Comparison

Dial Plate vs Bubble Wrap Classic

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

Head to head
About

Dial Plate

Experience the nostalgic charm of rotary dial phones on your iPhone. Choose from 13 unique dial designs, each with authentic sounds, and enjoy a satisfyingly slow way to make calls. Relive a piece of telephone history with every spin.

Highlights
  • Authentic rotary dial simulation
  • 13 unique dial designs
  • Customizable themes with authentic sounds
  • Slow and satisfying calling experience
  • Historical phone designs
  • iPhone compatibility
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Remember the whirr of a rotary dial? Dial Plate brings it back to your iPhone. Spin the dial just like on the phone in your grandparents' hallway, then tap call and your iPhone does the rest. It's the slowest way to make a phone call, and by far the most satisfying. PICK YOUR PHONE Choose from 13 beautifully crafted dials, from legendary desk phones to some delightfully unexpected designs. Every theme comes with its own authentic sound. Several classics come in their original colors, so you can find the one that matches your mood or your memories. • Classic This black desk phone rang through a 1940s farmhouse, back when every call went through the operator. • FeTAp 611 From 1963 this Bundespost phone stood in nearly every West German hallway, with the police and fire numbers printed right in its center. • Model 500 Rented from Ma Bell rather than bought, the Model 500 sat on American desks from 1949 and was built to last for decades. • W48 Built from pre-war plans in 1948, the Bakelite W48 rang through West Germany's rebuilding years. • Model 746 In 1967 the General Post Office put the 746 into British homes, where it stayed rented and ringing for decades. • Trimline In 1965 Bell moved the dial into the handset, so you could dial without ever putting the receiver down. • Princess 1959 Bell launched the Princess in 1959 for the bedside table, with a dial that glowed softly in the dark. • Outrun Somewhere off a neon highway in 1986, the sun never quite sets and the dial glows like a motel sign. • Delftware Delft potters have painted cobalt on white since the 1600s, and this dial would fit right in on a Dutch tile wall. • Mission Control In 1969 Houston talked to the Moon from consoles like this one, while the whole world held its breath. • Dieter Dieter Rams summed up his Braun designs as less, but better, and this dial takes him at his word. • Patent Pending Every great phone began as a drawing like this, filed at the patent office in 1931 and stamped Patent Pending. • Matrix Back when computers phoned each other over copper lines, every call arrived as green characters on a terminal screen. Dust off a little piece of telephone history and give your next call a spin.

About

Bubble Wrap Classic

Experience the satisfying pop of virtual bubble wrap with realistic visuals and sound. Track your pops with a built-in counter and unlock achievements for a fun, stress-relieving distraction.

Highlights
  • Photo-realistic bubble wrap
  • Pop counter
  • Achievement system
  • Simple and elegant design
  • Stress relief
Features
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Remember when a parcel arrived and the best part wasn't what was inside? No ads. No subscriptions. No data collected. Just bubble wrap. Bubble Wrap Classic is a photo-realistic sheet of bubble wrap that never runs out. Tap. Pop. Feel the tiny buzz. Repeat until the world gets a little quieter. POP IT YOUR WAY • Tap a bubble, or swipe across a row to pop it all at once. Several fingers work too • Bubbles spring back as they pop, and every pop sounds a little different • Haptic feedback: every pop buzzes back • Finish a sheet to see your stats (bubbles, time, golden ones), then roll out a fresh one THINGS TO FIND • About 1 bubble in 500 is golden. It counts as 10 and bursts into confetti • Secret numbers hide in your lifetime count. Try 42. Or 404. • Tricks to master: clear a whole sheet in 10 seconds, or without lifting your finger. Some tricks stay secret until you stumble on them • Everything you find lives in your Achievements MAKE IT YOURS • Three bubble sizes and four photo backgrounds: Box, Kraft paper, Cork and Walnut • Sound and haptics on separate switches • Share your score as a good-looking card • Three clear buttons: New sheet, Share and Settings. No secret gestures • Unfold iPhone Duo for a separate sheet on each side of the fold, plus two tricks you can't pull off anywhere else • For iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, in 10 languages CLASSIC+ Everything above is free. Classic+ is a one-time purchase that adds four wrap colors (Mint, Lavender, Peach, Smoke) and four more backgrounds (Denim, Wool, Suede, Leather). Try any of them for one sheet before you decide. With Family Sharing, one purchase covers the whole family. Bought the app before it went free? Classic+ is already yours. Just want to say thanks? There's a tip jar. NO NONSENSE No ads. No subscriptions. No accounts. No data collected. Works offline, on planes and during very long phone calls (mute it in meetings). Fun fact: bubble wrap was invented in 1957 as textured wallpaper. It failed as wallpaper. It's doing great here.

Screenshots

Dial Plate4 screens
Bubble Wrap Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Wrap Classic at 5.0 against Dial Plate's 4.7. Bubble Wrap Classic also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Dial Plate's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 2) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dial Plate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bubble Wrap Classic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble Wrap Classic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dial Plate has 96 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dial Plate ships an update every 10 months, Bubble Wrap Classic every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dial Plate versus Bubble Wrap Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDial PlateBubble Wrap Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (96 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominic RodemerPavel Kosykh

Customer experience

Dial Plate

All ratings96 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral15.2%
Negative10.1%

Bubble Wrap Classic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dial Plate

One-time1
  • Theme Pack$2.99
4 purchases

Bubble Wrap Classic

One-time4
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Classic+$1.99
  • Nice tip$2.99
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  • Big tip$4.99

Questions

Is Dial Plate free?
Dial Plate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubble Wrap Classic free?
Bubble Wrap Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dial Plate or Bubble Wrap Classic?
Bubble Wrap Classic is rated higher. Dial Plate averages 4.7 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Bubble Wrap Classic averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dial Plate or Bubble Wrap Classic have ads?
Neither Dial Plate nor Bubble Wrap Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dial Plate or Bubble Wrap Classic?
Dial Plate ships an update every 10 months, and Bubble Wrap Classic every 3 months. Most recently, Dial Plate was updated on November 13, 2026 and Bubble Wrap Classic on November 13, 2026.

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