Satellite Transponders vs Smart SF
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
Smart SF
This utility app uses your device's GPS and sensors to automatically calculate and graphically display the precise elevation, azimuth, and polarization angles needed for satellite dish alignment. It offers real-time online updates for satellite parameters and firmware.
- Automatic angle calculation (elevation, azimuth, polarization)
- Real-time satellite parameter updates
- Graphical display for easy alignment
- Firmware updates for the device
- Uses GPS and directional sensors
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1. Smart satellite finder APP 2. Real time online updating of satellite parameters 3. Synchronous satellite parameters to SSF 4. Update firmware to SSF 5. Automatic calculation of elevation, azimuth and polarization angle from mobile phone / tablet GPS Horizontal sensors and directional sensors 6. Graphics display elevation, azimuth, antenna can be adjusted to the correct Angle in the fastest and simplest way
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart SF at none against Satellite Transponders's 1. Smart SF also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Satellite Transponders's advantage is ratings volume (292 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Smart SF asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart SF holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Satellite Transponders has 292 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Satellite Transponders ships an update every 4 months, Smart SF every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Satellite Transponders | Smart SF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (292 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 292 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yuriy Kvasha | 强 张 |
Customer experience
Satellite Transponders
Smart SF
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
Smart SF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Satellite Transponders
- Professional package$2.99
Smart SF
No in-app purchases
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