Comparison

Speed Dial vs Smart Dial

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

Head to head
About

Speed Dial

Easily access your most frequent contacts with colorful dials. Make calls, send SMS, or WhatsApp messages with a single tap. Organize contacts into groups for quick access, ideal for use while driving.

Highlights
  • Colorful dials
  • Add frequent contacts
  • Call, SMS, WhatsApp integration
  • Organize contacts into groups
  • Manual name and number setting
  • Remove ads with long press
Features
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Speed Dial   With Colourful dials. **Long tap/press on the dail to remove ads. Best rated Speed dial for iPhone. Safe Speed dial while on move. This app allows users to place any number of most frequent contact numbers, groups which are to be selected from existing address book & assign it to the speed dial screen. Call or SMS or WhatsApp . Preferably business group, office group, or a family group on two different screens. Upon selecting the phone number from address book contacts, Full name, first name or a last name whichever available is displayed instantaneously on the home screen. Speed dial name & number can also be manually set, by entering it using the phone keypad. For effective use place the app icon on the first page. Note : Apple does not allow White spaces, * and # characters inside a Phone Number for security reasons to protect the phone from hacking. Delete such characters after selecting the contact. User Feedback's: Speed Dial by bimlsy - 26 December 2010 Works great thankyou by Jonas Boll - 23 December 2009 this is just what I was looking for It's doing the job by Kmk38 - Ver 2.8 - 08 December 2009 This App delivering exactly what it promised. Well working Speed Dial. Oppaaa by wooshmo - 22 October 2009 Nice and clean app. Best speed dial here. Bereits mittelfristig bestes by JRMO - 25 April 2011 ... Kurzwahl-App im Test. Farbig dezente Felder um Gruppen anzulegen wäre vielleicht eine Idee. nicht übel! - by xtraphoner - Ver 2.8 - 05 October 2010 Funktioniert super,ist einfach und übersichtlich und tut seinen Dienst.Genau das,was man erwartet. Fotos zu den Kontakten einbinden wäre Klasse sowie die Anzahl der Kurzwahlfelder selbst anpassen Absolut Spitze by Ancistrus3 - Ver 2.8 - 25 August 2010 Kann das Programm nur empfehlen. Sehr übersichtlich, schnell einzurichten, guter Preis. - Für alle, die nicht lange ihre Kontakte durchsuchen möchten, sondern nur schnell telefonieren!!! Alles Super by Oldhein - Ver 2.8 - 11 July 2010 Also 2 Klicks und ich werde mit meinem Gegenüber verbunden. Im Auto ein muss. Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. by Marco Federhen - Ver 2.8 - 16 March 2010 24 Kurzwahltasten auf einen Blick. Das lästige Scrollen in der Favoritenliste hat damit ein Ende. Für Vieltelefonierer ein Muss. Kurzwahl perfekt - by bigzottel62 - Ver 2.8 - 19 September 2009 Alles funktioniert reibungslos und ist allemal besser als über die Favoriten zu gehen. Also ich kann es nur weiter empfehlen. Awesome speed dial app - by Balleyman - 10 June 2011 24 speed dials, easy to setup, works like a charm. Perfect for my use. Kudos! Very nice - by AppleNutsSPM - 31 May 2011 Would like a white theme (you have black). 24 numbers is great. Family and friends in an easy list. I love how I can rearrange them. Very good, easily made great by Ken166 - 14 May 2011 Almost perfect! Group all in one by mlckrem - - 03 July 2010 I had been looking for a app like this for some time. Exactly what I wanted (v2.8) - by Kbeisly 15 October 2009 The one thing I really missed about my old flip phone -- Excellent - by IsaacNM October 2009 Very easy to use app for speed dial. Just tap and go. Highly recommend.

About

Smart Dial

This app offers a faster way to make calls using a T9 dial pad or a speed dial grid. It allows for smart contact searching, group messaging, and call blocking. Additional features include automatic contact image fetching and customizable dialer tones.

Highlights
  • Smart T9 contact search
  • Customizable speed dial grid
  • Contact grouping for mass messaging
  • Incoming call blocking
  • Automatic contact image fetching
  • Swipe to call/message
Features
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Smart Dial is the fastest and easiest way to call your contacts from an attractive and easy to use Speed Dial grid or a T9 Dial Pad. There are 5 main features of Smart Dial which you will love: * Smart Dial: Call your friends and loved ones by typing in their name on the dial pad and the app will refine them for you. For example, to call "John", just type in "5646" and the app will refine the results for you as you type in. * Speed Dial: Add your frequent contacts to the list with a big, attractive and a simple to use grid of 12 contacts and that's it. Now you can add as many as 12 pages and add 12 contacts in each of them. You can single tap on their name to call directly, or long press on them to send message, WhatsApp, FaceTime Audio or Video. * Groups: Add unlimited contacts to unlimited groups, example Work, Family and Friends. Use groups to send message and e-mail to all of them with a single click. * Call Blocking: Block an incoming call directly from within the app. * Find mobile cellular network information accurate for 170+ countries Some other cool features: --- Images fetched automatically for contacts if they exist in the phone book --- Swipe to call or message your contacts --- Fast algorithm to refine your phone book as you type in the dial pad --- Change the name, number or put your own custom picture for the contact --- Lightweight and super fast --- Gradient rings and DTMF tones available for customisation --- Planned upgrades and continuous support. We'd love to hear how you feel about the app. Get in touch with us at: email : contact@falconsolutions.co Facebook: http://facebook.com/falconsolutions/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/FalconSolCo Keywords: smart dial,insta call,speed dial,icaller,free smart dial, dial+,quick dial free,speed dial free,dialer,t9 dial,t9,quick dial,ios dial,quick dial,dial pad Information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription *You can unlock above premium features by getting a monthly subscription. When you subscribe to the chosen service, you will get unlimited access to all of that feature. - Subscription period is 1 month. Every duration month your subscription renews. Prices: $4.99 per month (Price varies depending on location) - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - You can cancel your subscription via this url http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Terms & condition: https://falconsolutions.co/terms - Privacy Policy: https://falconsolutions.co/privacy

Screenshots

Speed Dial4 screens
Smart Dial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Dial at 3.3 against Speed Dial's 1.9. Smart Dial also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Speed Dial sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Smart Dial sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Dial holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 48% and 48% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speed Dial ships an update every 6 weeks, Smart Dial every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Speed Dial versus Smart Dial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeed DialSmart Dial
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (14 ratings)3.3 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews47.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevarajan GovindaswamyAditya Neelkanth

Customer experience

Speed Dial

All ratings14 ratings
Positive7.1%
Neutral21.4%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative43.2%

Smart Dial

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative47.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Speed Dial

One-time2
  • Speed Dial SMS option$0.99
  • RemoveAds$0.99
11 purchases

Smart Dial

Subscriptions1
  • All in One Super Saver3 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time10
  • Unlock Page 2 and Page 3$0.99
  • Unlock Page 4 and Page 5$0.99
  • Unlock Page 8 and Page 9$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Unlock Page 10 and Page 11$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Groups$1.99
  • Speed Dial Icon Shape$1.99
  • Themes & Skins$2.99
  • All-in-One Super Saver$4.99
  • Unlock all features$6.99

Questions

Is Speed Dial free?
Speed Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Dial free?
Smart Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speed Dial or Smart Dial?
Smart Dial is rated higher. Speed Dial averages 1.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Smart Dial averages 3.3 from 12 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Speed Dial or Smart Dial?
Speed Dial ships an update every 6 weeks, and Smart Dial every 2 months. Most recently, Speed Dial was updated on October 22, 2026 and Smart Dial on November 1, 2026.

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