Comparison

LaunchDock vs Speed Dialer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LaunchDock

Quickly access your most-used apps, websites, contacts, and shortcuts from anywhere. Create custom action groups for different contexts and switch between them seamlessly. Automate actions by linking groups to Focus Modes.

Highlights
  • Launch apps, websites, and shortcuts
  • Message favorite contacts instantly
  • Create custom action groups
  • Switch between groups with Presets
  • Link Presets to Focus Modes
  • Access from Dynamic Island
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Meet LaunchDock, a faster way to access your favorite apps, websites, shortcuts, and contacts from anywhere. Use Live Activities and Presets to keep your most-used actions ready when you need them, without digging through apps or menus. Why you’ll love it - Launch apps, websites, and shortcuts in seconds - Message your favourite contacts with a single tap - Create action groups for work, home, travel, focus, and more - Switch between groups quickly with Presets - Link Presets to Focus Modes for automatic switching Perfect for - Opening frequently used apps - Quick messaging - Work and productivity setups - Focus Mode workflows - Shortcuts and automations

About

Speed Dialer

Streamline your communication with a smart contact manager. Quickly call, message, or email contacts with customizable speed dial options. Organize and manage your contacts efficiently with easy editing and drag-and-drop features.

Highlights
  • Customizable speed dialer
  • One-tap call, message, email
  • Organized contact pages
  • Drag & drop reordering
  • Contact backup and restore
  • WhatsApp direct messaging
Features
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Speed Dialer puts the people you call most on one screen, so calling Mom, the office or your best friend takes a single tap. No scrolling through contacts, no searching, no typing a number. Pick your favorite contacts, give each one a photo or a color, and they appear as large, easy-to-hit buttons. Tap one and the call starts. It is a fast phone dialer for anyone, and the big photo buttons make it a simple calling screen for parents, kids and seniors. Add a speed dial widget to your Home Screen and your favorites are one tap away without opening the app at all. ONE TAP TO CALL, TEXT OR EMAIL • Tap a contact to call straight away • Choose what a tap, a double tap and a long press do: call, SMS, email or edit • Contacts with several numbers let you pick the one to dial PAGES FOR EVERY PART OF LIFE • Keep family, work, friends and emergency numbers on their own pages • Swipe between pages, rename them and drag them into any order • Choose how many contacts each page shows, from a few big buttons to a full grid • Turn pages off when you don't need them, without losing what's on them MAKE EVERY CONTACT EASY TO SPOT • Add a photo from your library, or let the contact's initials stand in • Give each contact its own color • Hide the name and show only the photo • Pick rounded or square buttons • Drag contacts to arrange them, and edit a name, number or email at any time HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Add a contact widget and call a favorite without opening the app • Three sizes: a single contact, a 2×2 grid or a 4×2 grid • Choose which contact or page each widget shows MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • A clean glass design that stays readable with larger text • On iPad, four contacts across and bigger pages • An iPad without cellular places calls through your iPhone, and the app walks you through the setup SPEED DIALER PRO • Home Screen widgets • More pages, up to 25 • More contacts on every page • WhatsApp as a tap action, to open a chat with a contact • Backup and restore, so your pages move with you to a new iPhone • No ads Speed Dialer asks for access to your contacts so you can choose who to add from your phonebook. Your speed dial list stays on your device. Questions or feedback: app-support@md-tech.in Privacy Policy: https://speed-dial.apppage.co/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LaunchDock3 screens
Speed Dialer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Speed Dialer at Free against LaunchDock's $1.99. Speed Dialer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). LaunchDock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Speed Dialer is free to download; LaunchDock costs $1.99 up front. Speed Dialer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. LaunchDock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LaunchDock ships an update every 6 days, Speed Dialer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LaunchDock versus Speed Dialer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaunchDockSpeed Dialer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.6 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSNEH NILESHAnkur Dhameliya

Customer experience

LaunchDock

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Speed Dialer

All ratings28 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LaunchDock

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Speed Dialer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Plan (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Pro Plan (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Basic Plan$19.99
  • Pro Plan (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

Is LaunchDock free?
LaunchDock costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speed Dialer free?
Speed Dialer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LaunchDock or Speed Dialer have ads?
Neither LaunchDock nor Speed Dialer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LaunchDock or Speed Dialer?
LaunchDock ships an update every 6 days, and Speed Dialer every 2 weeks. Most recently, LaunchDock was updated on October 28, 2026 and Speed Dialer on October 25, 2026.

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