The power dialer for recruiters, on your iPhone.
Cold Call X turns a candidate shortlist into a call block. Import from Google Sheets or CSV, dial straight through from your own number, and keep hot, warm, and cold notes where you'll actually use them, on the phone in your hand.
4.7★ on the App Store (59 ratings, checked August 30, 2026) · $12.99 one-time · No subscription · iOS 17.6+
What a power dialer does for a desk
A power dialer works through an imported list one call at a time: you finish a conversation, hang up, and the next lead is already on screen. Cold Call X gives you the pace controls, Manual for full control, Rocket to burn through a callback list with no delay, 5s / 10s for a fixed breather to write notes, and Timer for randomized, natural-sounding gaps.
Just as important is what it doesn't do: no predictive dialing, no parallel lines, no answer-dead-air. In recruiting that's not a limitation, a candidate's first impression of your agency is the call, and it lands better when a real person dials from a real number.
One more desk-specific detail: since v1.6.2, when a candidate calls you back, their name pops up from your imported list, even if they were never saved as a contact. No more answering "hi, you called me earlier?" blind.
Your sourcing sheet is the call list
Most desks already live in a spreadsheet, so Cold Call X doesn't ask you to rebuild it. Import your shortlist straight from Google Sheets or CSV, names, numbers, emails, and notes auto-map to the right fields, large lists are fine, and you can refresh a Sheets import anytime the req changes.
- One list per req, client, or market, keep progress separately, pin the one you're working today, and switch fast between them.
- Smart filters, work only uncalled numbers, review who you've already spoken to, or sort by temperature; the timezone filter keeps you from calling Austin at 7 AM Eastern.
- Multi-number leads, store a mobile and a desk line on the same candidate and choose which to dial.
- Shuffle mode, randomize the call order so you're not dialing the same block of numbers in the same sequence every week.
Tags, notes, and follow-ups that happen before the next ring
After ten screens, candidates blur together. Drop a note on each one as you hang up, tag them Hot, Warm, or Cold, and let last-called timestamps tell you who's aging out. When a req reopens in three months, the shortlist is already built, filter by Hot and start there.
Follow-up without the typing: templates for text, WhatsApp, and email auto-fill name, company, and phone fields, so "great talking today, here's the job description" is one tap instead of forty re-typed messages a day. And when a candidate says "Thursday afternoon works," you create the calendar event from inside the app before you hang up, so the phone screen is booked while it's real.
Not interested? One tap adds them to the built-in Do Not Call list, and they're suppressed across every list and every future import.
Honest fit: what Cold Call X is, and isn't
Most "recruiter dialer" pages sell you a team platform. Cold Call X is a personal tool, and pretending otherwise would waste your time. Here's the straight answer.
It is
- A power dialer for a solo recruiter or a desk of one, 360 recruiters, executive search researchers, boutique staffing shops.
- Fully functional at $12.99 once, every feature, no seats, no tier to unlock.
- On your personal iPhone, so callbacks hit the number candidates already have.
It is not
- An ATS, no req pipelines, no resume database, no native sync. Lists export with notes via the iOS share sheet.
- A team dashboard, no call recordings, leaderboards, or live listen-in for a manager.
- A predictive or parallel dialer, and there's no voicemail drop. One line, live voice, your number.
If you need team-wide ATS logging, admin oversight, or coaching QA across a whole floor, a cloud recruiting platform is genuinely the right buy, that's a different product category. If you're comparing the big team dialers on subscription math, our Mojo vs PhoneBurner vs Cold Call X comparison lays out the annual cost honestly.
Cold Call X vs the typical cloud recruiting dialer
| Cold Call X | Typical cloud recruiting dialer | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Your iPhone, your carrier, your own number | Browser dashboard with a softphone |
| Cost model | $12.99 one-time | Per-seat monthly subscription |
| Candidate data | On-device only; Apple privacy label: Data Not Collected | Stored in the vendor's cloud |
| ATS integration | None, export lists + notes via share sheet | Native ATS sync (the reason teams buy them) |
| Dialing | Single line, one call at a time, live voice | Power, parallel, and predictive modes |
| Best fit | Solo recruiters, exec search, boutique desks | Staffing teams that need oversight and logging |
Candidate data, handled the way candidates ask about
Candidate phone numbers are personal data, and clients increasingly ask where they live. With Cold Call X the answer is simple: on your device. No cloud account, no vendor database holding your sourcing lists, and Apple's privacy label for the app reads Data Not Collected. Backups go through encrypted iCloud in your own iCloud account, not ours.
On compliance, the honest framing: Cold Call X dials only numbers you imported, in the order you set, one call at a time, as live voice from your own carrier, the cautious end of the dialing spectrum. The in-app Do Not Call list is a personal suppression tool; it does not scrub the National Do Not Call Registry, and staying compliant is your responsibility. The rules around dialers shifted in 2025–2026, so read our guide to auto dialer laws before high-volume calling (it's not legal advice).
Want the full feature walkthrough first? It's all covered on the iPhone auto dialer page.
Recruiter dialing, answered
Can I import candidates from Google Sheets?+
Yes. Import your sourcing sheet directly from Google Sheets or as a CSV, names, numbers, emails, and notes auto-map. Keep separate lists per req, per client, or per campaign, and refresh the Sheets import anytime.
Is Cold Call X a power dialer or a predictive dialer?+
A power dialer. It works one imported list, one call at a time: you hang up and the next lead is ready. There is no predictive or parallel dialing, no voicemail drop, candidates pick up to a real person calling from your own number through your own carrier.
Does Cold Call X integrate with my ATS?+
No, and that is deliberate; it is a personal dialer, not an ATS sync layer. You export any list with your notes via the iOS share sheet and paste records back where your pipeline lives. If your team needs native ATS logging across every rep, a cloud team dialer is the better tool.
Can I schedule phone screens from the app?+
Yes. When a candidate picks a time, create the iOS calendar event right from Cold Call X before you hang up.
Will candidates see my own phone number?+
Yes. Calls go out from your own number through your own carrier, so candidates see a real caller, and callbacks land on the phone in your hand. Version 1.6.2 also shows the candidate's name on incoming calls when they ring you back.
Where is candidate data stored?+
On your device only. Cold Call X carries Apple's Data Not Collected privacy label, candidate names, numbers, and notes never sit in a third-party dialer's database, and there is no account to create.
Fill the req faster
Download Cold Call X, import your candidate sheet, and start your call block in minutes.
4.7★ on the App Store (59 ratings, checked August 30, 2026) · $12.99 one-time · No subscription · iOS 17.6+ · Apple privacy label: Data Not Collected