aprs.fi

Name: aprs.fi
Price: 6.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (1040 reviews)
Author: GainIO

APRS in real time

$6.99 · In‑App Purchases

1K Ratings
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4+
Years
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GainIO
Language

EN
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MB

This is the official iPhone and iPad application of aprs.fi, the favourite APRS navigation site of the amateur radio world. Please read this application description fully before purchasing – some features require an additional in-app purchase. 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 13/14/15/16/17/18 • 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 • High-performance software DSP modem • APRS-IS beaconing, with up to 10 callsign profiles • 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

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

1K Ratings

Beaconing in iOS 26
2d ago

Yobuddi
Solid product and never had a problem in the past. Recently drug out my Mobilinkd and YAESU to get on the airwave again. Beaconing seems to be working in the app, radio transmits, app shows my coordinates.. but when I try to send a msg for weather or any other service that requires location it tells me to beacon.. I do beacon again and no luck. Everything else seems fine.
Beaconing in iOS 26
2d ago

Yobuddi

Solid product and never had a problem in the past. Recently drug out my Mobilinkd and YAESU to get on the airwave again. Beaconing seems to be working in the app, radio transmits, app shows my coordinates.. but when I try to send a msg for weather or any other service that requires location it tells me to beacon.. I do beacon again and no luck. Everything else seems fine.
Beacon Settings Needs to Be Better
08/10/2024

KB0SIS
Update:Not much change. I really want to like this app and give it 5 stars but I can’t. I use it but only with reservations and some disappointment over its operation on beacon timing and lack of a working filter. Original CommentAt first glance, the app looks pretty good. Really liked it. After time and considerable usage, not so good. I started using app because radio beacons are unreliable in my area. I needed a more consistent result. This app is not it. The controls for beaconing is fixed set to a min beacon of every 5 minutes as the fasted rate you can get. Any faster is up to the app with no insight to how it chooses to beacon. It could be 30 seconds or it could be 5 minutes. I found it taking 4 to 5 minutes between beacons. At 40 MPH, this means the beacons are as far as 2 to 3 miles off. Not useful for me. I need last known position to be accurate to hundreds of feet while traveling. Not miles. I went back to radio where I control the beacon rate which makes sense for speed and accuracy.Unable to get filtering to work. I want to filter on a single station. Entering the call sign doesn’t do it. Enter call sign with wildcard asterisk doesn’t work either. No guide on how to use filtering.

Developer Response
Hi!The beacon interval is dynamic, and depends on the speehttps://groups.google.com/g/aprsfid of travel. It'll also detect turns of more than 35 degrees and transmit at those.Unfortunately, at 40 MPH, sending new positions every 300 feet (for example) would mean transmitting a new packet every 5 seconds, and this is more than what the APRS infrastructure can support. Some other tracking method might meet your needs better.At 40 MPH (straight line, without turns) the app will currently send a packet once per 600-700 yards.On the filtering: If you wish to track a single station, it's easiest to use the Search feature to find the station, and to press the Track button. You can also Track multiple stations at the same time. To stop tracking, press the "Stop tracking" button in the station information view, or drag & drop the callsign label in the map view to the side a bit.Filtering can also be used, but it's better for filtering in or out a set of stations, like radios of a specific model, or weather stations, or stations at a high altitude. It'll only show stations which have been seen within the selected time range, and won't go back in the historical database.Further support questions can be sent to the support group: https://groups.google.com/g/aprsfi
Beacon Settings Needs to Be Better
08/10/2024

KB0SIS

Update:Not much change. I really want to like this app and give it 5 stars but I can’t. I use it but only with reservations and some disappointment over its operation on beacon timing and lack of a working filter. Original CommentAt first glance, the app looks pretty good. Really liked it. After time and considerable usage, not so good. I started using app because radio beacons are unreliable in my area. I needed a more consistent result. This app is not it. The controls for beaconing is fixed set to a min beacon of every 5 minutes as the fasted rate you can get. Any faster is up to the app with no insight to how it chooses to beacon. It could be 30 seconds or it could be 5 minutes. I found it taking 4 to 5 minutes between beacons. At 40 MPH, this means the beacons are as far as 2 to 3 miles off. Not useful for me. I need last known position to be accurate to hundreds of feet while traveling. Not miles. I went back to radio where I control the beacon rate which makes sense for speed and accuracy.Unable to get filtering to work. I want to filter on a single station. Entering the call sign doesn’t do it. Enter call sign with wildcard asterisk doesn’t work either. No guide on how to use filtering.
Developer Response 10/10/2024
Hi!The beacon interval is dynamic, and depends on the speehttps://groups.google.com/g/aprsfid of travel. It'll also detect turns of more than 35 degrees and transmit at those.Unfortunately, at 40 MPH, sending new positions every 300 feet (for example) would mean transmitting a new packet every 5 seconds, and this is more than what the APRS infrastructure can support. Some other tracking method might meet your needs better.At 40 MPH (straight line, without turns) the app will currently send a packet once per 600-700 yards.On the filtering: If you wish to track a single station, it's easiest to use the Search feature to find the station, and to press the Track button. You can also Track multiple stations at the same time. To stop tracking, press the "Stop tracking" button in the station information view, or drag & drop the callsign label in the map view to the side a bit.Filtering can also be used, but it's better for filtering in or out a set of stations, like radios of a specific model, or weather stations, or stations at a high altitude. It'll only show stations which have been seen within the selected time range, and won't go back in the historical database.Further support questions can be sent to the support group: https://groups.google.com/g/aprsfi
Can’t use it
Jul 5

Jimjrfl
On the surface this app seems like it would be great. The drawback is if you actually wanna send a message or anything it’s a subscription. I’m OK with that generally. The problem I have is there’s no way to go online and subscribe you have to do it through the app. The app has no provision for adding a payment method. The one and singularly option. Is to use the exact same card you’re using for Apple Pay. That does not work for me as the card that is being used for Apple Pay is for that alone.. I don’t want to use that card to make in app purchases on other apps. No option to change payment method.

Developer Response
Hi!Apple Pay is used for paying for things in the real world (shops, cafes, etc). Apple Pay can not be used for In-app purchases.In-app purchases use the payment information associated with your Apple ID, which can be different from your Apple Pay card. In-app purchases use the payment information associated with your Apple ID, which can be different from your Apple Pay cards.Managing Payment Methods:You can manage your Apple ID's payment methods in iPhone Settings > [Your Name] > Payment & Shipping.You can add or remove payment methods here, or edit the details of existing cards.
Can’t use it
Jul 5

Jimjrfl

On the surface this app seems like it would be great. The drawback is if you actually wanna send a message or anything it’s a subscription. I’m OK with that generally. The problem I have is there’s no way to go online and subscribe you have to do it through the app. The app has no provision for adding a payment method. The one and singularly option. Is to use the exact same card you’re using for Apple Pay. That does not work for me as the card that is being used for Apple Pay is for that alone.. I don’t want to use that card to make in app purchases on other apps. No option to change payment method.
Developer Response Jul 29
Hi!Apple Pay is used for paying for things in the real world (shops, cafes, etc). Apple Pay can not be used for In-app purchases.In-app purchases use the payment information associated with your Apple ID, which can be different from your Apple Pay card. In-app purchases use the payment information associated with your Apple ID, which can be different from your Apple Pay cards.Managing Payment Methods:You can manage your Apple ID's payment methods in iPhone Settings > [Your Name] > Payment & Shipping.You can add or remove payment methods here, or edit the details of existing cards.
Great, but I have one big issue
07/29/2023

Ender436
I love how easy this app is to use, but my big gripe is that I can’t use this app with vox on my radio. As soon as I launch the app, the radio just starts transmitting, and doesn’t stop. I have tried the PulseModem app, and it works great with vox, I don’t know what the difference is in how the apps handle the audio, but it would be great if something could be changed to make this work, because the layout of this app is easier to use in my opinion.
Great, but I have one big issue
07/29/2023

Ender436

I love how easy this app is to use, but my big gripe is that I can’t use this app with vox on my radio. As soon as I launch the app, the radio just starts transmitting, and doesn’t stop. I have tried the PulseModem app, and it works great with vox, I don’t know what the difference is in how the apps handle the audio, but it would be great if something could be changed to make this work, because the layout of this app is easier to use in my opinion.

• TNC waterfall view: Show Mark/Space frequency marker lines for tuning aid on HF SSB. • Improved favourite station list synchronisation timing. • Improved refresh timing for quicker updates when zooming and panning the map. • Show 5 decimals in coordinates when displaying decimal degrees. • Map: Show a message when zoomed out too much, instructing to zoom in closer. • Beacon view: Make the whole digipeater path a button to make the path selection easier to find. • Beacon view: Make symbol image clickable to make it easier to get to the symbol selection view. • User guide updates. • Translation update: NL

Version 2.7.3

Aug 29

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