Comparison

Ham Square vs Club Log

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

Head to head
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

Club Log

This amateur radio tool helps DXers track their logbook, award progress, and chase new contacts. It provides real-time band activity, callsign lookups, and detailed award progress charts. Log new contacts and sync them to your online account.

Highlights
  • DX Dashboard with QSO, heatmap, and award progress
  • Callsign lookup for worked, confirmed, and verified status
  • Detailed award progress charts (DXCC, CQ Zones, Grid Squares)
  • Live band activity and DXpedition streams
  • Logbook browsing, searching, and new contact logging
  • Propagation charts and DXpedition information
  • Customizable interface and multiple callsign support
Features
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The companion app for Club Log, the logbook and DXCC award service used by 100,000 amateur radio operators worldwide. Sign in with your existing Club Log account to carry your logbook, award progress, and DX-chasing tools in your pocket. YOUR DX DASHBOARD Start with DX Dash: a single at-a-glance view of your recent QSOs, activity heatmap, per-band DXCC progress, and highlights from your log. NEED CHECK Instantly answer the question every DXer asks: “Do I need this one?” Look up any callsign, prefix, or DXCC entity and see worked, confirmed, and verified status across bands and modes. Filter by your enabled bands. AWARD PROGRESS • DXCC Charts: entity-by-entity progress with QSL status breakdown • CQ Zones: WAZ zone progress with an interactive zone map • Grid Squares: Maidenhead locator coverage across bands and modes • Leagues: DXCC league tables and band breakdowns • Most Wanted: the global Club Log Most Wanted list, with per-entity band/mode analysis LIVE ON THE AIR • Live Bands: unique to the app, see which bands are open right now from real QSOs, spots and skimmer feeds, with a band × continent activity heatmap - all filtered through your own log to help you find new DXCCs and slots to work • Livestreams: watch live DXpedition streams and follow QSOs on the map as they happen • Live Alerts: built on real-time notifications, with an alert history, expedition watches, and a pinned watchlist in one place YOUR LOGBOOK Browse, search, and filter your Club Log QSOs. Log new contacts from your phone and sync them to Club Log if you're away from your normal logging computer. Inspect reciprocal log matches, explore QSO timelines, and review OQRS request status. Upload and download ADIF files directly on your device. PROPAGATION & RESEARCH Propagation charts correlate solar flux with real activity evidence from Club Log’s logs. The Propagation Wizard overlays VOACAP predictions on your route. Prefixes gives you an offline DXCC reference. DXpeditions lists active and recent expeditions. Call Tester resolves callsigns, locators, and sun position. A daily Club Log DX Report and an annual DX Calendar are provided so you can keep track of what activity is on the bands. The DX Calendar includes a feed of upcoming DX, delivered in partnership with the team at DX-World.net with their generous support. BUILT FOR DXERS WORLDWIDE • Customizable tab bar: pin your four most-used tools • Multiple callsigns: switch between all logs on your account • 20+ interface languages: ham-radio terms (QSO, DXCC, CW, etc.) stay in standard English • Face ID / Touch ID lock for your session • iPhone and iPad layouts including full mobile-first versions of the Expedition Charts, light and dark modes • Translated into 22 international languages Requires a free Club Log account at clublog.org. Terms of Use: Use of this app and its associated subscription service is subject to the End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ham Square1 screens
Club Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Club Log at 100% against Ham Square's 62%. Club Log also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 84 months). Ham Square's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (17 vs 5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Club Log sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per year. Ham Square asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Club Log holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Ham Square's written reviews are positive against 100% of Club Log's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ham Square ships an update every 84 months, Club Log every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ham Square versus Club Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHam SquareClub Log
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (17 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 84 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKramCambridge AI Works Ltd.

Customer experience

Ham Square

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%

Club Log

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ham Square

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Club Log

Subscriptions1
  • Club Log Subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Ham Square free?
Ham Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Club Log free?
Club Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ham Square or Club Log?
Club Log is rated higher. Ham Square averages 3.7 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Club Log averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Ham Square or Club Log have ads?
Neither Ham Square nor Club Log shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ham Square or Club Log?
Ham Square ships an update every 84 months, and Club Log every 2 days. Most recently, Ham Square was updated on November 6, 2026 and Club Log on November 6, 2026.

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