APRSKit vs QRZing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
APRSKit
Transform your iPhone into a live APRS station for amateur radio operators. Share real-time location data directly to the APRS-IS network with customizable settings and map integration.
- Live GPS location sharing
- Direct APRS-IS server integration
- Broadcast with custom callsign
- View nearby stations on map
- Customizable SSID, icon, and comment
- Adjustable location update intervals
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Turn your iPhone into a live APRS station! APRSKit is a lightweight and modern iOS application designed for amateur radio operators to send real-time location data directly to the APRS-IS network using your iPhone. Key Features: - Live GPS location sharing - Direct APRS-IS server integration - Broadcast with your own callsign - View nearby stations on the map - Customize SSID, icon, and comment - Adjustable location update intervals - Sleek UI with Apple Maps integration - Optimized for speed and battery life Stay connected with the APRS community wherever you go. APRSKit brings powerful tracking and sharing features right to your fingertips. - Be a part of the APRS world – now mobile and simple!
QRZing
This app helps amateur radio operators by providing access to QRZ.com callsign information, logging QSOs, calculating distances, and displaying propagation data. It also features a compass for rotator control and SDR listening capabilities.
- QRZ.com callsign lookup
- API-based QSO logging
- Grid square distance calculation
- Rotator compass and degree display
- SDR listening
- Solar and HF propagation data
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- search QRZ.com for callsign and display full information - add QSO to your QRZ logbook using only API - find distance between two grid squares - show you a compass and what degree to set your rotator to other stations - listen to sdr - display solar and HF propagation data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: QRZing at Free against APRSKit's $4.99. QRZing also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
QRZing is free to download; APRSKit costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for APRSKit against 5.0 for QRZing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
APRSKit ships an update fortnightly, QRZing every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | APRSKit | QRZing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ugur Altinsoy | Saleh Almulla |
Customer experience
APRSKit
QRZing
In-app purchases
APRSKit
No in-app purchases
QRZing
No in-app purchases
