Radio ID vs MSeven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radio ID
This utility decodes two-way radio transmissions using industry-standard formats like Motorola MDC-1200, GE STAR, and Kenwood FleetSync. It also supports QuickCall II signaling, making it an essential tool for radio technicians and scanner enthusiasts.
- Decodes Motorola MDC-1200
- Decodes GE STAR
- Decodes Kenwood FleetSync
- Decodes QuickCall II signaling
- Useful for radio technicians
- Helpful for scanner listeners
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Identify two-way radio transmissions made using Motorola MDC-1200, GE STAR, or Kenwood FleetSync radio identifier formats. Also decodes QuickCall II signaling format. (All formats trademarks of their respective owners). Invaluable tool for the two-way radio technician and a helpful utility for the serious scanner listener.
MSeven
This application enables amateur radio licensees to connect to and utilize M17 reflectors using their mobile devices. It offers advanced audio processing for clearer sound and includes features like station location mapping and contact logging.
- M17 reflector connectivity
- Mobile device access
- Sophisticated audio processing
- Spectrum equalization
- Station location map display
- Contact logging with comments
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MSeven is used to connect to and use M17 reflectors by Amateur Radio licensees. The application allows mobile devices to be used for this access, providing a flexible mechanism for staying connected without need of any other device. Sophisticated audio processing provides clearer audio and provides spectrum equalization for transmitted and received audio. Other features provide map location display of station locations. The currently transmitting station's callsign is shown as well as logged into transient list of last transmitted stations. There is support for logging contacts with comments to remember conversations on the road better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MSeven at Free against Radio ID's $0.99. MSeven also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 64%). Radio ID's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On rating, ads, 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
MSeven is free to download; Radio ID costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Radio ID against 3.7 for MSeven. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Radio ID has 46 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Radio ID's written reviews are positive against 75% of MSeven's.
Radio ID ships an update every 7 months, MSeven fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radio ID | MSeven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (46 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Kaufman | GREGG WONDERLY |
Customer experience
Radio ID
MSeven
In-app purchases
Radio ID
No in-app purchases
MSeven
No in-app purchases
