Comparison

Clean Dial vs Arbornotes

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

Head to head
About

Clean Dial

This utility app automatically reformats your phone contacts into standardized international and national formats. It helps organize your contacts and simplifies international dialing by ensuring consistent number presentation. All processing is done locally on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Formats phone numbers to e.164 standard
  • Converts to readable international format
  • Adapts to familiar national format
  • Improves contact organization
  • Simplifies international calling
  • Local on-device processing
Features
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Tired of messy, inconsistent phone number formats in your contacts? Clean Dial formats your existing phone numbers into three widely recognized and user-friendly formats: e.164, international, and national. Benefits include improved contact organization (ensure all your phone numbers follow a consistent and professional format) and simplified international calling (easily identify and dial international numbers with the correct prefix). Your phone numbers are processed locally on your device and are never stored, shared, or transmitted. e.164: The international standard format (+15555648583) ensures seamless global communication and compatibility with various systems. International: A more readable international format (+1 555-564-8583) with spaces and hyphens for easy dialing and identification. National: The familiar national format ((555) 564-8583) commonly used within North America. This app is open source. You can view its source code and contribute to its development on GitHub: https://github.com/fsareshwala/contactformatter

About

Arbornotes

Features
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Arbor, the latin word for tree, was the primary inspiration for this app. A way to organize any amount of files in an order customized to the user.  Every feature in this app I have implemented with hours of thought and polishing. I made this app because I felt that nothing already made offered what I and other people needed. This app isn't just designed for students, it is designed for everyone.  Its designed with a sleek, professional and minimal look. If it's a project with multiple versions and ideas, a class with all of its lectures, or a hobbyist wanting to organize things better. Give it a try, all support and future ideas are welcome.  Welcome to a new way to take notes. The app is optimized for iPad, but I've adapted some features for iPhone.

Screenshots

Clean Dial4 screens
Arbornotes1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clean Dial at weekly against Arbornotes's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clean Dial ships an update weekly, Arbornotes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Clean Dial versus Arbornotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClean DialArbornotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaraaz SareshwalaLaurent Poirier

In-app purchases

None

Clean Dial

No in-app purchases

None

Arbornotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clean Dial free?
Clean Dial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arbornotes free?
Arbornotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clean Dial or Arbornotes have ads?
Neither Clean Dial nor Arbornotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clean Dial or Arbornotes?
Clean Dial ships an update weekly, and Arbornotes every 3 months. Most recently, Clean Dial was updated on October 15, 2026 and Arbornotes on October 10, 2026.

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