Comparison

HamSphere 5.0 vs Pigeon Dispatch

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Pigeon Dispatch

Features
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Why send a text that arrives instantly when a pigeon could take 18 hours? Pigeon Dispatch is messaging, the slow way. Every message you send takes flight as a virtual carrier pigeon that travels across the real map at true pigeon speed. The farther away your friend lives, the longer they wait. That's the fun. SEND DISPATCHES Write your message, pick a friend, and release the bird. Your pigeon departs immediately and arrives... eventually. Arrival clocks count down in real time. TRACK EVERY FLIGHT Follow your carrier's exact position on a live map as it crosses mountains, deserts, and state lines. Get delay alerts when weather slows your bird down. Snow in the flight path? Your gossip will just have to wait. STAMP YOUR PASSPORT Every dispatch logs real miles. Collect the states and countries you've dispatched to, watch your total miles climb, and rise through the ranks of history's great message senders. BUILD YOUR FLOCK Import contacts straight from your phone and send a pigeon with a single tap. Group threads welcome. Pigeons are for lovers, after all. No algorithms. No read receipts staring you down. Just you, your friends, and a very dedicated bird.

Screenshots

HamSphere 5.04 screens
Pigeon Dispatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pigeon Dispatch at none against HamSphere 5.0's 30. HamSphere 5.0's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HamSphere 5.0 sells 30 one-off in-app purchases. Pigeon Dispatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HamSphere 5.0 versus Pigeon Dispatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamSphere 5.0Pigeon Dispatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB21 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHamSphere ABAaron Seiter

In-app purchases

30 purchases

HamSphere 5.0

One-time30
  • 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
None

Pigeon Dispatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HamSphere 5.0 free?
HamSphere 5.0 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pigeon Dispatch free?
Pigeon Dispatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HamSphere 5.0 or Pigeon Dispatch have ads?
Neither HamSphere 5.0 nor Pigeon Dispatch shows ads.

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