Digi Voices vs Handi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Radio channel management
- APRS messaging
- Winlink email
- Packet terminal
- Interactive map
- File exchange
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Digi Voices | Handi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #139 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fatih ONDER | Ylian Saint-Hilaire |
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Digi Voices
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In-app purchases
Digi Voices
No in-app purchases
Handi
No in-app purchases







