Comparison

Cantennator vs Ham Satting

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

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About

Cantennator

Design and calculate homemade antennas with precision. This tool simplifies antenna building for radio enthusiasts, hobbyists, and engineers, offering ready-to-use calculations for Wi-Fi and radio projects.

Highlights
  • Calculate cantenna dimensions
  • Explore Wi-Fi and radio designs
  • Simplify antenna building
  • Precise formulas
  • Save time on DIY projects
Features
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Cantennator is your essential tool for designing and calculating home-made antennas with accuracy and ease. Whether you’re a radio enthusiast, hobbyist, or an engineer, this app helps you quickly determine the right measurements and parameters for effective antenna performance. With Cantennator, you can: - Calculate key dimensions for cantenna-style antennas - Explore practical designs for Wi-Fi and radio projects - Simplify antenna building with precise formulas - Save time with ready-to-use calculations for DIY projects Perfect for students, hobbyists, and professionals, Cantennator puts reliable antenna calculation in your pocket. in-app purchase included 
 Lifetime to Remove Ads and get all access Privacy Policy : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5seT5eTkoZtkbUQKlE1qsSQrl8zg3rc1WgOcbGV4XnXZ-zA/viewform?usp=header
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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

Cantennator4 screens
Ham Satting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cantennator at 5.0 against Ham Satting's 3.0. Cantennator also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Ham Satting's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Cantennator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ham Satting asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cantennator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cantennator versus Ham Satting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCantennatorHam Satting
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNanjibhai GorasiyaYousif AL Balushi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cantennator

One-time1
  • lifetime premium$9.99
None

Ham Satting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cantennator free?
Cantennator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ham Satting free?
Ham Satting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cantennator or Ham Satting?
Cantennator is rated higher. Cantennator averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Ham Satting averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Cantennator or Ham Satting have ads?
Neither Cantennator nor Ham Satting shows ads.

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