Calling Card vs Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calling Card
This app helps you save money on international calls by managing calling cards and carrier prefixes. It can automatically select the best card for you based on the number you dial. It also supports PBX routing and Skype To Go calls.
- Manage multiple calling card accounts
- Automatic card selection
- Dial from contacts or recent calls
- Support for international prefixes
- Flexible call detail setup
- Display local time for contacts
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The ultimate iPhone calling card/IDD dialing application - save money when calling contacts from your iPhone by using one or more cards or carrier prefixes to get the best rates - even have the application automatically select the best card for you based on the selected number. Save money on all your international calls using the most popular calling card application for the iPhone. The application can also be used to route calls through a PBX system (no actual calling card required) or for Skype To Go calls. Main features: • Set up multiple phone/calling card accounts and easily switch between them - support for multiple access numbers per card. • Automatic card selection based on contact and/or number prefix. • Set up a list of favorite numbers to dial, select any number from your contacts, call a number from the recent calls placed from the application, or directly enter a phone number to be dialed. • Full support for international prefixes (numbers starting with '+'). • Flexible call details setup allows for automatic dialing of most phone cards even if intermediate menu selections have to be made. • Display local time for contact to be called (time zone lookup based on the phone number) - support for all international numbers. • Card definitions can be shared between different devices via simple email export/import. –––––––––––––––––––––– Winner "iPhone Apps Excellence Award for 2008" (iPhonefootprint.com)!
Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial
Easily and quickly call important personal contacts and emergency services, especially under pressure. Features large buttons, customizable contact lists, and automatic SMS alerts with optional location sharing. Designed for simplicity and accessibility, including Apple Watch integration.
- Large, easy-to-press call buttons
- Selectable personal contacts
- Up to four customizable emergency numbers
- Worldwide emergency number list
- Apple Watch synchronization
- Automatic SMS after calls
- Customizable app appearance
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Make urgent and important calls quickly and easily, even when under pressure or in stressful situations. Keep a set of selected personal contacts and emergency numbers ready to dial. Give RedContact to your elderly relatives and be sure that they will be able to contact you in case of need. - Large “call buttons” ensure that the user does not get confused, especially under pressure. Suited for everyone, ideal for elderly people and users with impairments. - Personal contacts can be selected from the Contacts app on the iPhone. There is no limit to the number of contacts you can pick (although this is typically a small group of people). - Emergency services can be set and customized according to specific needs, or selected from a list of default emergency numbers by country. - An SMS is automatically prepared for you to send to your personal contact right after you hang up (it can include your location, if you allow it). At that point, you can confirm or simply cancel the SMS. This feature can be disabled. - The app’s appearance (dark or light) can be customized independently of the system’s overall appearance. - Designed with the Apple Watch in mind. Your iPhone data is immediately and seamlessly synchronized to the Watch app. Calling directly from your Watch is as fast and easy as on your iPhone. No accounts. No tracking. No clutter. Just fast access when it counts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calling Card at 62% against Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial's 0%. Calling Card also leads on rating (3.2 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Calling Card costs $1.99 and Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calling Card holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calling Card has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Calling Card's written reviews are positive against 0% of Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial's.
Calling Card ships an update every 3 months, Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calling Card | Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Amann | Gianluigi Morganti |
Customer experience
Calling Card
Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial
Bugs and requests
Calling Card
Reported bugs
13 issues- Duplicate contact creation with dialing codes
- App crashes on iOS 3.1, 4.x, 7.x and later versions
- Cannot input # or * characters in custom numbers
- Hangs when selecting contacts from list
- Ignores pause (,) between numbers
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- Inconsistent dialing speed and timing
- Freezes on last entered phone number
- Doesn't work with certain calling card providers
- Corrupts Google Contacts and removes custom ringtones
- Bypasses calling card and makes direct international calls
- Adds unwanted comma between prefix and number
- First call fails but second call works
- Doesn't work with Rogers, Topup, and other specific cards
Requested features
13 requests- Support for # and * character input
- Voice activation/VoiceOver compatibility
- Direct dialing from contacts app
- Faster DTMF dialing speed
- Favorites-only contact selection
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- Multiple PINs per card
- Bluetooth headset compatibility
- GPS-based access number selection
- Option to not modify contact list
- Shorter pause durations
- Default to home screen after call
- Pause and Wait functionality
- Integration with address book as default dialer
Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calling Card
No in-app purchases
Red Contact Speed & Easy Dial
No in-app purchases
Questions
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