Access Control System vs Wild Signal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Access Control System
A developer utility designed for interacting with wireless lock devices. It provides tools for managing and controlling these locks.
- Wireless lock device interaction
- Developer utility
- Device management tools
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This is a developer utility for working with wireless lock devices.
Wild Signal
This app enhances ham radio operations with QSO logging, training modules, and real-time propagation and weather reports. It provides a field guide for quick reference and detailed statistics to track performance.
- QSO logging with detailed contact information
- Performance statistics and QSO tracking
- Multiple QSO data export formats
- Interactive training modules for skill building
- Comprehensive field guide with reference materials
- Real-time propagation and weather reports
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Wild Signal is the modern companion for your amateur radio journey. You earned your license. Now what? Wild Signal helps new and growing operators discover what comes next — from making contacts to understanding the signals around you. LEARN Build your confidence with Operator Academy. Explore guided lessons, learn practical radio skills, and follow your progress as you grow as an operator. More lessons and new learning paths are coming soon. LOG Capture every contact with a beautiful, intuitive QSO log. Record frequencies, modes, signals, notes, and the moments that make radio memorable. EXPLORE Discover the invisible world of radio waves with propagation insights, band conditions, solar activity, and space weather tools that help you understand what is happening above you. GROW Develop your skills, explore new parts of amateur radio, and build your experience one contact at a time. Designed for new operators, curious explorers, and lifelong learners who want to get more from amateur radio. Your signal. Your journey. Wild Signal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wild Signal at 5.0 against Access Control System's 1.0. Access Control System's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 16 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wild Signal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Access Control System ships an update every 2 days, Wild Signal every 16 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Access Control System | Wild Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Silver Pine Software | Juli Morse |
Customer experience
Access Control System
Wild Signal
In-app purchases
Access Control System
No in-app purchases
Wild Signal
No in-app purchases
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