Connect to any node
Connect to any AllStarLink node that allows app connections, with clear audio and a live session clock.
More with ProHam radio nodes on the go
Pocket Shack puts the AllStarLink network in your pocket. Connect to amateur radio repeaters and hubs around the world, listen to what's happening, and talk with a tap, from your iPhone, Mac or Apple Watch.
- iPhone
- iPad
- Mac
- Apple Watch
- Listen for free
- Listens in the background
- Private by design
- Accessibility
What it does
What it does
Push to talk
Hold to talk, tap to toggle, or go hands-free with voice activation, with a live meter to set its sensitivity.
Pro
Who is on the air
See which nodes are on the air right now and jump in.
Node map and nearby
Browse every node on a map, or list the ones nearest you.
Apple Watch on its own
The Apple Watch app connects to nodes by itself: pick a favorite, hold to talk, and leave your phone in your pocket.
More with ProFeatures
Made for operators
27 things Pocket Shack does, grouped by what you're trying to do.
Talk and listen
8 featuresListen for free
Listen to any node free, with no microphone needed. Monitor-only connections never transmit.
Never talk over anyone
Never talk over anyone: Pocket Shack shows when the node has the channel and waits for it.
Pro
- Transmit timerPro
- Mic gain with a meterPro
- Voice activation tuningPro
- Echo cancellationPro
- Courtesy tone
- Mute button talksPro
What these do
- Transmit timer
- A transmit timer with a countdown keeps you from timing out the repeater.
- Mic gain with a meter
- Mic gain with a level meter tells you if you sound too quiet, just right, or too hot.
- Voice activation tuning
- Test your voice against the trigger level before you go on the air, so voice activation catches you and not the room.
- Echo cancellation
- Voice processing cancels echo and evens out your level; turn it off for raw audio with a headset.
- Courtesy tone
- An optional local beep when another station stops talking, for nodes that don't send their own.
- Mute button talks
- Press the call Mute control, on the Lock Screen, in CarPlay or with AirPods press-to-mute, to start and stop talking.
Find someone to talk to
6 featuresFavorites
Keep the nodes you use most a tap away, in your order, with a live talking or idle badge.
Directory search
Search the full node directory by number, callsign or place, even offline.
Live node details
Live node details: who it's linked to, its frequency, location and activity.
- Hide nodes you cannot reach
- Recent connections
- Callsign lookup
What these do
- Hide nodes you cannot reach
- Optionally hide nodes whose owners don't allow app connections, so Active and search show only nodes you can join.
- Recent connections
- Every node you've connected to, newest first.
- Callsign lookup
- Look up any callsign in the app, with your QRZ subscription if you have one.
Everywhere you are
9 featuresTalk from your wrist
Hold the big Talk button, double-tap your fingers, or use the Action Button on Apple Watch Ultra, with a ring that counts down your transmit time.
Pro
iCloud sync
Favorites, recents and settings sync through iCloud, and your account through iCloud Keychain.
Live Activity and Dynamic Island
Live Activity and Dynamic Island with a Talk button, plus a Control Center control.
More with Pro
- Node status widgets
- Listens in the background
- A real Mac appMore with Pro
- Haptic cuesMore with Pro
- Watch complications
- Siri and Recents
What these do
- Node status widgets
- Widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Mac desktop show a node's status at a glance.
- Listens in the background
- Keeps listening with the screen locked, over Bluetooth, and reconnects when you move between Wi-Fi and cellular.
- A real Mac app
- A real Mac app with a menu bar control, a global push-to-talk shortcut and your choice of microphone and speakers.
- Haptic cues
- Distinct taps on your wrist when the channel clears, when you're on the air, 10 seconds before the timeout, and if the connection drops.
- Watch complications
- See your connection on your watch face and in the Smart Stack.
- Siri and Recents
- "Call node 46308 with Pocket Shack" with Siri, and connections in your phone's Recents.
Made for operators
4 featuresAccessibility
Built for VoiceOver and large text, with clear status words and symbols that never rely on color alone.
Private by design
No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud.
- Night mode
- DTMF keypadPro
What these do
- Night mode
- An all-red Night appearance that keeps your night vision, plus Day and Dark, or follow your system setting.
- DTMF keypad
- A DTMF keypad for node commands.
Everywhere you are
One app, on every screen you use
What each device adds.
iPhone
iOS 26.1
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island
- Listens in the background
- Siri and Recents
- Connect to any node
iPad
iPadOS 26.1
Mac
macOS 26
- A real Mac app
- Connect to any node
- Who is on the air
- Node map and nearby
Apple Watch
watchOS 26
- Apple Watch on its own
- Talk from your wrist
- Haptic cues
- Watch complications
Private by design
No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud.
Pricing
Listening is free
Listening is free. Pocket Shack Pro unlocks transmitting: $1.99 a month, $14.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $39.99 once. Family Sharing included.
Free
Listen to any node, on every device.
- Connect to any node: Listen on any node
- Who is on the air
- Node map and nearby
- Apple Watch on its own: Listen from your wrist
- Listen for free
Pocket Shack Pro
Talk on the air.
- $1.99 a month
- $14.99 a year · 7-day free trial
- $39.99 once
Everything in Free, plus:
- Connect to any node: Listen and talk on any node
- Push to talk
- Apple Watch on its own: Listen and talk from your wrist
- Never talk over anyone
- Talk from your wrist
Family Sharing included.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Connect to any node | Listen on any node | Listen and talk on any node |
| Apple Watch on its own | Listen from your wrist | Listen and talk from your wrist |
| Haptic cues | Channel clear and connection lost taps | Plus on-air and timeout warning taps |
| Live Activity and Dynamic Island | Live Activity and Dynamic Island | Plus a Talk button and Talk control |
| A real Mac app | Mac app with a menu bar control | Plus a global push-to-talk shortcut |
| Push to talk | Not included | Included |
| Never talk over anyone | Not included | Included |
| Talk from your wrist | Not included | Included |
| Transmit timer | Not included | Included |
| Mic gain with a meter | Not included | Included |
| Voice activation tuning | Not included | Included |
| Echo cancellation | Not included | Included |
Requires an AllStarLink account. Transmitting requires a valid amateur radio license. Pocket Shack isn't affiliated with AllStarLink, Inc.
Questions
Before you download
How much does it cost?
Listening is free. Pocket Shack Pro unlocks transmitting: $1.99 a month, $14.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $39.99 once. Family Sharing included.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone (iOS 26.1 or later), iPad (iPadOS 26.1 or later), Mac (macOS 26 or later), Apple Watch (watchOS 26 or later), CarPlay (coming soon).
What do I need?
Requires an AllStarLink account. Transmitting requires a valid amateur radio license. Pocket Shack isn't affiliated with AllStarLink, Inc.
What happens to my data?
No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud.
Something else? Ask us.
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