Comparison

qsomate vs Intrepid Mariner

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

Head to head
About

qsomate

Log your ham radio contacts on iOS and macOS with this integrated logger. Supports POTA/SOTA activations, SKCC integration, and QRZ/HamDB lookups. Syncs automatically across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • iCloud synchronization
  • POTA/SOTA activation logging
  • ADIF export
  • SKCC integration
  • QRZ/HamDB lookups
  • Spotting feature
  • QRZ.com, eQSL, LOTW uploads
Features
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QSOMate is a modern ham radio logger built exclusively for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. No hype. No claims. Just a fast, reliable Apple‑native logger. • iCloud integration means your QSOs are automatically synced across all your devices. • Create POTA/SOTA activations, log your contacts then export as ADIF when you're done. • Optional Straight Key Century Club (SKCC) integration - SKCC information always at your fingertips, even if you have no network. • QRZ and HamDB lookups shows name and more for contacts for supported countries. Requires an active network connection. Other lookup integrations coming soon. • Spotting feature lets you hunt and seamlessly log POTA and SOTA contacts - even during your activations. • Optionally upload contants to QRZ.com, eQSL and LOTW • CAT control for currently popular radios (macOS version only)

About

Intrepid Mariner

Features
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Intrepid Marine is for people who actually run the boat — not just polish the brightwork. Radar before you cast off. Inventory so you know which locker holds the spare impeller. A log, engine hours, and checklists that match how you leave the dock. Paperwork you can hand a yard, an insurer, or a crew without retyping from memory. You do not need a cloud seat to look like you know your vessel. You need one private app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. WX RADAR Animated NWS NEXRAD on a marine map. Switch Weather (loop, temperature, watches and warnings) or USN (NOAA depth, bathymetry, buoys and seamarks). Center on your marina, your phone GPS, or — if you have a gateway on the boat Wi-Fi — the boat herself. Instant Marine Conditions: wind, seas, tides, forecast. Coverage is U.S. and greater North America public feeds. Not worldwide. Not a plotter. Not for primary navigation. SKIPPER — INVENTORY & GEAR Nested locations the way a boat is actually stowed: salon, port settee, parts bin. Photos, quantities, notes. Loans and borrows so the spare stays tracked when it leaves the boat. Expenses. Vessel profile — name, MMSI, HIN, photos — on every report you export. CAPTAIN’S LOG Journal the passage. Optional GPS track while the app is open. Engine hours. Guests, plan, notes. Dictation when your hands are wet. CHECKLISTS & PRE-DEPARTURE First aid, PFDs, shore power, engine checks — plus lists you write. Photos at each step. Leave the dock knowing what you checked. MAINTENANCE Problem cases with a photo timeline. Quick items and schedules. Shipyard-ready PDFs with the vessel on the cover. Customer Boat when you assess or hand off someone else’s vessel. MARINE SURVEYS Condition, insurance, in-water or out-of-water subsystem steps. Ratings, photos, dictation, signature, signed PDF. INSURANCE & INCIDENTS Claim workflow with a photo trail. Mechanical defects. Policy notes on the vessel profile. REPORTS (PREMIUM) Inventory snapshots, grid PDFs (4 / 8 / 16 photo cards per page), expenses, maintenance, checklists, surveys — PDF or CSV with your boat in the header. BACKUP (PREMIUM) Full .intrepidbackup via AirDrop or Files. Move phones without losing the boat. YOUR DATA STAYS ON THE DEVICE No account required. Nothing you enter is uploaded to our servers. Camera and mic only when you add a photo or dictate a note. If you already own the boat, own the picture of her — weather, gear, log, and the paperwork that follows. LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://gregopad39.github.io/IntrepidMarine/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://gregopad39.github.io/IntrepidMarine/terms-of-use.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

qsomate3 screens
Intrepid Mariner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Intrepid Mariner at Free against qsomate's $4.99. Intrepid Mariner also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). qsomate's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Intrepid Mariner is free to download; qsomate costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

qsomate ships an update every 5 weeks, Intrepid Mariner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
qsomate versus Intrepid Mariner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterqsomateIntrepid Mariner
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB22 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPutercraft LLCGreg Bloodworth

In-app purchases

None

qsomate

No in-app purchases

None

Intrepid Mariner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is qsomate free?
qsomate costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Intrepid Mariner free?
Intrepid Mariner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do qsomate or Intrepid Mariner have ads?
Neither qsomate nor Intrepid Mariner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, qsomate or Intrepid Mariner?
qsomate ships an update every 5 weeks, and Intrepid Mariner fortnightly. Most recently, qsomate was updated on September 28, 2026 and Intrepid Mariner on October 24, 2026.

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