HamSphere 5.0 vs Chattero
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.
Chattero
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Chattero is a Twitch chat app for iPhone and iPad, built on the open-source Chatterino2 that desktop chatters have used for years. Open several channels in tabs and switch between them with a swipe. Messages show BTTV, FFZ and 7TV emotes, animated ones too, plus badges and your own username colours. Mentions of you are highlighted and collected on their own tab, and whispers have theirs. Tap a name to see who is talking: profile, how long they have followed, subscription, their recent messages in this channel, and a place for your own notes about them. If you moderate a channel, the tools are right in the chat: timeout and ban from a message or a user card, an AutoMod queue with approve and deny, chat modes, and a list of chatters. Chattero signs you in with Twitch's own login page and stores the token on your device only. No ads, no tracking, no accounts of its own. Chat works without signing in; you sign in when you want to write. Made by one person for people who read Twitch chat more than they watch the stream.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chattero at none against HamSphere 5.0's 10. Chattero also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). HamSphere 5.0's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. HamSphere 5.0 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Chattero asks for nothing beyond the download.
HamSphere 5.0 ships an update monthly, Chattero every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HamSphere 5.0 | Chattero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HamSphere AB | Marian Leontiev |
In-app purchases
HamSphere 5.0
- 3el T-yagi E (20m)$4.99
- G5RV North-South (10-160m)$4.99
- Log Book MBP003$6.99
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- Waterfall MBP002$6.99
- Antenna Selector MBP004$6.99
- Antenna Rotator MBP005$6.99
- DX-Cluster MBP010$6.99
- 8-Band Omni Whip (10-40m)$6.99
- G5RV East-West (10-160m)$6.99
- HamSphere Subscription$29.99
Chattero
No in-app purchases









