Comparison

Speed Dial vs NineOneOne

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

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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

NineOneOne

This app streamlines emergency calls, reducing the number of taps needed to reach emergency services. It offers customizable settings for faster dialing in critical situations.

Highlights
  • One-touch emergency calling
  • Reduced tap count for calls
  • Customizable emergency number
  • Disable dial confirmation
  • Large, easy-to-tap button
Currently charting
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We really hope you never have to call 911, or any other emergency number for that matter. But because it could happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time, someday you may need to make that important call. Now you can place that emergency call with a minimum of taps on your phone and without having to fumble around with your keypad. THE GOAL The single goal of NineOneOne was to create an application for the iPhone that would drastically, yet practically, reduce the number of taps to make the call to 911. A typical call to 911 would take approximately SEVEN taps: Home, Phone, Keypad, 9, 1, 1, Call. We knew we could do better. NineOneOne reduces the required number of taps down to FOUR in its default configuration: Home, Launch App, Big Button, Confirm. This can be further reduced down to only THREE taps in a configuration setting, which bypasses the confirmation step altogether. SIMPLICITY • The Big Red Button leads the way to safety - large enough to find and tap in an emergency setting. NineOneOne prevents accidental dialing, while remaining incredibly easy and straightforward. • Accessibility: designed for sight- and dexterity-impaired users with a large tap target and Voice Over CUSTOMIZABLE NineOneOne's Emergency Number can be set to any number, and the Dial Warning can be disabled to reduce number of taps even further - allowing you to make your emergency call immediately. THE STORY NineOneOne was designed and developed by Evan K. Stone. It was inspired out of the simple need to be able to contact emergency services in one's area quickly. Other projects were put on hold to get this out the door and into the hands of people who needed it the most. "I designed this application because I was in a an emergency situation in my car and needed to contact emergency services. However, it was too difficult under the circumstances, and I was unable to make the call. What I really needed was an app that would dial emergency services easily and in a minimum of taps. That's how NineOneOne was born." — Evan K. Stone, Developer of NineOneOne

Screenshots

Speed Dial4 screens
NineOneOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NineOneOne at 100% against Speed Dial's 48%. NineOneOne also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Speed Dial's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 21 months).

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 Dial is free to download; NineOneOne costs $0.99 up front. Speed Dial sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. NineOneOne asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NineOneOne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speed Dial has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Speed Dial's written reviews are positive against 100% of NineOneOne's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speed Dial ships an update every 6 weeks, NineOneOne every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Speed Dial versus NineOneOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeed DialNineOneOne
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating1.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 21 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#174 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevarajan GovindaswamyEvan Stone

Customer experience

Speed Dial

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

NineOneOne

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Speed Dial

One-time2
  • Speed Dial SMS option$0.99
  • RemoveAds$0.99
None

NineOneOne

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speed Dial free?
Speed Dial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NineOneOne free?
NineOneOne costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speed Dial or NineOneOne?
NineOneOne is rated higher. Speed Dial averages 1.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while NineOneOne averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Speed Dial or NineOneOne?
Speed Dial ships an update every 6 weeks, and NineOneOne every 21 months. Most recently, Speed Dial was updated on October 22, 2026 and NineOneOne on October 24, 2026.

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