APRSSwift vs APRS World

APRSSwift brings the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) to your Apple devices — a native, universal amateur-radio app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Report your position to the APRS network, watch nearby stations move on a live map, read a real-time packet log, and exchange APRS text messages — all with your own callsign. FEATURES • Live map with APRS symbols, station tracks, and your own location • Connect via APRS-IS (Internet), a TCP KISS TNC, a Bluetooth TNC (Mobilinkd), or the built-in AFSK sound modem (1200 baud — no extra hardware) • Full packet decoding: position, Mic-E, compressed, objects, items, status, weather, messages, and telemetry • SmartBeaconing — adaptive beacon rate based on speed and turns • Two-way APRS messaging with acknowledgements • Station list with distance, favorites, and proximity alerts • Maidenhead grid locator, metric or imperial units, and dead reckoning • Post APRS objects, send status reports, and view weather & telemetry charts • Apple Watch app: beacon, grid, and nearby stations on your wrist APRSSwift is designed for licensed amateur radio operators. A valid callsign is required; your APRS-IS passcode is generated automatically from it. 73!

APRS World shows the global APRS amateur radio network on a live map. Follow stations as they move, read weather and telemetry, send and receive APRS messages, and transmit over the air through your own TNC. Made for licensed radio amateurs. Viewing the map needs no license or account; transmitting needs a valid amateur radio license. FEATURES • Live map: stations from around the world appear as soon as they are heard, with their APRS symbols. • Station pages: callsign, symbol, path, speed, course, comment, last heard time and packet history. • Weather and telemetry: wind, temperature, pressure and telemetry channels next to each position. • Messages: send and receive APRS messages with any callsign, with delivery status. • Apple CarPlay: the stations around you on the car screen, lists of nearby and followed stations, directions to any station, even a moving one, and a beacon button that sends your position once or automatically while you drive. • Track Logger: record your GPS track on the phone and export it as GPX. • Eleven languages: Turkish, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese and Dutch. • Dark and light themes. RF (TRANSMIT FROM YOUR PHONE) APRS World can send real APRS packets through equipment you already own: • Bluetooth LE KISS TNC: pair it and send beacons and messages over the air. • TCP KISS: connect to Direwolf or another KISS server on your local network to receive and transmit. Transmitting straight from the phone's audio output (AFSK) is not available in this version. PRIVACY • Your location is read only after you allow it. It is used to center the map, show distances, give directions in CarPlay and send beacons when you choose to. • APRS messages and beacons go to the public APRS-IS network and anyone can see them. That is how APRS works. • No ads, no selling of location data, no third-party tracking. • Crash reports are sent to Sentry so we can fix bugs. PREMIUM Premium unlocks extra features. Prices are shown in the app. The free version has no ads. REQUIREMENTS • An amateur radio license is required to transmit. The map and receiving messages work without one. • Transmitting over RF needs a KISS TNC (Bluetooth LE or TCP). Many handheld radios have one built in. aprs.world Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aprs.world/privacy APRS World Premium is an auto-renewable subscription, offered as a monthly or a yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your App Store account settings.