Comparison

DVB vs AimSat

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

Head to head
About

DVB

Features
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DVB-S Finder is a practical field tool for satellite dish alignment and transponder planning. Main capabilities: - Finder: search satellites by name, orbital slot and operator - Angles: azimuth, elevation and LNB skew for your location - Live compass: align dish direction with heading and pitch - Camera AR: visualize satellite direction over camera view - Details: transponders and channels for selected satellites Supported countries: Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), Belarus (BY), Switzerland (CH), Czechia (CZ), Germany (DE), Denmark (DK), Estonia (EE), Spain (ES), Finland (FI), France (FR), United Kingdom (GB), Greece (GR), Croatia (HR), Hungary (HU), Ireland (IE), Italy (IT), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Latvia (LV), Netherlands (NL), Norway (NO), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Serbia (RS), Sweden (SE), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia (SK), Turkiye (TR), Ukraine (UA). Use DVB-S Finder on-site to reduce trial-and-error and lock dish direction faster.

About

AimSat

Features
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Point your phone - or your antenna - at any satellite in real time. AimSat gives you live azimuth and elevation for over 50 satellites: the International Space Station, MUOS military UHF birds, WGS broadband relays, amateur AMSAT passes, weather satellites, and more. WHAT IT DOES - Live sky position (azimuth + elevation) updated every second from your GPS - SGP4/SDP4 orbital propagation - the same math NASA uses, running on-device - Antenna alignment mode: hold your phone like a tray, tilt it up, and the crosshair tells you exactly where to point - Pass notifications: get alerted before a satellite rises over your horizon - Garmin watch support: az/el values mirror to your wrist hands-free - Filter by category: ISS, Amateur, Weather, GEO, MUOS, WGS - Pin, hide, and sort satellites to match your workflow - Full ground-track map with sub-satellite point AIMSAT PRO Upgrade once ($2.99) and unlock the 7-day pass planner - see every satellite window for the full week ahead, export passes to your calendar, and plan before you're in the field. No subscription, ever. BUILT FOR OPERATORS Whether you're a ham radio operator chasing FM satellites, a SATCOM technician aligning a terminal, or just someone who wants to wave at the ISS - AimSat has the precision you need without the bloat you don't. PRIVACY Your location never leaves your device. No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Orbital data is fetched from CelesTrak and Space-Track; everything else runs offline. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License (ODbL).

Screenshots

DVB3 screens
AimSat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AimSat at none against DVB's 1. AimSat also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). DVB's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price and ads 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. DVB sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AimSat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DVB ships an update every 5 days, AimSat every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
DVB versus AimSat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDVBAimSat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartDev Sp. z o.o.ZACHARY AARON CALDWELL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DVB

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Forever$3.99
None

AimSat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DVB free?
DVB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AimSat free?
AimSat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DVB or AimSat have ads?
Neither DVB nor AimSat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DVB or AimSat?
DVB ships an update every 5 days, and AimSat every 5 weeks. Most recently, DVB was updated on October 7, 2026 and AimSat on October 25, 2026.

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