Comparison

Dinner Bell vs DHD

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

Head to head
About

Dinner Bell

Simulate ringing a bell with your device. Choose from over 25 unique sounds or record your own. Customize pitch and clanger bounciness for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Shake to ring the bell
  • Over 25 unique sounds
  • Record custom sounds
  • Adjustable pitch
  • Customizable clanger bounciness
  • Personalized sound creation
Features
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Come and get it!!... This dinner bell is more than just a dining invitation. Shake your device to ring the bell. The clanger moves just like a real bell each time you shake your phone, allowing you to control the speed of the ringing. This hand bell truly sounds like a real bell, but you won't hear just the clang of a bell. There are over 25 great sounds to choose from: Bells- bicycle, cow, dinner, door, school, tiny, and triangle Chimes - electric, musical, and wind Clocks - alarm and grandfather Drums - bongo, crash cymbal, drum roll, percussion, and snare Funny - bubbles, glass break, gong, kazoo and man scream Horns - clown, diesel, and fog Whistles - referee, sexy, and spinning Custom - Record up to 10 sounds of your own What makes this app unique is that you can change the pitch of every sound and the bounciness of the clanger. So, you don't have to settle for the default sounds of other apps - YOU CAN MAKE THEM YOUR OWN PERSONALIZED SOUNDS! Where ever you go, you can call in the troops or just have fun with these sounds on your iPhone or iPad!

About

DHD

This app simulates a Stargate Dial Home Device, allowing you to make phone calls to your contacts by entering a 7-glyph address. It features authentic sound effects and haptic feedback for a unique calling experience.

Highlights
  • Dial Home Device interface
  • 7-chevron locking sequence
  • Authentic sound effects
  • Haptic feedback
  • Cartouche address book
  • Swipe to re-dial
  • Swipe to delete entries
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Greetings, Tau'ri! This application simulates the Stargate Dial Home Device (DHD). Instead of establishing wormholes to distant planets, this DHD connects you to your contacts via the primitive Tau'ri communication network - also known as "phone calls." HOW IT WORKS Dial a 7-glyph address on the DHD interface. Each glyph you tap locks a chevron, accompanied by authentic sound effects and haptic feedback. Once all seven chevrons are locked, press the central activation dome to engage. If the address matches a saved contact, the call connects. If the address is unknown, you can map it to a contact from your address book for future dialing. FEATURES - Dial Home Device interface with concentric glyph rings and a central activation dome - 7-chevron locking sequence with sound effects and haptic feedback - Cartouche address book: save, view, and manage your glyph-to-contact mappings - Swipe to re-dial saved addresses with automated glyph entry - Swipe to delete entries you no longer need Whether you're a fan of the Stargate franchise or just want a unique way to call your friends, the Dial Home Device brings a bit of sci-fi fun to your day. Stargate and all related marks, logos, and concepts are trademarks of Amazon MGM Studios. This application is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon MGM Studios.

Screenshots

Dinner Bell4 screens
DHD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DHD at every 3 weeks against Dinner Bell's every 21 months. DHD also leads on chart position (#62 vs #189). Dinner Bell's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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

Dinner Bell costs $0.99 and DHD $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Dinner Bell against 3.0 for DHD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dinner Bell has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dinner Bell ships an update every 21 months, DHD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Dinner Bell versus DHD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDinner BellDHD
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.1 (7 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#189#62 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer3 Queen SoftwareJarkko Asgard

Customer experience

Dinner Bell

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive40.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative59.1%

DHD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dinner Bell

No in-app purchases

None

DHD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dinner Bell free?
Dinner Bell costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DHD free?
DHD costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dinner Bell or DHD?
Dinner Bell is rated higher. Dinner Bell averages 3.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while DHD averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dinner Bell or DHD have ads?
Neither Dinner Bell nor DHD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dinner Bell or DHD?
Dinner Bell ships an update every 21 months, and DHD every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dinner Bell was updated on October 2, 2026 and DHD on October 9, 2026.
Which is more popular, Dinner Bell or DHD?
Dinner Bell currently peaks at #189 in the App Store charts, and DHD at #62. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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