Comparison

Tonio vs IPC

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

Head to head
About

Tonio

This app transforms your media consumption by providing real-time, inaudible information from audio and video broadcasts directly to your smartphone. Engage with TV shows, get product details, or access emergency instructions seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Real-time information transmission
  • Interactive TV and radio experiences
  • Second screen functionality
  • Product purchase information
  • Emergency instruction delivery
  • Subtitles for live events
  • Educational content delivery
Features
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Tonio is the fastest tool to transmit weblinks to a device in the world of audio and video. And the best thing: Tonio is invisible and inaudible! It connects any TV or radio to your iPhone (Ipad, Smartphone) and turns watching TV or listening to the radio into a unique interactive experience - for free. By delivering data to your iPhone (Ipad, Smartphone) via audio in real-time Tonio revolutionizes your world of media. When a TV or radio program is enhanced with the Tonio technology, you can receive information about your favorite TV series, participate in quizzes and interactive games live during the TV show you are watching, or share your personal highlight of a sports game with your friends - easy and in real-time. You see something you like on TV you want to purchase? With Tonio, you get all the information you need at the exact moment you want it, without having to search for it. Check out our demos on www.tonio.com and experience the magic of Tonio! The range of possibilities is almost limitless: Tonio not only improves your television or radio experience but also can turn a movie in the cinema or a live event into a special experience. You missed an important announcement at the airport or on the subway? With Tonio enhanced public announcements, the app provides all the information you need. You did not understand the announcement in the supermarket about the deal of the day? The app has a coupon directly on the iPhone. Here are even more ways how Tonio can be used: Get involved with your favorite TV shows. Tonio allows viewers to interact in new ways with their favorite TV shows. For example participating in quiz shows or in live debates (polling). Second Screen Experience. Tonio is designed to enrich viewers' experience with TV content. For example, play along at home with your favorite TV show. Whether it's to find out more about characters who are on screen or delve deeper into the plotline. Radio. Partnering with radio broadcasters to offer a deeper experience. From detailed weather reports, deeper dives into podcasts, find out more about a news article to where can I find this track being played. Subtitles for theatre and operas. At the moment Tonio is working with the Vienna Opera house to offer subtitles within the theatre and for live stream events. This will extend to opera and theatres worldwide: Education. Working with leading broadcasters and education institutions to provide an immersive education service. Emergency instructions. Tonio is extraordinarily robust—even in the event of an electric grid outage, Tonio messages still get through via radio broadcasts. By partnering with building management organizations around the world to give more information when emergency signals and announcements are made to provide more information to occupants. Assistance for those with Hearing Impairments. Working with train operators and airlines, to detect announcements and provide these in text form to members of our society with Hearing Impairments The QR code for audio. Tonio takes the functionality of QR codes to the next level. Just let the app listen and get all the information you need - hands-free and super easy! How does it work? Tonio transmits data via inaudible audio, in real-time from the TV or radio. Our unique technology is inaudible, robust, has no quality impact on the audio track and is impervious to ambient noise. Tonio respects and protects privacy and does not record any audio. For more information go to our website www.tonio.com.

About

IPC

View real-time video from network cameras, capture photos, and control PTZ functions. Access recorded footage from an SD card and synchronize device time settings.

Highlights
  • Real-time video viewing
  • Photo capture
  • PTZ control
  • SD card video playback
  • Time zone settings
Features
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IPC-1031 is a kind of network camera viewing software Has the following features: 1. view the real-time video 2. take photo for real-time video 3. ptz control 4. video playback in the SD Card 5. Time zone Settings and mobile phone time Synchronization

Screenshots

Tonio4 screens
IPC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tonio at 75% against IPC's 0%. Tonio also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). IPC's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tonio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tonio has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Tonio's written reviews are positive against 0% of IPC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tonio ships an update every 3 months, IPC every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tonio versus IPC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTonioIPC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerinformation.io gmbhDenver A/S

Customer experience

Tonio

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

IPC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tonio

No in-app purchases

None

IPC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tonio free?
Tonio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IPC free?
IPC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tonio or IPC?
Tonio is rated higher. Tonio averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while IPC averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tonio or IPC have ads?
Neither Tonio nor IPC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tonio or IPC?
Tonio ships an update every 3 months, and IPC every 7 months. Most recently, Tonio was updated on November 1, 2026 and IPC on November 2, 2026.

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