# Bare Phone: Dumbphone Launcher — Reduce Screen Time

> Reduce Screen Time (iPhone/iPad app by Arrpit Tiwari.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bare-phone-dumbphone-launcher/id6758141434 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Arrpit Tiwari](https://appshunter.io/developer/1854495969)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 26.1 · 13 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French and 24 more
- Released: 2026-02-17
- Data updated: 2026-06-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bare-phone-dumbphone-launcher/id6758141434/reviews.md

## What is Bare Phone?

Smartphones were meant to help us.
Somewhere along the way, they became endless scroll machines.

Bare Phone turns your phone into a dumbphone — so you can use it less, live more, and finally break free from distraction.

Bare Phone helps you strip away the noise:

Hide addictive apps instantly
Remove social media temptation
Simplify your phone into only essentials
Create intentional friction before opening distractions

Your phone becomes calm. Quiet. Bare.

Note: Features are available through a subscription with a free trial or a one-time purchase with no trial.

Key Features (require purchase) -

Hide Time-Wasting Apps
Stop doomscrolling before it starts.
Minimal Dumbphone Mode
A clean, boring home screen designed for real life — not dopamine.
Choose what stays, what goes, and when distractions are allowed.

Built for Privacy -

No ads
No tracking
No selling your data
Your screen time stays on your device

Less Scrolling. More Living.

Download Bare Phone and make your phone dumb again.Bare Phone is designed to be invisible — except for the time it gives back.

Privacy Policy - https://barephone.vercel.app/privacy
Terms of Use - https://barephone.vercel.app/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Monthly | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-05-12

- Improved Onboarding
- Improved UI/UX

### 1.2 — 2026-03-20

Added support for more languages, improved app group setup and management, refined onboarding and subscription flows, and fixed bugs for a smoother experience.

### 1.1 — 2026-02-24

- App groups added for different times
- UI improvements
- Bug fixes

### 1.0 — 2026-02-17

No release notes.

## More apps by Arrpit Tiwari

- [Stop Doomscrolling: Mathunlock](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stop-doomscrolling-mathunlock/id6758373394)

All apps by Arrpit Tiwari: https://appshunter.io/developer/1854495969

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