Comparison

Ham Square vs GEM

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

Head to head

Ham Square

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 3.916 ratingsView app →

About

Ham Square

This app provides radio amateurs with a quick and easy way to determine their Maidenhead Locator, a grid system used globally for location communication. It's a free tool for ham radio operators.

Highlights

Displays Maidenhead Locator
Uses current location
Convenient for radio amateurs
Global grid system
Free application

Features

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Ham Square is a free application that displays the Maidenhead Locator, or "square", for your current location. This grid system is used by radio amateurs worldwide as a convenient and short way of representing and communicating a location. Details of more ham radio apps from KramStuff are at http://www.kramstuff.com

About

GEM

Features

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GIS Engagement in MGNREGS (GEM) application provides an interface to collect data for all watershed development components. The mobile application also captures geo tagged images in both online and offline mode

Screenshots

Ham Square1 screens

GEM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GEM at every 3 weeks against Ham Square's every 84 months. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ham Square ships an update every 84 months, GEM every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

Ham Square versus GEM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Ham Square	GEM
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.9 (16 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	61.5% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	16 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 84 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	10.3 — better	11.0
Further details — not scored
Size	61 MB	72 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Kram	VASSAR LABS INC

In-app purchases

None

Ham Square

No in-app purchases

None

GEM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ham Square free?

Ham Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is GEM free?

GEM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Ham Square or GEM have ads?

Neither Ham Square nor GEM shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Ham Square or GEM?

Ham Square ships an update every 84 months, and GEM every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ham Square was updated on June 3, 2026 and GEM on September 13, 2026.