Comparison

Unity Box vs RepeaterPhone

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

Head to head
About

Unity Box

This app allows users to easily donate small amounts of money to charities digitally. It encourages consistent giving through streaks and badges, and tracks your impact alongside a global community of givers. Donations can be sent via Cash App or Venmo.

Highlights
  • Digital coin donations
  • Charity streaks and badges
  • Global community of givers
  • Donations to chosen charities
  • Track donation history
  • Support for Cash App and Venmo
Features
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Use this out-of-the-box Charity Box to tap into your generosity and sprinkle tiny acts of charity throughout your day, creating positive energy, good deeds, and blessings in all aspects of your life. Carrying loose change has become obsolete, making the traditional charity box inconvenient and difficult. With the Unity Box’s app, you can give a digital coin with a quick tap from just about anywhere. Our digital charity box app connects you with a global community of conscious givers who give spare change digitally with just one tap throughout their day. Watch your tiny bits of generosity add up and send it to the charity of your choice to make an impact. With default amounts as low as five cents, the app encourages you to give tiny amounts of charity, making it accessible for anyone to sprinkle acts of charity throughout their day. Give charity more than one day in a row to start a Giving Streak. You’ll receive a badge for each milestone you reach to celebrate your consistent generosity. Your impact and the global impact of Unity Box’s conscious givers worldwide are always on display to inspire you and remind you that the world is a kind and generous place. Each time you give a virtual coin, it’s added to your virtual box. When you’re ready to empty the box, you can send the total balance to the organization of your choice through Cash App or Venmo straight from the app. If you prefer using a credit card or check outside the app, you can easily input a record of the transaction to keep track of your donation history.

About

RepeaterPhone

Connect your mobile device to EchoLink or AllStarLink radio nodes, repeaters, and conferences. Features a push-to-talk interface, node directory search, and favorites for quick access. Supports Bluetooth headsets and includes a watch extension for convenient control.

Highlights
  • Push-to-talk interface
  • EchoLink/AllStarLink node connection
  • Node directory search
  • Favorite nodes
  • Bluetooth headset support
  • Watch extension control
Features
Currently charting
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Note: This app is for licensed Amateur Radio operators only. RepeaterPhone provides the ability to connect your mobile device to EchoLink or AllStarLink nodes, including repeaters and conferences. Push to talk today! You will need an account with either the EchoLink or AllStarLink networks. Please see https://www.echolink.org or https://www.allstarlink.org, respectively, for more details - Push-to-talk interface - Browse or search the directory for available nodes - Mark favorites with a star for quick access - Supports various audio devices, including Bluetooth headsets - Fully integrated into your phone's recent call system - Includes a watch extension for dialing favorites and controlling push-to-talk - Sharing your device with a licensed family member? Switch accounts easily

Screenshots

Unity Box4 screens
RepeaterPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Unity Box at Free against RepeaterPhone's $7.99. Unity Box also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). RepeaterPhone's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#49 vs unranked). 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

Unity Box is free to download; RepeaterPhone costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unity Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RepeaterPhone has 86 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Unity Box's written reviews are positive against 71% of RepeaterPhone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unity Box ships an update every 3 weeks, RepeaterPhone weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Unity Box versus RepeaterPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnity BoxRepeaterPhone
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better4.4 (86 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1186 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#49 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStewart HolzkennerWeston Bustraan

Customer experience

Unity Box

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RepeaterPhone

All ratings86 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative19.0%

Bugs and requests

Unity Box

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

RepeaterPhone

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Authentication failed on setup
  • App crashes with latest iOS
  • iPhone 16 Pro will not connect
  • Many Allstar nodes reject connection attempts
  • Crashes sometimes, interrupting calls
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  • Failed to load list of stations
  • Randomly disconnects
  • Hubs error out with 'Rejected: No authority found'
  • Crashes under iOS 17.6
  • App doesn’t work on Echolink
  • Connection closes when screen locks
  • Receive volume very low after iOS 16
  • Audio seems less than fully baked, low volume
  • Trying to change speakers mutes app
  • Private nodes stay keyed after unkeying
  • App reads 'Account not found'
  • Callsign beginning with a number times out at 45secs
  • Supermon stops reporting during local private node connection

Requested features

14 requests
  • DTMF presets on dial page
  • Apple CarPlay integration
  • CQ function inclusion
  • Organize nodes by location/group chat
  • See total people connected before connecting
Show 9 more
  • Search for nodes by location
  • More sorting for repeater list
  • Last heard map/list
  • Listen-only mode
  • Dialer for Allstar codes (*72 etc.)
  • Android app with PTT
  • Macros to hound and disconnect nodes
  • Map of AllStar node location
  • Adjustable mic level slider

In-app purchases

None

Unity Box

No in-app purchases

None

RepeaterPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unity Box free?
Unity Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RepeaterPhone free?
RepeaterPhone costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unity Box or RepeaterPhone?
Unity Box is rated higher. Unity Box averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while RepeaterPhone averages 4.4 from 86 ratings.
Do Unity Box or RepeaterPhone have ads?
Neither Unity Box nor RepeaterPhone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unity Box or RepeaterPhone?
Unity Box ships an update every 3 weeks, and RepeaterPhone weekly. Most recently, Unity Box was updated on June 4, 2026 and RepeaterPhone on September 24, 2026.

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