Comparison

Custom Phonebook + Widget vs T9 Dialer PRO

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

Head to head
About

Custom Phonebook + Widget

Enhance your communication with a customizable contact management app. Features a quick search, favorite contacts widget, and the ability to interface contacts with images. Ideal for both professional and private use.

Highlights
  • Favorite contacts widget
  • Quick search
  • Customizable contacts
  • Interfacing favorites with images
  • Contact interface with images
  • Customizable favorites
Features
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Change your way of communicating with this application for managing your contacts. It was developed with the intention to make using your phone more enjoyable. And try out the fastest way to call your contacts with the latest Widget! Try out what’s going to be your new phone book! 
 MAIN FEATURES: Favorite contacts widget Quick search Customizable contacts Interfacing favorites with images Contact interface with images Customizable favorites And much more at your disposal… 
 
 Try this app and you won’t be able do without it! Suitable for both professional and private use.

About

T9 Dialer PRO

This app enhances your phone's dialer with T9 search capabilities, supporting a wide range of foreign characters. Quickly access favorites and recents, manage contacts by merging similar entries, and customize the app's appearance with themes. It works offline and is ad-free.

Highlights
  • T9 keyboard search with foreign character support
  • Quick access to favorites and recents
  • Contact merging and management
  • Export contacts as VCF
  • Theme support and customization
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Features: Speed dial with T9 keyboard capabilities that searches even foreign characters (including Slovenian, Cyrillic, Russian, Greek, Japanese and more...) Quick Access to Favorites and Recents, they are all on one screen. Merge similar contacts and manage them. Merge search will find similar contacts even if they are written in entirely different alphabet. Find contacts and easily call, message, or manage (edit, merge, share or delete) them with a simple swipe. Export your contacts as vcf to use with other devices. Theme support. Add free themes, which you can easily share with other users of the app. Customize keyboard look and size. Customize the App theme color, font size, dial pad background color, buttons style, font size, and more, and save your style in Themes. No ads. App works completely offline. All your data is safely stored on your device and it isn't sent anywhere.

Screenshots

Custom Phonebook + Widget2 screens
T9 Dialer PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Custom Phonebook + Widget at Free against T9 Dialer PRO's $1.99. Custom Phonebook + Widget also leads on rating (2.5 vs 1.0). T9 Dialer PRO's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 50 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Custom Phonebook + Widget is free to download; T9 Dialer PRO costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custom Phonebook + Widget holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Custom Phonebook + Widget's written reviews are positive against 44% of T9 Dialer PRO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Phonebook + Widget ships an update every 50 months, T9 Dialer PRO every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Custom Phonebook + Widget versus T9 Dialer PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Phonebook + WidgetT9 Dialer PRO
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 50 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiacomo GuglielmiAdamantus

Customer experience

Custom Phonebook + Widget

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

T9 Dialer PRO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

Custom Phonebook + Widget

No in-app purchases

None

T9 Dialer PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Phonebook + Widget free?
Custom Phonebook + Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is T9 Dialer PRO free?
T9 Dialer PRO costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Custom Phonebook + Widget or T9 Dialer PRO?
Custom Phonebook + Widget is rated higher. Custom Phonebook + Widget averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while T9 Dialer PRO averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Custom Phonebook + Widget or T9 Dialer PRO have ads?
Custom Phonebook + Widget shows ads; T9 Dialer PRO does not.
Which is updated more often, Custom Phonebook + Widget or T9 Dialer PRO?
Custom Phonebook + Widget ships an update every 50 months, and T9 Dialer PRO every 2 weeks. Most recently, Custom Phonebook + Widget was updated on November 2, 2026 and T9 Dialer PRO on November 2, 2026.

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