No, there is no application that is faster than the other. I applied online for both,my first application was decided in 17 days and now its been more than 60 days.
I was refused for basic reasons. It was an unjust refusal.. I should have gotten the visa the first time as my application was strong. All lawyers that saw my application after refused were shocked. They refused because I am young and from India, some laywer's say no one even looked at my application they just saw my profile and refused.