Comparison

DTMF Dial vs Dialer

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

Head to head
About

DTMF Dial

This utility allows you to dial phone numbers from your iPhone contacts on landline or pay phones. Simply select a contact, hold your device near the mouthpiece, and initiate the call.

Highlights
  • Dial iPhone contacts on landlines
  • Edit numbers before dialing
  • Adjust dialing speed
  • Works with pay-phones
  • Uses device's speaker for dialing
Features
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Do you often find yourself looking up a contact on your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch and then dialing the number by hand on another phone? Operator lets you conveniently dial phone numbers in your iPhone contacts on landline phones and pay-phones. Just fire up Operator, select a number from your address book, lift the receiver, hold your iOS device near the mouthpiece and hit the Dial button! You can even edit the number before dialing it, in case you need to change a prefix or add a suffix. You can also adjust the dialing speed via the Settings app.

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

DTMF Dial3 screens
Dialer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dialer at 3.9 against DTMF Dial's 1.0. Dialer also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (74 vs 5). DTMF Dial's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

Both are free to download. Dialer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DTMF Dial asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dialer holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dialer has 74 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of DTMF Dial's written reviews are positive against 57% of Dialer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DTMF Dial ships an update every 27 months, Dialer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
DTMF Dial versus Dialer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDTMF DialDialer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (5 ratings)3.9 (74 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings574 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiPhonso GmbHEmmanuel Tsouris

Customer experience

DTMF Dial

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

Dialer

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

In-app purchases

None

DTMF Dial

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dialer

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99

Questions

Is DTMF Dial free?
DTMF Dial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dialer free?
Dialer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DTMF Dial or Dialer?
Dialer is rated higher. DTMF Dial averages 1.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Dialer averages 3.9 from 74 ratings.
Do DTMF Dial or Dialer have ads?
Neither DTMF Dial nor Dialer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DTMF Dial or Dialer?
DTMF Dial ships an update every 27 months, and Dialer every 5 months. Most recently, DTMF Dial was updated on September 25, 2026 and Dialer on October 9, 2026.

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