rtl_tcp SDR
HotPaw Productions Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
rtl_tcp SDR is a paid Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by HotPaw Productions. Rated 3.9/5 from 32 ratings. Requires iOS 16.6. Updated January 21, 2026.
- Rating
- 3.9
- 32 ratings
- Price
- 12.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 3 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jan 21
- 2026 · v1.5.6
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About rtl_tcp SDR
An RTL-SDR Software Defined Radio receiver app for iOS devices. Listen to AM, FM, SSB and CW radio signals. View an RF spectrum and waterfall. Connect, via the rtl_tcp network protocol, to networked RTL-SDR USB peripherals. This app requires an external rtl_tcp server. iOS devices do not currently support the direct connection of USB peripherals such as an RTL-SDR. Thus, the use of this app requires network access to a server, such as a Raspberry Pi (or Mac), with an RTL-SDR unit plugged into its USB port, and running the rtl_tcp protocol at an TCP/IP network address accessible from your iOS device. This allows a Raspberry Pi (or Mac) to act, essentially, as the USB port adapter for your iOS device. The rtl_tcp SDR app can also connect to hfp_tcp for the Airspy HF+, rsp_tcp for SDRPlay devices, and lmm_tcp for the LimeSDR Mini; see GitHub for server source code. This app can also connect to a Hermes Lite 2 QRP transceiver directly, if it has a known IP address, or through an hl2_tcp server. No support is provided for installing any of the rtl_tcp or other tcp software needed to use this app (with a Raspberry Pi, or otherwise). Please do not download this app unless you are already familiar with Software Defined Radio, have an RTL-SDR or equivalent USB SDR peripheral, and have already installed and tested rtl_tcp on your Raspberry Pi, Mac, or other server. Note that this app requires a very high bandwidth network connection in order to receive streams of real-time RF samples from an RTL-SDR. It is recommended that your rtl_tcp server be on a wired connection rather than on the same WiFi as your iOS device.
Ratings & reviews
3.9
32 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.5.6 · Updated January 21, 2026
Stability enhancements and minor bug fixes for SSB modulation and CW decoding.
App privacy
The developer, HotPaw Productions, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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