ARRL magazines vs Capxule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARRL magazines
Access the monthly ARRL membership journal, QST, on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. This publication offers news, construction projects, and tutorials for Amateur Radio enthusiasts. The digital version includes exclusive content not found in print.
- Monthly QST digital delivery
- News and updates
- Construction projects
- Tutorials and guides
- Exclusive digital content
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If you're a member of ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, install this app and have QST, the ARRL membership journal, delivered to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch every month! QST entertains and informs with news, construction projects, tutorials and much more. That's why it is the most widely read Amateur Radio publication in the world. The digital version of QST goes even further with content not found in the printed journal. Privacy & Terms of Conditions: http://www.arrl.org/online-privacy-policy
Capxule
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Capxule is the Context Marketplace: Handcrafted expert context on the topics you deal with. WHAT IS A HAND-CRAFTED CONTEXT? Ask a regular AI a question and it averages everything it knows into one generic answer. A capsule changes what the AI is working with: the real approaches to one topic, the trade-offs, and the evidence, found, read, and weighted by people who know their subject. Not just gathered, but ordered so an AI gives you its sharpest take instead of a generic average. You skip the hunt for good context and step straight in. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a capsule from the shelf. Health, business, cooking, history, science - expert context on the topic you are dealing with. 2. Take the journey. The AI walks you through the capsule step by step: it starts where you are, pushes back where it should, and gets you real answers grounded in curated research. 3. Keep the companion. The journey ends. The capsule stays. Ask it tomorrow, next week, whenever life brings the question back. WHY A CAPSULE BEATS A PLAIN ANSWER - Skip the hunt. The work of finding, reading, and weighting good context is already done for you. - Specific, not generic. Regular AI gives you an averaged, one-size answer. A capsule gives you what actually fits your situation. - Yours to reuse. Come back for the next question, the next decision, the next day it matters. BUILT TO REACH A DECISION Most real topics have more than one right answer. A capsule lays the genuine approaches side by side, weighs them against your situation, and helps you land on the one that fits. You leave with a decision you can act on, not a reading list. A MARKETPLACE, NOT A LIBRARY Every capsule on the shelf was packaged by someone who knows their topic: creators, practitioners, and domain experts who turned what they know into context you can use. If you have expertise of your own, turn it into a capsule and add it to the shelf. Curated by real people. A guided journey, not a chat. A companion that stays. SUBSCRIPTIONS Capxule is free to use. Two optional auto-renewing subscriptions are available in the app: - Capxule Pro (1 month, auto-renewing): unlimited usage and unlimited capsules. - Capxule Premium (1 month, auto-renewing): everything in Pro, plus every premium capsule. The price is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically each month unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings at any time after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://capxule.com/privacy Support: https://capxule.com/contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARRL magazines at none against Capxule's 2. ARRL magazines also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Capxule's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price 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. Capxule sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ARRL magazines asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARRL magazines ships an update every 4 months, Capxule every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARRL magazines | Capxule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (265 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 265 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARRL, American Radio Relay League, Inc. | Contextvy LLC |
Bugs and requests
ARRL magazines
Reported bugs
3 issues- Downloading issues causes app to freeze
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
- Disappearing downloaded content
Requested features
3 requests- Seamless integration with ARRL account
- Ability to resume reading from last page
- PDF export option
Capxule
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ARRL magazines
No in-app purchases
Capxule
- Capxule Pro$2.991 Month
- Capxule Premium$9.991 Month









