QuickContact vs OWL VIS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuickContact
Easily call or text your favorite contacts with a single tap. Assign contacts to customizable icons featuring their photos for quick access. Supports direct calls, SMS, FaceTime, and messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram.
- One-screen interface
- Up to nine pages of icons
- Assign contacts with photos
- Direct call, SMS, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Telegram
- Customizable icons
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Want to call or text your contacts with a simple touch? How about doing it just by touching his/her favourite photo? Then this is the app for you! - Just one screen - Up to nine pages of icons - Press and hold an icon to assign it one contact with its photo - Once assigned, just press the icon to call or text your contact (since iOS 10.3, the system ask for permission whenever a third party app tries to open a call) It's that easy! Nothing else to worry about! One thing you need, one thing the app does. You can directly start call, sms, FaceTime and Whatsapp or Telegram message. And you can customise it according to your preferences. Download it for free. If you use it and you find it useful, please contribute to its development (see info section). This application is specific to iPhone, as it makes use of call and sms functionalities.
OWL VIS
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OWL VIS è una applicazione per smartphone pensata per la propria sicurezza, delle persone a noi più care e di tutte quelle categorie considerate ad alto rischio (quali donne, bambini, anziani, invalidi, lavoratori isolati, guardie giurate, imprenditori, rappresentanti, ecc. ecc.) In caso di pericolo è possibile inviare, mediante la pressione di un apposito tasto sulla app o tramite un pulsante bluetooth, una richiesta di aiuto alla Centrale di Vigilanza con le relative coordinate geografiche per garantire un tempestivo intervento di soccorso. La funzione GPS con tracciamento, l'attivazione su pressione pulsante interno/esterno, la chiamata rapida impostabile, la telecamere attivabile, il collegamento con una Vigilanza in ascolto H24 rendono OWL VIS uno strumento indispensabile per vivere e sentirsi al sicuro, sempre ed ovunque. In elenco le funzionalità principali: - invio di richieste di aiuto verso la centrale attraverso i seguenti metodi: a. Pressione pulsante nella schermata principale. Invio immediato se pressione prolungata. b. Pressione pulsante widget c. Pressione pulsante bluetooth associato alla App. Invio immediato se pressione prolungata. -preallarme per le funzioni di richiesta soccorso -storico eventi e posizioni con memorizzazione degli eventi ed eventuali posizioni gps -visualizzazioni dello storico delle posizioni su mappa -pulsante per chiamare un numero di telefono preimpostato -pulsante per scattare una foto da salvare ed inviare in centrale operativa -salvataggio ed invio posizione di default nel caso la app venga utilizzata sempre nello stesso luogo. -pulsante privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OWL VIS at none against QuickContact's 1. OWL VIS also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). QuickContact's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 33 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. QuickContact sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OWL VIS asks for nothing beyond the download.
QuickContact ships an update every 3 months, OWL VIS every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on July 14, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuickContact | OWL VIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CDM S.r.L. | SICEP S.r.l. |
Bugs and requests
QuickContact
Reported bugs
17 issues- Symbols like pause (,) are stripped away after OS update
- Trouble adding names
- Will not allow deletion of the app
- Cannot delete and add contacts
- Double tap function does not work
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- Text feature takes you to messages instead of pre-populating
- Freezes up, will not let you call or text
- Background picture tool section doesn't cover tool area
- Won't let me edit contact pictures or names
- Cannot assign pictures to icons
- Crashes every time it's open
- Only one page working
- Doesn't work with iPod Touch
- Error message saying it does not work for this device (iPad 2)
- App wouldn't open until privacy settings were changed
- Double tap on iOS requires two touches
- Takes 3 touches to call (open app, select contact, confirm dial)
Requested features
22 requests- Ability for group texting
- Add other communication options (WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal calls/texts)
- Ability to assign actions to FaceTime and FT audio calls
- Ability to move contacts around
- Option to choose text or call each time
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- Add more icons to a single page
- Smaller contact icons for more per page
- Option to assign actions to FaceTime and FT audio calls
- Ability to move contacts around
- Add additional background pictures
- Swipe up rather than left/right for next page
- Add page turn effect like iBooks
- Option to choose which number to call
- Personalization of colors and themes
- Add more than one number to a person
- Choose whether to call, send SMS or MMS per favorite
- Make it so that when you click the contact it gives you the option of Text or Call
- Instructions to get started
- Want icons on home screen
- Add pictures to icons
- Ability to assign the action to FaceTime and FT audio calls
- Ability to move contacts around
OWL VIS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
QuickContact
- Support QuickContact$0.99
OWL VIS
No in-app purchases
