Your phone is designed to grab your attention. Dumbphone gives it back to you. Replace your colorful app grid with a calm, text-based launcher that makes every app opening an intentional choice.
A CALMER HOME SCREEN
Dumbphone replaces flashy app icons with simple text labels. No colors competing for your attention. No badge counts creating urgency. Just the names of your apps in a clean, monospaced list. This tiny change transforms your phone from a slot machine into a tool.
PROFILES FOR EVERY PART OF YOUR DAY
Create profiles to match your daily rhythm:
- Work — Phone, Messages, Calendar, Maps, Notes. Only what you need to be productive.
- Evening — Phone, Messages, Music, Podcasts. Wind down without distractions.
- Sleep — Phone, Clock. Nothing else.
Switch between profiles with a tap. Each profile shows only the apps you chose when you were thinking clearly.
WIDGETS THAT REPLACE YOUR HOME SCREEN
The launcher lives as a widget on your home screen or lock screen. Medium and large sizes. Interactive buttons open apps directly from the widget — no need to open Dumbphone itself. Add a secondary widget for the time, your day, or a daily note.
PAUSE THE APPS THAT PULL YOU IN
Add an "Apps to Pause" list to any profile. When you open a paused app, Dumbphone gives you a moment to reflect first — a breathing exercise, a short delay, a type-a-phrase or quick math challenge, or a firm block. This is self-directed: you choose your own apps, for your own profile, using Apple's Screen Time API. It is not a parental control tool.
SCHEDULES THAT ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN
Let a profile turn itself on by time of day, including overnight wind-down. Set it once when you are calm; it works on its own.
MAKE IT YOURS (WITHOUT THE NOISE)
Customize your launcher within calm, intentional boundaries:
- Choose from a curated font catalog
- Adjust size, spacing, and alignment
- Pick from muted color presets or a calm background
- Keep it monochromatic — no rainbow pickers, no busy wallpapers
FREE TO USE, WITH AN OPTIONAL PRO UPGRADE
Dumbphone is free: one profile, app pausing with a schedule, every friction type, the launcher and secondary widgets, and a calm set of fonts, colors, and backgrounds. Dumbphone Pro unlocks unlimited profiles, more schedules and time-limit blocking, the full font catalog, extra wallpapers and color presets, more launcher layouts, and optional iCloud sync. Available as a monthly or yearly subscription (with a free trial) or a one-time Lifetime purchase.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- Everything runs on your device. No account needed.
- Optional iCloud sync (Pro) uses your own iCloud account — your data never reaches our servers.
- App icons and in-app App Store search use Apple's public app directory anonymously (no account, no profile).
- No ads, no tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. We never sell your data.
BUILT FOR iOS
Dumbphone is a native SwiftUI app for iPhone. It supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver throughout, and is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Dumbphone is a general wellness tool for intentional phone use. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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