Phonal Tonal vs Morse Relay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phonal Tonal
Explore the history of phone phreaking with this app. It generates classic phone tones like Blue Box and Red Box for nostalgic, fun, or educational experiences. Discover a variety of tones used in the past.
- Generates historical phone tones
- Includes Blue Box, Red Box, Green Box tones
- Supports Special Information Tones
- DTMF tone generation
- Nostalgic and educational purposes
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Back in the day, phreaks had phun on the phone, using colored boxes to get free phone calls. Of course, none of those tricks work anymore. Phonal Tonal generates a variety of phone tones for nostalgia, fun, and educational purposes. Blue Box, Red Box, Green Box, Special Information Tones, DTMF, and more.
Morse Relay
This app enables users to send and receive Morse code using their device's torch or screen. It supports app-to-app communication for encoding and decoding messages, with a visual blinking box option for devices without a torch.
- Send Morse code via torch
- Receive Morse code via camera
- Screen blinking for Morse code
- App-to-app encoding/decoding
- Morse code transmission
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Morse Relay allows you to: - Send out morse code over your device's torch - Record it by pointing your camera at another device that is emitting a morse message. Currently, it only supports encoding and decoding from app to app. The algorithms do not support human message fully yet. For device without torch, the signal is emitted in a blinking box on the screen. For suggestions or collaborations, contact @nidegen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phonal Tonal at 83% against Morse Relay's 33%. Phonal Tonal also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Morse Relay's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months). On price, 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
Phonal Tonal costs $0.99 and Morse Relay $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phonal Tonal ships an update every 11 months, Morse Relay every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phonal Tonal | Morse Relay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelvin Sherlock | Echo Labs AG |
Customer experience
Phonal Tonal
Morse Relay
In-app purchases
Phonal Tonal
No in-app purchases
Morse Relay
No in-app purchases
