Shortcut for Contacts vs Lock Screen Contact Widgets
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.
Lock Screen Contact Widgets
Personalize your lock screen with quick access to your contacts. Tap to call, message, or FaceTime your favorite people directly from your lock screen. Customize the widget's appearance by removing text, images, or backgrounds.
- Display contacts on lock screen
- Quick call, message, FaceTime
- Customizable widget appearance
- Supports all lock screen widgets
- Personalize lock screen
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Lock Screen Contact Widgets lets you personalize your lock screen like never before. Display your contacts on the Lock Screen and tap to quickly call, message or FaceTime. Toggle and choose to remove the text, image and background. All Lock Screen widgets are supported. If you have any questions or feedback, I'm all ears. Lock Screen Contact Widgets was created by an individual in his free time, and I’d love to know what you think. I’m available through Twitter @elohohel. The app may take some time to show on the Lock Screen - restarting the device may help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shortcut for Contacts at 39% against Lock Screen Contact Widgets's 0%. Shortcut for Contacts also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (302 vs 28). Lock Screen Contact Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Shortcut for Contacts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Lock Screen Contact Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shortcut for Contacts holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcut for Contacts has 302 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Shortcut for Contacts's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lock Screen Contact Widgets's.
| Parameter | Shortcut for Contacts | Lock Screen Contact Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (302 ratings) — better | 4.1 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 302 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aplicativos Legais | Rihab Mehboob |
Customer experience
Shortcut for Contacts
Lock Screen Contact Widgets
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
Lock Screen Contact Widgets
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
Lock Screen Contact Widgets
- Contact Widgets Unlimited$2.99
Questions
Is Shortcut for Contacts free?
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