Comparison

iRetroPhone vs StreamScope

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

Head to head
About

iRetroPhone

Relive the charm of old-fashioned communication with a realistic rotary dialer simulation. Experience the tactile and auditory sensations of vintage phones, complete with authentic sound effects and customizable designs.

Highlights
  • Authentic rotary interface
  • Dial-up sound effects
  • Customizable skins
  • Nostalgic calling experience
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Take your iPhone back to the 20th Century. "And iRetroPhone, the goofiest $2.99 I've spent so far, draws an old-fashioned rotary dial on the screen." - Saul Hansell (New York Times - Bits Blog) A real rotary dial for your iPhone. And it really calls. Put your finger in a hole, turn the dial to the metal stop and let go. It spins back on its governor, clicking ten times a second, and lands with a clack. Dial the number, tap the green button, and your iPhone places the call. Or pick someone from Contacts and watch the dial do it for you, digit by digit. Never used a rotary phone? Tap the question mark and a ghost finger shows you how: into the hole, round to the stop, let go. iRetroPhone went on sale on July 10, 2008, the day the App Store opened. Version 3 rebuilds it from the dial up. THE DIAL - Drawn, not photographed, so it is sharp on every iPhone - The letters above the numbers, as on the classic dial: ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL, MNO, PRS, TUV, WXY, and OPERATOR over 0 - A brass finger stop and a paper slip under the centre cap - You pull every digit yourself, as on a real phone. Prefer to tap a hole and let it dial? Turn on Tap to Dial in Settings. THE SOUND - Every tooth of the ratchet clicks as you turn, so a quick turn zips and a slow one ticks - A pulse every 30 degrees on the way back, then the clack of the dial landing - The landing clack and the hang-up are the original 2008 recordings - Haptics follow every click, the stop and the landing - Plays with the ring switch off, like a music app. Sound and haptics can each be switched off in Settings. MAKE IT YOURS - Type your own exchange and number on the slip in the middle, the way real dials carried them, like LAkewood 3697 - Set the dial on black, graphite, green felt, oxblood or navy - Letters on the dial, or digits only IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. NOTHING COLLECTED No account, no ads, no analytics, no network requests. Contacts are chosen with the system picker, which hands the app only the number you pick. Calls go through the Phone app.

About

StreamScope

Discover what to watch across multiple streaming services in one place. See trending, top-rated, and new content, plus get alerts for titles leaving soon. Search for any title and instantly find where it's available.

Highlights
  • Unified streaming service discovery
  • Trending and top-rated content
  • Coming and leaving soon alerts
  • Search for any title across services
  • Personalized 'My Stuff' tracking
  • 3D rotating service display
Features
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Stop scrolling. Start watching. Every night, you open four different apps trying to figure out what to watch. StreamScope ends the search. One app gives you every angle — what's trending, what's top rated, what's new, and what's leaving soon — across Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Paramount+, Apple TV+, and Peacock. THE PRISM At the heart of StreamScope is The Prism — a 3D rotating display where each face represents a streaming service, glowing in its brand color. Swipe between services. Toggle between views. Find something worth watching in seconds, not minutes. FOUR WAYS TO DISCOVER • Trending — what everyone's watching right now • Top Rated — the best movies and shows ever released, by audience score • Coming & Going — what just arrived and what's leaving soon • My Stuff — your saved titles, tracked across every service SEARCH ANY TITLE Type a name and instantly see which streaming services have it. No more opening five apps to find one movie. LEAVING ALERTS Save a title and StreamScope watches it for you. When it's about to leave a service, you'll know before it's gone. FREE & AD-FREE Browse everything with no account required. StreamScope Pro unlocks saving, searching, and alerts — but the core experience is free for everyone. StreamScope Pro: $2.99/month or $19.99/year. Data sourced from official platform charts. Content metadata provided by TMDB. Updated daily. Terms of Use: https://streamscope.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://streamscope.app/privacy

Screenshots

iRetroPhone4 screens
StreamScope4 screens

Verdict

The call

iRetroPhone and StreamScope both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of StreamScope's written reviews are positive against 39% of iRetroPhone's. StreamScope also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). iRetroPhone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#129 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

StreamScope is free to download; iRetroPhone costs $2.99 up front. StreamScope sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. iRetroPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iRetroPhone against 5.0 for StreamScope. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of iRetroPhone's written reviews are positive against 100% of StreamScope's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iRetroPhone versus StreamScope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriRetroPhoneStreamScope
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews39.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB58 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperObjectGraph LLCWellspring Ventures, LLC

Customer experience

iRetroPhone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral15.9%
Negative45.1%

StreamScope

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iRetroPhone

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App does not open on some devices
  • App crashes when calling from contacts
  • App calls after dialing only 3 numbers
  • Dialer does not always rotate correctly
  • Sound effects are not accurate or missing
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  • Update ruined the app's functionality
  • Memo feature not working for German numbers
  • Dialing stops prematurely
  • Incorrect charging amount

Requested features

12 requests
  • Bring back the old retro look/design
  • Option to retain older design
  • More dialer skins/options
  • Add a backspace button
  • Add # and * functionality
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  • Add favorites feature
  • Improve sound quality/options
  • Add a 'hang up' feature
  • Option to have numbers as buttons
  • Support for international prefixes (+)
  • Improve number formatting for home/work numbers
  • Add a lever-like cancel button

StreamScope

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iRetroPhone

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

StreamScope

Subscriptions2
  • StreamScope Pro$2.991 Month
  • StreamScope Pro$19.991 Year

Questions

Is iRetroPhone free?
iRetroPhone costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StreamScope free?
StreamScope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iRetroPhone or StreamScope?
iRetroPhone and StreamScope are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do iRetroPhone or StreamScope have ads?
Neither iRetroPhone nor StreamScope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iRetroPhone or StreamScope?
iRetroPhone ships an update every 3 months, and StreamScope every 3 months. Most recently, iRetroPhone was updated on October 18, 2026 and StreamScope on October 19, 2026.

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