Flipper Mobile App vs MSR Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flipper Mobile App
Manage your portable multi-tool device data, organize digital keys, and share them with a community of users. This application enhances the functionality of your device for various geeky projects.
- Manage device data
- Organize digital keys
- Share keys with users
- Community sharing
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Flipper Zero is a portable multi-tool for geeks in a toy-like body. This app helps to manage your data on the device, organize keys and share them with other Flipper Zero users.
MSR Control
Easily control magnetic stripe card reader/writers with your device. Read, write, erase, and copy data from magnetic stripe cards. Supports various models and brands, with data import/export capabilities.
- Read magnetic stripe card data
- Write data to magnetic stripe cards
- Copy card data
- Erase tracks on cards
- Import/export data files
- Support for various card reader models
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MSR Control: X6 Bluetooth is a companion app for compatible Bluetooth MSR card reader/writer and magnetic-stripe encoder hardware. Use your iPhone or iPad to read, write, encode, erase, copy, import, and export magnetic stripe card data with X6, MSRX6BT, BTMSR, and related devices. Compatible models include X6, MSR X6, MSRX6, MSRX6BT, and BTMSR. Compatible brands include Deftun, Misiri, Tnaive, PosTech, and PosUniTech. Key features: • Connect to compatible Bluetooth MSR hardware. • Read data from magnetic stripe cards. • Write and encode data to magnetic stripe cards. • Copy one card’s data to multiple cards. • Erase selected tracks on magnetic stripe cards. • Read multiple cards into a data file. • Write multiple cards from a data file. • Import and export data files through iCloud or local folders. • Support ISO data format, 210 BPI, 75 BPI, Hi-Co/Lo-Co workflows, and leading-zero settings. The app is designed for use with compatible external Bluetooth MSR hardware. Please use it only with cards and data you are authorized to manage. This app uses Apple’s standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flipper Mobile App at 69% against MSR Control's 11%. Flipper Mobile App also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). MSR Control's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. MSR Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Flipper Mobile App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flipper Mobile App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flipper Mobile App has 313 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Flipper Mobile App's written reviews are positive against 11% of MSR Control's.
Flipper Mobile App ships an update every 3 weeks, MSR Control every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Flipper Mobile App | MSR Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (313 ratings) — better | 3.5 (54 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.5% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 313 — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flipper Devices Inc. | TCOOL LTD |
Customer experience
Flipper Mobile App
MSR Control
Bugs and requests
Flipper Mobile App
Reported bugs
5 issues- Firmware update process sometimes causes Bluetooth, SubGHz, or NFC issues
- App crashes when trying to access the App Store section
- Keyboard not showing up when pairing code is requested
- Widgets not working on iOS 16
- Remote control feature has input lag
Requested features
9 requests- More interactive features (e.g., sleeping dolphin, talking dolphin)
- Ability to download different firmware versions directly in the app
- Support for managing multiple Flipper Zero devices
- Folder support in SubGHz catalog
- Apple Watch companion app
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- Shortcuts integration for payloads
- Notification system for app updates
- Ability to edit and move files/folders on the Flipper Zero
- Ducky script compiler in the mobile app
MSR Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flipper Mobile App
No in-app purchases
MSR Control
- Monthly EasyMSR Membership3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- EasyMSR - 1-year Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Questions
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