Comparison

RepeaterPhone vs Magic PTT

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

Head to head
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
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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

About

Magic PTT

This app provides a push-to-talk radio network for various users, enabling live voice communication over a global network. It features channels, private rooms, radio bridges, live captions, and contact management. Users can also share photos and access weather alerts.

Highlights
  • Push-to-talk voice communication
  • Global radio network
  • Channels and private rooms
  • Live captions in 25 languages
  • Contact management and notes
  • Live map with grid squares
  • Chat and photo sharing
Features
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Magic PTT is a push-to-talk radio network for people who like a radio in their hand: hams, GMRS and CB operators, preppers, truckers, boaters, off-grid families, and anyone who wants to stay in contact when it matters. Press to talk. Members on the channel hear you live over Nexus, our voice network with servers in the USA and Europe and failover that just happens. WHAT YOU GET • Channels and private rooms. Join the Home channel, the International channel, or a My Room a net admin has set up for your group. • Radio bridges. Some rooms carry real Brandmeister DMR talkgroup traffic and AllStarLink nodes, so there is always something to hear. • Live captions in 25 languages. Pick your language once in Settings and every transmission arrives as text in it, translated automatically. • Operators roster. See who is on, who is talking, and star the people you want to find again. • Magic Book. Your contact book. Confirm a two-way key, keep notes, and message from a station card. Hams export ADIF from Logbook. • Magic Grid. Opt-in grid squares on a live map. Never GPS, and gone the moment you disconnect. • Chat and photos with member-to-member translation. • Storm Watch weather alerts and the World Net Clock on the Stage desk. • The Slammer. A moderated net with a sense of humour: rule-breakers do a little time. HARDWARE WE ACTUALLY DRIVE Bluetooth speaker-mics with their own PTT button key Magic PTT directly: BTech BS-22 and BS-50, TidRadio Q2L, Inrico B01 and B02. Voice rides normal Bluetooth audio. The iPhone Action Button can be set to toggle PTT. ONE NETWORK, EVERY SCREEN The same station on your iPhone, on your computer with Magic PTT Desktop, and in any browser. Your settings, contacts and rooms follow you. MEMBERSHIP Magic PTT is a member network. New accounts are approved at the Welcome Desk, usually the same day. Voice on public channels is live and unrecorded; private rooms are ephemeral unless the room owner enables recording with everyone's consent. Built by one person, with the members telling us what to build next. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://magicptt.com/legal/privacy

Screenshots

RepeaterPhone4 screens
Magic PTT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Magic PTT at Free against RepeaterPhone's $7.99. Magic PTT also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). RepeaterPhone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (89 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Magic PTT is free to download; RepeaterPhone costs $7.99 up front. Magic PTT sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. RepeaterPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magic PTT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RepeaterPhone has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RepeaterPhone ships an update every 2 months, Magic PTT every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
RepeaterPhone versus Magic PTT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepeaterPhoneMagic PTT
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (89 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#83 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB11 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWeston BustraanDominic Landucci

Customer experience

RepeaterPhone

All ratings88 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative18.6%

Magic PTT

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

Bugs and 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
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  • 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

Magic PTT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RepeaterPhone

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Magic PTT

Subscriptions2
  • Magic PTT membership$3.491 Month
  • Magic PTT membership (yearly)$27.991 Year
One-time2
  • Radio look pack$9.99
  • Custom Magic PTT ID$16.99

Questions

Is RepeaterPhone free?
RepeaterPhone costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic PTT free?
Magic PTT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RepeaterPhone or Magic PTT?
Magic PTT is rated higher. RepeaterPhone averages 4.4 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Magic PTT averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RepeaterPhone or Magic PTT have ads?
Neither RepeaterPhone nor Magic PTT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RepeaterPhone or Magic PTT?
RepeaterPhone ships an update every 2 months, and Magic PTT every 3 days. Most recently, RepeaterPhone was updated on November 3, 2026 and Magic PTT on October 31, 2026.

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