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APRS World · Office #55,235

Free live map of every APRS station

In the Collectors and hobbyists neighborhood (Personal). In town since 29 Oct 2026.

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What Tablif read on APRS World's site

APRS World describes itself as: “APRS World”

What it is

Calls itself “callsign lookup” and “ham radio station locator”.

  • Calls itself: callsign lookup · ham radio station locator · +1
“APRS World is a free, ad-free live map of the worldwide APRS amateur radio network: a ham radio station locator and callsign lookup that runs in your browser.”

Where it puts itself

Positions itself as an alternative to APRSdroid.

  • Alternative to: APRSdroid
“Switching from APRSdroid”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

  • Free plan: free forever
“Watching costs nothing and needs no licence and no account”

Who it sells to

Made for High-altitude balloon teams, Hikers and Mobile operators. In 11 languages.

  • Made for: High-altitude balloon teams · Hikers · Mobile operators
  • Languages: 11 languages
“High-altitude balloon teams follow a payload to 30 km and back with a radiosonde or a pico tracker.”
“Hikers activating a SOTA summit or a POTA park beacon their position so chasers know where to listen.”

How it runs

A mobile app and web app for CarPlay. Runs locally and works offline. Hosted in the cloud. Distributed through the App Store and Play Store. No API.

  • Kind: mobile · web
  • Runs on: CarPlay
  • Runs where: cloud / hosted · on the device, offline
  • Distributed via: App Store · Play Store
  • API: no
“…beacon from your phone or radio, and take it to CarPlay.”
“…a ham radio station locator and callsign lookup that runs in your browser.”

What it works with

Replaces APRSdroid. Built on APRS-IS.

  • Replaces: APRSdroid
  • Built on: APRS-IS
“…iGates pass them to APRS-IS, the worldwide Internet network this map reads live.”
“…take it to CarPlay”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

  • Instant signup: yes
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“With a free account and an APRS-IS passcode (generate one with the APRS passcode generator), you can send messages directly from the browser to any APRS-capable station, no radio required.”
“Watching costs nothing and needs no licence and no account: open the map and search a callsign”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 29 Oct 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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