# HamAlert

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1200759798](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1200759798)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1200759798`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Manuel Kasper
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (33 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9.5
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-22
- **First published:** 2017-02-03
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hamalert/id1200759798)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://hamalert.org/privacy](https://hamalert.org/privacy)

## Description

This app is a companion to the HamAlert web site (hamalert.org) and lets you receive push notifications from HamAlert.

HamAlert is a system that allows amateur radio operators to get notifications when a desired station appears on the Reverse Beacon Network, SOTAwatch, the DX cluster or PSK Reporter.

Spots can be filtered by various criteria, including:

• DXCC (both actual and callsign home DXCC)
• Callsign
• Island reference
• Summit reference
• Park reference
• CQ zone
• Continent
• Band
• Mode
• Time and days of week
• Source
• Spotter callsign and DXCC

## Rankings

- #214,055 — Overall

## Review summary

HamAlert is strong in its core alerting capability, with reviews noting timely spot notifications and some tangible contest/spotting results. However, multiple reviews echo significant reliability and usability problems: difficult/troublesome trigger setup with freezes, overall stability issues (crashes, registration problems, iPad bugs), onboarding/UI friction (font size, website redirects), and data quality concerns (garbage-looking callsigns and a call for database cross-checks). Overall, powerful alerts are offset by core reliability and UX flaws that hinder consistent use.

### Pros

- Notifies when spots are detected, enabling timely alerts.
- Alerts have led to successful spotting across regions/contests (and helped identify potential ATNOs).

### Cons

- Triggers setup is difficult and can freeze (e.g., when entering park references; only callsigns save).
- Frequent stability issues: freezes/crashes and registration/login errors, including on iPad.
- UI/UX and onboarding friction: small font, prompts to visit the website, and confusing onboarding flow.
- Data quality concerns: some spots appear as garbage callsigns; desire for cross-check against QRZ database.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1200759798)