Comparison

T9 Dial vs T9 Quick Dial

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

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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

T9 Quick Dial

Enhance your iPhone's native dialer to search Chinese contacts using T9 input. This tool adds Pinyin initials or numbers to contact nicknames, enabling quick T9 searches without modifying system files. It also offers contact management features like merging duplicates and scanning business cards.

Highlights
  • T9 Pinyin dialing with real-time search
  • Batch write T9 markers to nicknames
  • Individual contact T9 configuration
  • Smart contact search by name, number, Pinyin
  • Business card scanning and OCR
  • Duplicate contact merging
  • Contact statistics and analysis
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T9 Quick Dial is a contacts enhancement tool that makes the iPhone dialer smarter with name T9 search. By batch-writing the initials/spelling patterns of names into the "Nickname" field of your contacts, the iPhone system dialer can instantly search named contacts via the numeric keypad — no jailbreak required, no system dialer replacement, and no system file modifications. 【Core Features】 ▸ T9 Name Dialing Real-time numeric keypad search: type 98 to instantly match contacts with initials ZT (e.g., "Zack Taylor"). Supports multi-dimensional matching by initials, full spelling, T9 digits, and phone numbers. Matched characters are highlighted in orange. ▸ Batch Write T9 Tags Generate T9 tags for all contacts and write them into the Nickname field with one tap. Three modes available: • T9 Letters: Append initials (Zack Taylor → Zack ZT) • T9 Digits: Append digit string (Zack Taylor → Zack 9825) • T9 Combo: Write initials + full name spelling + given name spelling at once — no matter what you type, you'll get a hit Smartly preserves original nicknames and automatically deduplicates existing tags. Your notes are never overwritten. ▸ Per-Contact T9 Configuration Fine-tune T9 tags for individual contacts. Automatically generates multiple suggestions (initials shorthand, T9 digits, full name spelling, etc.) with support for manual customization and real-time preview. 【Contact Management】 ▸ Smart Search Full-dimensional search across name, phone, nickname, initials, and full spelling. Type zt to instantly find Zack Taylor, or taylor to find Taylor Swift. ▸ Contact Details Large avatar + complete information display. Localized phone labels (Mobile/Work/Home). One-tap dial, text, or email. Full support for company, department, job title, address, birthday, and notes. ▸ Contact Editing Full-field editing: name, spelling, multiple phone numbers, multiple emails, multiple addresses, company info, and notes. When creating a new contact from the dialer with no match, the number is automatically filled in. ▸ Duplicate Contact Merge Identifies duplicates by phone number, email, or name. One-tap merge and deduplicate, preserving the complete information from the first contact. ▸ Business Card Scan & Recognition Batch import via camera or photo album. On-device OCR supports both Chinese and English, automatically extracting name, phone, email, and company. Edit field by field before saving. All processing is local — your photos are never uploaded. ▸ Contact Statistics Total count, counts of contacts with phone/email/company, Top 10 geographic distribution, and Top 10 company distribution. 【Recent Calls】 In-app call history with one-tap dial, SMS, and swipe-to-delete per entry. Batch selection and deletion in edit mode, or clear all with one tap. 【Data Security】 ▸ Original Backup: Auto-backup of original nicknames before first processing. One-tap full restore or selective restore. ▸ Operation History: Complete records of content before and after each write. ▸ Local Processing: All data processed locally — no network requests, no cloud uploads, no third-party analytics SDKs. 【How to Use】 Grant contacts access permission on first launch Go to Management → Batch Write T9 Tags Choose a write mode (T9 Combo mode recommended) Wait for batch processing to complete Open the iPhone system dialer and type digits to search contacts instantly 【Privacy Commitment】 • We do not upload your contact data • We do not upload business card photos • We do not integrate any third-party analytics SDKs • No network requests are made • All processing is done locally on your device 【Who This Is For】 • Users who are accustomed to T9 quick dialing • Users with large contact lists and slow search • Users who want the system dialer to support name search • Business professionals who need to manage contacts in bulk

Screenshots

T9 Dial4 screens
T9 Quick Dial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: T9 Dial at Free against T9 Quick Dial's $1.99. T9 Dial also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). T9 Quick Dial's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). On 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

T9 Dial is free to download; T9 Quick Dial costs $1.99 up front. T9 Dial sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month. T9 Quick Dial asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

T9 Quick Dial holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: T9 Dial has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of T9 Dial's written reviews are positive against 100% of T9 Quick Dial's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

T9 Dial ships an update every 9 days, T9 Quick Dial every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
T9 Dial versus T9 Quick Dial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterT9 DialT9 Quick Dial
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.4 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer帅 刘必隆 张

Customer experience

T9 Dial

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

T9 Quick Dial

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

T9 Quick Dial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is T9 Dial free?
T9 Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is T9 Quick Dial free?
T9 Quick Dial costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, T9 Dial or T9 Quick Dial?
T9 Quick Dial is rated higher. T9 Dial averages 3.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while T9 Quick Dial averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do T9 Dial or T9 Quick Dial have ads?
T9 Dial shows ads; T9 Quick Dial does not.
Which is updated more often, T9 Dial or T9 Quick Dial?
T9 Dial ships an update every 9 days, and T9 Quick Dial every 2 days. Most recently, T9 Dial was updated on November 6, 2026 and T9 Quick Dial on October 31, 2026.

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