Comparison

Phonal Tonal vs Wi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Generates historical phone tones
  • Includes Blue Box, Red Box, Green Box tones
  • Supports Special Information Tones
  • DTMF tone generation
  • Nostalgic and educational purposes
Features
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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.

About

Wi

This utility app provides in-depth details about your Wi-Fi connection, including hotspot information, wireless standards, and network traffic. It also allows for device comparisons and offers comprehensive internet and hardware diagnostics.

Highlights
  • Hotspot SSID, MAC, and IP address detection
  • Wireless standards and speed-up feature detection
  • Wi-Fi roaming and security option analysis
  • Network traffic counters (upload, download, errors)
  • Device and Wi-Fi hardware information
  • Internet gateway, DNS, and external address analysis
  • Device comparison for Wi-Fi capabilities
Features
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Everything you want to know about your WI-FI CONNECTION but were afraid to ask. Wi-Fi Info is a small and useful utility that lets you see detailed information about current Wi-Fi connection from hotspot informations to wireless features and more. WI-FI ACCESS POINT / HOTSPOT INFO • Detect hotspot type (wireless access point or ad-hoc connected device). • Hotspot SSID (service set identification), MAC address, IP address and vendor informations. WI-FI CONNECTION INFO • Detect and explain wireless standards supported by your device (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad). • Detect wireless speed-up features (short guard interval, STBC, HT duplicate, etc). • Detect and explain wireless operation frequencies and channels. • Detect and explain available antennas, MIMO config, spatial streams. • Detect and explain Wi-Fi roaming (802.11k/r/v) support. • Detect wireless security options and modes (WPA standards and EAP modes). • Detect wireless optimization (WMM) and access features (Wi-Fi Direct, Miracast, Voice). • Detect max. physical wireless speeds. • Show Wi-Fi network traffic counters: upload, download, errors, quality of service (QoS) categories. COMPARE DEVICES • Compare iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Apple TV devices. • Compare supported Wi-Fi standards and frequencies • Compare built-in antennas (MIMO config). • Compare maximum speeds. WI-FI HARDWARE INFO • Detect built-in Wi-Fi chip type. INTERNET INFO • Show default gateways, IP addresses, networks. • Show DNS servers, search domain names, local MAC addresses, host name resolve. • Depth external address analysis: ISP name, autonomous system name, whois, ping, regional internet registry info. • Full offline MAC vendor database. DEVICE INFO • Detect device type and model. • Detect processor type. • Detect memory size. • Detect storage size. • Detect firmware name, version. • Detect last reboot time. REACH UI FEATURES • Info menu with feedback and privacy settings • Use the camera icon (upper-right corner) to create and print/send/share a screenshot from the entire page. • Pull down with your finger to refresh the informations. • Long press on a cell to copy/print/send/open as/share the cell value. • Shake your device to refresh the informations.

Screenshots

Phonal Tonal3 screens
Wi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phonal Tonal at 83% against Wi's 14%. Phonal Tonal also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Wi's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Phonal Tonal costs $0.99 and Wi $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phonal Tonal holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phonal Tonal has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Phonal Tonal's written reviews are positive against 14% of Wi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonal Tonal ships an update every 11 months, Wi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Phonal Tonal versus Wi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonal TonalWi
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (23 ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKelvin SherlockCsaba Iranyi

Customer experience

Phonal Tonal

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Wi

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative81.0%

In-app purchases

None

Phonal Tonal

No in-app purchases

None

Wi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonal Tonal free?
Phonal Tonal costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wi free?
Wi costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phonal Tonal or Wi?
Phonal Tonal is rated higher. Phonal Tonal averages 4.8 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Wi averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Phonal Tonal or Wi have ads?
Neither Phonal Tonal nor Wi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phonal Tonal or Wi?
Phonal Tonal ships an update every 11 months, and Wi every 2 months. Most recently, Phonal Tonal was updated on November 6, 2026 and Wi on November 1, 2026.

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