Comparison

Call Control vs Simple Call Blocker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Call Control

This app automatically blocks unwanted calls from spammers, telemarketers, and robocallers using smart technology. It allows users to create personal blocklists and offers a free reverse lookup feature. Protect your phone from scams and unwanted interruptions.

Highlights
  • Smart blocking technology
  • Automatic spam call blocking
  • Personal blocklist
  • Free reverse number lookup
  • Blocks potential spam and scam calls
  • Silent call blocking
Features
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Download the #1 Call Blocking app with over 12 million users worldwide! Call Control™ features smart block technology to automatically block calls from millions of spammers, telemarketers and robocallers. Completely free to download and use, with options to upgrade and enhance your call blocking capability. Download today to stop spam calls! ** Call Control respects your privacy and DOES NOT store or share your contacts! ** Want to block this incoming "Potential Spam" Calls? Works to block the following types of flagged calls by carriers: Block Potential Spam, Spam Likely, Scam Likely, and Potential Fraud Calls Today! Block Calls on your Home Phone Supports blocking phone calls on your home or business phone. Visit www.callcontrol.com/call-control-home to learn more. Block Calls from Robocalls and Scams Zap Rachel from Card Services and millions of other robocalls just like her! Block calls from the IRS scam, Microsoft Tech scam, Grandparent scam and block calls from thousands of other scammers. Blocklist and Block Anyone Block calls from anyone by adding them to your personal blocklist. Search Any Number Free reverse lookup to find out who's calling from that unknown number. Call Control blocks calls silently so you're not bothered with spam calls. Features: - Block calls from anyone, silently. - Smart blocking feature blocks spam calls automatically - just download and you're protected. - Personal Blocklist - Block calls from any phone number. - Easily block and report anyone from calling you. - Block calls from violators of the FTC/FCC Do Not Call list. - Compatible with the STIR/SHAKEN authentication technology Join a community of over 12M people who trust Call Control to take back their phones. App Permissions Overview We maintain extremely high ethical standards surrounding the permissions you grant to us and the private information Call Control has access to and are committed to using this information only to make Call Control function in the manner that you specifically determine. Click on the link below for an explanation of the permissions required to run Call Control and how we use the permissions that are granted ethically and with respect of your privacy. https://www.callcontrol.com/call-control-app-permissions * Call Control is a full featured app that has completely optional (and we hope you opt to subscribe!) premium services that are available via auto-renewable subscription for $9.99 per quarter or $29.99 per year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal, subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase, and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of service and privacy policy are available here https://www.callcontrol.com/terms-and-privacy

About

Simple Call Blocker

Block unwanted calls on your iPhone by individual numbers or entire ranges. Create an allow list for specific numbers or contacts, ensuring they never get blocked. This app prioritizes simplicity and privacy, without collecting your data.

Highlights
  • Block individual phone numbers
  • Block ranges of phone numbers
  • Create an allow list
  • Option to allow all contacts
  • No personal data collection
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Simple Call Blocker is a utility that lets you block unwanted calls to your iPhone. It allows you to block individual numbers, or ranges of numbers. You may also add individual numbers or ranges of numbers to the Allow List, so that they will not be blocked by this app, even if they are in the Block List. Optionally, you may also allow all of your phone's contacts. ## Does the app contain a list of known phone spammers to block? No. Simple Call Blocker does not provide or maintain a known spammers blacklist. There are several other iOS call blockers that do, which you can use for free, if that feature is important to you. You may use Simple Call Blocker in conjunction with one of those other apps to blacklist additional numbers. ## Why would I use this app? Three reasons: 1. Simple Call Blocker allows you to block a range of phone numbers, to help prevent “neighbor spam”, for free. Other apps may let you blacklist individual phone numbers, but require an in-app purchase or paid subscription to block ranges of numbers. 2. Simple Call Blocker does not collect your personal information. You do not need to provide it access to your contacts unless you wish to enable the “allow all contacts” option. In contrast, some call blockers require a subscription or even a login to their web service in order to work. 3. Simple Call Blocker is designed to be very simple and reliable. In contrast, with many call blockers, it is hard to determine how many numbers are in the blacklist, whether or not the “Call Directory app extension” is loaded, and so on. ## Privacy Policy Simple Call Blocker does not collect any of your information, period. No data within the app or accessed by the app is ever transmitted to the developer.

Screenshots

Call Control4 screens
Simple Call Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Call Blocker at none against Call Control's 5. Simple Call Blocker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (52% vs 33%). Call Control's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Call Control sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months. Simple Call Blocker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Call Control holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.7K and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Call Control's written reviews are positive against 52% of Simple Call Blocker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Call Control ships an update monthly, Simple Call Blocker every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Call Control versus Simple Call Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCall ControlSimple Call Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6.7K ratings) — better4.2 (3.7K ratings)
Positive reviews33.5% of reviews52.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.7K — better3.7K
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCall Control, LLCMichael Descy

Customer experience

Call Control

All ratings6,434 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive33.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative57.4%

Simple Call Blocker

All ratings3,033 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews783 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative39.8%

User reviews

Call Control

From 6.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent call blocking capabilities
  • 🚀 Effective at reducing spam calls
  • 💡 Useful call identification features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data sharing
  • ⚠️ Inconsistent performance and reliability

Simple Call Blocker

From 3.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and effective
  • 🔒 Respects user privacy
  • 👍 Blocks range of numbers
  • 👍 Stops spam calls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Calls not always blocked
  • 🐛 Blocker loading failed
  • 🐛 Doesn't work on all devices
  • 🐛 Blocks limited to 2 million numbers

Bugs and requests

Call Control

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on launch
  • Blocking not working as expected
  • Inaccurate call log and identification

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to block calls by area code or prefix
  • Option to automatically disconnect blocked calls
  • Improved reporting and analytics

Simple Call Blocker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Calls still getting through blocked numbers
  • Validation issues with number formats
  • Blocker not loading properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Block entire area codes or countries
  • Ability to block from contacts list
  • Logging/reporting of blocked calls
  • Expand blocking capacity

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Call Control

Subscriptions2
  • Call Control Premium Quarterly$9.993 Months
  • Call Control Premium Annual$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • 5 Premium Lookup Credits$2.99
  • 15 Premium Lookup Credits$4.99
  • 30 Premium Lookup Credits$7.99
None

Simple Call Blocker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Call Control free?
Call Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Call Blocker free?
Simple Call Blocker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Call Control or Simple Call Blocker?
Call Control is rated higher. Call Control averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6.7K ratings, while Simple Call Blocker averages 4.2 from 3.7K ratings.
Do Call Control or Simple Call Blocker have ads?
Call Control shows ads; Simple Call Blocker does not.
Which is updated more often, Call Control or Simple Call Blocker?
Call Control ships an update monthly, and Simple Call Blocker every 6 months. Most recently, Call Control was updated on November 2, 2026 and Simple Call Blocker on November 2, 2026.

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