slydial vs The Loading Dock Co
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
slydial
This app allows you to send personalized voice messages directly to someone's voicemail, bypassing the need for a live conversation. It's designed for quick, efficient communication when you don't have time to talk or wish to avoid interrupting. Features include group messaging and hands-free Siri integration.
- Direct to voicemail messaging
- Group voicemail sending
- Hands-free Siri integration
- Personalized voice messages
- Time-saving communication
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All new slydial, our best app yet! We’ve completely redesigned slydial from the ground up with a fresh look, smoother performance, and brand-new features. It’s the easiest, smartest way to connect straight to voicemail. What is slydial? Slydial lets you skip the conversation and go directly to someone’s voicemail. Perfect when you don’t have time to talk, or don’t want to. With our Group Messaging feature, you can even send one prerecorded voicemail to up to 10 contacts at once. And now, it’s hands-free: just say “Hey Siri... Call [contact name] using slydial!” When do you slydial? Think of slydial as your secret communication shortcut. Use it to: -Save time when you’re busy. -Respect someone’s time by not interrupting. -Get your point across when a text won’t cut it. -Avoid the stress of an awkward conversation. How does it work? 1. Open the slydial app. 2. Sign in or create a free account. 3. Choose a contact (or enter their number). 4. Slydial connects you directly to voicemail, simple as that. Upgrade to slydial Premium to skip in-call ads, or get Group slydial to send a single voicemail to multiple contacts and track your results. *Good to know: Slydial works from U.S. phones to U.S. phones only.
The Loading Dock Co
Manage your membership directory, book spaces, and handle billing. This app streamlines access to essential services for members.
- Member directory access
- Space booking functionality
- Billing management
- Streamlined member services
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The Loading Dock app for member directory, booking, and billing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Loading Dock Co at none against slydial's 3. The Loading Dock Co also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). slydial's advantage is ratings volume (503 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. slydial sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. The Loading Dock Co asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Loading Dock Co holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: slydial has 503 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
slydial ships an update every 4 months, The Loading Dock Co every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | slydial | The Loading Dock Co |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (503 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 503 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MobileSphere, Ltd | Loading Dock Raleigh, LLC |
Customer experience
slydial
The Loading Dock Co
Bugs and requests
slydial
Reported bugs
21 issues- App no longer works for many users
- Login/registration errors
- Numbers are marked as invalid
- Calls ring instead of going to voicemail
- App crashes or freezes
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- App is slow and unresponsive
- Incorrect numbers are dialed
- App shows caller number to recipient
- Login issues after account deletion
- Error screen at registration
- App does not see new numbers added to phone book
- Call disconnects when typing number
- App freezes after every use, requires reinstall
- Shows "unknown caller" and doesn't go to voicemail
- Paid subscription still has ads and issues
- Phone number is out of service
- App doesn't work with new iPhones
- App doesn't work with iPhone 4S
- Adds extra numbers to dialing string
- One ring before going to voicemail
- Recipient sees "Slydial" in recent calls
Requested features
4 requests- Extension option for dialing
- Ability to see called numbers history
- Dark mode option
- Option to record and send messages directly from iPhone
The Loading Dock Co
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
slydial
- Premium Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual Plan$29.991 Year
- Premium Group slydial$9.99
The Loading Dock Co
No in-app purchases
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