PrankDial vs The Timeline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrankDial
This app allows you to send pre-recorded prank calls to your friends and family. Choose from a wide variety of hilarious scenarios and let the app handle the automated conversation. Enjoy up to three free calls daily for endless entertainment.
- Hundreds of pre-recorded prank calls
- Automated call technology
- Up to three free calls daily
- Save prank call history
- Comment on favorite pranks
- New pranks added regularly
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The original and best prank call app. PrankDial™, with over 200 million prank calls sent and non-stops laughs globally, we're here with our best experience yet! Enjoy a break and make everyone’s day better with up to three free calls daily and hundreds of pranks. What’s New?? - Free users can now save their calls to their own prank call history - New prank calls added - Improved design and user experience - Comment on your favorite prank calls And more... Same Easy Experience: - Choose a hilarious prank calls, like our classics, “You Hit My Car,” and “Why You Call My Girlfriend” - Select a friend or family member’s phone number - Send the prank call! Everyone receives three free calls a day. You can choose from hundreds of pranks. PrankDial does the work for you and sounds like a real person. Our prank call technology automates the call and knows when they speak. Some Quick Notes: - 3 free prank calls a day - 150+ prank calls to choose from, new pranks added regularly Visit our Facebook/IG page to say hello and check out some fun stuff from us and our friends: https://www.facebook.com/prankdial/ https://www.instagram.com/prankdialus/ Have an issue? Visit us here: https://support.prankdial.com Terms of Use: https://www.prankdial.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.prankdial.com/privacy Web: https://www.prankdial.com/ This app is for entertainment purposes only. Thanks for choosing PrankDial and making us the #1 Prank Call App worldwide!
The Timeline
Live out your dreams by making choices about your identity, location, and activities. Connect with friends, see their experiences, and explore new possibilities.
- Choose your identity
- Select your living location
- Make life decisions
- Interact with friends
- View friend activities
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Choose who you want to be! Choose where you want to live! Choose what you want to do with your life! Hang out with your friends, see what they've done and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PrankDial at 4.7 against The Timeline's 4.0. PrankDial also leads on ratings volume (88K vs 4). The Timeline's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. PrankDial sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. The Timeline asks for nothing beyond the download.
PrankDial holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrankDial has 88K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of PrankDial's written reviews are positive against 50% of The Timeline's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PrankDial ships an update every 4 weeks, The Timeline daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrankDial | The Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (88K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KickBack, Inc | Timeline Incorporated |
Customer experience
PrankDial
The Timeline
Bugs and requests
PrankDial
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and verification issues
- Inability to access call history
- Tokens not being awarded properly
- Calls going straight to voicemail
Requested features
5 requests- Allow use of fake numbers
- Increase free daily calls
- Add ability to earn more tokens
- Improve call quality and reliability
- Expand availability to more countries
The Timeline
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PrankDial
- 2 Tokens$0.99
- 4 Tokens$1.99
- 8 Tokens$2.99
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- 7 Tokens$2.99
- 20 Tokens$3.99
- 10 Tokens$4.99
- 20 Tokens$5.99
- 16 Tokens$6.99
- 40 Tokens$9.99
- 30 Tokens$9.99
- 120 Tokens$25.99
- 160 Tokens$31.99
The Timeline
No in-app purchases
Questions
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