These replacement dialer apps for Android help you make calls, check caller ID, manage contacts, and a lot more.
A modern smartphone might have a ton of features, but making phone calls is still one of its primary functions. And, for that, you need a dialer app.
Stock dialers are not always feature-rich. Besides, you might just be tired of using the same app. The good news is that you can install third-party apps that offer some incredible features and a new look.
So, let's look at the ten best dialer apps available to you on Google Play.
When it comes to providing a solution to its users, Google always comes up with something good, and the Phone app is the default dialer on many Android devices.
This app allows you to block spam calls, and it identifies unknown calls with Google's Caller ID. You can also listen to your voicemails and delete them quickly from within the app. With its emergency contact feature, you can send your current location and details to others, and you can even record calls in some locations.
Phone by Google is free to use. Some of its features, such as Caller ID information, are only available in certain countries.
Download: Phone by Google (Free)
True Phone is a feature-rich dialer for Android. It has features for contact management, with support for customizing any contact details like birthdays or jobs, along with adding a photo that appears on the call screen.
True Phone also allows you to customize the dialer screen with different styles. You can easily view recent calls, favorites, and your contacts with just a single tap. In addition, you can customize its look with seven different built-in themes or create your own theme.
True Phone provides all features for free, though there are ads in the free version. You can remove these by subscribing to the premium version.
Download: True Phone (Free, in-app purchases available)
Drupe is a unique-looking dialer app with powerful features. Its extraordinary UI design sets it apart from its rivals.
You can access Drupe from any app by swiping the dots it overlays on the screen. It also lets you configure how the app behaves when your call ends, and offers a Caller ID feature.
Drupe provides all features listed above for free. It also has a pro version that offers a driving mode that automatically activates when you start moving. This feature makes app accessibility easy so that you can minimize any harm. Call blocking is also limited to the pro version.
Download: Drupe (Free, in-app purchases available)
Simpler Dialer allows you to make a user ID to verify users and provide authentic caller ID and spam information. You can also customize the dialer with multiple themes and styles.
The app has an old-school T9 keypad. You can use it to easily manage your calls, access favorite contacts, edit the contacts in different languages, and activate the missed calls notification feature.
Simpler Dialer is free and has no ads.
Download: Simpler Dialer (Free)
Simple Dialer has all the basic features that you'd expect from an app in this category, along with some handy customization options. The app allows group calls with contacts in your call log, it has an easy-to-use speed-dial feature for your convenience, and it also lets you enable or disable the proximity sensor during calls.
Simple Dialer has no ads. All of its features are free except the themes, which you can purchase separately.
Download: Simple Dialer (Free)
Simpler Caller ID is a dialer app with caller ID as its central feature. With its backup and restore features, you can back up your call logs and contacts. It also lets you delete duplicate contacts. Simpler Caller ID allows making user IDs and provides a smart T9 dialer. You can call your favorite contacts or access all contacts with one tap.
The app allows a reverse number lookup feature for authenticated users. You can search and see contact details for any number through search, and you can customize the app's look with a bunch of available themes.
Download: Simpler Caller ID (Free)
Facetocall focuses on ease of use. Its large-buttoned interface aids accessibility, and the app includes dialer and contact management features. Facetocall automatically finds your favorite contacts based on your call logs and lets you quickly merge duplicate contacts to reduce contact searching hassle.
This dialer has a premium subscription that provides advanced features such as blocking anonymous calls, blocking anyone not in your contacts, and blocking calls by region code. The premium version also allows you to add important contacts as VIPs—the phone automatically rings to maximum volume when a VIP contact calls.
Download: Facetocall (Free, in-app purchases available)
Smart Notify is an all-in-one dialer app loaded with features. This app can manage your SMS, call logs, contacts, events, and reminders.
Smart Notify offers a minimal T9 keypad and lets you search for recent calls and contacts. It also provides fully customizable widgets and popup windows to improve usability. With its fast call and SMS feature, you can access frequent contacts with one tap.
Smart Notify provides some premium features as well. Car Mode is one such feature that allows easy access to the app with an always-on display and large buttons.
Download: Smart Notify (Free) | Smart Notify Unlocker ($3.99)
Dialer by Goodwy is an Android dialer app that looks like the iOS dialer. It provides a clean design for better usability, and you can customize the default tab that appears when you open the app.
The app has a speed-dial feature, and you can also disable the proximity sensor during calls. It also offers group calling and allows adding a confirmation dialog before calls. Dialer by Goodwy provides all its features for free except themes and backgrounds.
Download: Dialer by Goodwy (Free)
iCallScreen is another iOS-style phone and contact app. It has unique features like setting custom videos and wallpapers as call backgrounds. You can also set iOS ringtones from within the app.
iCallScreen has a clean phone dialer with T9 search and speed-dialing features. It has a fake call feature as well so you can receive a dummy call if you ever need to. You can name it and assign a number before scheduling the call.
With its call blocker features, you can block contacts or foreign numbers.
iCallScreen has a paid version that provides premium wallpaper access and a premium call button. It also removes ads and gives you access to extra ringtones.
Download: iCallScreen (Free, in-app purchases available)
You might not have thought about changing your dialer app before. But the different features and designs that these apps offer make it worth doing. Each of the apps mentioned above offers some unique features and most provide the basic options for free. And whatever else they do, they will make call management easier for you.
Ali has been a tech enthusiast since 2005. He is a power user of Android, Linux, and Windows. He has an Advanced Diploma in Business Management from London, UK, and is an English Literature graduate from Punjab University, Pakistan.
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