MagicSDR 4+
Software-defined radio
Vladyslav Haliuk
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- $12.99
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Description
MagicSDR makes it possible to interactively explore RF spectrum using panadapter and waterfall visualization, demodulate and play AM, SSB, CW, NFM, WFM signals, collect frequencies. Built on the principle of plug-in architecture, MagicSDR - powerful and flexible next-generation SDR (software-defined radio) application. Typical applications are dx-ing, ham radio, radio astronomy, and spectrum analysis. Explore the spectrum everywhere!
MagicSDR provides access to more than six hundred servers around the world, with which you can listen to the radio shortwave bands. This does not require special equipment.
Support servers and protocols:
- KiwiSDR
- RTL-TCP
- MagicLink
- Airspy network
- Hermes-Lite
- HiQSDR
Main features:
- Wide band spectrum view
- AM/SSB/CW/NFM/WFM demodulator
- Screen gestures
- Frequency bookmarks
- Band plan
- Shortwave Guide (EiBi database)
- Noise treshold squelch
- Audio over UDP for external data decoders
Feedback and bug reports are always welcome.
What’s New
Version 23.11
- Added background play
- Fixed sound in headphones
Ratings and Reviews
Works (kind of) with KiwiSDR
I have been running a public KiwiSDR receiver for years and always wanted an IOS client for it. Although very limited (see below) this app is an answer to that.
The app will connect to KiwiSDR receivers and open a raw IQ stream. It will then proceed to demodulate the received stream within the app itself (AM,FM,SSB,CW are available).
This is drastically different from how a KiwiSDR receiver normally works, the biggest difference being that you will only be able to see about 10KHz of spectrum bandwidth instead of 30MHz.
The user interface is very, very basic and at times hard to use. Overall, however, this is the only IOS client I know of that works with my KiwiSDR and therefore I will keep using it.
Note: I also tried the app with an RTL-SDR dongle but I was unable to do it successfully due to an error about Soapy that shoes in the logs.
No arm decode?
It seems no wfm demodulator.
Does not run in background
App is working ok on rtl_tcp and spyserver network but is pretty much useless since it does not run in background. If you switch between the apps or do anything else on your phone the app disconnects from server.
And no, it is not IOS limit since other SDR apps continue to stream in background just fine.
So very limited usability.
App Privacy
The developer, Vladyslav Haliuk, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Vladyslav Haliuk
- Size
- 44.2 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Vladyslav Haliuk
- Price
- $12.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.