CardFiler vs 9 Dial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CardFiler
Easily catalogue and find your belongings with this intuitive inventory app. Track collections, hobby supplies, or household items with custom fields and photo support. Quickly search and retrieve item details.
- Simple and intuitive interface
- No predetermined fields
- Track home, hobby, and collections
- Seamless iPhone/iPad integration
- Unlimited entries
- Search by name, category, or notes
- Store up to 2 photos per item
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Have you been wishing for a simple, intuitive, lightning-fast way to catalogue and find your “stuff?" Do you want to keep track of your collections, your hobby supplies, your pantry, your wardrobe, etc.? If so, CardFiler is for you. Whether you’re a knitter who needs to keep track of the needles and yarn you own, or a hobbyist that wants to keep track of your tools and supplies or a school teacher trying to remember where all of your classroom supplies are kept. If you’ve ever been at the store and wondered, for example, if you have that paint color, that shade of yarn, that rubber stamp, or that book or magazine? CardFiler is for you. If you've tried other inventory apps and found them to be cumbersome and overloaded with bells and whistles, more suitable for a business than the homeowner or hobbyist? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, then CardFiler is definitely for you. This app lends itself to virtually any situation since there are no predetermined fields requiring a long set-up and learning curve and no complicated instructions to remember. You, not the app, decide how you want to keep track of your items. Best of all, it’s super fast and super simple so you can download the app and enter your first item a few seconds later! To enter an item just press the +, take 1 or 2 pictures, give the item a name and a category, and enter any notes you would like. This can be the location, the price, when acquired, whatever; it’s up to you. Then hit List and your item is recorded. When you are ready to find that tool or you are at the store and want to know if you already have that set of knitting needles, or that book, simply go to CardFiler on your iPhone or iPad. You can search by name or category or simply have CardFiler display all items alphabetically by name or category, just in case you can’t remember what you called something. All items are displayed with a thumbnail in front for immediate identification. Just touch the desired item and the full record opens up where you can see your notes and swipe right to see your pictures. You can also tap the thumbnail and see a larger version of the photo right from the list. Features: Simple and intuitive No long learning curve No predetermined fields to set up and remember Lends itself to multiple applications, home, hobby, collections Seamless integration between iPhone and iPad Unlimited number of entries Your data is kept safe in iCloud Search by name or category or notes Display all items by name or category You can store up to 2 photos of each item - great for before and after shots. Images are timestamped You can share card data via email, text and many other options. Quick peek an item by touching it’s thumbnail photo in the item list You can replace or delete photos any time
9 Dial
This app enhances your dialing experience with rapid contact search, customizable keypads, and one-tap messaging to popular platforms. It offers speed dial with contact photos and color-coded labels for quick access. Enjoy a seamless and personalized way to connect with your contacts.
- T9 contact search with smart filtering
- Customizable dual-language keypad
- Speed dial with contact photos
- One-tap messaging to multiple platforms
- Color-coded contact labels
- Call and message log integration
- Apple Watch support
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Dial Smarter, Faster, Your Way. T9 Dialer reimagines the classic dialing experience with blazing-fast contact search, powerful speed dial, and full multi-language keypad support. Whether you speak English, Arabic, Hindi, or any language - customize your keypad layout and colors to match your needs and style. Long-press any key to launch speed dial with contact photos. Assign colors to contact labels for a visual boost. Why You’ll Love It: - T9 contact search with smart filtering. - Dual-language keypad customization. - Dual-language full keyboard. - Dual-language vocal coantact finder. - Speed dial with images and initials. - Instantly contact anyone on WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Messages, or FaceTime with a single tap - even numbers not saved in your contacts. - Call and message log for fast re-engagement: jump back to your last conversation or call on any platform with one tap. - Color-coded contact labels. - Clean, modern SwiftUI design. - Smooth performance on all devices - Set T9 Dialer as your default calling app and place calls directly, seamlessly integrating with your device. - Has full Apple Watch support! No more endless scrolling. Just tap, search, and contact - exactly how you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 9 Dial at every 2 days against CardFiler's every 35 months. 9 Dial also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). CardFiler's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CardFiler against 5.0 for 9 Dial. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of CardFiler's written reviews are positive against 100% of 9 Dial's.
CardFiler ships an update every 35 months, 9 Dial every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CardFiler | 9 Dial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenneth Cluff | Moshe Rosenthal |
Customer experience
CardFiler
9 Dial
In-app purchases
CardFiler
No in-app purchases
9 Dial
No in-app purchases









