Comparison

Ham Radio Exam vs HamStudy.org

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

Head to head
About

Ham Radio Exam

Prepare for your General Class FCC Amateur Radio License exam. Review official question pools, take topic-specific quizzes, and practice with simulated exams. Track your progress and find local exam sessions.

Highlights
  • Review official question pool
  • Topic-specific quizzes
  • Simulated practice exams
  • Performance tracking
  • Find exam sessions
  • Ham radio news
Features
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"Ham Radio Exam - General" will help the user pass his/her examination for a General Class FCC Amateur Radio License. Ham Radio Exam allows the user to review the correct answers to the official pool of questions that will appear on their General license exam. The user can also take quizzes of each topic that will be on the exam as well as take simulated examinations that exactly mimic the license exam that the user will take. The users performance is stored so that the user can track their progress as they continue their preparations. Ham Radio Exam even allows the user to find an examination session near them and to follow ham radio news. The question pool is valid until 01 July 2027.

About

HamStudy.org

This app offers an intelligent study mode that tracks your progress and focuses on areas where you struggle. It allows you to tailor your study to specific chapters and topics from license manuals, with explanations for difficult questions. Practice exams are also available.

Highlights
  • Intelligent study algorithms
  • Vetted user-submitted explanations
  • Infinite practice exams
  • Study all US Amateur Radio question pools
  • International question pools
  • Multi-user support
  • Cross-device progress sync
Features
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HamStudy is not your typical study app. Most study apps focus on practice exams, which is like studying for your math test by trying 20% of the questions on repeat. Study smarter with HamStudy. Instead of taking practice tests with random questions over and over, our intelligent Study Mode tracks your progress as you move through the questions—what you’ve seen, what you haven’t, and where you’re struggling—and focuses your study on the questions you need to see most. Full statistics are provided along the way, giving you insight into how many times you’ve gotten a question right or wrong as well as your overall study progress. Don’t worry, you can still take practice exams whenever you want. You won’t find a better tool to use alongside your favorite learning material. Through collaboration with some of the most recognized names in amateur radio, HamStudy allows you to simply choose from a selection of license manuals, then instantly adapts so you can match your study to the chapters, topics, and sections you’re used to†. Want to study just the questions from chapters 4 and 5? No problem. And when a question trips you up, just tap the Explain button to understand what you missed, review formulas, and read helpful study tips. Features: • HamStudy's intelligent study algorithms work with you to ensure you learn the questions, tracking your progress and adjusting the pace to keep you challenged but not frustrated. • Vetted user-submitted explanations help you avoid the pitfall of just memorizing answers. • Infinite practice exams. Fun fact: it takes around 70 practice exams before you’ll see every Technician question just once. Study more, test less! • Study all current US Amateur Radio question pools: Technician, General, and Amateur Extra. Updates are downloaded automatically, and new pools are always included free when they are revised every four years. • English and Spanish translations included for US Amateur Radio pools. • Includes an ever-growing selection of international question pools, such as Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Argentina. • Supports multiple users on the same device, each with independent study history. • Sync your progress across all devices and study online with a free hamstudy.org account. • Share your progress with friends, instructors, or other HamStudy.org users and help each other keep progressing towards that next license exam! HamStudy is proud to be sponsored by Icom. † Disclaimer: HamStudy does not contain the actual instructional material from linked books, but works great with the book sitting on the table next to you! Images, names, and trademarks used with permission.

Screenshots

Ham Radio Exam4 screens
HamStudy.org4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ham Radio Exam at Free against HamStudy.org's $3.99. Ham Radio Exam also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). HamStudy.org's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Ham Radio Exam is free to download; HamStudy.org costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HamStudy.org holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HamStudy.org has 2.7K ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Ham Radio Exam's written reviews are positive against 94% of HamStudy.org's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ham Radio Exam ships an update every 6 months, HamStudy.org every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Ham Radio Exam versus HamStudy.org: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHam Radio ExamHamStudy.org
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.5 (115 ratings)4.9 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews93.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1152.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoy WatsonSignal Stuff

Customer experience

Ham Radio Exam

All ratings110 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral0.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative16.4%

HamStudy.org

All ratings2,655 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.7%

User reviews

Ham Radio Exam

From 115 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient test preparation
  • ✅ Helps pass exams
  • 📚 Covers various license levels
  • 💡 Tracks progress over time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Results unreadable due to color
  • outdated data pool
  • 🐛 Crashes when using practice test
  • 🐛 App crashes when launching
  • 🐛 App quits automatically

HamStudy.org

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great study tool
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient way to prepare for exams
  • 🚀 Comprehensive coverage of exam material
  • 👍 Helpful explanations and hints

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional app freezes
  • 👎 Some explanations could be clearer
  • 🔋 Battery drain when using app extensively

Bugs and requests

Ham Radio Exam

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Results of practice test unreadable due to color contrast
  • App crashes when starting a practice test
  • App closes automatically when taking a section quiz
  • App crashes after hard reset on iPad
  • App crashes on launch after update (iPad)
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  • App crashes on launch after update (iPhone)
  • Settings menu and other menus not working
  • Top of review screens cut off
  • Web view for 'take a test' does not load
  • Part of missed question cut off when reviewing

Requested features

15 requests
  • Immediate feedback option (color coding)
  • Improve recommended questions area navigation
  • Ability to select answer and submit separately
  • Review all answers before submitting
  • See correct answers without incorrect ones
Show 10 more
  • Fix sample test question randomizing algorithm
  • Lengthen right/wrong feedback by one second
  • Update General app for new question pool
  • Sort incorrect responses to focus on problem areas
  • Fix framing of review screens
  • Fix web view loading and spinner
  • Mark successfully answered questions to avoid reuse
  • Offer ad-free version for purchase
  • Highlight wrong answers along with correct ones
  • Complete question display without needing to navigate back

HamStudy.org

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Email support not working
  • Occasional freezing or crashing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to clear test history
  • More detailed performance analytics
  • Spell out acronyms and define technical terms

In-app purchases

None

Ham Radio Exam

No in-app purchases

None

HamStudy.org

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ham Radio Exam free?
Ham Radio Exam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HamStudy.org free?
HamStudy.org costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ham Radio Exam or HamStudy.org?
HamStudy.org is rated higher. Ham Radio Exam averages 4.5 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while HamStudy.org averages 4.9 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Ham Radio Exam or HamStudy.org have ads?
Neither Ham Radio Exam nor HamStudy.org shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ham Radio Exam or HamStudy.org?
Ham Radio Exam ships an update every 6 months, and HamStudy.org every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ham Radio Exam was updated on October 23, 2026 and HamStudy.org on October 29, 2026.

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