MagicSDR: SDR Radio Receiver
Vladyslav Haliuk Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
MagicSDR: SDR Radio Receiver is a paid Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by Vladyslav Haliuk. Rated 3.1/5 from 10 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0.
- Rating
- 3.1
- 10 ratings
- Price
- 12.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 65 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 10
- 2026 · v26.08
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About MagicSDR: SDR Radio Receiver
Turn your iPhone or iPad into a real radio receiver. MagicSDR connects you to more than 600 live SDR (software defined radio) servers around the world — tune in to shortwave broadcasts, ham radio and utility stations right away. No antenna, no dongle, no hardware required. WHAT YOU CAN HEAR - International shortwave broadcasters from every continent - Ham radio operators on SSB and CW — contests, DXpeditions, everyday QSOs - Aviation, marine and utility stations - Time signals, beacons and digital modes Pick a receiver close to the signal you want: a server in Japan, Brazil or the Alps is one tap away. Somewhere the bands are always open. HAVE YOUR OWN SDR HARDWARE? MagicSDR also works as a fast native client for your own receivers. The app supports the SoapyRemote protocol, which means it works with any SDR device that has a SoapySDR driver. More supported protocols: - rtl_tcp — stream IQ data from the popular and affordable RTL-SDR dongles - Airspy network — connect to Airspy receivers shared over the network - Hermes-Lite — direct connection to the open-source Hermes-Lite 2 HF transceiver A POWERFUL RECEIVER WITH A TOUCH-FIRST UI - Wideband panadapter and waterfall with smooth pinch-to-zoom and pan gestures - AM, SSB (USB/LSB), CW, NFM and WFM demodulators - Adjustable filter bandwidth and noise-threshold squelch - Frequency bookmarks to collect and organize stations - Band plan overlay, so you always know where you are on the dial - Audio over UDP — feed external decoders such as FT8/WSJT-X or CW - Built-in EiBi shortwave schedule database — instantly see which broadcast station is on the air, in what language and when MADE FOR Ham radio operators, shortwave listeners (SWL), DXers, spectrum analysis — and anyone curious about what is on the air right now. Feedback and feature requests are always welcome — MagicSDR is in active development.
Ratings & reviews
3.1
10 ratings
What’s new
Version 26.08 · Updated August 10, 2026
- Added enumerator map - Added support SoapyRemote protocol
App privacy
The developer, Vladyslav Haliuk, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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