MSeven vs Magic PTT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MSeven
This application enables amateur radio licensees to connect to and utilize M17 reflectors using their mobile devices. It offers advanced audio processing for clearer sound and includes features like station location mapping and contact logging.
- M17 reflector connectivity
- Mobile device access
- Sophisticated audio processing
- Spectrum equalization
- Station location map display
- Contact logging with comments
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MSeven is used to connect to and use M17 reflectors by Amateur Radio licensees. The application allows mobile devices to be used for this access, providing a flexible mechanism for staying connected without need of any other device. Sophisticated audio processing provides clearer audio and provides spectrum equalization for transmitted and received audio. Other features provide map location display of station locations. The currently transmitting station's callsign is shown as well as logged into transient list of last transmitted stations. There is support for logging contacts with comments to remember conversations on the road better.
Magic PTT
This app provides a push-to-talk radio network for various users, enabling live voice communication over a global network. It features channels, private rooms, radio bridges, live captions, and contact management. Users can also share photos and access weather alerts.
- Push-to-talk voice communication
- Global radio network
- Channels and private rooms
- Live captions in 25 languages
- Contact management and notes
- Live map with grid squares
- Chat and photo sharing
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Magic PTT is a push-to-talk radio network for people who like a radio in their hand: hams, GMRS and CB operators, preppers, truckers, boaters, off-grid families, and anyone who wants to stay in contact when it matters. Press to talk. Members on the channel hear you live over Nexus, our voice network with servers in the USA and Europe and failover that just happens. WHAT YOU GET • Channels and private rooms. Join the Home channel, the International channel, or a My Room a net admin has set up for your group. • Radio bridges. Some rooms carry real Brandmeister DMR talkgroup traffic and AllStarLink nodes, so there is always something to hear. • Live captions in 25 languages. Pick your language once in Settings and every transmission arrives as text in it, translated automatically. • Operators roster. See who is on, who is talking, and star the people you want to find again. • Magic Book. Your contact book. Confirm a two-way key, keep notes, and message from a station card. Hams export ADIF from Logbook. • Magic Grid. Opt-in grid squares on a live map. Never GPS, and gone the moment you disconnect. • Chat and photos with member-to-member translation. • Storm Watch weather alerts and the World Net Clock on the Stage desk. • The Slammer. A moderated net with a sense of humour: rule-breakers do a little time. HARDWARE WE ACTUALLY DRIVE Bluetooth speaker-mics with their own PTT button key Magic PTT directly: BTech BS-22 and BS-50, TidRadio Q2L, Inrico B01 and B02. Voice rides normal Bluetooth audio. The iPhone Action Button can be set to toggle PTT. ONE NETWORK, EVERY SCREEN The same station on your iPhone, on your computer with Magic PTT Desktop, and in any browser. Your settings, contacts and rooms follow you. MEMBERSHIP Magic PTT is a member network. New accounts are approved at the Welcome Desk, usually the same day. Voice on public channels is live and unrecorded; private rooms are ephemeral unless the room owner enables recording with everyone's consent. Built by one person, with the members telling us what to build next. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://magicptt.com/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic PTT at 5.0 against MSeven's 3.7. Magic PTT also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). MSeven's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Magic PTT sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. MSeven asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic PTT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
MSeven ships an update fortnightly, Magic PTT every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSeven | Magic PTT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GREGG WONDERLY | Dominic Landucci |
Customer experience
MSeven
Magic PTT
In-app purchases
MSeven
No in-app purchases
Magic PTT
- Magic PTT membership$3.491 Month
- Magic PTT membership (yearly)$27.991 Year
- Radio look pack$9.99
- Custom Magic PTT ID$16.99









