Comparison

AllStar Node Control vs Mona Radio

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

Head to head
About

AllStar Node Control

This app offers a streamlined way to manage your local AllStar node, replacing complex web interfaces with a modern mobile experience. It allows for quick links, directory searches, favorites, maintenance, and macro configuration. The app automatically scans your network and configures nodes for easy setup.

Highlights
  • One-touch quick links
  • Global AllStar and EchoLink directory search
  • Favorite node setup
  • Node maintenance tasks
  • Command macro configuration
  • Automatic local network scanning
  • One-time purchase
Features
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AllStar Node Control replaces heavyweight web apps and outdated mobile apps with a clean, modern approach to managing your local AllStar node. Save one-touch quick links, search the entire AllStar and EchoLink global directories, set up favorites, run node maintenance tasks and configure command macros. Node Control scans your local network for AllStarLink nodes and configures them automatically - just add your manager credentials and you're on the air! Your one time purchase helps support software made by a ham, for hams. No ads, no subscriptions, no surprises. Check out my other mobile apps for other great ham radio goodness. I also make the most capable mobile FT8/FT4 station anywhere. AllStar Node Control is not affiliated with or endorsed by AllStarLink, Inc.

About

Mona Radio

This app provides a modern interface for amateur radio operators, integrating spectrum, waterfall, tuning, and digital modes like FT8 and FreeDV. It offers logging services and supports a growing range of amateur radios across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Spectrum and waterfall views
  • Integrated FT8 decoding
  • FreeDV and RADE digital voice support
  • QSO logging and synchronization
  • Support for multiple amateur radios
  • Adaptive interface for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Features
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Mona Radio brings amateur radio into a modern Apple experience. Built for operators who care about both the radio and the experience around it, Mona Radio combines spectrum and waterfall, tuning and controls, receive audio, digital modes, diagnostics, logging, and more in a native Apple interface. Designed for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, Mona adapts to each device instead of stretching the same screen everywhere. SEE YOUR RADIO Explore live RF activity through responsive spectrum and waterfall views designed for touch, pointer, and larger displays. Tune from the spectrum, adjust operating controls, monitor signals, and choose the view that fits the way you operate. FT8, BUILT IN Decode activity, watch the waterfall, browse Band Activity, inspect station information, and work with FT8 without leaving the radio-control experience. Where transmission is supported, Mona uses deliberate transmit controls and keeps radio state visible. FREEDV AND RADE DIGITAL VOICE FreeDV and RADE bring digital voice into the same integrated experience. Availability follows the capabilities of the connected radio, with automatic RADE V1/V2 receive selection and integrated radio control where supported. Preview capabilities are clearly identified in the interface. LOG WHERE YOU OPERATE Log Services connect Mona Radio with supported online log services and local logging apps, bringing QSO logging and synchronization closer to the rest of your operating workflow. MORE RADIOS, ONE EXPERIENCE Mona Radio supports a growing range of amateur radios. Supported: Icom IC-705 Icom IC-7300 Preview: Icom IC-7300MK2 Icom IC-9700 Icom IC-7610 Icom IC-7760 Icom IC-R8600 — Receive Only Yaesu FT-710 Yaesu FT-891 FlexRadio FLEX-6400 Elecraft K4 / K4D / K4HD Feature availability varies by radio model, connection type, Apple platform, and validation status. Not every feature is available on every radio. See Supported Radios inside Mona Radio or visit monaradio.com/radios for current details. Network-connected radios communicate directly with Mona Radio over your local or private network. On Mac, selected radios can also use supported direct USB connections. HELP IMPROVE PREVIEW RADIO SUPPORT Preview integrations are actively being refined. If you use a Preview radio and encounter a connection, control, audio, spectrum, digital-mode, or transmit issue, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact support@monaradio.com. If possible, include your radio model, Apple device, connection type, Mona Radio version, and a Diagnostics export. BUILT FOR THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM On iPhone, Mona keeps the radio close at hand. On iPad, the larger display becomes a spacious operating surface. On Mac, Mona takes advantage of desktop space, keyboard and pointer interaction, and supported direct radio connections. Apple TV provides a receive-focused Radio Wall experience. DESIGNED TO TELL THE TRUTH Mona favors confirmed radio state, clear connection feedback, guarded transmit controls, and diagnostics that help explain what is actually happening instead of hiding problems behind a generic error. Supported, Preview, and Receive Only capabilities are identified separately. BUILT TO Preview: FlexRadio FLEX-6600; Elecraft K3 / K3S. Features vary by radio model and connection. Extend the life of radios. Preserve the memories carried with them.

Screenshots

AllStar Node Control2 screens
Mona Radio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mona Radio at Free against AllStar Node Control's $0.99. Mona Radio also leads on device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). AllStar Node Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Mona Radio is free to download; AllStar Node Control costs $0.99 up front. Mona Radio sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. AllStar Node Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AllStar Node Control against 5.0 for Mona Radio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AllStar Node Control ships an update every 2 weeks, Mona Radio every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AllStar Node Control versus Mona Radio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAllStar Node ControlMona Radio
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJONATHAN MARK SCHULMAN曦 余

Customer experience

AllStar Node Control

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mona Radio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AllStar Node Control

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Mona Radio

One-time4
  • Small Support$1.99
  • Supporter$4.99
  • Generous Support$9.99
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  • Mona Radio Pro$24.99

Questions

Is AllStar Node Control free?
AllStar Node Control costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mona Radio free?
Mona Radio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AllStar Node Control or Mona Radio?
AllStar Node Control and Mona Radio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do AllStar Node Control or Mona Radio have ads?
Neither AllStar Node Control nor Mona Radio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AllStar Node Control or Mona Radio?
AllStar Node Control ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mona Radio every 9 days. Most recently, AllStar Node Control was updated on October 31, 2026 and Mona Radio on October 29, 2026.

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