Phonal Tonal vs Dataset Creator
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.
Dataset Creator
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Create a dataset by taking photos respecting the given structure of the folders. App allows users to take close up photos of the item's surface organized into folders based on provided instructions. To use the app, you need the access code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dataset Creator at Free against Phonal Tonal's $0.99. Dataset Creator also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). Phonal Tonal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Dataset Creator is free to download; Phonal Tonal costs $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, Dataset Creator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phonal Tonal | Dataset Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelvin Sherlock | Veracity Protocol s.r.o. |
In-app purchases
Phonal Tonal
No in-app purchases
Dataset Creator
No in-app purchases
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