Phonal Tonal vs SIDEN
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.
SIDEN
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SIDEN is a utility app for xSIID / NExT v2 users to manage NFC chip data quickly and safely. Key features: • Read NFC tags and view UID + NDEF records • Write links and payloads from customizable dashboard tiles • Scan QR codes to add or write URLs • Import links from Share Sheet (URL, text, or QR image) • Reorder, edit, and style tiles (icon, color, title) • Memory Dump tools for Sector 0 inspection • Initialize NDEF and Full Wipe tools for maintenance • Local-first design with iCloud sync • No tracking and no analytics collection SIDEN is designed for fast daily use, diagnostics, and demo/showcase workflows for xSIID/NExT v2.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SIDEN at Free against Phonal Tonal's $0.99. Phonal Tonal's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On 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
SIDEN is free to download; Phonal Tonal costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Phonal Tonal | SIDEN |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelvin Sherlock | VivoKey Japan LLC |
In-app purchases
Phonal Tonal
No in-app purchases
SIDEN
No in-app purchases
