Reviews of DVSwitch Mobile

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Total ratings

4.06 (Rating count: 455)

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Review summary

DVSwitch Mobile is praised for its strong support of multiple digital ham radio modes with excellent audio quality and active developer support. However, users frequently experience challenges due to minimal documentation, complicated setup, login problems, and occasional connectivity issues. The app is best suited for users with existing knowledge of digital radio systems and node configurations. Despite these hurdles, it is valued as a powerful and unique tool that brings digital voice modes to mobile devices, making it a significant contribution to the amateur radio community.

Pros

Supports multiple digital ham radio modes like DMR, D-Star, C4FM, NXDN, and IAX smoothly.
Audio quality is generally excellent, often compared to phone call clarity.
Enables access to AllStar nodes and digital modes via mobile devices, useful when radios are unavailable.
Developers provide active support and the app has a helpful user community on groups.io.
App is feature-rich and versatile for ham radio enthusiasts, facilitating mode switching and server connections.

Cons

Steep learning curve with little to no official documentation or clear instructions, confusing especially for new users.
Setup and configuration can be complicated, requiring prior knowledge of digital modes and node configurations.
Frequent disconnections and excessive data usage reported, affecting user experience.
Login issues related to password characters and token retrieval can be frustrating without clear error messages.
Lacks Bluetooth support currently and some interface elements (like config saving) are not intuitive or fully functional.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20

All time rating average: 4.06

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19% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-11	St*****	Spent a day and a half trying to register, log in, and configure this app only to be faced with one brick wall after another. I don't have a node in my house and thought, maybe incorrectly, that I could use this as a stand-alone way of accessing allstar repeaters. So, after all this messing about -and with nothing in the way of instructions - I have removed this from my phone and I'll stick with echolink.
Spent a day and a half trying to register, log in, and configure this app only to be faced with one brick wall after another. I don't have a node in my house and thought, maybe incorrectly, that I could use this as a stand-alone way of accessing allstar repeaters. So, after all this messing about -and with nothing in the way of instructions - I have removed this from my phone and I'll stick with echolink.
2024-09-27	Pr*****	Lots of set up for this and that. No instructions on how to do anything. Dead app without instructions to new users.
Lots of set up for this and that. No instructions on how to do anything. Dead app without instructions to new users.
2024-06-05	ナカ*****	Works ok, constant disconnections, also it use a whole lot of data just for a few hours It used up 5 gbs of data within 6 days of use, that is more than any other IAX app I have ever used.
Works ok, constant disconnections, also it use a whole lot of data just for a few hours It used up 5 gbs of data within 6 days of use, that is more than any other IAX app I have ever used.
2024-05-27	Pa*****	Unable to login to get token in WT mode, followed directions to a "t" double checked password, changed password at allstarlink... still unable to login. Support forums are worthless, and the fact the mobile and non-mobile app use the same name is a goole for an answer worthless. Would love to use, but.. Update: It doesn't support non AlphaNumeric passwords... and that was my cause. While allstar's site supports it. DVSWitch is unable to login if they're in your passwords.
Unable to login to get token in WT mode, followed directions to a "t" double checked password, changed password at allstarlink... still unable to login. Support forums are worthless, and the fact the mobile and non-mobile app use the same name is a goole for an answer worthless. Would love to use, but.. Update: It doesn't support non AlphaNumeric passwords... and that was my cause. While allstar's site supports it. DVSWitch is unable to login if they're in your passwords.
2023-11-15	Pa*****	Best digital ham solution. It is one wonder for DMR/Dstar/C4FM/NXDN. The audio is great on a Motorola Phone, the reports are great too. Switching modes is a breeze. Excellent client for my 2 servers. I can't praise enough the work of the developers. It brings all the digital voice modes at the tip of your fingers. It is easy to configure and works flawlessly. Best contribution to HAM radio ever!
Best digital ham solution. It is one wonder for DMR/Dstar/C4FM/NXDN. The audio is great on a Motorola Phone, the reports are great too. Switching modes is a breeze. Excellent client for my 2 servers. I can't praise enough the work of the developers. It brings all the digital voice modes at the tip of your fingers. It is easy to configure and works flawlessly. Best contribution to HAM radio ever!
2023-06-03	Mi*****	Works great, if you know how the systems work. Took me a bit to figure everything out but this software was the easiest part once all other components were understood.
Works great, if you know how the systems work. Took me a bit to figure everything out but this software was the easiest part once all other components were understood.
2023-05-12	No*****	Great way to get into DMR radio, and other digital modes. Definitely not a replacement for an actual radio but helps you decide if it's something you want to get.
Great way to get into DMR radio, and other digital modes. Definitely not a replacement for an actual radio but helps you decide if it's something you want to get.
2023-03-17	Fr*****	Previously 1 star... Great app but it keys up on its own at a 1 sec rate. At first i thought it was my "server" (node). So i uninstalled/reinstalled and attempted to use the internet mode only. I connected to a node, and it started keying up. I had to hangup. I hope the authors have heard about this and have a resolution, because the concept is great. (KD2WIR) UPDATE: After reaching out to support, I was given excellent, personal assistance and they lead me to the correct setup Works Great!
Previously 1 star... Great app but it keys up on its own at a 1 sec rate. At first i thought it was my "server" (node). So i uninstalled/reinstalled and attempted to use the internet mode only. I connected to a node, and it started keying up. I had to hangup. I hope the authors have heard about this and have a resolution, because the concept is great. (KD2WIR) UPDATE: After reaching out to support, I was given excellent, personal assistance and they lead me to the correct setup Works Great!
2022-07-18	Bi*****	Awesome, almost never hear the electonic digital audio you can hear when using a hotspot. Using this app has made ham comms even better, its almost always as clear as a phone call quality., except when someone is talking from the droidstar app, then you do hear it. One annoying thing is people's audio. While most sound normal, there are some people with really loud audio so you keep having to turn the volume up and down. (Note : its not a fault in the app, its people using a high mic gain)
Awesome, almost never hear the electonic digital audio you can hear when using a hotspot. Using this app has made ham comms even better, its almost always as clear as a phone call quality., except when someone is talking from the droidstar app, then you do hear it. One annoying thing is people's audio. While most sound normal, there are some people with really loud audio so you keep having to turn the volume up and down. (Note : its not a fault in the app, its people using a high mic gain)
2022-07-17	Ja*****	App works as intended , Not bad, I just started using this app but however I paid for this app but still get message " file transfer not enabled for demo user" so not sure how to get that fixed or what is going on.
App works as intended , Not bad, I just started using this app but however I paid for this app but still get message " file transfer not enabled for demo user" so not sure how to get that fixed or what is going on.