Satellite Transponders vs SatPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Satellite Transponders
Access a comprehensive database of global TV satellites and their parameters. Easily search for channels, providers, and satellite information, and manage your favorites. An optional professional version offers advanced features like augmented reality and smart searching.
- Global satellite database
- Search by channel, satellite, radio, provider
- Display channel, radio, provider details
- Frequency, polarization, FEC, Symbol Rate display
- Favorites list
- Augmented reality (Pro version)
- Smart searching with sound (Pro version)
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This program is a data base of all TV satellites in the world. You can easily find a satellite parameters. Features: - Sort by satellite - Search by channel name, satellite name, radio name, provider name - Displaying the channel name, radio station, a provider with the link to the official site, encoding display - Displaying a frequency, polarization, FEC and Symbol Rate - List of favorites - Available in-app purchases of professional version An enormous data base. More than 12,800 video channels, 3900 radio stations and 180 Internet service providers *** 4in1 in-app purchase - Augmented reality - Smart searching with sound indication - Sorting by frequency - Satellite calculator Available professional version SatFinder PRO with augmented reality feature at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/satfinder-pro/id523233755
SatPal
This app assists satellite TV installers in aligning satellite dishes, measuring signal quality, and generating detailed installation reports. It connects wirelessly to a controller device to provide comprehensive tools for professional installations.
- Satellite finder for accurate dish alignment
- DVB-S/S2 signal meter with SNR, MER, BER
- Full spectrum capture
- Installation reporting with equipment inventory
- Unicable II LNB/Multiswitch programmer
- Wireless connection to SatPal Controller
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Inverto’s SatPal™ is an exciting new development assisting installers to guarantee the quality of their antenna installations, manage their installations and generate full audit details of them – all using a SatPal™ Controller and the intuitive and easy to use SatPal™ App. The SatPal™ App connects with a SatPal™ Controller device wirelessly and provides the following main features: - Sat Finder – helps you to align your satellite dish antenna to the right satellite easily and accurately. - Sat Meter – measures DVB-S/S2 satellite signals from any Universal or Unicable LNB type including SNR, MER, BER, power level and real time full spectrum capture. - Install & Report – helps aligning the satellite dish to the wanted satellite and records the signal quality, equipment inventory and location of the satellite installation and allows to send a detailed report by email so installers and DTH operators can keep track of their field installations. - Unicable II Programmer – allows to edit and create configuration files or update the firmware of Inverto Unicable II (dCSS) LNB or Multiswitch products. Visit www.inverto.tv for more information about Inverto’s SatPal™ Controller device. Imported notice: The SatPal™ app requires a SatPal™ Controller to be connected wirelessly in order to provide the functionality listed above.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SatPal at 100% against Satellite Transponders's 58%. SatPal also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Satellite Transponders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SatPal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Satellite Transponders ships an update every 4 months, SatPal every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Satellite Transponders | SatPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (292 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 292 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuriy Kvasha | F.T.A. Communication Technologies S.A.R.L. |
Customer experience
Satellite Transponders
SatPal
Bugs and requests
Satellite Transponders
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compass not working on iOS 9 devices
- Incorrect transponder frequencies listed for some channels
- Satellite search not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to filter by satellite type (C-band, Ku-band, etc.)
- Option to sort channels by frequency
- Satellite coverage maps for current location
- HD channel identification
SatPal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Satellite Transponders
- Professional package$2.99
SatPal
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Satellite Transponders free?
Is SatPal free?
Do Satellite Transponders or SatPal have ads?
Which is updated more often, Satellite Transponders or SatPal?
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