Comparison

QRZing vs Ham Satting

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • QRZ.com callsign lookup
  • API-based QSO logging
  • Grid square distance calculation
  • Rotator compass and degree display
  • SDR listening
  • Solar and HF propagation data
Features
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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

About

Ham Satting

Track amateur radio satellites in real-time, predict passes, and log QSOs. Features include live APRS mapping, AR tracking, and multi-satellite comparison. Offers a unique music broadcast service and SSTV decoding.

Highlights
  • Real-time satellite tracking
  • Pass predictions with quality indicators
  • Interactive footprint mapping
  • AR Tracking with device sensors
  • Multi-satellite tracking
  • SSTV Decoder
  • APRS Live Map Layer
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Track amateur radio satellites in real time, predict passes, log QSOs, hunt grid squares — with a live APRS map layer and the new Music Broadcast service. Built by a fellow ham (A41UX) — free of analytics, ads, and tracking. CORE FEATURES • Real-time tracking for FM/SSB linear birds (e.g. ISS, SO-50, etc.), digipeaters (e.g. GRBBeta, Foresail-1p, etc), SSTV + SSDV image birds (e.g. Lobachevsky, GEOSCAN 1-6 , etc.), Weather LRPT (Meteor-M N2-3 / N2-4), and Music Broadcast (e.g. BALKAN-1, Flamingo-1, etc) • Pass predictions with quality indicators (Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor), AOS / LOS, max elevation, duration, azimuth • Interactive footprint mapping with live position + great-circle bearing lines • Compass dialog with theme-aware export image and watermark • AR Tracking (iPhone / iPad) using device compass + accelerometer • Multi-satellite tracking and side-by-side pass comparison • Five-mode AR audio recording (iPhone / iPad): SSTV, SSDV, Digital, Weather, Music — Doppler-corrected RX labelling; consistent WAV naming NEW IN APRIL 2026 • Music Broadcast: 4 satellites transmit short music tones as an RF identifier instead of CW Morse — T.MicroSat-1 plays Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" on 401.025 MHz; BALKAN-1, Flamingo-1, OTP-2 use classical / video-game themes. RX-only on UHF 400-402 MHz; brown toggle on AR page records the pass. • Scheduled Service Events: register a temporary frequency override for SSTV, SSDV, Digital, or Weather (Meteor-M rotation, ARISS channel shifts, etc.) • APRS digipeater added on SONATE-2 (DP0SNX) and NO-44 (PCSAT, W3ADO-1) on 145.825 MHz simplex • IO-86 SSDV downlink added on 145.880 MHz • AMSAT Live Activity Indicator: every prediction card carries a 24-hour activity dot in AMSAT cell colors, sourced from the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status page. Tap for a 48-hour popup with individual reports per cell (callsign + grid + UTC slot), attribution, and a compact share-image. • 10 new satellites with permanent NORADs: TO-108, GRBBeta, Foresail-1p, Horizon, 239Alferov, Luca, BALKAN-1, Flamingo-1, OTP-2, T.MicroSat-1 • APRS Live Map Layer: read-only APRS-IS feed, age-fading trails, 40+ symbol mappings, SSID filters, heard-by via aprs.fi • SSTV Decoder: multi-mode (Robot 36, PD 120 / 180, Martin, Scottie, Wraase, AVT, etc.) • Q1 2026 batch: 8 new satellites added (HADES-SA, PARUS-T3, HYPERVIEW-1G, MAGNARO-II Piscis, ARICA-2, FSI-SAT2, ZERO-II, OrigamiSat-2) • UI: long sat names auto-fit at any Font Scale; filter pills always one row; (i) info icons; 125 in-app tips LOGGING + AWARDS + EXPORT • Full QSO logbook: callsign, grid, mode, freq (TX / RX), satellite, RST, distance, bearing • Grid Hunters VUCC tracking with worked-grids map + great-circle paths from QTH • Per-QSO QSL card export — themed PNG ready to share or print • Export to ADIF (LoTW / TQSL), JSON, or CSV • Maidenhead 4 / 6 / 8-character grids • DXCC + VUCC dashboards, distance + bearing stats, worked-by-band charts • Calendar integration; smart pass notifications with min-elevation filter TECHNICAL • Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac (Apple Silicon + Intel). AR Tracking and live audio recording are iPhone / iPad features; pass prediction, logging, exports, mapping, and the AMSAT indicator run on every Apple device. • N2YO API for orbital data (free key required for non-ISS satellites) • Cached satellite catalogue works offline • Privacy-first: data stays on device, no analytics SDKs, no advertising IDs, no tracking. APRS-IS, N2YO, AMSAT Live OSCAR Status, and the optional aprs.fi REST are the only network calls PERFECT FOR • Amateur radio operators pursuing satellite communications • AMSAT members and CubeSat / PocketQube enthusiasts • Contest participants and award hunters (DXCC, VUCC, satellite awards) • SDR listeners curious about Music Broadcast on 400-402 MHz 73 — A41UX (Unixeer, Oman)

Screenshots

QRZing4 screens
Ham Satting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: QRZing at 100% against Ham Satting's 0%. QRZing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Ham Satting's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QRZing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of QRZing's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ham Satting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QRZing ships an update every 2 days, Ham Satting weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
QRZing versus Ham Satting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQRZingHam Satting
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaleh AlmullaYousif AL Balushi

Customer experience

QRZing

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ham Satting

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

QRZing

No in-app purchases

None

Ham Satting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QRZing free?
QRZing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ham Satting free?
Ham Satting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QRZing or Ham Satting?
QRZing is rated higher. QRZing averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Ham Satting averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do QRZing or Ham Satting have ads?
Neither QRZing nor Ham Satting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QRZing or Ham Satting?
QRZing ships an update every 2 days, and Ham Satting weekly. Most recently, QRZing was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ham Satting on October 24, 2026.

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