Comparison

FaceDial for use with FaceTime vs ABC Contacts

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

ABC Contacts

Manage your contacts with ease. Create, edit, and delete contacts and groups, send mass texts and emails, and organize your address book. Features include backups, birthday notifications, and sharing options.

Highlights
  • Create, edit, and delete contacts & groups
  • Send mass texts and group emails
  • Backup and restore contacts
  • Birthday and anniversary notifications
  • Share and export contacts
  • Organize contacts by company and favorites
Features
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ABC is the complete contact manager! With ABC, you can easily create, edit, and delete contacts & groups. Send mass texts and group emails. View recently created contacts. Share or print your contacts. Create backups. Get birthday notifications. And so much more: CONTACTS: • View all of your contacts organized by account or group • Easily find a contact with ABC's powerful search tool • Select multiple contacts and perform a number of actions including text, email, share, and delete • Quickly perform a number of functions with one touch directly from the contact card GROUPS: • Create groups of contacts from any account including iCloud, Google, Exchange or Outlook • Filter contacts by one or more groups at the same time • Add & remove contacts from a particular group • Add & remove groups from a particular contact FAVORITES: • Create a list of favorites allowing you to quickly call/message/email those contacts GROUP EMAILS & MESSAGES: • Send messages to groups via iMessage, SMS, & WhatsApp • Send emails to groups via Mail App or Gmail App • Attach photos & documents, including from Dropbox • Assign the to/cc/bcc email field to each contact individually • Give your message a personal touch - Automatically refer to each contact by name COMPANIES, BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, MOST VIEWED, RECENTLY CREATED/MODIFIED/DELETED: • Sort your contacts by company name • View upcoming birthdays & anniversaries • View your most frequently viewed contacts • View recently created & modified contacts • View & restore your recently deleted contacts SHARE CONTACTS: • Share one or more contacts via text message, email, or various other services • Export contacts in the CSV or vCard format DELETE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Quickly delete contacts & groups BACKUP: • Create a backup of any contact account • Restore your backup to any contact account CLONE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Clone a contact from the contact card screen including all contact fields & groups • Clone a group so you don't have to add all of the group members manually START SCREEN: • Specify whether the app should load the contacts, groups, or favorites screen at startup SHORTCUTS: • Press & hold a contact or group to conveniently perform a number of common functions SYNC CONTACTS WITH GOOGLE: • Fully compatible with the "Contacts Sync For Google Gmail" app so that you can sync your iPhone/iPad contact changes to Gmail WORKS WELL WITH OTHER CONTACT APPS: • Any contact changes you make with this app will be reflected in any other contact app that queries the iPhone address book (including the standard Contacts & Phone app) COMPATIBILITY: • Compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod, iOS 15, iOS 16, iOS 17, iOS 18, iOS 26 LANGUAGES: • Translated into English, Spanish, French, German, & Italian SUBSCRIPTIONS: • ABC offers a "Premium" subscription which removes advertisements. • The "Premium" subscription is priced at $0.99 USD and the subscription length is 1 year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews 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, at a cost of $0.99 USD • 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 • Terms of use: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003030954 • Privacy Policy: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/articles/229824667

Screenshots

FaceDial for use with FaceTime4 screens
ABC Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ABC Contacts at 4.6 against FaceDial for use with FaceTime's 2.8. ABC Contacts also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 47%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 59). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and ABC Contacts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ABC Contacts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABC Contacts has 1.2K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of FaceDial for use with FaceTime's written reviews are positive against 87% of ABC Contacts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FaceDial for use with FaceTime ships an update every 3 months, ABC Contacts every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FaceDial for use with FaceTime versus ABC Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaceDial for use with FaceTimeABC Contacts
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (59 ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings591.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTenTalPlaya Apps

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%

ABC Contacts

All ratings1,237 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FaceDial for use with FaceTime

One-time1
  • OPTION TO REMOVE ALL ADS$1.99
4 purchases

ABC Contacts

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (1 Year)$0.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium (Lifetime Access)$1.99
  • Make Contribution$4.99
  • Larger Contribution$9.99

Questions

Is FaceDial for use with FaceTime free?
FaceDial for use with FaceTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ABC Contacts free?
ABC Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FaceDial for use with FaceTime or ABC Contacts?
ABC Contacts is rated higher. FaceDial for use with FaceTime averages 2.8 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while ABC Contacts averages 4.6 from 1.2K ratings.
Do FaceDial for use with FaceTime or ABC Contacts have ads?
Both FaceDial for use with FaceTime and ABC Contacts show ads.
Which is updated more often, FaceDial for use with FaceTime or ABC Contacts?
FaceDial for use with FaceTime ships an update every 3 months, and ABC Contacts every 2 months. Most recently, FaceDial for use with FaceTime was updated on September 22, 2026 and ABC Contacts on September 22, 2026.

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