Comparison

Digi Voices vs Handi

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

Head to head
About

Digi Voices

This app provides digital voice communication for licensed amateur radio operators. It supports multiple digital radio protocols and offers features like PTT, GPS reporting, and event logging. Connect to global digital radio networks from your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Multi-protocol digital voice communication
  • Push-to-talk (PTT) voice transmission
  • Real-time GPS location reporting
  • Automatic server list updates
  • Detailed event log viewer
  • Universal app for Apple devices
Features
Currently charting
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Digi Voice is a comprehensive digital radio client designed for licensed amateur radio operators, offering multi-protocol digital voice communication on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. With professional-grade audio processing and a clean, modern interface, connect directly to popular digital radio networks and access points from your Apple device. SUPPORTED PROTOCOLS • DVPX - Digi Voice Protocol eXtended (Active) • DMR (Brandmeister and compatible networks) and TGIF (Active) • NXDN (Active) • M17 — modern open-source digital radio (Active) • D-STAR (DCS repeaters) (Active) • P25 (Active) • YSF (Yaesu System Fusion) (Active) • EchoLink . (Active) • IAX2 / AllStar. (Active beta) KEY FEATURES • Push-to-talk (PTT) voice transmission • Advanced audio processing with AGC, VOX detection, and level monitoring • Real-time GPS location reporting with QTH Maidenhead grid locator • Automatic server list updates • Detailed event log viewer • Modern dark-theme interface • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Digi APRS Beacon DESIGNED FOR AMATEUR RADIO Digi Voice is designed for licensed amateur radio operators. A valid amateur radio license and appropriate credentials for the networks you connect to are required. Please operate in accordance with your country’s regulations and the terms of the networks you use. Whether you’re at home or on the go, Digi Voice keeps you connected to the global digital radio community. NOTE: All data and passwords you enter into the app are stored on your own device. The app does not connect to ALGSoft or QRV73 servers. Your data, such as your call sign and DMR ID, does not include a built-in vocoder; users can install their own if they wish. Codec2 is open source.

About

Handi

This app serves as a central hub for amateur radio operators, enabling them to connect their transceivers to mobile devices. It facilitates radio programming, messaging, mapping, and packet-radio communications.

Highlights
  • Radio channel management
  • APRS messaging
  • Winlink email
  • Packet terminal
  • Interactive map
  • File exchange
Features
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HTCommander is a comprehensive companion for amateur radio operators using EchoLink or supported Bluetooth-enabled transceivers. Connect your radio to your iPhone or iPad and manage programming, messaging, mapping, and packet-radio communications from one application. KEY FEATURES - Configure, organize, import, and export radio channels - Send and receive APRS messages - Inspect packet details and select APRS routing paths - Request weather reports and use supported APRS services - Display APRS stations and position reports on an interactive map - Compose, send, and receive Winlink email with attachments - Communicate through the packet terminal - Operate a built-in bulletin board system - Capture and decode received packets - Manage APRS, Winlink, and terminal contacts - Use supported radio GPS information - Exchange files over compatible packet-radio links SUPPORTED RADIOS HTCommander supports selected models from BTECH, Radioddity, Vero, and Radtel, including the UV-Pro, UV-50Pro, GA-5WB, DB50-B Mini, VR-N75, VR-N76, VR-N7500, VR-N7600, and RT-660. An amateur radio license is required to transmit. Operators are responsible for following local regulations, band plans, and licensing requirements.

Screenshots

Digi Voices4 screens
Handi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Handi at Free against Digi Voices's $4.99. Handi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Digi Voices's advantage is chart position (#139 vs unranked) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Handi is free to download; Digi Voices costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Digi Voices's written reviews are positive against 67% of Handi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digi Voices ships an update every 5 days, Handi every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Digi Voices versus Handi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigi VoicesHandi
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (15 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#139 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFatih ONDERYlian Saint-Hilaire

Customer experience

Digi Voices

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative20.8%

Handi

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Digi Voices

No in-app purchases

None

Handi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digi Voices free?
Digi Voices costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handi free?
Handi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Digi Voices or Handi?
Handi is rated higher. Digi Voices averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Handi averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Digi Voices or Handi have ads?
Neither Digi Voices nor Handi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digi Voices or Handi?
Digi Voices ships an update every 5 days, and Handi every 2 days. Most recently, Digi Voices was updated on October 25, 2026 and Handi on October 24, 2026.

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