HamSphere 5.0 vs ScoutPass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HamSphere 5.0
This virtual ham radio transceiver simulates HF bands from 10-160m, including 6m, 2m, and 70cm. It features USB, LSB, and CW modes, power settings, and built-in audio filters. Additional instruments can be unlocked via in-app purchases.
- Virtual HF bands (10-160m)
- 6m, 2m, and 70cm bands
- USB, LSB, and CW modes
- Built-in audio filters
- Power setting
- In-app purchase instrument expansions
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This handheld Amateur Radio transceiver offers 10-160m virtual HamSphere HF bands including 6m, 2m and 70cm. It comes with a fully working 30 day trial. The transceiver has three built in audio filters, USB, LSB and CW Modes, power setting. The transceiver can be expanded with a number of useful instruments as in-app-purchases.
ScoutPass
This official digital wallet for Scouts lets users earn and share digital credentials, including badges, skills, and accomplishments. Track your Scouting journey and showcase your achievements within the Scouting community.
- Digital badge and skill earning
- Shareable accomplishment tracking
- Scouting journey documentation
- Official World Scouting platform
- Credential sharing
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World Scouting’s official digital wallet allows Scouts to earn and share credentials like Scout badges, skills, accomplishments, and details of their Scouting journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HamSphere 5.0 at 3.9 against ScoutPass's 3.4. ScoutPass's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 30) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. HamSphere 5.0 sells 30 one-off in-app purchases. ScoutPass asks for nothing beyond the download.
HamSphere 5.0 holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of HamSphere 5.0's written reviews are positive against 50% of ScoutPass's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HamSphere 5.0 ships an update monthly, ScoutPass weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HamSphere 5.0 | ScoutPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HamSphere AB | Learning Economy, Inc. |
Customer experience
HamSphere 5.0
ScoutPass
In-app purchases
HamSphere 5.0
- 3el T-yagi E (30m)$4.99
- 3el T-yagi E (40m)$4.99
- 3el T-yagi W (20m)$4.99
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- 3el T-yagi E (20m)$4.99
- G5RV North-South (10-160m)$4.99
- J-Pole (12m)$6.99
- J-Pole (17m)$6.99
- Plugizer MBP009$6.99
- Lookup Box MBP011$6.99
- J-Pole (11m)$6.99
- J-Pole (20m)$6.99
- Log Book MBP003$6.99
- DX-Monitor MBP008$6.99
- Waterfall MBP002$6.99
- Antenna Selector MBP004$6.99
- Antenna Rotator MBP005$6.99
- Oscilloscope MBP006$6.99
- DX-Cluster MBP010$6.99
- 8-Band Omni Whip (10-40m)$6.99
- J-Pole (10m)$6.99
- G5RV East-West (10-160m)$6.99
- Moxon (20m)$14.99
- Moxon (12m)$14.99
- Moxon (17m)$14.99
- Moxon (10m)$14.99
- Moxon (11m)$14.99
- Bruce Array (60m)$24.99
- Bruce Array (80m)$24.99
- VU2NSB Dangler (20,17, 12,10m)$29.99
- HamSphere Subscription$29.99
ScoutPass
No in-app purchases
