Comparison

RF Toolbox vs Ham Engineering

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

Head to head
About

RF Toolbox

Features
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RF Toolbox is a premium-looking companion app for amateur radio operators, RF enthusiasts, and antenna builders. It brings together practical tools for everyday radio work, including: Dipole and antenna calculations Frequency and wavelength conversion Smith Chart visualization Solar and propagation conditions Location and Maidenhead grid tools RF codes, signal references, and utilities Free features include core calculation tools, propagation dashboards, Smith Chart, converter tools, and essential radio references. RF Toolbox Pro unlocks advanced tools for more demanding RF work, including specialized antenna designs, attenuators, link analysis, RF exposure tools, and more. Designed with a dark technical interface, neon cyan accents, and a professional instrument-style feel, RF Toolbox is built to look and feel like serious RF engineering gear. Support: https://clkcompany.github.io/rftoolsapp/support.html Privacy Policy: https://clkcompany.github.io/rftoolsapp/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://clkcompany.github.io/rftoolsapp/terms-of-use.html Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Ham Engineering

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Ham Engineering is the engineering bench for amateur radio — antenna and feedline maths, circuit design, propagation and a deep reference library, all completely offline. No account, no ads, no tracking, and not a single network call. ANTENNAS • Half-wave dipole with adjustable k (velocity) factor, quarter-wave and 5/8-wave verticals, ground-plane radials, end-fed half-wave, random wire, full-wave loop and a 3-element Yagi estimator • Matching: L-network, Pi-network, quarter-wave transformer, balun/unun ratios and stub matching • Antenna Lab — a live elevation radiation-pattern plot with directivity, realized gain, takeoff angle, beamwidth, front-to-back, mismatch loss, feedline loss and system gain, each explained • Grid Compass that rotates with your phone, showing beam bearing and distance from your grid to a target grid • Antenna gallery — every common type drawn as scalable vector art, with what it is, what it is for and what to watch out for FEEDLINES & RF • Coax loss by cable type, frequency and run length; velocity-factor electrical length • SWR from forward/reflected power, plus return loss and mismatch loss • Antenna A/B comparison and receiver noise-floor estimation • RF power conversions: dBm, watts, ERP and EIRP • Propagation: free-space path loss, radio horizon and Fresnel-zone clearance • NanoVNA and tinySA quick-start guides, and a coax + connector gallery CIRCUITS • Ohm's law, series/parallel resistance, voltage dividers, RC and RL time constants • Reactance, LC resonance, Q and bandwidth, stored energy • RC and LC filter cutoffs, a constant-k Pi/T filter designer, a bandpass/notch calculator and a Butterworth low-pass designer • Resistor, capacitor and inductor code decoders, an AWG wire table and a 555 timer calculator • A live RLC resonance lab and a 50-part component gallery REFERENCE & EXTRA • Filterable amateur band plan for ITU Regions 1, 2 and 3 • Unit converters including watts, dBm and microvolts • Comparison tables for coax, connectors, antennas and batteries • Tools-and-gear and rig-controls galleries — what every knob and button is called across manufacturers • Maidenhead grid tools and great-circle beam headings • 300+ searchable tips, 40+ formulas, a rich glossary and a constants reference • Curated external links to major retailers, brands and references BUILT FOR THE BENCH • Nearly 200 illustrations drawn as scalable vector art — nothing to download, everything sharp at any size • Works fully offline. The app makes no network calls at all • Export any panel or diagram as a theme-aware image to share or file • An (i) explanation on every panel — this is a tool and a guide, not a quiz • Light and dark themes, adjustable font size, weekly tips and in-app version history • Your callsign, grid and email stay on your device and are never transmitted PERFECT FOR • Licensed operators designing, building and tuning antennas • Anyone putting up a first dipole or vertical and wanting the numbers right • Homebrewers and kit builders working with filters, matching and components • SWLs and newcomers who want the reference material without the exam drill • Club elmers and anyone teaching antenna and RF fundamentals PRIVACY • Your callsign, grid and email are stored only on your device. • No account, no sign-up, no ads, no analytics SDKs, no advertising ID and no tracking of any kind. 73 de A41UX Yousuf AL Balushi — Unixeer, Oman

Screenshots

RF Toolbox4 screens
Ham Engineering4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ham Engineering at none against RF Toolbox's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. RF Toolbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ham Engineering asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
RF Toolbox versus Ham Engineering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRF ToolboxHam Engineering
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammed CelikYousif AL Balushi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RF Toolbox

One-time1
  • RF Toolbox Pro Lifetime$3.99
None

Ham Engineering

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RF Toolbox free?
RF Toolbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ham Engineering free?
Ham Engineering is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RF Toolbox or Ham Engineering have ads?
Neither RF Toolbox nor Ham Engineering shows ads.

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