Works well today and has huge promise
As you set up Dumbify, which does take 20 minutes or so, you have the chance to really marvel at how creative the developer has been in coopting features Apple has created to make the phone busier and more engrossing to instead simplify it and clean it. It’s creative, a little transgressive, and it works. The use of Shortcuts is less hacky than many of these reviews make it seem. The experience is good, and very supportive of reduced distraction in one’s smartphone use. I combine it with OneSec to support mindful use of key apps. I hope to see Dumbify continue to grow, and want to support anything that helps Apple understand how much many of us wish our phones could be inert tools waiting patiently to serve rather than black holes of engrossing distraction.Angrytheo
Shorcut
Jumping with shortcuts is a pretty unenjoyable experience. App is well designed and i understand the constrains the developer is working with are Apple related but fair warning to those before you buy for $5 to know every click will be a shortcutAnthonyadnanm
Great Concept but Clumsy to Use
Well thought out only issue is I can’t get rid of the bottom bar despite following the directions a few times.
In the end, without Apple support it makes the phone harder to use which is too bad.rockmusiclover4
Surprisingly good
For just a one time payment of $4.99 this app works really well. The documentation is great for troubleshooting and they make setting up third party apps super simple.
There are some iOS confines around placement that are annoying but all things considered great app for simplifying your phone.jjrrll11
great start, great potential
Its a simple app and doesn’t really change the whole functionality of the iphone although I wish it did. it can just change of page of your phone to a more simple look. i’m just starting it but i hope the app gains more functionality in the coming days and weeks and months and yearsChrispere
Exactly As Described
It actually did exactly what I was hoping, understanding the native limitations of the iPhone ecosystem. Only one without subscription!WildBandit1844
Solid app that does what it says perfectly
Great app. Does what it says, straight forward and easy to set up.
I have one suggestion which is to allow more color options for the background. I understand it would make the dock background look visible but a workaround would be maybe adding text/art to the dock area as part of the wallpaper or adding some kind of styling that makes it look like it’s not a dock.
Even without the suggestion this is a 5 star app because it works exactly how it’s described and helps achieve the goal of minimizing distractionsMichaelarvelo
Fine Currently, Great Potential
So far, I enjoy this a lot. Seems like a good compromise between the Light Phone interface with the functionality of the iPhone. I don’t mind it jumping to shortcuts, but of course I would love if it didn’t (thanks apple).
Here is an improvement I would love to see that does not seem like it would be difficult to implement:
Various widget sizes. It would be nice to have the big square on top with the medium size rectangle on the bottom to have 2 widgets on one screen (iPhone 12 mini if that helps)
I do have one actual issue, the supplied background is slightly different than the dark mode widget and dock. It is just so slightly off that I can see the border of the widget and dock. I have made sure blur is off and no ‘reduce transparency mode is enabled’Fazzie20
Minimalist, simple and easy to use
Once I got the app settup it made my iPhone use so much easier. It’s like reading a book.
I dont have to navigate the chaos that is my apps or app folder.
I have 3 pages.
1 organized with the productivity tools I use in a daily basis. Another page I use for all my communication and messaging apps. And a third I use for the more recreational apps like camera or a metronome for music, as well as my gdrive.
It would be great if the app could create 2 or 3 more pages for additional organization and spacing.
Makes my tech addiction that much more easier to control.
Thanks!Minimal Marv
Works as Described
Needed an app to clean up my Home Screen a bit and so far this fits the bill. Only used it for an hour so far so we’ll see how it goes.RyySter
