Dialer vs AlbumLens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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.
AlbumLens
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AlbumLens shows your photo albums the way you actually use them. Apple's Photos app is photo-first — a giant grid of every shot you've ever taken. AlbumLens is album-first. Every Cloud Photos album you've made (Trips, Family, Wedding 2024, …) appears as a clean card with a 4-photo collage cover, the date range, and the photo count. Tap to dive in. Long-press to pin to the top. If youriCloud Photos library has grown into hundreds of gigabytes and your iPhone hasn't fully synced, AlbumLens helps you take control: • See at a glance which photos are still in Cloud (cloud icon) versus already on your device. • In the Insights tab, get a clear breakdown: total photos, Cloud-only count, and an estimated download size in GB. • Tap "Download this album" to pull every photo and video from iCloud into your local Photos cache — they then appear instantly in Photos.app too. A Wi-Fi-only toggle keeps it off cellular. Other features: • Year-by-year histogram, location map, and media type breakdown — all computed on-device. • Export an entire album to a Files folder with format conversion (HEIC → JPEG), GPS stripping, and naming policies. • Home Screen widget for your pinned album. • Beautiful 3-page onboarding, full Korean / English support, iPad layout. Privacy by design: Everything happens on your device through Apple's PhotoKit framework. Your photos, videos, album titles, EXIF data, and locations are NEVER transmitted to AlbumLens or any third party. We collect only anonymous, aggregated usage events through Firebase Analytics and serve ads through Google AdMob (Free tier only). Privacy Policy: https://cksw.pe.kr/Albumlens/privacy.html AlbumLens Pro — $4.99, one-time: • Unlock more than 5 albums (Free tier shows 5) • Per-album insights (year/place/media-type for any album) • Album export to a Files folder • Home Screen widget • Remove all ads [Terms of Service: Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula ] No subscription. Pay once, keep forever, syncs via Family Sharing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dialer at none against AlbumLens's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dialer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and AlbumLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Dialer | AlbumLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmanuel Tsouris | CHUNGKIL KIM |
In-app purchases
Dialer
- Pro Upgrade$4.99
AlbumLens
- Pro$4.99









