Shortcut for Contacts vs Call Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcut for Contacts
Quickly initiate conversations with friends directly from your notification center. Add contact widgets to your screen for instant access to chats, bypassing the need to open individual apps.
- Notification center widgets
- Direct conversation initiation
- Fast chat access
- Customizable contact widgets
- Eliminate app navigation
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Add a widget for your contacts in your notification center and start conversations super fast. Download now! The best way to start conversations with your friends. Just open the notification center, choose a friend and chat! Only that. Starting a conversation has never been faster and easier. You no longer need to go to the home screen, navigate to the social network icon, search for your friend to start chatting. Now, you just need to slide your finger on the screen and choose a friend. Make the most of the potential of your notification center, download Shortcuts to Contacts now. Upgrade to the full version to remove advertisements and add as many contacts as you want.
Call Widget
Quickly connect with your favorite contacts directly from your home screen. This app offers customizable widgets for one-touch calling, messaging, or video calls, making it easy to reach important people.
- Customizable home screen widgets
- One-touch calling, messaging, video calls
- Multiple widget sizes
- Themed widget designs
- Categorize contacts for quick access
- Favorite contacts within the app
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Have an elderly family member or a young child that has trouble using a phone? Are you tired of searching through your contacts or recent calls to find someone you want to message, call, or video call? Then Dial Widget app is for you. Speed dial widget is the best way to get in touch with your favorites with just one touch. You can Message, Call and Video call etc. Straight from your home screen. Features: Fully customizable widgets. Available for small, medium, large size widgets. Multiple themes. Individual widget for family, office, friends, or your preferred category. Social call available. Widget design customization. You can also favorite contacts into the main app. This app is a fully paid app. If you buy weekly or yearly In-App Purchase then you are allowed to use all contents of the app. Terms of Use https://dial-widget.rovmik.com/ Privacy Policy https://dial-widget.rovmik.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Call Widget at none against Shortcut for Contacts's shown. Call Widget also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 39%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Shortcut for Contacts's advantage is ratings volume (302 vs 9). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Shortcut for Contacts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Call Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Shortcut for Contacts against 4.6 for Call Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcut for Contacts has 302 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Shortcut for Contacts's written reviews are positive against 67% of Call Widget's.
Shortcut for Contacts ships an update every 5 weeks, Call Widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcut for Contacts | Call Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (302 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 302 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aplicativos Legais | Shourob Datta |
Customer experience
Shortcut for Contacts
Call Widget
Bugs and requests
Shortcut for Contacts
Reported bugs
4 issues- Doesn't open on iOS 8.3
- Widget doesn't show contact photos
- Shortcuts don't open WhatsApp chats
- App doesn't work after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add group support
- Allow more than 3 contacts in free version
- Improve stability and performance
- Provide more customization options
Call Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shortcut for Contacts
- Subscription$1.997 Days
- Subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Full Version$1.99
Call Widget
- Weekly$0.997 Days
- Yearly$9.991 Year
Questions
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