenna+ have ads?
Librarian shows ads; Antenna+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Librarian or Antenna+?
Librarian ships an update every 4 months, and Antenna+ every 5 weeks. Most recently, Librarian was updated on November 1, 2026 and Antenna+ on November 1, 2026.

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