DTMF Decoder vs EasyMSR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DTMF Decoder
This utility transforms your iPhone into a DTMF tone decoder. It listens to DTMF tones through the microphone and displays the dialed numbers. Decoded digits can be easily copied to the clipboard for further use.
- DTMF tone decoding
- Microphone input
- Displays dialed numbers
- Copy to clipboard
- Source code available
Read full descriptionHide full description
Turns your iPhone into a simple DTMF decoder. Simply hold the iPhone's microphone near to a clear source of DTMF tones (telephone "Touch Tones") and it will display the numbers being dialed. The decoded digits are also placed into a text area from which you can copy them to the clipboard. See it in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_QD8KFCJPw Source code freely available: https://github.com/veghead/ios-dtmf-decoder
EasyMSR
This application enables users to read and write magnetic cards wirelessly via Bluetooth. It connects to mobile devices like iPhones, iPads, and Macs for convenient card management.
- Wireless magnetic card reading
- Magnetic card writing capability
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Mobile device integration (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
- Card data management
Read full descriptionHide full description
This is a amazing card-reader app. Customer can use it to read and write magnetic card with wairless, via bluetooth connection between Mobil device ,as same as iPhone, iPad ,Mac.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DTMF Decoder at $0.99 against EasyMSR's $18.99. DTMF Decoder also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 19%). EasyMSR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months) and chart position (#29 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
DTMF Decoder costs $0.99 and EasyMSR $18.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for DTMF Decoder against 2.6 for EasyMSR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EasyMSR has 124 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of DTMF Decoder's written reviews are positive against 19% of EasyMSR's.
DTMF Decoder ships an update every 19 months, EasyMSR every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | DTMF Decoder | EasyMSR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $18.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (17 ratings) | 2.6 (124 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.4% of reviews — better | 19.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 124 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #29 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dreadtech.com | 向阳 张 |
Customer experience
DTMF Decoder
EasyMSR
In-app purchases
DTMF Decoder
No in-app purchases
EasyMSR
No in-app purchases
