Comparison

Magic Dialer vs T9 Dial

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

Head to head
About

Magic Dialer

This app provides a fast and efficient way to make calls with a customizable widget. It offers smart T9 search, speed dial options, and one-handed mode for easy access to your favorite contacts.

Highlights
  • Widget Speed Dial
  • Smart T9 Search
  • Favorites Widget
  • Easy Speed Dial
  • One-Handed Mode
  • Customizable Themes
Features
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Magic Dialer – The Fastest & Easiest Dialer Widget Magic Dialer is the ultimate speed dial and calling solution, designed to make your phone experience faster and more efficient. Key Features: • Widget Speed Dial – Instantly call your favorite contacts from your home screen. • Smart T9 Search – Quickly find contacts by entering a name or number. • Favorites Widget – One-tap calling for your most important contacts. • Full Chinese Support – Traditional & Simplified. • Easy Speed Dial – Assign favorite contacts to a keypad and call with a long press. • One-Handed Mode – Left- and right-handed support for comfortable dialing. • Dark & Light Themes – Choose the look that suits you best. • Smarter Dialing – Frequently used numbers appear first when searching. • Intelligent search prioritization: Most used contacts > Short names > Contacts with photos. • Fully Customizable – Multiple theme colors, dark/light widgets, and more! Love Magic Dialer? Leave us a great review or send your feedback! Stay connected: https://www.facebook.com/MagicDialer We’re always here and happy to help. Thank you for using Magic Dialer!

About

T9 Dial

This app offers a fast T9 dial pad for quick contact searching using name fragments or number patterns. It supports multiple international scripts and provides widgets for home and lock screens for even faster access. Customize themes, sounds, and keyboard layouts for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • T9 contact search by name or number
  • Supports multiple international scripts
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • One-handed operation modes
  • Customizable themes and sounds
  • Pro features: no ads, call log, backup
Features
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A T9 dial pad that finds the contact you need in as few as three taps. Type the first letters of a name or a fragment of a number and matches appear instantly. Launches fast, every time. Works with names in your own script too, from Chinese and Japanese to Cyrillic, Arabic, Thai, and Indian scripts. FIND ANYONE FAST • Names in many scripts: Pinyin, Zhuyin, and Cantonese for Chinese; kana for Japanese; initial consonants for Korean; native-letter keypads for Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Thai; Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, and other Indian scripts, plus Georgian and Armenian, by their Latin spelling • Search by full name, initials, or part of a phone number • Search by company and job title. Pro extends search to notes, address, and email DIAL FROM WIDGETS • Interactive T9 dial pad widget on the Home Screen. No need to open the app • Lock Screen quick-dial widget. One tap to call • Quick-dial widget for your most frequent contacts BUILT FOR ONE HAND • Switch between left-handed, right-handed, and full-width keyboards with a swipe • Adjustable keyboard height and multiple keyboard styles • Two-column layout on iPad with the keypad docked left or right • Vibration when the call connects MAKE IT YOURS • Themes, icon colors, and Dark Mode • Custom key sounds and haptics PRO • No ads • Unlimited outgoing call log • Private contacts, plus contact backup and restore • Family plan shares Pro with up to 5 family members NOTES • iOS does not let third-party apps read the system call log. The app shows only calls placed from within the app. • Network access is used only to upload crash logs (device model, OS version, time of use, nothing else). Turning it off does not affect the app. SUBSCRIPTION Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase, each in an individual or family plan. • Prices may vary by country or region; • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the purchase is confirmed; • Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends; • Manage or cancel subscriptions anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://t9dial.web.app/TERMS%20OF%20USE.html Privacy Policy: https://t9dial.web.app/PRIVACY%20POLICY.html

Screenshots

Magic Dialer4 screens
T9 Dial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Magic Dialer at none against T9 Dial's shown. T9 Dial's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 59%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Magic Dialer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and T9 Dial sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Magic Dialer against 3.4 for T9 Dial. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Magic Dialer's written reviews are positive against 78% of T9 Dial's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Magic Dialer versus T9 Dial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic DialerT9 Dial
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (30 ratings) — better3.4 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews77.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoxwin Vietnam Technologies Company Limited帅 刘

Customer experience

Magic Dialer

All ratings30 ratings
Positive63.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative34.5%

T9 Dial

All ratings18 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative16.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Dialer

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$1.99
8 purchases

T9 Dial

Subscriptions4
  • Pro · Monthly$0.291 Month
  • Pro · Family · Monthly$0.491 Month
  • Pro · Annual$1.991 Year
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  • Pro · Family · Annual$2.991 Year
One-time4
  • Top and Bottom$0.99
  • Pro · Lifetime$4.49
  • Pro · Family · Lifetime$4.99
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  • Pro · Family · Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is Magic Dialer free?
Magic Dialer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is T9 Dial free?
T9 Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magic Dialer or T9 Dial?
Magic Dialer is rated higher. Magic Dialer averages 3.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while T9 Dial averages 3.4 from 18 ratings.
Do Magic Dialer or T9 Dial have ads?
T9 Dial shows ads; Magic Dialer does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Dialer or T9 Dial?
Magic Dialer ships an update every 9 days, and T9 Dial every 9 days. Most recently, Magic Dialer was updated on November 2, 2026 and T9 Dial on November 12, 2026.

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