Helix Pro vs boofwang
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Helix Pro
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The Helix app is purpose-built to support the complete lineup of Helix security products. Easily view live video, monitor activity, and stay connected from your mobile device. Helix is committed to creating a more secure world through reliable and intuitive security solutions. With the Helix app, accessing what you care about is simple, secure, and available wherever life takes you.
boofwang
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boofwang reads a two-way radio's codeplug over Bluetooth, lets you edit it, and writes it back. Nothing leaves your device. There is no account, no server and no telemetry. A codeplug you read stays on the phone until you export it yourself. RADIOS Baofeng UV-5R Mini, over its own Bluetooth module: read and write. Quansheng UV-K5, Baofeng UV-82 and Baofeng DM-32UV, through a clip-on Bluetooth dongle: read only. An iPhone cannot drive a USB serial adapter, so Bluetooth is the only way in on this platform. Channel list with bulk edit. CTCSS and DCS tones, bandwidth, power and scan lists. DMR talk groups and contacts on the DM-32UV. Key slots, masked by default and revealed one at a time. Import and export CHIRP CSV, CHIRP .img and raw binary. Repeater directory lookup. OPEN SOURCE boofwang is free software under the GPL-3.0-or-later. These memory formats are not documented by their manufacturers: they are worked out by reading other implementations and checking against real hardware, and the source records where every offset came from. github.com/thebentern/boofwang
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Helix Pro at 11.0 against boofwang's 15.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Helix Pro | boofwang |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 โ better | 15.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amcrest | Benjamin Meadors |
In-app purchases
Helix Pro
No in-app purchases
boofwang
No in-app purchases









