Comparison

Dial Plate vs Cricket Sounds

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

Cricket Sounds

Discover a diverse collection of high-quality cricket sounds from around the globe. This app offers a simple interface for pranking friends, educational use, or simply enjoying the unique chirps of these insects. Features include looping, random playback, and a timer for custom sound experiences.

Highlights
  • High-quality cricket sound collection
  • Loop sound endlessly
  • Random sound playback
  • Timer for scheduled sound playback
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Educational purposes
Features
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Love crickets? Then you will also love Cricket Sounds! This app contains high-quality collection of cricket sounds from all over the world. The sound of crickets is used to represent awkward silence, meaning non-cricket aficionados can also have plenty of fun pranking others. You can use it for educational purposes too! A cricket is grasshopper-like insect. They are over 900 species in the world and most of them are flightless. They are famous for making chirping sounds at night, even though not all species chirp. About Our Apps: Our soundboard apps have been downloaded millions of times, and have been used for joking around with friends and family, to support favorite teams on game day, and even hunting. Our apps have been featured in many famous worldwide publications. Why download our apps? - Easy to use, nice clean interface - High-quality sounds (meticulously remastered to cut out any background noise) - Loop option to play sound endlessly - Random button to play sounds randomly - Timer feature (select a specific time when to play sound) - Help page / Contact us support We hope you enjoy our apps and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Screenshots

Dial Plate4 screens
Cricket Sounds3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dial Plate at 75% against Cricket Sounds's 29%. Dial Plate also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.7 vs 2.0). Cricket Sounds's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence and ads 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

Dial Plate is free to download; Cricket Sounds costs $0.99 up front. Dial Plate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cricket Sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dial Plate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dial Plate has 96 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Dial Plate's written reviews are positive against 29% of Cricket Sounds's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dial Plate ships an update every 10 months, Cricket Sounds every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Dial Plate versus Cricket Sounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDial PlateCricket Sounds
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (96 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews — better29.4% of reviews
Number of ratings96 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominic RodemerArsosa Network Inc.

Customer experience

Dial Plate

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

Cricket Sounds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative64.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dial Plate

One-time1
  • Theme Pack$2.99
None

Cricket Sounds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dial Plate free?
Dial Plate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cricket Sounds free?
Cricket Sounds costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dial Plate or Cricket Sounds?
Dial Plate is rated higher. Dial Plate averages 4.7 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Cricket Sounds averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dial Plate or Cricket Sounds have ads?
Neither Dial Plate nor Cricket Sounds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dial Plate or Cricket Sounds?
Dial Plate ships an update every 10 months, and Cricket Sounds every 9 months. Most recently, Dial Plate was updated on November 10, 2026 and Cricket Sounds on November 10, 2026.

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