WSPR watch vs S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WSPR watch
This utility app provides ham radio operators with real-time WSPRnet and PSKreporter data. It displays who can hear you and offers detailed information for each spot. Users can also export data for further analysis.
- WSPRnet and PSKreporter data display
- Real-time reception information
- Detailed spot information
- QRZ.com call sign lookup
- Tab-delimited CSV export
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Utility for ham radio users of WSPRnet. Quickly shows who can hear you and details of each spot. Tap a spot in the table to look up the call on QRZ.com. Export produces as tab delimited CSV file that can be sent to Numbers for sorting, filtering and graphing beyond what is in the app itself.
S
This open-source tool helps players of Eve Echoes simulate ship fittings. Create character profiles with various skillsets and test different item combinations to preview ship performance, damage, and defense stats before making costly in-game purchases.
- Ship fitting simulation
- Character profile creation
- Skillset management
- Item and drone calculations
- Preview ship performance stats
- Test item and skill effects
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Silky's Wonderful Eve Echoes Tool A companion app for Eve Echoes. This open-source app allows you to simulate fittings for your ships in the game Eve Echoes. You can set up character profiles with different skillsets and create fittings for different ships. The app will calculate attributes of all the items fitted to the ship, in the same way the game does it, eliminating the need to test the often expensive fittings in-game. You see a preview of the performance of the ship, like total damage and defense stats, and you can test around with different skills or items to see their effect on your ship.ompanion app for Eve Echoes. Features include: * Character creation and sharing * Fitting simulation and sharing Following features are supported/included in the calculations: * Ships (including captials) and some structures * Skills * Drones, normal items, group effect items * Integrated rigs * Implants (only partially) with general units * Nanocores & nanocore library * Prices of items and ships
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: S at 5.0 against WSPR watch's 4.8. S also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). WSPR watch's advantage is ratings volume (73 vs 10) and device support. On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
S holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WSPR watch has 73 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of WSPR watch's written reviews are positive against 100% of S's.
| Parameter | WSPR watch | S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (73 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Access Informatics | Jonas Klein |
Customer experience
WSPR watch
S
Bugs and requests
WSPR watch
Reported bugs
16 issues- Spot Info is jumbled in Portrait mode
- Crashes sometimes
- WSPRnet API hasn't worked for weeks for some users
- WSPRnet itself not providing data for some users
- PSK reporter doesn't work
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- RBN doesn't work for some users
- Hourly look back period obscured by keyboard on iPhone 5se
- Color legend doesn't work as described
- Duplicates in the spot list
- Cannot get 10MHz results
- Unclear what colored bars indicate
- Doesn't load all spots for a band
- Minimum DX distance not working for version 4
- Hourly look back period obscured by keyboard on iPhone 5se
- Color legend doesn't work as described
- Duplicates in the spot list
Requested features
18 requests- Zoom out on map to see all spots
- Add-on features
- Ability to switch between local and UTC time
- 24/12hr time format
- Compare two callsigns
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- Audio input for WSPR receive (decode on phone)
- Monitor 2 or more bands at once
- Quick way to change bands without going into settings
- Time window slider on the map
- Sorting by time, distance, etc. on list view
- Partial callsign search
- Satellite map view
- Color legend for pins/lines
- Duplicate spot removal
- Support for 70cm and 23cm bands
- Improved graph clarity
- Option to change line color connecting Rx station to spot
- Dark mode option
S
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WSPR watch
No in-app purchases
S
No in-app purchases
