Comparison

T9 Dial vs Building Performance Manager

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

Head to head
About

T9 Dial

This app provides a T9 dial pad for rapid contact searching. It supports various search methods including full and abbreviated spelling, numbers, company names, and job titles. Customize your typing experience with adjustable keyboard height, styles, and handedness options.

Highlights
  • T9 contact search
  • Full, abbreviated, and number search
  • Company and job title search
  • Adjustable keyboard height
  • Left/right-handed keyboard modes
  • Multiple keyboard styles
  • Customizable icon colors
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

About

Building Performance Manager

Features
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The Building Project Manager app (BPM) from Efficiency Matrix is a tool to help streamline project management. You will need to be an accredited auditor or associated tradesperson with Efficiency Matrix in order to access the functionality in this app.

Screenshots

T9 Dial4 screens
Building Performance Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Building Performance Manager at none against T9 Dial's 8. Building Performance Manager also leads on ads (none vs shown). T9 Dial's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. T9 Dial sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month. Building Performance Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

T9 Dial ships an update weekly, Building Performance Manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
T9 Dial versus Building Performance Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterT9 DialBuilding Performance Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer帅 刘Efficiency Matrix

In-app purchases

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
None

Building Performance Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is T9 Dial free?
T9 Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Building Performance Manager free?
Building Performance Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do T9 Dial or Building Performance Manager have ads?
T9 Dial shows ads; Building Performance Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, T9 Dial or Building Performance Manager?
T9 Dial ships an update weekly, and Building Performance Manager every 3 months. Most recently, T9 Dial was updated on October 15, 2026 and Building Performance Manager on October 6, 2026.

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