HamWatch
James Krepelka Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
HamWatch is a paid Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by James Krepelka. Rated 5.0/5 from 3 ratings. Requires iOS 16.6. Updated July 16, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 3 ratings
- Price
- 4.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 6 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jul 16
- 2026 · v1.10
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About HamWatch
Real-time ham radio data — on your Apple Watch. HamWatch gives field operators instant access to space weather, propagation conditions, and on-the-air spots, right from your wrist. SPACE WEATHER Live solar wind, Bz/Bt, and solar imagery from NOAA and NASA — including coronal hole monitoring and sunspot tracking. 24-hour charts included. SPOTS POTA, SOTA, and WWFF spots in real time. Filter by mode and band. Pull to refresh. Works on iPhone and Apple Watch. MAPS & TOOLS Azimuthal map centered on your GPS location shows true compass bearings to the world — aim your beam with confidence. WATCH FACE Complications for call sign, SFI, A-Index, and UTC. Choose which views appear on your watch from Settings → Configure Watch Views. The iPhone companion app adds larger charts and detailed data views. Everything syncs automatically between devices. https://www.hamwatch.app
What’s new
Version 1.10 · Updated July 16, 2026
Band Plan — The ARRL band chart, rebuilt for iPhone and Apple Watch. Pick a license class and every band shows as a stack of per-mode bars, so where you may run CW, data, phone, or image reads at a glance. Filter by mode, or tap a band for the sub-band detail. My License — Keep your call sign and license class at the top of the main screen. The band plan charts your privileges automatically, and your details sync to the Apple Watch. Heads-Up Azimuthal Map — Tap the map to turn it with your compass. The world rotates around you and a fixed marker holds the direction you're facing, so the bearing on screen is the way to point the beam. Faster Solar Images — Solar imagery is cached properly now. Images that used to re-download on every visit come up instantly. More Reliable Data — Every feed moved to new endpoints and retries on its own through dropouts, timeouts, and server hiccups. Fixed timer leaks that could leave the app fetching when you weren't looking.
App privacy
The developer, James Krepelka, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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