LTCRoamingApp vs Bysky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LTCRoamingApp
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Enjoy traveling with Roaming service rate for check service rate anywhere from around the world. Feature - Check roaming service rates in each country and operator - Recommended service rate for each country and operator
Bysky
Communicate with satellite phones for free using your smartphone's internet connection. Send and receive text messages to devices like Iridium and Inmarsat, even when users are far away. Supports group chats and integrates with your existing address book.
- Free SMS to satellite phones
- Supports Iridium, RockSTAR, Inmarsat, Thuraya, Globalstar
- Uses phone's internet connection
- Integrates with address book
- Group chat functionality
- Receive responses in the same chat
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Bysky is an application for smartphones that allows you to send FREE text messages to various satellite phones, such as Iridium, RockSTAR, Inmarsat, Thuraya or Globalstar. Bysky uses your phone’s internet connection (4G/3G/2G/EDGE or Wi-Fi if available) to send messages and receive responses. You can use your existing address book. If you save a satellite phone number to your address Book, Bysky will automatically determine its type. To send a free message to a satellite phone – just start a new chat. Now it's much easier to communicate with people, even when they are far away. You can always start a free chat with a satellite device, and all answers will be received to the same chat. You can start a group chat and send free text messages to several satellite phones at once.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bysky at every 2 weeks against LTCRoamingApp's every 5 months. LTCRoamingApp's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LTCRoamingApp ships an update every 5 months, Bysky every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LTCRoamingApp | Bysky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lao Telecom | Sergey Bogdanov |
In-app purchases
LTCRoamingApp
No in-app purchases
Bysky
No in-app purchases
