aprs.fi vs HamTraqr

An additional in-app subscription is needed for some features, so please read this application description fully before purchasing. Navigate to addresses with clear step-by-step instructions. Obtain immediate, real-time access to current APRS position information, weather reports, telemetry graphs, and more. Zoom and browse around the world and see stations immediately – no waiting. • Route guidance / driving directions • Search callsigns and addresses, with quick search-as-you-type and search history features • Track multiple stations at the same time • Filter information shown on the map (weather stations, AIS, custom filters) • View weather, telemetry and statistic graphs • Beacon your position on aprs.fi • Attach to a transceiver with a wireless connection to a BLE TNC, receive and transmit position beacons without the Internet • Runs directly on top of the reliable and fast aprs.fi database • Tested to work great on all currently-supported iPhone and iPad models • Supports iOS 14/15/16/17/18/26 • Dark Mode support for an ergonomic viewing experience in low-light environments • High-resolution graphics for Retina and Retina HD displays with full APRS symbol set Buy the app – get the web site for free! Some new features require a subscription. All old and some new features will be available without a subscription fee. These features are currently included in the Extra Features subscription package: • APRS text messaging with a modern instant messenger-like experience, supports international text and emojis • High-performance software DSP modem • APRS-IS beaconing, with up to 10 callsign profiles • Offline maps • RX iGate functionality • Long time ranges in map and graph views Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. GPS is not required for viewing APRS information. Terms of service: https://aprs.fi/page/app_terms Privacy policy: https://aprs.fi/page/app_privacy

HamTraqr puts every volunteer at a public-service event on one live map — hikers, bikes, sweeps, SAGs, aid stations, net control — and keeps them in touch. Built for the people who work races, parades, marathons, rides and emergency exercises: the operators who need to know where everyone is, who just called, and what was said, usually all at once. REQUIRES A SERVER HamTraqr is not a service we operate. Your club installs the free, open-source HamTraqr Server on its own hardware, and this app connects to it. You will need your club's server address before the app can do anything. There is no account to create and no sign-up. ON THE MAP • Live positions for APRS trackers and for phones running this app • Courses, aid stations and iGates, drawn from your event's configuration • Tracker names, callsigns and how long since each was last heard SHARE YOUR POSITION • Become a tracker with just your phone — no radio hardware required • Support for an APRS-capable radio if you have one • Reports continue with the screen off, with a notification shown the whole time • Turn it on for your shift and off afterwards; nothing is sent until you do MESSAGING • Message net control or other trackers directly, and receive event-wide broadcasts • Attach a photo when a description is not enough • Spoken alerts for incoming messages, so you can keep your eyes on the road • Option to hear the live radio transmissions on the event's primary frequency ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch companion is for when the phone is in a pocket and your hands are busy: incoming messages on the wrist, and a reply dictated by voice. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOUR CLUB Everything you share goes to the server you connected to and no further. We operate no service that receives it, and the app contains no analytics or advertising of any kind. Whoever runs your club's server holds that data and answers for it — their policy is published on the same address you enter into the app. Note that APRS is an open radio system. Positions transmitted over the air can be received by anyone in range and appear on public sites such as aprs.fi, independently of this app. LICENSING No amateur radio licencs is needed to use the app as a tracker; position sharing goes over the internet. A license is required to transmit on amateur frequencies, and your club will tell you which parts of an event need one. Free, with no in-app purchases.