Mac · iPad · iPhone

HAM Radio Apps

Apps for your radio on Mac, iPad and iPhone

SDR-Control on a MacBook, SmartSDR on an iPad and FT-Control on an iPhone, each with panadapter and waterfall

Available for all major brands

What every app brings

The radio apps share their modes and tools, so they all work the same way. Pick the app for your radio and get all of this with it.

FT8 built in

FT8 and FT4 in every app. No cables, no audio drivers, no extra software: open FT8 and make QSOs.

Logbook

Auto-logging, ADIF import and export, call lookup and a map of your QSOs. Synced over iCloud between your devices.

CW keyer and decoder

Send and decode CW at home, on the road or remote over the internet. Your own paddle works too.

More modes

SSTV, HF-Fax, APRS, JS8, WSPR and Speech, which turns voice into text. RTTY and PSK on the Mac.

Controllers

If you want knobs: USB, Bluetooth and MIDI controllers work with every app, mapped as you like.

Tools

DX Cluster, POTA, PSK Reporter, band plan, memories, macros, the Command Bar, 4O3A Genius, Ultra Beam and more.

Remote over the internet

Operate your radio from anywhere, not just at home, without a PC running at the radio.

Mac, iPad and iPhone

Native apps for each platform. The same radio, the same logbook, wherever you are.

Free updates

New modes and features come as free updates. No subscription, no in-app purchases.

Some features need macOS or iOS 26, and some are not on every platform or radio. Compare all features

The radio apps

One app per radio brand, each with everything above. SDR-Receiver and AOR Scanner are receiver apps with features of their own.

SmartSDR for FlexRadio

Mac · iPad · iPhone

The official FlexRadio client for FLEX-6000, FLEX-8000 and Aurora radios, with SmartLink.

SmartSDR for Mac on the Mac App Store

For Mac

SmartSDR for iPad and iPhone on the App Store

For iPad and iPhone

More about SmartSDR

SDR-Control for Icom

Mac · iPad · iPhone

For the IC-705, IC-7610, IC-7760, IC-9700, IC-7300 MK2 and IC-R8600.

SDR-Control for Mac on the Mac App Store

For Mac

SDR-Control for iPad on the App Store

For iPad

SDR-Control Mobile for iPhone on the App Store

For iPhone

More about SDR-Control

FT-Control for Yaesu

Mac · iPad · iPhone

For the FTdx101 (D or MP), FTdx10 and FT-710, through Yaesu's SCU-LAN10.

FT-Control for Mac on the Mac App Store

For Mac

FT-Control for iPad and iPhone on the App Store

For iPad and iPhone

More about FT-Control

TS-Control for Kenwood

Mac · iPad · iPhone

For the Kenwood TS-890S, through the radio's own network access.

TS-Control for Mac on the Mac App Store

For Mac

TS-Control for iPad and iPhone on the App Store

For iPad and iPhone

More about TS-Control

K4-Control for Elecraft

Mac · iPad · iPhone

For the Elecraft K4, K4D and K4HD, with both receivers and panadapters.

K4-Control for Mac on the Mac App Store

For Mac

K4-Control for iPad and iPhone on the App Store

For iPad and iPhone

More about K4-Control

SDR-Receiver

Mac

For USB software-defined radios: RTL-SDR, HackRF, Airspy, Perseus and more. Spectrum, listening and 25+ decoders.

SDR-Receiver on the Mac App Store

For Mac

More about SDR-Receiver

AOR Scanner

Windows

For the AOR AR-DV1 scanner: VFOs with band scopes, memories, search banks and band plans. Ordered by e-mail.

More about AOR Scanner

General purpose apps

Electronic-Toolbox 2

Mac · iPad · iPhone

Electronics reference and calculators for engineers, students, hobbyists and hams.

Electronic-Toolbox 2 on the App Store

Mac, iPad and iPhone

More about Electronic-Toolbox 2

HAM-Toolbox

Mac · iPad · iPhone

Calculators and references for radio amateurs, in one universal app.

HAM-Toolbox on the App Store

Mac, iPad and iPhone

More about HAM-Toolbox

Who we are

We are Marcus Roskosch, DL8MRE, and Jan Roskosch: a small developer team from Germany. Marcus has been making apps for Apple devices since 2009 and uses the radio apps every day in his own shack. Jan makes Electronic-Toolbox 2 and HAM-Toolbox and works on the code the apps share.

There is no call centre in between: when you write to us, we answer ourselves.

Get in touch

Questions or ideas? Write to us, we answer ourselves.

Support for an app: please use Contact Support inside the app: in the Settings tab on iPad and iPhone, in the Help menu on the Mac. If you can't, write to:
help@ham-radio-apps.com.

Please include

  • The app's name and version
  • Your system and its version (macOS, iOS or iPadOS)
  • The radio's maker and model, if it matters
  • What you expected and what happened instead
  • Any error message, or a screenshot

Many questions are answered in the manual. It opens in the app (Settings or Help menu) and is on this site.