DTMF Dial vs RepeaterPhone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DTMF Dial
This utility allows you to dial phone numbers from your iPhone contacts on landline or pay phones. Simply select a contact, hold your device near the mouthpiece, and initiate the call.
- Dial iPhone contacts on landlines
- Edit numbers before dialing
- Adjust dialing speed
- Works with pay-phones
- Uses device's speaker for dialing
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Do you often find yourself looking up a contact on your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch and then dialing the number by hand on another phone? Operator lets you conveniently dial phone numbers in your iPhone contacts on landline phones and pay-phones. Just fire up Operator, select a number from your address book, lift the receiver, hold your iOS device near the mouthpiece and hit the Dial button! You can even edit the number before dialing it, in case you need to change a prefix or add a suffix. You can also adjust the dialing speed via the Settings app.
RepeaterPhone
Connect your mobile device to EchoLink or AllStarLink radio nodes, repeaters, and conferences. Features a push-to-talk interface, node directory search, and favorites for quick access. Supports Bluetooth headsets and includes a watch extension for convenient control.
- Push-to-talk interface
- EchoLink/AllStarLink node connection
- Node directory search
- Favorite nodes
- Bluetooth headset support
- Watch extension control
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Note: This app is for licensed Amateur Radio operators only. RepeaterPhone provides the ability to connect your mobile device to EchoLink or AllStarLink nodes, including repeaters and conferences. Push to talk today! You will need an account with either the EchoLink or AllStarLink networks. Please see https://www.echolink.org or https://www.allstarlink.org, respectively, for more details - Push-to-talk interface - Browse or search the directory for available nodes - Mark favorites with a star for quick access - Supports various audio devices, including Bluetooth headsets - Fully integrated into your phone's recent call system - Includes a watch extension for dialing favorites and controlling push-to-talk - Sharing your device with a licensed family member? Switch accounts easily
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DTMF Dial at Free against RepeaterPhone's $7.99. DTMF Dial also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). RepeaterPhone's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (71% vs 36%). 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
DTMF Dial is free to download; RepeaterPhone costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RepeaterPhone holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RepeaterPhone has 89 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of DTMF Dial's written reviews are positive against 71% of RepeaterPhone's.
DTMF Dial ships an update every 27 months, RepeaterPhone every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DTMF Dial | RepeaterPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (89 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 71.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #95 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iPhonso GmbH | Weston Bustraan |
Customer experience
DTMF Dial
RepeaterPhone
Bugs and requests
DTMF Dial
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RepeaterPhone
Reported bugs
18 issues- Authentication failed on setup
- App crashes with latest iOS
- iPhone 16 Pro will not connect
- Many Allstar nodes reject connection attempts
- Crashes sometimes, interrupting calls
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- Failed to load list of stations
- Randomly disconnects
- Hubs error out with 'Rejected: No authority found'
- Crashes under iOS 17.6
- App doesn’t work on Echolink
- Connection closes when screen locks
- Receive volume very low after iOS 16
- Audio seems less than fully baked, low volume
- Trying to change speakers mutes app
- Private nodes stay keyed after unkeying
- App reads 'Account not found'
- Callsign beginning with a number times out at 45secs
- Supermon stops reporting during local private node connection
Requested features
14 requests- DTMF presets on dial page
- Apple CarPlay integration
- CQ function inclusion
- Organize nodes by location/group chat
- See total people connected before connecting
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- Search for nodes by location
- More sorting for repeater list
- Last heard map/list
- Listen-only mode
- Dialer for Allstar codes (*72 etc.)
- Android app with PTT
- Macros to hound and disconnect nodes
- Map of AllStar node location
- Adjustable mic level slider
In-app purchases
DTMF Dial
No in-app purchases
RepeaterPhone
No in-app purchases
