Cadence vs Calley
Compared: 15 September 2026
If you've looked at Android dialer apps for field or telesales work in India, you've almost certainly come across Calley. It's one of the more established names in the category, and it gets one big thing right: it dials through your own SIM instead of routing calls over VoIP, so there's no per-minute cost and your caller ID stays your real number. Cadence does the same thing. Where the two diverge is everything around the dial: what happens to your list, how a call outcome gets recorded, and what leaves your phone at all.
This page compares them as they actually work today, not as a sales pitch for either. Where we're not certain of a current detail on Calley's side (pricing tiers change), we say so and point you to their own site rather than guess.
| Cadence | Calley | |
|---|---|---|
| How it dials | Native SIM dialing, no VoIP or per-minute charge | Native SIM dialing, no VoIP or per-minute charge |
| Importing a list | Paste a Name + Number list straight from Google Sheets, or add contacts manually | Upload a CSV file |
| Where your contacts & call data live | On your device only. Contacts, call outcomes, notes and tags are never uploaded: it's in our privacy policy, not just marketing copy | Not publicly specified on their site at the time of writing (worth confirming directly with Calley if this matters to you) |
| Logging an outcome | Fixed outcome set (Solid Customer, Interested, Call Back, No Answer, Voicemail, Not Interested, Wrong Number, Do Not Call) plus custom tags and free-text notes on every call | Call log with basic status; the more detailed the tagging you want, the more you're pushed toward CRM-style add-ons |
| Follow-ups | Callback reminders scheduled from the outcome screen, collected in a dedicated Follow-ups list and calendar | Not a dedicated feature in the core dialer |
| Analytics | Built-in: calls, talk time, connect rate, conversion, and a best-time-to-call insight from your own history | Basic call counts; deeper analytics generally sit behind their paid/CRM tiers |
| Free tier | 7-day free trial on any plan, no card required to start | Free plan capped at 50 calls/day |
| Paid pricing | ₹499/month (Pro, 250 calls/day) or ₹799/month (Unlimited); see current pricing | Check getcalley.com for current tiers, since we're not going to guess a number that might be stale by the time you read this |
| Distribution | Direct signed APK download, and we explain exactly why, and how to verify it's genuine | Google Play Store |
Where Cadence pulls ahead: the whole loop, not just the dial
A dialer that only dials solves the first five minutes of a calling session. The other three hours are spent remembering who said "call me next week," what you actually discussed, and which leads you haven't touched yet. That's the part Cadence was built around: every call ends with a one-tap outcome, an optional note, and (if it needs one) a callback that lands automatically in a Follow-ups list you can't lose track of.
Where Calley might genuinely be the better fit
If you're managing a small team and need Play Store distribution for easy installs across multiple phones, or you specifically want CSV-based bulk import into an existing workflow, Calley's maturity in that lane is real. Cadence is built for the solo operator working their own list. It isn't a team CRM, and it doesn't pretend to be one.
The honest reason to at least try Cadence first
Your contacts and your conversations with them are the most sensitive data in your job. Before you decide, it's worth asking any tool in this category one direct question: where does my contact list live once I upload it? Cadence's answer is "on your phone, full stop." Check the Privacy Policy yourself rather than taking our word for it.
Cadence starts with a 7-day free trial, so the honest way to settle this is to run the same call list through both for a week and see which one you actually keep opening.
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