Ham Radio Toolbox vs MeshScope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ham Radio Toolbox
This app provides essential tools for amateur radio enthusiasts, including real-time propagation data, a DX cluster viewer, and a dipole calculator. It offers a streamlined interface for checking band conditions and planning communication strategies.
- Real-Time Propagation Data
- DX Cluster Viewer
- Dipole Calculator
- Band Maps
- No Account Needed
- No Personal Data Collected
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Ham Radio Toolbox is the all-in-one utility app built for amateur radio enthusiasts. Designed with both simplicity and power in mind, it combines the most essential ham tools into a single sleek interface. Whether you're chasing DX, tuning a new dipole, or just checking propagation conditions, Ham Radio Toolbox has you covered. Features: - Real-Time Propagation: Live solar and geomagnetic data to guide your QSO strategies. - DX Cluster Viewer: Stay informed of active DX spots from around the world. - Dipole Calculator: Quickly determine wire lengths based on band and frequency. - Band Maps: Visual overview of who’s on the air and where. Built by ham radio operators for ham radio operators, this app offers a professional, distraction-free experience with powerful tools at your fingertips. Perfect for operators who want everything in one place — portable, field, or shack use. No account needed. No personal data collected. Just pure radio utility.
MeshScope
Discover active Meshtastic nodes globally with this mobile mapping tool. View node locations, zoom in on nearby devices, and interact with an AI chatbot for detailed information. It connects to the global Meshtastic network via the internet.
- Global Meshtastic node discovery
- Interactive world map
- Nearby node identification
- Detailed node information
- AI MeshBot for node details
- Filter nodes by time
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The MeshScope application is a quick way to find active Meshtastic nodes, anywhere in the world. A mobile companion to the MeshScope web site, this makes it easy to find your position, and to zoom around and find other nodes nearby. Want to dig in to details? Chat with the AI MeshBot to find out more about nodes around you, chat in your native language, and have fun! The app relies on the Meshtastic network for finding nodes, and the nodes shown may be filtered by time to only see the most recent, or to see all nodes over the last several days. Want details? Tap a marker and view the specifics of any node on the map! Although this will show the Meshtastic network, it does not require a local mesh radio and uses an internet connection to retrieve the mesh network information. This also means that the app will not be able to show any mesh radios not reporting to the global Meshtastic MQTT network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MeshScope at 100% against Ham Radio Toolbox's 33%. MeshScope also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Ham Radio Toolbox's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
MeshScope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ham Radio Toolbox has 52 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Ham Radio Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 100% of MeshScope's.
Ham Radio Toolbox ships an update every 6 days, MeshScope fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ham Radio Toolbox | MeshScope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (52 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuno Facha | Lemuridae Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Ham Radio Toolbox
MeshScope
In-app purchases
Ham Radio Toolbox
No in-app purchases
MeshScope
No in-app purchases









