Tiny Intercom vs Transmission Pocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Intercom
Transform an old iPhone or iPad into a functional audio intercom for your home. Use your primary device to communicate with individuals in another room without needing to shout or walk around. It operates entirely on your local network for secure, private conversations.
- Audio intercom functionality
- Local network operation
- Encrypted communication
- Multiple terminal/controller support
- Announcement-only mode
- Apple Watch companion app
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Repurpose an old, unused iPhone/iPad into an audio intercom. Install the app on both your regular device and the unused one, put the unused device in a remote room in your house and you will be able to talk to whoever is in that room from your phone. No more yelling or walking over! The app can run in two modes: terminal and controller. The terminal is what you put in the remote room. In this mode, the app runs continuously (turning the screen off is OK), transmitting audio in both directions. The controller mode is for your everyday phone, tablet or Mac. In this mode, you can connect to terminals to listen and talk through them. The app works entirely on your local network, with no accounts, servers or cloud services involved. Connecting to a terminal requires pairing using an access code that is visible only on the terminal. All communications between controllers and terminals are encrypted. You can have as many terminals and controllers as you wish. Multiple controllers can connect to the same terminal at the same time (and speak together), and a controller can connect to multiple terminals (but not at the same time). If desired for privacy or other reasons, it is possible to set a terminal to an "announcement only" mode where you can speak via the terminal but not listen to it. Toggle "Mute microphone in terminal" in the iOS app settings to activate this mode. TIP: You can use Apple Configurator to lock your terminal device into a “single app mode” (aka kiosk mode) to make it run just the intercom terminal app and not allow switching out of it. Features and requirements: • Audio only. This app does not support video. • All devices must be on the same local Wi-Fi network to communicate. • In order to connect to a terminal, a controller must first be paired with it. The pairing code is displayed on the terminal (press the "key" button) and can be scanned as a QR code or entered manually in the controller app. • The app can also run in either controller or terminal mode on Apple Silicon Macs. • A companion Apple Watch app lets you connect to terminals from your wrist. See below for watch app functionality and limitations. • There are no in-app purchases or ads of any kind. • Versions of this app are available for other platforms in case you have a mix of iOS and other devices. See the developer site for details. Apple Watch support: The companion watch app can be used as a controller to connect to terminals, but not as a terminal. Please note: • The paired phone must be on, nearby and connected to the local network where your terminals are. • New terminals must be paired from the phone first. The watch app itself is unable to pair. • Updates to terminal names or availability may take a moment to appear on the watch. They are not as instantaneous as on the phone. • The UI when connected to a terminal is the standard Apple Watch "in-call" UI rather than a custom one as on the phone. Just like on the phone, you can either listen or talk, but not at the same time. Tap the "mute" button to switch between listening and talking. • The watch app is not available in countries/territories that prohibit use of the Apple CallKit framework. If you start the watch app in such a country/territory, you will receive a "This app is not available in your country or region" error message.
Transmission Pocket
Control your Transmission torrent server remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor live speeds, add torrents from various sources, and manage them with full control over individual or bulk operations. Fine-tune settings like speed limits and seed ratios.
- Live dashboard with real-time speeds
- Add torrents via magnet links or files
- Full control over torrents (start, stop, remove)
- Detailed torrent inspection (files, trackers, peers)
- Per-torrent speed and seed limits
- Search, filter, and sort torrents
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Transmission Pocket is a fast, remote control for your own Transmission torrent server. Connect to a Transmission server running on your home server, NAS, or Raspberry Pi and manage everything from your iPhone or iPad. FEATURES • Live dashboard — see every torrent with real-time download and upload speeds, progress, ETA, and status at a glance. • Add from anywhere — tap a magnet link in your browser, paste one from the clipboard, or open a .torrent file from Files or the web. Then pick the destination folder and add labels. • Full control — start, stop, and remove torrents individually or in bulk. • Torrent details — inspect files, trackers, and peers; set per-file priority and choose which files to download. • Fine-tune — per-torrent speed and seed ratio/idle limits, plus move a torrent's download location. • Search, filter, and sort — quickly find what you need and filter by downloading, seeding, stopped, completed, or active. Transmission Pocket is a remote control for a Transmission server that you own and operate. It does not download or share content on its own and includes no built-in content, search, or trackers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tiny Intercom at 100% against Transmission Pocket's 0%. Tiny Intercom also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Tiny Intercom is free to download; Transmission Pocket costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tiny Intercom ships an update every 2 weeks, Transmission Pocket fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Intercom | Transmission Pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eugene Gershnik | Vanmo IT AB |
Customer experience
Tiny Intercom
Transmission Pocket
In-app purchases
Tiny Intercom
No in-app purchases
Transmission Pocket
No in-app purchases
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