Comparison

rtl_tcp SDR vs Millhouse Score

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

rtl_tcp SDR

This app acts as a software-defined radio receiver for iOS devices, allowing you to listen to various radio signals and view RF spectrum data. It connects to external SDR peripherals via a network protocol, requiring a separate server setup.

Highlights
  • Listen to AM, FM, SSB, CW signals
  • View RF spectrum and waterfall
  • Connect to networked RTL-SDR peripherals
  • Supports Airspy HF+, SDRPlay, LimeSDR Mini
  • Direct connection to Hermes Lite 2
Features
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An RTL-SDR Software Defined Radio receiver app for iOS devices.  Listen to AM, FM, SSB and CW radio signals. View an RF spectrum and waterfall. Connect, via the rtl_tcp network protocol, to networked RTL-SDR USB peripherals. This app requires an external rtl_tcp server. iOS devices do not currently support the direct connection of USB peripherals such as an RTL-SDR. Thus, the use of this app requires network access to a server, such as a Raspberry Pi (or Mac), with an RTL-SDR unit plugged into its USB port, and running the rtl_tcp protocol at an TCP/IP network address accessible from your iOS device. This allows a Raspberry Pi (or Mac) to act, essentially, as the USB port adapter for your iOS device. The rtl_tcp SDR app can also connect to hfp_tcp for the Airspy HF+, rsp_tcp for SDRPlay devices, and lmm_tcp for the LimeSDR Mini; see GitHub for server source code. This app can also connect to a Hermes Lite 2 QRP transceiver directly, if it has a known IP address, or through an hl2_tcp server. No support is provided for installing any of the rtl_tcp or other tcp software needed to use this app (with a Raspberry Pi, or otherwise). Please do not download this app unless you are already familiar with Software Defined Radio, have an RTL-SDR or equivalent USB SDR peripheral, and have already installed and tested rtl_tcp on your Raspberry Pi, Mac, or other server. Note that this app requires a very high bandwidth network connection in order to receive streams of real-time RF samples from an RTL-SDR. It is recommended that your rtl_tcp server be on a wired connection rather than on the same WiFi as your iOS device.

About

Millhouse Score

Easily score your favorite round-based card and dice games with this utility. It offers built-in scoring for popular titles like Uno, Yahtzee, and Canasta, plus custom scoring options for other games. New game support is added based on user requests.

Highlights
  • Built-in scoring for 10+ popular games
  • Custom scoring for any round-based game
  • Supports Uno, Yahtzee, Canasta, and more
  • New games added based on user demand
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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This app is for scoring round based games. It has built in scoring for 10,000, Canasta, Dominoes, Farkle, Five Crowns, Phase Ten, Rummikub, SkipBo, SkyJo, Shanghai Rummy, Uno, Uno Flip, Wizard and Yahtzee. It also has Custom Scoring for other games. New games will be added based on user demand. **NO ADS FOREVER**

Screenshots

rtl_tcp SDR3 screens
Millhouse Score4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Millhouse Score at $0.99 against rtl_tcp SDR's $12.99. Millhouse Score also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). rtl_tcp SDR's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

rtl_tcp SDR costs $12.99 and Millhouse Score $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Millhouse Score holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: rtl_tcp SDR has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

rtl_tcp SDR ships an update every 4 months, Millhouse Score every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
rtl_tcp SDR versus Millhouse Score: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterrtl_tcp SDRMillhouse Score
Price$12.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.9 (32 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotPaw ProductionsJohn Millhouse

Customer experience

rtl_tcp SDR

All ratings32 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative43.3%

Millhouse Score

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

rtl_tcp SDR

No in-app purchases

None

Millhouse Score

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is rtl_tcp SDR free?
rtl_tcp SDR costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Millhouse Score free?
Millhouse Score costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, rtl_tcp SDR or Millhouse Score?
Millhouse Score is rated higher. rtl_tcp SDR averages 3.9 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Millhouse Score averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do rtl_tcp SDR or Millhouse Score have ads?
Neither rtl_tcp SDR nor Millhouse Score shows ads.
Which is updated more often, rtl_tcp SDR or Millhouse Score?
rtl_tcp SDR ships an update every 4 months, and Millhouse Score every 3 weeks. Most recently, rtl_tcp SDR was updated on October 23, 2026 and Millhouse Score on October 25, 2026.

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