APRS Map
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Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Live position tracking and messaging for amateur radio public-service events.
APRS Map shows every volunteer on one live map and lets net control talk to
any of them by text — during a race, a ride, a search, or any event where
people are spread out and someone has to know where they are.
WHAT IT DOES
• See everyone, live. Positions refresh every few seconds. Trackers are
color-coded by how recently they reported, so a station that has gone
quiet is obvious at a glance.
• Share your own position. The app sets a sensible reporting interval based upon the speed of your movement.
It keeps reporting with the screen locked and the phone in your pocket,
and sends an extra position whenever you have moved far enough to matter.
• Message net control. Full two-way messaging with delivery and read
receipts, photos, and group conversations. Arriving messages are read
aloud, announcing who is calling before the message itself, so you can
keep your eyes on the course.
• Answer from your wrist. The Apple Watch app turns your watch into a
push-to-talk microphone: hold Talk, speak, release, and your reply is
sent. Your phone announces incoming messages aloud even in a pocket, so
the watch is free to be the thing you answer with.
• Work where there is no signal. Cache map tiles before you head out and
the map keeps working when coverage does not.
FOR NET CONTROL
Aid stations, rest stops and anyone following an event can watch the same
live map at marsaprs.org — no app required.
BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD
This app is built for MARS (Marin Amateur Radio Society) events and connects
to the marsaprs.org server. You will see the current public event's map right
away. Sharing your own location and using messaging require a PIN and password
issued by the event organizer, so if you are not taking part in a MARS event
there is little here for you yet.
An amateur radio license is not required to use the app. Position sharing goes
out over the internet, not over the air, under a callsign the server assigns.
Ratings & Reviews
• You can now follow all message traffic on an event, not just messages sent to you, with a
running log and playable radio recordings.
• Radio audio arrives as soon as a transmission ends, and every clip is
leveled to the same volume.
• One audio queue: speech, radio and alerts never overlap, nothing older
than five minutes is read out, and a Stop control is always available.
• Spoken messages now pause between sentences.
• Sound and event-following settings are split into two clearer panels.
• Apple Watch: push-to-talk microphone permission fixed, a working Stop
countdown, and a diagnostic that tests whether the watch can speak
while dimmed.
• Messages can now be 1000 characters, sized for dictation.
The developer, Doug Kaye, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Doug Kaye
- Size
- 28.2 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
- Copyright
- © Doug Kaye
