HamStudy.org
Ham Radio Exam Prep
$3.99
1.8.0for iPhone, iPad and more
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About HamStudy.org
Brought to you by the same team who pioneered remote ham radio exams in the United States and Sponsored by Icom, HamStudy is driven by the same backend database and so the question pools are *always* up to date. When changes are made or new pools released they will be available on the pool list screen of the app if you are connected to the Internet.
This app does not require an active internet connection to use, but when you have one it will sync your progress with the HamStudy.org website and download updates for all content.
HamStudy is a question pool based study tool designed to supplement your existing study methods, whatever they may be! HamStudy is not designed to be a full instructional tool but you can learn a surprising amount with the included explanations for all questions, courtesy of our many wonderful users!
Designed and written by hams with volunteer examiner experience and Sponsored by Icom, this is not your typical study app -- most study apps will focus on practice exams, which is somewhat like studying for your math test by throwing darts at your textbook. HamStudy is focussed on providing you with the tools you need to study the parts of the question pool that you most need to see.
Our intelligent Study Mode tracks your progress as you move through the pool, providing you with full statistics on what you've seen and giving you the visibility into where you need to study. It will automatically repeat questions as needed. When you don't understand something you can tap the "explain" button to view an explanation of the question. Practice Exams make it easy to see how close you are to passing and see what areas to focus on in Study Mode.
Share your progress with your friends or instructor and study together!
* Study *all* current US Amateur Radio question pools (Technician, General, Amateur Extra) -- updates can be downloaded for free when they become available. Additional pools, such as the FCC commercial pools and several international pools, are also available for download in the app. For a full list go to https://hamstudy.org and click the "other" dropdown.
* HamStudy's revolutionary Study Modes work with you to ensure you learn the questions; they automatically track your progress and adjust the pace to keep you challenged but not frustrated. User-submitted explanations help you avoid the pitfall of just memorizing answers. Synchronize with your online HamStudy.org account to prevent data loss and be able to switch devices easily.
* Share your progress with other HamStudy.org users and help each other keep progressing towards that next license exam!
This app does not require an active internet connection to use, but when you have one it will sync your progress with the HamStudy.org website and download updates for all content.
HamStudy is a question pool based study tool designed to supplement your existing study methods, whatever they may be! HamStudy is not designed to be a full instructional tool but you can learn a surprising amount with the included explanations for all questions, courtesy of our many wonderful users!
Designed and written by hams with volunteer examiner experience and Sponsored by Icom, this is not your typical study app -- most study apps will focus on practice exams, which is somewhat like studying for your math test by throwing darts at your textbook. HamStudy is focussed on providing you with the tools you need to study the parts of the question pool that you most need to see.
Our intelligent Study Mode tracks your progress as you move through the pool, providing you with full statistics on what you've seen and giving you the visibility into where you need to study. It will automatically repeat questions as needed. When you don't understand something you can tap the "explain" button to view an explanation of the question. Practice Exams make it easy to see how close you are to passing and see what areas to focus on in Study Mode.
Share your progress with your friends or instructor and study together!
* Study *all* current US Amateur Radio question pools (Technician, General, Amateur Extra) -- updates can be downloaded for free when they become available. Additional pools, such as the FCC commercial pools and several international pools, are also available for download in the app. For a full list go to https://hamstudy.org and click the "other" dropdown.
* HamStudy's revolutionary Study Modes work with you to ensure you learn the questions; they automatically track your progress and adjust the pace to keep you challenged but not frustrated. User-submitted explanations help you avoid the pitfall of just memorizing answers. Synchronize with your online HamStudy.org account to prevent data loss and be able to switch devices easily.
* Share your progress with other HamStudy.org users and help each other keep progressing towards that next license exam!
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.8.0
Last updated on Dec 22, 2023
Old Versions
* Bugfix: Some users can't view practice test history after a question pool update
* Bugfix: Retaking a practice test from the website is graded incorrectly.
* Bundled question pools have been updated to the latest (online updates are always available and don't require an app update)
* Bugfix: Retaking a practice test from the website is graded incorrectly.
* Bundled question pools have been updated to the latest (online updates are always available and don't require an app update)
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Version History
1.8.0
Dec 22, 2023
* Bugfix: Some users can't view practice test history after a question pool update
* Bugfix: Retaking a practice test from the website is graded incorrectly.
* Bundled question pools have been updated to the latest (online updates are always available and don't require an app update)
* Bugfix: Retaking a practice test from the website is graded incorrectly.
* Bundled question pools have been updated to the latest (online updates are always available and don't require an app update)
1.7.2
Oct 9, 2023
* Updated the bundled question pools for first-time users (existing users can download updates from in the app anyway)
* Updated to the latest iOS SDKs to ensure compatibility with current devices
* Fixed a bug which could cause users to be stuck on a blank white screen
* Updated to the latest iOS SDKs to ensure compatibility with current devices
* Fixed a bug which could cause users to be stuck on a blank white screen
1.7.1
Apr 12, 2023
* General 2023 question pool pre-loaded
* New installs will use a faster, more performant database
* Many back-end improvements to improve reliability
* Added analytics to help with troubleshooting bugs
* New installs will use a faster, more performant database
* Many back-end improvements to improve reliability
* Added analytics to help with troubleshooting bugs
1.6.1
Jul 6, 2022
- Updated to have the new 2022 tech question pool on install, instead of needing to download it after installing.
- Unfortunately you may lose your data when upgrading to this version -- make sure you've synced to a hamstudy.org account before installing! We apologize but were unable to fix the problem in a better way.
- Data access and storage is faster, which should result in a faster app
- Facebook login support has been removed due to changes to their ToS which required us every two months to prove once again through a tedious process that we weren't selling anyone's data. We're not, and we hadn't changed anything, but it just got to be more than we had time to deal with, so we've removed it.
- Added a much-requested feature, the ability to show only the questions you missed when reviewing practice exam results.
- Unfortunately you may lose your data when upgrading to this version -- make sure you've synced to a hamstudy.org account before installing! We apologize but were unable to fix the problem in a better way.
- Data access and storage is faster, which should result in a faster app
- Facebook login support has been removed due to changes to their ToS which required us every two months to prove once again through a tedious process that we weren't selling anyone's data. We're not, and we hadn't changed anything, but it just got to be more than we had time to deal with, so we've removed it.
- Added a much-requested feature, the ability to show only the questions you missed when reviewing practice exam results.
1.6.0
Sep 21, 2021
- Fixed a bug affecting some users where buttons didn't work after taking a practice exam
- Updated the prepackaged question pools
- Added better error reporting tools -- these will help us see what issues our users experience (no personal information collected, only error reports!) so we can fix them.
- Updated the prepackaged question pools
- Added better error reporting tools -- these will help us see what issues our users experience (no personal information collected, only error reports!) so we can fix them.
1.5.0
Apr 25, 2021
- Updated the FaceBook APIs to prevent deprecation
- Improved study mode question selection algorithms
- Misc performance improvements and minor bug fixes
- Improved study mode question selection algorithms
- Misc performance improvements and minor bug fixes
1.4.1
Jul 3, 2020
- Fixed social login button styles
- Fixed social login behaviors
- Updated the pool
- Fixed social login behaviors
- Updated the pool
1.4.0
Feb 25, 2020
- Added the new Extra pool to the default pool bundle (existing users can already download it)
- Add back to subelements button in read questions
- Add support for safe areas on newer phones
- Canadian pools now have explanations from VE2AAY
- Add back to subelements button in read questions
- Add support for safe areas on newer phones
- Canadian pools now have explanations from VE2AAY
1.3.5
Jul 3, 2019
- Fixes a critical bug which caused the app to become unusable to some users who had been studying the 2015 General pool before it expired on July 1, 2019.
Sorry about that, folks!
Sorry about that, folks!
1.3.1
May 17, 2019
- New! Share your progress with other users or invite them to view your progress! Requires a HamStudy.org account
- The 2019 General class pool is now included on install (no need to download it before studying)
- Fixed google sign-in
- Fixed a bug where some pools displayed multiple times on the selection page
- Reduced the titlebar size on some devices to make more efficient use of the screen -- you already know who we are =]
- Misc bugfixes and polish
- The 2019 General class pool is now included on install (no need to download it before studying)
- Fixed google sign-in
- Fixed a bug where some pools displayed multiple times on the selection page
- Reduced the titlebar size on some devices to make more efficient use of the screen -- you already know who we are =]
- Misc bugfixes and polish
1.3.0
May 15, 2019
- New! Share your progress with other users or invite them to view your progress! Requires a HamStudy.org account
- The 2019 General class pool is now included on install (no need to download it before studying)
- Fixed google sign-in
- Fixed a bug where some pools displayed multiple times on the selection page
- Misc bugfixes and polish
- The 2019 General class pool is now included on install (no need to download it before studying)
- Fixed google sign-in
- Fixed a bug where some pools displayed multiple times on the selection page
- Misc bugfixes and polish
1.2.4
Mar 22, 2019
* Fixed a bug which prevented custom deck selection on some of the "other" question pools
* Fixed dark mode link colors on the explanations so that they can be read more easily
* Fixed a crash affecting iOS 10 users
* Fixed dark mode link colors on the explanations so that they can be read more easily
* Fixed a crash affecting iOS 10 users
1.2.3
Mar 19, 2019
* Fixed a bug which prevented custom deck selection on some of the "other" question pools
* Fixed dark mode link colors on the explanations so that they can be read more easily
* (The fixes in the last build weren't quite as fixed as they should be! Blame has been placed so it's all good)
* Fixed dark mode link colors on the explanations so that they can be read more easily
* (The fixes in the last build weren't quite as fixed as they should be! Blame has been placed so it's all good)
1.2.2
Mar 12, 2019
* Fixed a bug which prevented custom deck selection on some of the "other" question pools
* Fixed dark mode link colors on the explanations so that they can be read more easily
* Fixed dark mode link colors on the explanations so that they can be read more easily
1.2.0
Jan 28, 2019
- The main screen will now show the last three tests you've worked on -- this will help those of you studying the US Commercial or Canadian pools
- Under the "I want to study" below the stats grid in Study Mode you can now select "Custom" which will allow you to choose specific items to study
- Under the "I want to study" below the stats grid in Study Mode you can now select "Custom" which will allow you to choose specific items to study
1.1.0
Nov 22, 2018
Knocking out a few of the most-requested features:
* Google and facebook login now available! (also create a new account using your google or facebook account!)
* Added night mode theme and configurable font size!
* New "study session" feature - each study session resets your stats so you start from scratch, then end the session to merge your history!
* Google and facebook login now available! (also create a new account using your google or facebook account!)
* Added night mode theme and configurable font size!
* New "study session" feature - each study session resets your stats so you start from scratch, then end the session to merge your history!
1.0.13
Oct 17, 2018
Let's pretend that last release didn't happen. This is our new improved release with:
* Working account sync!
* Working links!
So sorry for any trouble caused by downloading that last release.
* Working account sync!
* Working links!
So sorry for any trouble caused by downloading that last release.
1.0.12
Oct 14, 2018
* We may have made a *tiny* mistake with that last release which might have prevented some users (the ones running the app) from being able to open links in question explanations. This is fixed -- please don't tell anyone, that would be really embarrassing if it got out.
1.0.10
Oct 6, 2018
- Fixed a bug which prevented some of our users from syncing to a hamstudy.org account
- We now show the question ID instead of test position on the cards in a graded practice exam
- We now show the question ID instead of test position on the cards in a graded practice exam
1.0.9
Jul 3, 2018
- Fixed a bug from the last release which could result in "other" pools not being usable on some devices
- No longer collapse "other" pools by default if any are downloaded
- No longer collapse "other" pools by default if any are downloaded
1.0.8
Jul 2, 2018
- Correctly hide the old Tech pool
- If you don't have the new Tech pool you can download it if you're connected to the internet when you load the app -- or if all else fails, delete the app and reinstall to reset data so you get it.
- If you don't have the new Tech pool you can download it if you're connected to the internet when you load the app -- or if all else fails, delete the app and reinstall to reset data so you get it.
1.0.7
May 30, 2018
- By popular request, we've added the "I don't know" option on quiz cards!
- Enabled the "explain" button on unrated cram mode cards
- Enabled the "explain" button on unrated cram mode cards
1.0.5
May 24, 2018
- Fixed scrolling issue after coming from practice exam to study weakest
- Added "sign out" support to delete user data and sign out of sync
- Manual sync now does a full re-sync
- Added a "Help and feedback" dialog for submitting support requests, feature requests, and easy reviews
- It's now possible to sign in to sync from the sidenav
- New auto-advance option for study mode
- Added "sign out" support to delete user data and sign out of sync
- Manual sync now does a full re-sync
- Added a "Help and feedback" dialog for submitting support requests, feature requests, and easy reviews
- It's now possible to sign in to sync from the sidenav
- New auto-advance option for study mode
1.0.3
May 10, 2018
- Fixed an issue which prevented the app from being usable on iOS 10.2 -- sorry about that!
- Minor speed improvements particularly when opening a different question pool
- Minor speed improvements particularly when opening a different question pool
1.0.2
May 6, 2018
- Fixed a bug which could cause flashcards to lock up when studying a small section
- Based on user feedback added an option to auto advance in practice exams (find it in the right settings area, top right icon)
- Based on user feedback added an option to auto advance in practice exams (find it in the right settings area, top right icon)
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iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
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