Dial vs JoinDispatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dial
Experience the role of a 911 dispatcher, responding to emergencies by dispatching the correct emergency vehicles. Upgrade your station, recruit more staff, and acquire new vehicles to tackle increasingly challenging missions and grow your player level.
- Simulate 911 dispatcher role
- Dispatch emergency vehicles
- Upgrade station and buildings
- Recruit more staff
- Acquire new vehicles
- Earn money and experience
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Slip into the shoes of a 911 dispatcher and save your cities population by sending out the relevant emergency vehicles for the mission you receive. Your first stations will come with staffing and one (1) unit. If you improve your building, you can buy more vehicles and recruit more staff. Having more vehicles will advance your missions to bigger and better ones. Having more buildings will give you more possible missions to receive. Successful missions earn you money and experience points. This allows you to invest in new equipment (buildings, cars, trucks, etc …) and grow your player level. Good luck!!! Join us: Discord Facebook https://discord.gg/xUGuUBNtrK https://www.facebook.com/people/Dial-911-Simulator/61567716984725/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
JoinDispatch
Experience the thrill of managing emergency dispatches in a text-based adventure. Make critical decisions, earn stars, and unlock new opportunities as a Citizen Responder. Navigate limited resources and even rewind time to correct mistakes.
- Achieve 5-Star rating
- Earn skills and unlock opportunities
- Resource management
- Rewind time function
- Choice-driven narrative
- Simplified decisions
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Calls are flooding in and all that stands between life and death are your choices. Be alert. There may be something more on the line. Join Today! State-run emergency dispatch systems are overwhelmed. Privatized, crowdsourced dispatch response is the new wave in emergency services, with JoinDispatch leading the pack thanks to their Rapid Response Server. Join our amazing team of Citizen Responders today to begin your first shift from your phone or JoinDispatch Home Terminal! Your Manager will work closely with you to ensure you're on track to earn stars - and to save lives, of course! JoinDispatch is a text-based adventure game by Kyle McCullough, written by Kyle McCullough & Suki-Rose Simakis. Original Music by Morgan Z Whirledge. NOTE TO NEW RESPONDERS: Some recent employees have reported strange caller interactions and evidence of attempted hacks into the JoinDispatch OS. Though no one is quite certain why this is occurring, we can assure you - everything's fine and secure. Features: -Strive to achieve a coveted 5-Star rating. -Earn skills that will help you meet your goals and unlock new opportunities and characters. -Protect and Conserve: use your resources wisely, they are highly limited. -Rewind Time Itself: Only the JoinDispatch system offers you our patented rewind function, allowing you to undo that last mistake. -Simplified decisions and seamless navigation will have you clicking your way to great success. -Your choices will carve a new path through your shift each time you play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JoinDispatch at 4.2 against Dial's 3.3. JoinDispatch also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (898 vs 23). Dial's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Dial sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and JoinDispatch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
JoinDispatch holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JoinDispatch has 898 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Dial's written reviews are positive against 60% of JoinDispatch's.
Dial ships an update every 4 months, JoinDispatch weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dial | JoinDispatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (23 ratings) | 4.2 (898 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.5% of reviews | 59.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 898 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrew Shelton | Kyle McCullough |
Customer experience
Dial
JoinDispatch
User reviews
Dial
From 23 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 🚒 Realistic emergency response simulation
- 👍 Great for first responder enthusiasts
- 🌐 Ability to choose any location
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- ⏱️ Slow progression and long wait times
- 🤖 Lack of clear instructions and tutorials
- 🗺️ Unrealistic map and vehicle speeds
JoinDispatch
From 898 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Interesting story and gameplay
- 🤖 Unique text-based adventure concept
- 👍 Immersive atmosphere and mystery
- 💎 Compelling narrative and 4th wall breaks
Room to improve
- 🔒 Paywall after initial tutorial
- 🐛 Bugs, glitches, and inconsistencies
- ⏱️ Short first episode/shift
- 🕰️ Long wait times for new content
Bugs and requests
Dial
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to start missions or receive calls
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Map not loading properly or zooming incorrectly
- In-app purchases not working as intended
Requested features
6 requests- Customizable response radius and station locations
- Ability to assign personnel to specific vehicles
- More varied call types and emergency scenarios
- Faster vehicle speeds and response times
- Improved alliance and multiplayer functionality
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- Expanded vehicle and equipment options
JoinDispatch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Calls getting stuck on hold
- Skills disappearing or not working as expected
- Repeated resets of progress
- Unresponsive UI and black screens
Requested features
4 requests- More episodes/shifts to continue the story
- Ability to replay past calls/choices
- Clearer progression and skill system
- Offline mode or reduced battery drain
In-app purchases
Dial
- double missions for 1h$0.99
- double mission, experience and coin for 1h$1.99
- 100 notes$1.99
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- double mission, experience and coin for 3h$4.99
- 500 notes$7.99
- double mission, experience and coin for 24h$9.99
- 1000 notes$14.99
- 2500 notes$34.99
- 5000 notes$59.99
- 10000 notes$99.99
JoinDispatch
- Shift One - Remove AdsFree
- Shift Unlock$3.99
- Season 1 Pass$9.99






