Speed Dialer vs TextABuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speed Dialer
Streamline your communication with a smart contact manager. Quickly call, message, or email contacts with customizable speed dial options. Organize and manage your contacts efficiently with easy editing and drag-and-drop features.
- Customizable speed dialer
- One-tap call, message, email
- Organized contact pages
- Drag & drop reordering
- Contact backup and restore
- WhatsApp direct messaging
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Speed Dialer puts the people you call most on one screen, so calling Mom, the office or your best friend takes a single tap. No scrolling through contacts, no searching, no typing a number. Pick your favorite contacts, give each one a photo or a color, and they appear as large, easy-to-hit buttons. Tap one and the call starts. It is a fast phone dialer for anyone, and the big photo buttons make it a simple calling screen for parents, kids and seniors. Add a speed dial widget to your Home Screen and your favorites are one tap away without opening the app at all. ONE TAP TO CALL, TEXT OR EMAIL • Tap a contact to call straight away • Choose what a tap, a double tap and a long press do: call, SMS, email or edit • Contacts with several numbers let you pick the one to dial PAGES FOR EVERY PART OF LIFE • Keep family, work, friends and emergency numbers on their own pages • Swipe between pages, rename them and drag them into any order • Choose how many contacts each page shows, from a few big buttons to a full grid • Turn pages off when you don't need them, without losing what's on them MAKE EVERY CONTACT EASY TO SPOT • Add a photo from your library, or let the contact's initials stand in • Give each contact its own color • Hide the name and show only the photo • Pick rounded or square buttons • Drag contacts to arrange them, and edit a name, number or email at any time HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Add a contact widget and call a favorite without opening the app • Three sizes: a single contact, a 2×2 grid or a 4×2 grid • Choose which contact or page each widget shows MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • A clean glass design that stays readable with larger text • On iPad, four contacts across and bigger pages • An iPad without cellular places calls through your iPhone, and the app walks you through the setup SPEED DIALER PRO • Home Screen widgets • More pages, up to 25 • More contacts on every page • WhatsApp as a tap action, to open a chat with a contact • Backup and restore, so your pages move with you to a new iPhone • No ads Speed Dialer asks for access to your contacts so you can choose who to add from your phonebook. Your speed dial list stays on your device. Questions or feedback: app-support@md-tech.in Privacy Policy: https://speed-dial.apppage.co/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TextABuddy
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Buddy is a emergency text message app. You enlists a Buddy to become your emergency contact and they will be notified during an active emergency. Your Buddy will be notified by the means of: SMS and can choose to respond to your emergency. Key features Free No sign-ups Ad free Data privacy No subscription No login required Exclusive to IOS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TextABuddy at none against Speed Dialer's 4. Speed Dialer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Speed Dialer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. TextABuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Speed Dialer ships an update every 2 weeks, TextABuddy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speed Dialer | TextABuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ankur Dhameliya | Anees Hanslo |
In-app purchases
Speed Dialer
- Pro Plan (Weekly)$4.997 Days
- Pro Plan (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- Basic Plan$19.99
- Pro Plan (Lifetime)$29.99
TextABuddy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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