Comparison

SWLog vs DxQSO

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

Head to head
About

SWLog

Log amateur radio QSOs and broadcast transmissions on your mobile device. Supports QRZ lookups and various broadcast schedule queries for station identification. Features GPS integration and local log browsing, with the ability to upload to a main logging program.

Highlights
  • Log amateur radio QSOs
  • Log broadcast transmissions
  • QRZ lookups
  • Broadcast schedule lookups
  • GPS integration
  • Upload logs to main program
Features
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SWLog is a mobile companion application to the full SWLog suite or logging and radio control applications. SWLog allows amateur radio and broadcast (shortwave, AM/FM, and utility) transmissions to be logged locally and later uploaded to the main logging program. QRZ can be used for lookups for amateur radio logs. For broadcast logs, various program schedules from ADDX, AOKI, EIBI, FCC, HFCC, ILGRadio, and SWSkeds are queried to aid in identifying the station. Features of this app include: * Download a preset list of locations, radios, and broadcast program schedules * Add an amateur radio QSO * Supports QRZ lookups * Monitor POTA spots * Add a POTA spot * Add a broadcast log * Supports lookups to various program schedules * GPS integration including calculating the current grid square to 10 characters * View/Browse locally added logs * Upload logs to the main logging program

About

DxQSO

This app consolidates your ham radio operating history from various logging software into a single, portable record. It features an AI assistant that suggests valuable contacts and alerts you to QSL confirmations and achievements.

Highlights
  • Consolidated logbook from multiple sources
  • AI-powered contact suggestions
  • Real-time QSO capture
  • QSL and achievement alerts
  • Private club and friend messaging
  • Portable operations support
Features
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HAM RADIO THAT KNOWS YOU. DxQSO puts your entire operating life in your pocket — and instead of making you check, it tells you. Now with Co-Operator, your AI operating assistant, it also tells you what is worth working next. It works with the logging software you already use — N3FJP, Log4OM, N1MM+, Ham Radio Deluxe, WSJT-X, SmartSDR, SDR Control, the POTA app, and more. Nothing to relearn. DxQSO brings it all together into one living record you carry everywhere. CO-OPERATOR — YOUR AI OPERATING ASSISTANT Co-Operator learns how you operate from your own log: your bands, your modes and the hours you are usually on the air. It knows what you still need from your LoTW® and QRZ confirmations, and it watches the DX spots around the clock from your part of the world. When something you need is on the air and workable from your location, Co-Operator tells you. • Guidance: what to work right now, ranked for how you operate — new DXCC entities, new bands and modes, CQ zones, grids and more. • Alerts: in the app and by email, written in the language you choose, inside the hours you set. One switch pauses everything. Co-Operator is included with DxQSO Membership. YOUR LOGBOOK, IN YOUR POCKET Your complete operating history — every contact, across every log and every station — on your phone. Browse, search, and filter by call sign, band, mode, country, or DXCC entity, and see at a glance which contacts are confirmed and which are still pending. QSL AND ACHIEVEMENT ALERTS When LoTW or QRZ confirms a QSO, DxQSO lets you know. The moment a confirmed QSL earns you a new DXCC entity, a new state toward Worked All States (overall or by band) or a new grid, your phone tells you — with the award it counts toward. Choose in-app alerts, email, or both. DXSOCIAL — YOUR CLUB AND FRIENDS, LIVE DxSocial is a private space for your club, team, and friends, built right into DxQSO. Your club or contest team gets group messaging, shared files, and forums to plan activations, contests, and Field Day. Follow your friends to see their operating activity and achievements as they happen, find out what they are working, and share your own. ONE RECORD ACROSS EVERY LOG Run a single logbook at home, or a home shack, contest station, remote rig, and POTA field kit — DxQSO accepts ADIF from any source and consolidates everything into one searchable, always-current record. Keep the software you love; DxQSO does the bringing-together. REAL-TIME LOG CAPTURE The Network Listener captures QSOs automatically from SmartSDR, SDR Control, and any app that supports the N1MM UDP broadcast protocol. Log a contact at your radio and it is in DxQSO instantly — no export, no waiting. BUILT FOR POTA, SOTA & PORTABLE OPS In the field, DxQSO is your pipeline to LoTW and QRZ. Upload your ADIF on the spot, or let the Network Listener capture every QSO as you log it. When hunters confirm your contacts, your phone tells you — so you go home already knowing. DX-TQSL integration keeps your full QSO history with you whether or not you use LoTW. Sign up at dxqso.net and bring every one of your logs with you. 73 de DX Development Corporation If you choose to upgrade to a Member subscription of DxQSO, you will be charged $29.99 US each year as a "DxQSO" subscription in your Apple App Store account. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You may cancel at any time (by turning off auto renewal) using your Apple Store account prior to the day of the annual renewal. Please see our Terms and Conditions at: https://dxqso.org/terms and our Privacy Policy at https://dxqso.org/privacy. Logbook of The World and LoTW are registered trademarks of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). QRZ and QRZ.com are trademarks of QRZ, LLC. DxQSO is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ARRL or QRZ, LLC.

Screenshots

SWLog4 screens
DxQSO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DxQSO at 100% against SWLog's 25%. DxQSO also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). SWLog's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. DxQSO sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. SWLog asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DxQSO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of SWLog's written reviews are positive against 100% of DxQSO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SWLog ships an update fortnightly, DxQSO every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SWLog versus DxQSO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSWLogDxQSO
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.115.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size305 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert SillettDX Development Corporation

Customer experience

SWLog

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

DxQSO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SWLog

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DxQSO

Subscriptions1
  • DxQSO Annually$29.991 Year

Questions

Is SWLog free?
SWLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DxQSO free?
DxQSO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SWLog or DxQSO?
DxQSO is rated higher. SWLog averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while DxQSO averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SWLog or DxQSO have ads?
Neither SWLog nor DxQSO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SWLog or DxQSO?
SWLog ships an update fortnightly, and DxQSO every 2 weeks. Most recently, SWLog was updated on November 3, 2026 and DxQSO on November 6, 2026.

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