Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer vs CRPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer
Experience the nostalgic charm of a classic Japanese rotary dialer. This app allows you to dial numbers by turning the dial, just like in vintage phones and anime. It also integrates with your address book for added convenience.
- Classic rotary dial simulation
- Address book integration
- Nostalgic animation aesthetic
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Support for # and * buttons
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You may have seen this rotary dialer in Japanese animation! Easy to use. Simply turning the dial in order. Well back in the olden days, also try turning the phone number while pounding. There should be a new discovery. Also check out that little modern twist! - Work with address book. - Add some button, Back, #, and *.
CRPlayer
Experience music with a realistic vinyl record player simulation. Interact with virtual records, change playback speed, and enjoy detailed animations. Unlock advanced features with in-app purchases for a personalized listening experience.
- Realistic vinyl record playback simulation
- Interactive touch controls for speed and scrubbing
- Detailed jacket and turntable animations
- Select music from your library
- Customizable record and player aesthetics
- In-app purchases for advanced features
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From taking a vinyl record out of the jacket and putting it on the turntable to start playing, to finishing the performance and putting it back in the jacket, it moves just like a real player. You can touch the vinyl record with your finger to change the speed, stop the turntable with your finger for scrubbing, or stop the tone arm with your finger to make the needle skip. But, unlike the real thing, no matter how harshly you handle it, the original sound source will not be damaged at all! Enjoy the feeling of listening to records on a record player to your heart's content. Feature - The jacket and turntable display are fun to look at. - Free selection from your music library. - 4 types of vinyl disk form from donut record to LP record. - A cool animation of the record playback process. - Auto start behavior like a real player. - The front of the jacket depicts the artwork. - Tap the edge of the jacket to flip it over to the back of the jacket. - On the back of the jacket is a list of songs that can be selected by tapping. - Use the slider on the back of the jacket to freely seek within the song. - Split multiple songs into side 1 and side 2 like a real record. - A prank of slowing down by touching the record disk with a finger. - Scrubbing play by moving the turntable with your finger. - Stop the tone arm with your finger and play a needle jumping prank. - Tap the tonearm with your finger continuously to generate short repeats. In-app purchases add the following features. (You can try it out for 2 weeks with a free in-app purchase.) - Auto stop behavior like a real player. - Adjust and change single-sided/double-sided settings to your liking. - Select rotation of 33⅓ or 45. - Fine tune between 200 cents above and below in 25 cent increments. - Add scratch noise to enhance the feeling of playing a record - Retro sounds from portable players, transistor radios and telephones. - Select record disk color from black, red and blue. - Select the label color from 7 colors. - Change the color of the turntable mat to your liking. - You can save the record coordinated to your liking as a virtual record on apps record shelf. Note: Playing songs outside the iPod library is not supported. Compatibility Requires: iOS 12.0 or later Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CRPlayer at Free against Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer's $0.99. CRPlayer also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
CRPlayer is free to download; Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer costs $0.99 up front. CRPlayer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer against 2.0 for CRPlayer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer's written reviews are positive against 0% of CRPlayer's.
Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer ships an update every 12 months, CRPlayer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer | CRPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CUBIC INC. | Kazuo Kamata |
Customer experience
Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer
CRPlayer
In-app purchases
Japanese Classic Rotary Dialer
No in-app purchases
CRPlayer
- Extra Features TrialFree
- Extra Features$1.99
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