WeePhone SIP vs Tumbletail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeePhone SIP
This powerful SIP softphone offers a flexible and robust calling experience with superb audio quality. It allows you to make calls over various networks and integrates with your existing contacts and SIP solutions, freeing you from traditional desk phones.
- Wideband G.722.1 codec
- Backgrounding support
- Calls over 3G/Edge and WiFi
- Bluetooth integration
- Call hold and swap
- Contact list integration
- STUN and SIP proxy support
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The hacker's SIP softphone is updated with a whole new UI and features. Free yourself from your stationary desk phone extension, or use the powerful SIP protocol to make calls for free, all with superb audio quality. WeePhone has the most flexible/powerful configuration of any SIP client out there, so it's compatible where others aren't. Features include: * G722.1 (wideband high-quality) codec * Backgrounding * Calls over 3g/Edge and WiFi * Bluetooth support * Call hold/swap (juggle 2 calls) * Use your existing contacts list * Audio Codecs include G.711, GSM * Added the wide-band g 722.1 codec * DTMF (touch-tone keys while in a call, rfc2833) * STUN server support * SIP proxy support * Diagnostic logs * Dial by domain/IP/URL (user@domain.com) * Configurable SIP and RTP ports * Voice detection/echo cancellation * Speakerphone * Mute * VPN Support * Separate SIP user and authenticate user supported * Editable SIP/RTP ports * Audible button taps * Diagnostic logs * Editable User-Agent field We recommend the following services: * Voipbuster (www.voipbuster.com, 60 free minutes to start) * Vonage (www.vonage.com, separate softphone number required) * sipphone.com (www.sipphone.com) * Sipgate (www.sipgate.com) * Pennytel (www.pennytel.com) WeePhone Works with your existing SIP solution including Asterisk, Trixbox, Cisco, etc. as well. For more info, head to: http://www.domain17.net/weephone Check out videos of the app in action: http://www.domain17.net/weephone/videos.html
Tumbletail
A streamlined client for the popular microblogging platform. It offers enhanced post viewing with thumbnail displays, separate content types, and slideshows. Manage your social interactions with easy reblogging, liking, following, and multi-account support.
- Thumbnail display
- Separate photos and texts
- Slideshows
- Easy reblog and like
- Auto-refresh dashboard
- Multi-account support
- Save to cloud storage
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Tumblr client. Features: ・Thumbnail display like Mega-Editor. ・Separate Photos and Texts. ・Slideshow ・Easy Reblog or Like. ・Auto reflesh ・Likes. ・Follow / Unfollow ・Multi-account ・Passcode feature ・Save to cloud storages - Dropbox - Evernote - GοοgleDrive - SugarSync ・Pocket ・Over 250 posts on Dashboard. http://cathand.org/tumbletail
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tumbletail at 4.6 against WeePhone SIP's 3.0. Tumbletail also leads on ratings volume (216 vs 4). WeePhone SIP's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
WeePhone SIP costs $1.99 and Tumbletail $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tumbletail holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tumbletail has 216 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of WeePhone SIP's written reviews are positive against 62% of Tumbletail's.
WeePhone SIP ships an update every 6 weeks, Tumbletail every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeePhone SIP | Tumbletail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (216 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 62.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 216 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #78 | #75 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Justin Brady | Naomoto Niwayama |
Customer experience
WeePhone SIP
Tumbletail
User reviews
WeePhone SIP
From 4 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good voice quality
- 👍 Low latency
- 👍 Works with various SIP providers
- 👍 Cost-saving for calls
- 👍 Works well on Wi-Fi
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Unreliable connection
- 🐛 Calls don't go through
- 🐛 Audio issues (no sound, echo, dropouts)
- 🐛 Does not work in background/no push notifications
Tumbletail
From 216 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for browsing Tumblr
- 🚀 Smooth and fast performance
- 🔒 Passcode lock feature
- 📥 Convenient image/file saving options
- 💻 Better than official Tumblr app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Limited discovery/search functionality
- 📽️ Lack of video support
- 💬 No ability to view/reply to messages
- 🔄 Issues with account switching/management
Bugs and requests
WeePhone SIP
Reported bugs
34 issues- App crashes on contact selection
- Cannot answer calls reliably
- Falls into time-out when changing networks
- App crashes during configuration
- App crashes on startup after update
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- Copy and paste commands disappear
- Cannot log in even with correct settings
- Push notifications are late or not received
- No sound is sent or received
- Call cuts off after 30 seconds
- DTMF tones not working
- Keypad tones do not work
- Intermittent issues with no audio coming back
- No sound after answering
- Outgoing sound good, incoming sound terrible with dropouts
- Cannot get it working with specific SIP services
- Screen remains black
- Loses authorization frequently
- Cannot hear dialling
- Bluetooth headset doesn't work
- Outbound audio problem (caller cannot hear user)
- No sound after answer
- UI buttons and text fonts are small and hard to read
- Crashes when flipping phone to landscape
- Settings screens are barely usable
- No VPN support
- No updates
- Doesn't work with Vonage
- No instructions
- Cannot be used with Vonage (requires SIP password not provided)
- Does not work with 3cx
- Fail to register with 3cx
- Cannot get rid of letter menu after typing settings
- Incoming call rings are too low
Requested features
17 requests- Background functionality/multitasking
- Multi-SIP account support
- Copy/paste bug fix
- SMS feature
- Time out alert off
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- Codec 729 support
- Voicemail feature
- Google Voice integration
- Improve UI design to be more standard Apple-like
- Recording feature
- Login button to force registration
- Reset button to clear settings
- Ability to control call routing (IP vs. cellular)
- Clear most recent dialed number when typing new one
- Improve interface/buttons/fonts to be easier to read
- Add a log for call progress
- Support for built-in VPN clients
Tumbletail
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when scrolling quickly
- Login/authentication issues
- Problems with reblogging and liking posts
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between accounts
- Bugs related to image/GIF viewing and saving
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for video posts
- Implement message/notification viewing
- Improve account management features
- Add option to sort/filter followed blogs
- Enhance image/GIF handling capabilities
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- Introduce dark mode or other customization options
In-app purchases
WeePhone SIP
No in-app purchases
Tumbletail
No in-app purchases
