Comparison

FaceDial for use with FaceTime vs Urban Hideaway

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

Head to head
About

FaceDial for use with FaceTime

Easily call, text, or email favorite contacts with a single tap using customizable photo buttons. Supports FaceTime video or audio calls and includes an Apple Watch complication for quick access.

Highlights
  • Photo contact buttons
  • One-tap FaceTime, call, text, email
  • FaceTime audio/video selection
  • Apple Watch app & complication
  • Customizable button size and shape
  • iPad Multitasking support
Features
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**** FaceTime/Call/text/email your favorites contacts, with buttons showing their photo. - See all your favorite contacts faces, - FaceTime/Call/text/email them with a single touch. - For FaceTime, you can select Video or Audio only call. - Apple Watch complication to call your favorite contact with a tap directly from the watch face (clock). HOW IT WORKS: -------------- - Click the "+" button and select a contact from your Address Book - Select the contact's phone number or email address. - Once the button is created, just tap it to FaceTime/call/text/email. - Use the EDIT button and then tap a contact button to change name, phone/email and picture. HOW TO CHANGE SIZE & SHAPE OF BUTTONS: -------------------------------------- - Tap the EDIT button - use the size buttons on top to make buttons smaller or larger. - use the round/square selector on top to change buttons shape. APPLE WATCH APP & COMPLICATION: ------------------------------- - The Apple Watch app will show your first favorite button with a phone number. Just tap it to call. - Add the FaceDial complication to your WatchFace and tap it to call your favorite contact. ABOUT FACETIME: --------------- FaceTime is an Apple technology and FaceDial is not related or affiliated in any way to FaceTime. WARNING: ------------- FaceDial uses the built-in Phone, Text Message (SMS), Email and FaceTime. Using them might incur a cost depending on your operator contract. FEATURES: --------- - Written for iOS 9+ and Apple Watch - Supports all devices in all orientations. - Supports iPad Multitasking - Apple Watch app & complication to call your first favorite contact.

About

Urban Hideaway

Manage your community experience with access to events, a member directory, scheduling tools, and a resource center. All essential information is consolidated in one convenient location.

Highlights
  • Event listings
  • Member directory
  • Scheduling
  • Resource center
  • Community navigation
Features
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The Urban Hideaway app provides everything you need to navigate our community including: events, member directory, scheduling, and resource center. Everything together in one place

Screenshots

FaceDial for use with FaceTime4 screens
Urban Hideaway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Urban Hideaway at 5.0 against FaceDial for use with FaceTime's 2.8. Urban Hideaway also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). FaceDial for use with FaceTime's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FaceDial for use with FaceTime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Urban Hideaway asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Urban Hideaway holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FaceDial for use with FaceTime has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FaceDial for use with FaceTime ships an update every 3 months, Urban Hideaway every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FaceDial for use with FaceTime versus Urban Hideaway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaceDial for use with FaceTimeUrban Hideaway
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (59 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings59 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTenTalHairven Ltd

Customer experience

FaceDial for use with FaceTime

All ratings59 ratings
Positive39.0%
Neutral13.6%
Negative47.5%
Written reviews559 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral10.0%
Negative42.6%

Urban Hideaway

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FaceDial for use with FaceTime

One-time1
  • OPTION TO REMOVE ALL ADS$1.99
None

Urban Hideaway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FaceDial for use with FaceTime free?
FaceDial for use with FaceTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Urban Hideaway free?
Urban Hideaway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FaceDial for use with FaceTime or Urban Hideaway?
Urban Hideaway is rated higher. FaceDial for use with FaceTime averages 2.8 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Urban Hideaway averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FaceDial for use with FaceTime or Urban Hideaway have ads?
FaceDial for use with FaceTime shows ads; Urban Hideaway does not.
Which is updated more often, FaceDial for use with FaceTime or Urban Hideaway?
FaceDial for use with FaceTime ships an update every 3 months, and Urban Hideaway every 9 days. Most recently, FaceDial for use with FaceTime was updated on October 29, 2026 and Urban Hideaway on October 27, 2026.

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