Comparison

OpenIoTHub vs PhosphorSSTV

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

Head to head
About

OpenIoTHub

This tool provides remote access and management for various IoT devices and intranet services. It supports multiple protocols and integrates with popular private cloud solutions and hardware.

Highlights
  • Remote IoT device management
  • Intranet penetration access
  • Supports TCP, UDP, HTTP, FTP
  • Integrates with private clouds (CasaOS, ZimaOS, etc.)
  • Supports various hardware and Docker interfaces
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IoT device management and intranet penetration access tool, supporting various open-source and third-party devices (Feixun plug, Feixun R1 speaker, ONVIF camera, etc.) 1. Support TCP, UDP, HTTP, FTP intranet penetration 2. Support intelligent hardware, including open-source switches, Feixun power strips, etc 3. Support the following private clouds - CasaOS - ZimaOS - Green Union NAS can manually add and access web pages - Feiniu NAS manually adds access to various Docker interfaces - Unraid - Synology - QNAP - docker

About

PhosphorSSTV

Decode Slow Scan Television (SSTV) signals in real time using your iPhone's microphone. This app transforms audio tones into images, recreating the retro aesthetic of vintage monitors. It supports ten SSTV modes and offers advanced signal analysis tools.

Highlights
  • Real-time SSTV signal decoding
  • Supports ten SSTV modes
  • Authentic CRT display aesthetic
  • Live FFT spectrum analysis
  • Automatic VIS code detection
  • Image logging with metadata
Features
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PhosphorSSTV decodes Slow Scan Television (SSTV) signals in real time using your iPhone's microphone. SSTV has been the amateur radio image transmission mode since the 1960s. From cold-war era picture transmissions to International Space Station passes, SSTV encodes images as audio tones between 1200–2300Hz. Each scanline is a sweep through frequency space, painting pictures one line at a time across the HF bands. Hold your phone near a shortwave radio tuned to an SSTV signal — or play a recording — and watch the image build scanline by scanline on an authentic phosphor CRT display, just like the original SSTV monitors. No internet connection required. No external hardware. No account. Just your iPhone and a radio. TEN SSTV MODES • Scottie S1, S2, DX — the most widely used SSTV modes on HF worldwide • Martin M1, M2 — popular across European SSTV activity • Robot 36, 72 — YCbCr colour modes, used by the ISS during special events • Robot 8, 12, 24 BW — fast greyscale modes for text, diagrams, and low-bandwidth conditions REAL-TIME DECODING • Progressive scanline rendering — the image builds top to bottom, just like a real SSTV monitor • VIS code detection automatically identifies the transmission mode • Sync-aligned slant correction eliminates timing drift for straight, clean images • Hilbert transform FM discriminator for accurate frequency-to-pixel conversion SIGNAL ANALYSIS • Live FFT spectrum display shows the full 0–4 kHz audio band • Scrolling waterfall reveals the SSTV signal structure in real time • SSTV band markers at 1200 Hz (sync), 1500 Hz (black), and 2300 Hz (white) • Input gain control from 0.1× to 20× IMAGE LOG • Decoded images saved automatically with thumbnails • Full metadata: mode, timestamp, duration, VIS detection status • View full-size, share, or delete • Swipe to delete, tap to view detail AUTHENTIC CRT AESTHETIC • Green and amber phosphor display themes • Scanline overlay, vignette, and glow effects • Monospaced terminal typography throughout • The same retro aesthetic as our PhosphorRTTY and PhosphorCW apps WHERE TO FIND SSTV • 20m band: 14.230 MHz USB — primary worldwide SSTV frequency • 80m band: 3.845 MHz LSB • 40m band: 7.171 MHz LSB • ISS: 145.800 MHz FM during special SSTV events • Or search YouTube/archive.org for SSTV audio recordings to decode PRIVACY PhosphorSSTV makes zero network requests. No accounts, no tracking, no analytics, no ads. Microphone audio is processed entirely on-device and is never recorded or transmitted. See our full privacy policy on our support page. ABOUT SSTV Slow Scan Television was developed in the late 1950s as a way to transmit still images over voice-bandwidth radio channels. Unlike fast-scan television (broadcast TV), SSTV takes seconds to minutes per image, encoding pixel brightness as audio frequency. The 1200 Hz sync pulse marks each line boundary, black is 1500 Hz, and white is 2300 Hz. Every pixel in between is a precise frequency in that range. Amateur radio operators worldwide still use SSTV daily on the HF bands, and the International Space Station periodically transmits commemorative images that can be received with nothing more than a handheld radio.

Screenshots

OpenIoTHub4 screens
PhosphorSSTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OpenIoTHub at Free against PhosphorSSTV's $0.99. OpenIoTHub also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 1). PhosphorSSTV's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

OpenIoTHub is free to download; PhosphorSSTV costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenIoTHub ships an update weekly, PhosphorSSTV every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OpenIoTHub versus PhosphorSSTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenIoTHubPhosphorSSTV
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHefei Yunyilian Intelligent Technology Co., LtdStuart Woolley

Customer experience

OpenIoTHub

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

PhosphorSSTV

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

OpenIoTHub

No in-app purchases

None

PhosphorSSTV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenIoTHub free?
OpenIoTHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhosphorSSTV free?
PhosphorSSTV costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenIoTHub or PhosphorSSTV have ads?
OpenIoTHub shows ads; PhosphorSSTV does not.
Which is updated more often, OpenIoTHub or PhosphorSSTV?
OpenIoTHub ships an update weekly, and PhosphorSSTV every 5 months. Most recently, OpenIoTHub was updated on September 13, 2026 and PhosphorSSTV on September 5, 2026.

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