Clean Dial vs Arbornotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Arbornotes
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clean Dial ships an update weekly, Arbornotes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clean Dial | Arbornotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faraaz Sareshwala | Laurent Poirier |
In-app purchases
Clean Dial
No in-app purchases
Arbornotes
No in-app purchases









