Pips! vs iFTx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pips!
Generate custom tone sequences for time synchronization, inspired by global broadcast signals. Control frequency, duration, and volume to create unique 'pips' for personal or professional use. Includes presets from international broadcasters.
- Build custom pip sequences
- Control frequency, duration, and volume
- Use built-in presets
- Recreate historical time signals
- Generate new tone combinations
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Pips is a tone sequence generator inspired by the alluring & mysterious Greenwich Time Signal and its countless friends broadcast around the world. Both amateur and professional pip connoisseurs have the power to recreate time signals of yore or innovate new combinations of boops that will delight the world's radio lovers and keep things in sync. Become time by becoming boop. This is your goal. Features! - Build a sequence of one or more custom pips and play them through your device. - Control the frequency, duration, and volume of your pips so people of all ages can keep their clocks on time. - Use our built in presets to kickstart your new pip-filled existence. Includes time signals used by international broadcasters like the BBC & CBC as well as time stations like NIST's WWV. Pips will give you the power to tame time by delineating it in your own personal style. Synchronize yourself, your family, your life. You control time now. Congratulations.
iFTx
This app enables seamless communication using FT8 and FT4 digital modes directly from your iOS device. Enjoy portable digital connections, effortless operation with a user-friendly interface, and reliable performance for global contact.
- FT8 and FT4 digital modes
- Portable digital communication
- Global operator connections
- User-friendly interface
- Integrated QSO logging
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Introducing iFTx: The Essential iOS App for FT8 and FT4 Digital Modes! - Seamlessly Engage: iFTx brings FT8 and FT4 digital modes to your iOS device, enabling convenient and portable digital communication. - Anytime, Anywhere: Enjoy the flexibility to connect with operators globally from the comfort of your iOS device. - Effortless Operation: Navigate the user-friendly interface for quick setup and real-time messaging. - Reliable Performance: Experience clear signals and adapt to changing propagation conditions with ease. - Log Your Success: Keep track of your contacts effortlessly with integrated QSO logging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pips! at Free against iFTx's $1.99. Pips! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). iFTx's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (70 vs 1). On ads 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
Pips! is free to download; iFTx costs $1.99 up front. Pips! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iFTx asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pips! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFTx has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pips! ships an update every 25 months, iFTx every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pips! | iFTx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Thompson | Christoph Nadig |
Customer experience
Pips!
iFTx
In-app purchases
Pips!
- Tip Jar$4.99
iFTx
No in-app purchases









