Comparison

Antenna Mate vs loadmate

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

Head to head
About

Antenna Mate

This app helps you find the optimal direction for your TV antenna. It uses your device's location and compass to pinpoint the best signal from broadcasting sites in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. It's designed for professionals, caravaners, and DIY users.

Highlights
  • Accurate TV antenna direction finding
  • Supports UK, Australia, and New Zealand
  • Uses device location and compass
  • Detailed transmitter information
  • Sort sites by strength or distance
  • Adjustable search radius
  • Automatic light/dark display switching
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Take the guess work out of aligning any TV antenna. Within seconds Antenna Mate will accurately* point to the direction of your best** TV reception from anywhere in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Antenna Mate is used by professional installers, caravaners, and DIYers from city and country areas. WE HAVE GOT YOU COVERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM * 1,151 broadcasting sites. * 3,698 digital transmitters. * All cities and towns in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands where digital terrestrial television is available***** WE HAVE GOT YOU COVERED IN AUSTRALIA * 591 broadcasting sites. * 2,792 digital transmitters. * All cities and towns in QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, SA, WA and NT where digital terrestrial television is available*** WE HAVE GOT YOU COVERED IN NEW ZEALAND * 35 broadcasting sites. * 344 transmitters * All cities and towns in the North and South Islands where digital terrestrial television is available**** HOW DOES IT WORK? Using your current location, your device's compass, and the target site's effective radiated power, Antenna Mate instantly estimates the signal strength of all nearby sites and automatically plots a bearing to the best one**. Under normal circumstances you should get an initial result within seconds. The longer you leave Antenna Mate open, the more accurate it will become. For best results use Antenna Mate outside in an open space and away from objects which cause interference. Antenna Mate doesn't need an internet connection, that's one of the reasons why it's so fast. DETAILED TRANSMITTER INFO Complete listings of all digital terrestrial transmitters are available at each site. Listings include the callsign, frequency (MHz), channel, polarisation, and effective radiated power (kW). ALL SITES BY STRENGTH OR DISTANCE Prefer to align your TV antenna with another broadcasting site? No worries! Sites can be listed from strongest to weakest, or closest to furthest away. Pick any site from the list and Antenna Mate instantly plots a new bearing to the targeted site. Using an amplifier or high gain antenna? You can increase the search radius up to 200 km (120 mi) from your current location. LIGHT AND DARK DISPLAY SWITCHING When your device is in direct sunlight Antenna Mate will automatically switch to a light display making the arrow easy to see. Perfect for performing an alignment during the middle of the day. USE IT UPSIDE DOWN, OR THE RIGHT WAY UP Antenna Mate is smart enough to know when your device is being held upside down, or the right way up. Either way, it will always point to the targeted site. SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK We would love to hear your feedback or help you troubleshoot. Send an e-mail to support@antennamate.com or tweet @antennamate. Follow us on Twitter to get notified when transmitter data is updated. * Time taken to find best broadcasting site and directional accuracy will vary based on device and external environmental factors. ** Best broadcasting site is measured by estimating maximum theoretical field strength in free space (No obstructions or reflections). Actual field strength will be lower. Closest broadcasting site is measured by estimating distance using line of sight. Distance is only an approximation. *** Based on Australian Communications and Media Authority data. **** Based on Radio Spectrum Management and OpenStreetMap data. ***** Based on Ofcom data.

About

loadmate

This app helps caravan owners calculate towing weights to ensure safe and legal journeys. It offers smart load adjustments, weight distribution insights, and professional compliance checks for peace of mind on the road.

Highlights
  • Caravan & towing weight calculator
  • Smart load adjustments
  • Road trip planning
  • Weight distribution insights
  • Professional compliance checks
  • Intuitive design
Features
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Every trip starts with the same quiet question: are we under our ratings, and how do we actually know? loadmate answers it with one number. RigScore checks your whole rig, truck, trailer and everything you load, against your weight ratings and shows a 0–100 score with the working shown. Green means your numbers sit inside every rating. Anything less shows you what's over and what moves it, in plain language. Built on the numbers that matter in North America: GVWR, GCWR, GAWR, payload, tongue weight and pin weight, the same terms as your door placard and your scale ticket. WHAT'S IN THE APP Can I Tow It? Free for everyone. Shopping for a travel trailer, fifth wheel or tow vehicle? Enter the specs and see whether the combination works before you sign anything. No account needed. Your rig, profiled once. Truck and trailer specs, dry weights and ratings, hitch position, storage zones. Set it up once and the system runs underneath every screen. Cargo, where it actually rides. Assign gear to storage zones in the trailer and the truck. loadmate works out tongue weight and axle loads from where things sit, not just what they weigh. See the change before you make it. Shift 50 lb from the truck bed to the front compartment and watch tongue weight, axle loads and your RigScore move, before you touch a thing. Weigh-ins that stick. Pull onto a truck-stop scale once, enter the figures, and your baselines update. The score's confidence reflects how current your data is. Tire intelligence. Pressures, age and load margins are watched in the background and raised only when they matter. Maintenance, warranty and trips. Service items, warranty coverage and trip planning stay connected to the same rig profile, so nothing is tracked twice. Exceeding your ratings can complicate warranty claims, loadmate keeps your numbers where you can see them. More than one rig. A travel trailer and a boat, or two tow vehicles, switch setups and everything re-scopes. DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WHO TOW Plain language, big touch targets, nothing buried two menus deep. If you currently run your weights on a spreadsheet, this will feel like an upgrade, not a learning curve. FREE AND PRO Free: the full Can I Tow It? research tool, plus a complete demo rig so you can explore every feature with realistic numbers. Pro: your own rig, live RigScore, cargo tracking, weigh-ins, simulation, tires, maintenance, warranty and trips. One annual subscription, no tiers. Current pricing is always shown on this page and in the app. Auto-renews unless canceled in your App Store account settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. SUPPORT Questions to hello@loadmate.io Privacy policy: https://loadmate.io/privacy Terms of use: https://loadmate.io/terms

Screenshots

Antenna Mate4 screens
loadmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: loadmate at Free against Antenna Mate's $2.99. loadmate also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Antenna Mate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On rating, 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

loadmate is free to download; Antenna Mate costs $2.99 up front. loadmate sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Antenna Mate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Antenna Mate against 1.0 for loadmate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Antenna Mate's written reviews are positive against 100% of loadmate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Antenna Mate ships an update every 3 months, loadmate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Antenna Mate versus loadmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAntenna Mateloadmate
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (4 ratings)1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTate Johnson4Thought RV Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Antenna Mate

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative27.5%

loadmate

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Antenna Mate

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Pointer doesn't move
  • Direction is unstable and points in close but varying lines
  • App points in reverse direction
  • Direction is unstable
  • Poor direction, turn phone around and direction changes
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  • Can't get work
  • Doesn't work anymore on new iPad
  • Arrow shows consistently different direction
  • No longer works on iPad without cellular
  • Wont change location
  • It pointed 90deg away from transmitter
  • Direction changes when phone is turned
  • No actual compass setting
  • Pointer is pointing in a different direction
  • App only supported in UK and Australia
  • No known broadcast in this area
  • Doesn't work in the US
  • Doesn't work at all

Requested features

8 requests
  • Map feature
  • FM radio services version
  • Signal strength indicator on arrow
  • Map of transmitters
  • More bells and whistles
Show 3 more
  • Mobile phone transmission support
  • Dark mode
  • Advanced analytics

loadmate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Antenna Mate

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

loadmate

Subscriptions1
  • loadmate Pro Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Antenna Mate free?
Antenna Mate costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is loadmate free?
loadmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Antenna Mate or loadmate?
Antenna Mate and loadmate are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Antenna Mate or loadmate have ads?
Neither Antenna Mate nor loadmate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Antenna Mate or loadmate?
Antenna Mate ships an update every 3 months, and loadmate every 3 days. Most recently, Antenna Mate was updated on October 29, 2026 and loadmate on October 24, 2026.

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