# Quick Fav Dial - Smart Dialer — One-Tap Photo Speed Dial

> iPhone speed dial app for quick contact access via tap gestures. (iPhone/iPad app by Klaus Schöffmann.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-fav-dial-smart-dialer/id525474193 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Klaus Schöffmann](https://appshunter.io/developer/475241194)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 471 App Store ratings · 116 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 31 MB
- Languages: German (Germany), American English, French (France), Italian, European Spanish
- Released: 2012-05-25
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-fav-dial-smart-dialer/id525474193/reviews.md

## What is Quick Fav Dial?

Call the people who matter with one tap on their photo — the beloved speed dial of classic mobile phones, reinvented for your iPhone.

Assign your favorite contacts to positions on a rotatable 3D wall and reach them instantly: call, text, WhatsApp, Signal, email or FaceTime.

• QUICK AND EASY
1x tap to call.
2x tap to text (SMS/iMessage).
3x tap to WhatsApp.
4x tap to email.
5x tap to FaceTime.
You can change what each tap count does in Settings (including Signal), or long-press a contact for a menu with all its actions. You can even make single contacts always use WhatsApp for calls.

• NO NUMBERS REQUIRED
The app reuses the contacts already stored on your iPhone — no retyping numbers, email addresses or photos. If you change a contact in the Contacts app, the wall updates automatically.
IMPORTANT: That is why Quick Fav Dial needs access to your contacts! Without access, the app cannot work and will forget all assignments after a restart (you can fix this later in your iPhone's Privacy settings).

• ASSIGN SINGLE ACTION (NEW)
Dedicate a position to exactly one action — e.g. "always WhatsApp Grandma" — no matter how often you tap.

• UP TO 48 POSITIONS & 3D SCROLLING
Enough space to visually group family, friends and colleagues in their own areas. Fast horizontal 3D scrolling — now also in landscape.

• MULTIPLE ASSIGNMENTS
By default the app stores the first phone number and email address of a contact. Want a different one? Enable "manual field selection" in Settings or assign the same contact to a second position — the app will ask which number or email to use (email texting enables iMessage instead of SMS).

• COLOR THEMES & DARK MODE
Twenty-one designs to match the display to your style.

Prefer extra large photo buttons (e.g. for seniors or visual impairments)? Check out Quick Fav Dial XL.

## Key features

- One-tap quick dialing
- Multi-tap actions for text, WhatsApp, email, FaceTime
- Uses existing iPhone contacts
- Horizontal 3D scrolling for browsing
- Customizable color themes and dark mode
- Over 50 assignable positions
- Multiple contact assignments and field selection

## What do users think of Quick Fav Dial?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🚀 Quick access to frequently called contacts
- 📱 Visual contact display with photos
- 💬 Multiple communication options (call, text, email)
- ⭐ Reliable performance for most users
- 🎯 Convenient speed dialing functionality
- 📊 Supports up to 30 contacts
- ⚡ Fast app launch and operation

**Cons**

- 🐛 Contacts randomly disappear or lose phone numbers
- 🐛 Inconsistent app behavior across iOS versions
- ❌ Requires two taps to dial instead of one
- ❌ Not compatible with iPad
- ❌ Confirmation dialog slows down calling process
- 🔧 Limited customization options
- 📝 Cannot manually edit contact names/nicknames
- 🎨 Frequently changing app icon confuses users
- ⚠️ Poor developer communication and support
- 🔌 Compatibility issues with iPhone 15 Pro Max and iOS 15+

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Contacts disappear after app closure
- Phone numbers detach from contact icons
- App freezes or becomes unresponsive
- Black space remains after deleting contacts
- Incompatibility with iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iOS 15+ compatibility issues
- App fails to launch or loads very slowly
- Confirmation dialog appears despite being disabled
- Random icon behavior and data loss

**Most requested features**

- Single-tap direct dialing without confirmation
- iPad compatibility
- Ability to rearrange contact icons via drag and drop
- Customizable tap actions (e.g., single tap for FaceTime instead of call)
- Manual contact name/nickname editing
- Multiple number selection for contacts with several phone numbers
- iMessage and FaceTime Audio support
- Larger font size for contact names
- Option to skip confirmation dialog
- Ability to choose which phone number to dial for multi-number contacts
- Contact icon reordering without deletion
- Customizable themes and borders
- Darker, larger text for phone type indicators

## Recent user reviews (10 of 116)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/quick-fav-dial-smart-dialer/id525474193/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Hyper utile

*2026-07-15*

Je l’utilise très régulièrement depuis 2014. J’ai un peu galéré à l’époque avec les réglages. Mais aujourd’hui l’auteur a clarifié le fonctionnement. 
Un grand merci au développeur.

### 1/5 — Won’t save

*2026-03-02, version 5.41*

T

### 1/5 — Don’t bother

*2026-02-27, version 5.41*

Bad app. Randomly drops contacts you’ve assigned. Not worth $1 let alone $5

### 1/5 — Funktioniert nicht

*2026-02-01*

Weise Kontakte zu und beim erneuten öffnen der App ist alles wieder weg bis auf einen.

### 2/5 — Random, but good concept

*2025-11-10, version 5.41*

Random behavior, icons, contacts disappear.  Try re-adding, sometimes successful. Sometimes not.  Not 100% sure there is a developer response,  good concept though.

### 1/5 — Ios 18 ne fonctionne pas

*2024-09-30*

Ne fonctionne pas avec ios 18

### 5/5 — It’s been great

*2024-03-02*

I’ve been using this app for several years now and have been very pleased with it. I’m going to put it on my wife’s phone.

### 1/5 — Update needed

*2024-02-04, version 5.41*

This app does not seem to be compatible with the new iPhone 15 Pro Max. Once I delete a contact, the space stays black and I cannot install a new contact.

### 2/5 — Why not allow it on iPad???

*2023-06-01, version 5.41*

On an iPad you can text, FaceTime! And email.   Why do you not allow it to be set up on an iPad?

### 5/5 — Satisfied

*2023-01-19*

This is very handy and how I call about 80% of the time. Only gripe: now and then it loses a few numbers - which is aggravating when I’m in a rush to call. Need to make it available again!
By losing numbers I mean that when I open the app one or two of the, previously filled, positions are blank (empty) and have to be re-entered.

**Developer response:** Many thanks for the great review! What exactly do you mean by ‚loosing a few numbers‘? 
Update: Thanks for clarification! This is very strange and should not happen. We will try figuring out the reason for this issue and fix it.

## Frequently asked questions about Quick Fav Dial

### What does Quick Fav Dial do?

This app brings the speed dialing feature of old mobile phones to your iPhone. It allows you to assign your favorite contacts to specific positions for quick dialing, texting, emailing, or FaceTime with a single tap. The app visually displays your assigned contacts and integrates with your existing iPhone contacts.

### How do I assign contacts and initiate actions?

You assign contacts to positions (1-50) within the app. A single tap initiates a call, a double tap sends a text (SMS/iMessage), a triple tap sends a WhatsApp message, a quadruple tap sends an email, and a quintuple tap initiates a FaceTime call. A long press on a contact also allows you to select the desired action.

### Does this app cost money?

Based on the provided information, the app is free to download and use. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a completely free monetization model.

### What are the compatibility requirements for this app?

The app is designed for iPhone and requires access to your contacts to function properly. If you do not grant contact access on the first startup, the app may not work as intended and could forget assignments after restarting. This can be resolved later in your iPhone's Privacy settings.

### Can I use this app for more than just calling?

Yes, you can use this app for multiple communication methods beyond just calling. With different tap gestures or long press options, you can quickly text (SMS/iMessage), send messages via WhatsApp, send emails, or initiate FaceTime calls to your favorite contacts.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.50 — 2026-07-14

- Completely rebuilt for current iPhones and iOS (faster, sharper, supports all screen sizes)
- Landscape support
- Signal support + freely configurable tap actions
- NEW: Assign Single Action — one position, exactly one action
- NEW: "Call via WhatsApp" per contact
- Bugfix: removed the additional call confirmation
- Fixed FaceTime, email and WhatsApp actions
- Now also available in French, Spanish and Italian

### 6.00 — 2026-07-09

* Improved usability.
* Bugfixes.
* Landscape support. 
* Supports WhatsApp-Call settings for invidivual contacts (long-press to set).

### 5.41 — 2021-01-04

Performance optimization.

### 5.4 — 2020-12-15

Fixes a bug in the last version (wrong zoom settings on iPhone 12).
The corresponding actions (call, text, ...) of taps (1x, 2x, ...) can now be freely defined in the settings.

### 5.3 — 2020-12-13

The corresponding actions (call, text, ...) of taps (1x, 2x, ...) can now be freely defined in the settings.

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