RadioMail vs Offline Repeater Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RadioMail
Access the Winlink amateur radio email system from your Apple devices. Send and receive messages over the internet or amateur radio, manage your inbox, and stay connected off-grid. Requires a valid amateur radio license.
- Send/receive email over internet or radio
- Background message checking
- Connect via Packet, ARDOP, VARA FM/HF
- Peer-to-peer email exchange
- Winlink station directory with best path prediction
- Smart mailboxes for organization
- Send resized photos over radio
- Compose and view Winlink forms
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RadioMail gives you access to the Winlink amateur radio email system from your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac. Send and receive email over the internet or amateur radio, manage your messages, and stay connected when you’re away from traditional communications. A valid amateur radio license is required. SEND YOUR WAY Send and receive email over Wi-Fi or cellular when you’re online, or hold messages for your next radio session. RadioMail can also check for new messages in the background and notify you when they arrive. GET ON THE AIR Connect to Winlink stations using Packet, ARDOP, or VARA FM and HF. RadioMail works with a growing range of radios, TNCs, and software modems, and lets you save multiple devices so they’re ready when you need them. Supported radios: * BTECH UV-PRO, UV-50PRO * VERO VR-N76, VR-N7600 * RADIODITY GA-5WB, DB50-B * Kenwood TH-D74 and TH-D75 with B.B. Link adapter * Icom IC-705 over Bluetooth + USB, or Wi-Fi * PicoAPRS V4 Supported KISS TNCs and software modems: * Mobilinkd * DigiPi * Dire Wolf * LiNK500 VARA FM and HF require a VARA modem running on a separate computer. Packet and VARA FM also support configurable digipeaters. PACKET AND ARDOP BUILT IN No separate modem is needed for supported setups. RadioMail includes built-in 1200 baud Packet and ARDOP modems that work with: * Digirig Lite * AIOC (All-In-One Cable) * Icom IC-705 PEER-TO-PEER EMAIL Exchange email directly with another station using Packet or ARDOP. RadioMail can listen for incoming peer-to-peer connections, making it easy for another station to reach you. FIND THE BEST STATION Browse the Winlink station directory and use Best Path Prediction to find stations you’re most likely to reach. Save favorites for quick access or add your own stations for peer-to-peer operation. KEEP EMAIL ORGANIZED Search your mail, flag important messages, and quickly find unread messages, attachments, forms, and today’s email with Smart Mailboxes. Select multiple messages at once when it’s time to clean up. SEND PHOTOS OVER RADIO Take a photo or choose one from your library. RadioMail can resize it to reduce transfer time over radio. Received attachments can be previewed, saved, or shared with other apps. USE WINLINK FORMS Compose and view standard Winlink forms without leaving RadioMail. Forms update automatically, and location fields can use your current GPS position. Search the Forms Library to find the form you need, or import your own custom forms from ZIP files. On iPhone, an experimental mobile layout makes supported forms easier to fill out on a smaller screen. SHARE YOUR POSITION Send your current location as a Winlink position report for publication on the APRS network. USE YOUR CONTACTS Send mail from your primary Winlink callsign or tactical addresses, and address messages to Winlink or Internet email recipients. RadioMail suggests people and lists from your Contacts as you type. MADE FOR IPHONE, IPAD, AND MAC Use RadioMail on the device that works best for you. On iPad, a three-column layout makes the most of the larger screen, and compose windows can open separately with Windowed Apps. RadioMail for iPad also runs on Apple Silicon Macs. STAY IN SYNC WITH ICLOUD Your messages, stations, and account information stay in sync through iCloud, so you can move between your devices and continue where you left off. RadioMail is independently developed and is not affiliated with the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation, Inc. (ARSFI), which supports the Winlink Global Radio Email system. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Offline Repeater Pro
Easily find and program amateur radio and GMRS repeaters into your compatible radio via Bluetooth. Offers offline maps and repeater data, with optional in-app purchases for advanced programming features. Ideal for radio operators on the go.
- Find repeaters by GPS or location
- Browse offline map and database
- Program radios via Bluetooth
- Custom repeater entry
- Bulk programming
- Simplex preset loading
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Offline Repeater Pro finds the amateur radio and GMRS repeaters near you and programs them into your radio over Bluetooth (programming requires an in-app purchase). No internet connection is needed once the app is installed. FREE: finding and browsing repeaters, the offline map, and custom repeaters. REQUIRES IN-APP PURCHASE: everything under "Program your radio" below. Choose Yearly Access ($9.99/year, auto-renewing subscription) or Lifetime Access ($29.99, one-time, no recurring charge). FIND REPEATERS • Search by GPS, by a grid square you type in, or by latitude and longitude • Look up any repeater in the database by callsign, city, county, state, or frequency • Filter by Amateur, GMRS, or both • See the distance, the bearing, and a live compass to each repeater • Browse an offline vector map, including a nationwide view, with no data connection • Over 14,000 repeaters in the bundled offline database PROGRAM YOUR RADIO (REQUIRES IN-APP PURCHASE) • One tap to program a repeater into your radio over Bluetooth • Bulk program across any of the radio's channel groups • Program up to the closest 180 repeaters in one pass • Choose the exact channel slot each repeater goes into • Rename the radio's channel groups from the app • Load a built-in simplex preset: FRS and GMRS calling channels, MURS, the 2m and 70cm national calling frequencies, and marine channel 16 • Hand enter or edit any channel: frequency, offset, tone, bandwidth, power • Save a dated backup of the whole radio before you make changes, and restore or delete any backup later YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE • Add and edit your own custom repeaters, stored locally • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • Nothing you enter and nothing the app reads from your phone is ever sent anywhere, except through Apple's own purchase system when you buy programming access Built for hams and GMRS operators who want a fast, reliable way to load repeaters into a compatible radio without wrestling with spreadsheets or CHIRP config files. Especially handy when you are traveling or somewhere without a signal. COMPATIBLE RADIOS BTECH UV-Pro, BTECH UV-50PRO, Vero VR-N76, Vero VR-N7600. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Offline Repeater Pro at 5.0 against RadioMail's 4.8. Offline Repeater Pro also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). RadioMail's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. RadioMail sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per year and Offline Repeater Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Offline Repeater Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RadioMail has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | RadioMail | Offline Repeater Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Island Magic Co. | robert russo |
In-app purchases
RadioMail
- Yearly Subscription$11.991 Year
- One-Time Purchase$49.99
Offline Repeater Pro
- Yearly Access$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$29.99
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