Comparison

vintagePhone vs Dialer

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

Head to head
About

vintagePhone

Experience the nostalgia of rotary dial phones with this app. It simulates the tactile experience of dialing numbers without buttons or touchscreens, encouraging thoughtful communication and memory recall. Enjoy sound effects and optional touch-tone dialing for convenience.

Highlights
  • Rotary dial simulation
  • No buttons or touchscreen
  • Think before you dial
  • Nostalgia experience
  • Sound effect volume control
  • Optional touch-tone dialing
  • Shake to delete numbers
Features
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Remember the old school vintage phones with a real dial - yes no buttons and no touchscreen either! The time you need to dial a number was sometimes the time you thought of what exactly you want to say - or not to call the last digit after all. Helps to... ... make real calls the old way ... remember phone numbers by heart ... "think before talk" ... relive a bit of nostalgia Settings allow for volume control of sound effects, and for the hurried - a touch tone feature for faster dialing. Here you can also disable the shake control to delete numbers. The App is for FREE (supported by ads) - or pay a little and get rid of the ads - use the conveniently build in shop. Note: full functionality on iPhones only. iPod users still can place mock phone calls.

About

Dialer

This app generates DTMF tones for interacting with landline phone systems and other devices that use these tones. It allows users to play tones directly from their device's speaker and offers features like saving favorite sequences.

Highlights
  • Generate DTMF tones
  • Use with POTS and landline phones
  • Save favorite tone sequences
  • Adjustable volume
  • Unlock expanded DTMF tones (Pro)
  • Unlimited favorites (Pro)
  • Customize tone and pause length (Pro)
Features
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Dialer works with any Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) that accepts Dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) tones such as a standard landline phone system. To use Dialer, you hold your phone's speaker up to a telephone handset or microphone and play the tone by pressing a button or by selecting one of your saved favorites. Store up to five favorites in the free version for easy dialing, such as calling cards, teleconference numbers, or complicated phone tree's. Commas act as pauses during the dialing tone sequence to allow time for prompts and other delays. Simply hold up your iPhone speaker to the landline telephone's microphone or handset and press dial. Some other devices also use DTMF tones to configure, Dialer is great for these as well. Volume is controlled by your devices volume buttons, so you can easily turn it up or down for just the right volume of your tones. Unlock Dialer Pro features such as unlimited favorites, and the ability to set the dial tone length and pause length (for commas). **Please note that some Voice over IP (VOIP) systems can have trouble recognizing the tones, for those systems try a longer key press allowing enough time for the system to register the tone. Purchase the optional upgrade to unlock these features: - Dial with precision: Unlock the power of four additional expanded DTMF tones – A, B, C, and D. Whether you're interacting with automated systems, entering passwords, or accessing exclusive services, Dialer Pro has got you covered. - Save your favorites effortlessly: With Dialer Pro, you can save an unlimited number of favorites directly from the main dialer screen, ensuring quick and easy access whenever you need it. - Customize your dialing experience: Take control over tone length and pause time when dialing your favorites. Tailor your settings to match your unique requirements, ensuring seamless compatibility with any phone system. ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES: Dialer is now fully accessible with comprehensive VoiceOver support: • Complete screen reader compatibility for blind and visually impaired users • Custom accessibility actions for DTMF tone testing via swipe gestures • Configurable VoiceOver delay timing for optimal audio experience • Clear button labels and navigation hints throughout the app • Accessible favorites management and editing Download Dialer today and make your dialing experience smarter, faster, and more enjoyable.

Screenshots

vintagePhone3 screens
Dialer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dialer at every 5 months against vintagePhone's every 28 months. vintagePhone's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 57%) and ratings volume (217 vs 37). 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

Both are free to download. vintagePhone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dialer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for vintagePhone against 4.2 for Dialer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: vintagePhone has 217 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of vintagePhone's written reviews are positive against 57% of Dialer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

vintagePhone ships an update every 28 months, Dialer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
vintagePhone versus Dialer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametervintagePhoneDialer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (217 ratings) — better4.2 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings217 — better37
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatoing mobile mediaEmmanuel Tsouris

Customer experience

vintagePhone

All ratings194 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative13.6%

Dialer

All ratings74 ratings
Positive73.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative21.6%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative39.3%

Bugs and requests

vintagePhone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Contacts button crashes the app
  • Dialing wrong numbers and takes to long get it wright!!!
  • Lag making it impossible to dial a number

Requested features

6 requests
  • Address book
  • Widescreen layout for iPad
  • Dial tone
  • Handset pick up sounds
  • Ability to dial a number and add it to the address book
Show 1 more
  • Recent calls history

Dialer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

vintagePhone

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Dialer

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99

Questions

Is vintagePhone free?
vintagePhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dialer free?
Dialer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, vintagePhone or Dialer?
vintagePhone is rated higher. vintagePhone averages 4.3 out of 5 from 217 ratings, while Dialer averages 4.2 from 37 ratings.
Do vintagePhone or Dialer have ads?
Neither vintagePhone nor Dialer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, vintagePhone or Dialer?
vintagePhone ships an update every 28 months, and Dialer every 5 months. Most recently, vintagePhone was updated on October 26, 2026 and Dialer on October 23, 2026.

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