Comparison

Nomorobo vs Should I Answer

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

Head to head
About

Nomorobo

This app blocks unwanted robocalls, telemarketers, spam texts, and scammers from reaching your phone. It identifies and filters out millions of malicious callers daily, while allowing important alerts to get through. Enjoy peace of mind with real-time protection and customizable blocking options.

Highlights
  • Real-time robocall blocking
  • Identifies new robocallers daily
  • Allows important alerts
  • Blocks neighbor spoofed calls
  • Protection from text spam
  • Listens to robocall messages
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Nomorobo blocks annoying robocalls, telemarketers, spam texts, and phone scammers from calling your phone. Bring peace and quiet back to your life. Try it for free. ## 3x App Store "App of the Day" ## Featured by Apple as "New Apps We Love" ## Winner of the FTC Robocall Challenge ## PC Magazine Editor's Choice FEATURES - Real-time protection from over 10,000,000 annoying robocallers, telemarketers, and phone scammers - Over 1,500+ new robocallers identified every day - Important robocalls, like school closings and weather alerts, are able to get through - Privacy friendly - Never accesses your call logs - Block or identify robocalls (your choice) - Protection from text spam and phishing attempts - Listen to thousands of robocall messages in our database - Block "neighbor spoofed" calls. These are numbers that are very similar to yours. ## Over 1.5 BILLION robocalls stopped since 2013 ## Trusted by over 2,500,000 people every day AS SEEN IN - The New York Times - The Wall Street Journal - CBS News - NBC Nightly News - Wired - eWeek SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION - All plans come with a free trial - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - You can cancel your subscription here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - When purchasing a subscription, any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited. - Privacy policy & terms of use are here: https://www.nomorobo.com/pages/privacy TROUBLESHOOTING - Please don't swipe-up (aka quit) Nomorobo since it prevents us from refreshing in the background. - If you suddenly can't enable Nomorobo in Settings (it won't stay on), please delete the app, reboot your phone, and reinstall. This clears out an iOS caching issue and will get you back up and running. - Have other questions? Look here: http://support.nomorobo.com

About

Should I Answer

This app identifies and blocks unwanted incoming calls, protecting users from spam and telemarketing. It provides real-time notifications about dangerous calls and offers a user-friendly interface for managing your call experience. Daily database updates ensure comprehensive protection against evolving threats.

Highlights
  • Identifies dangerous or unsolicited calls
  • Blocks unwanted incoming calls
  • Saves user time by filtering calls
  • Daily database updates
  • User-rated number database
  • Privacy protection for personal numbers
Features
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Get rid of all spam calls. For good. It has been more than 3 years since we released the Should I Answer app, which has been protecting you against all kind of spam calls. We have done a lot of work during this period: the app warns every day against 4 000 000 of spam calls, it blocks other 200 000 and saves average time of 63 000 seconds daily! But we didn’t take a break. So, finally, we’re really lucky to introduce you the new Should I Answer app for iOS. What are the app's functions? -> It will notify you of dangerous or unsolicited incoming calls... -> … or it will block them straight away… -> … and save your precious time. For who is this app meant to be? For everybody, we hope :-) The installation of the Should I Answer application is not difficult. Just download it and then even your grandma can use it. The graphical interface is user-friendly and enables you to easily gain all the necessary information about incoming phone calls. What database do we use? Most of the numbers in the database were rated by our users from their own real experience (based on real calls), but we included ratings from Do Not Call Registry and Federal Communication Commision as well. The number of new reviews is about 30.000 a day! The user’s reviews are first gathered on our server, and after the administrator checks and approves them, they are sent to the local database of your Should I Answer application with the daily database update. You don’t have to be worried about your privacy with us - your private numbers stay always hidden in your phone, we never use them for public presentation or processing. We care only about new, unknown calls (and if we find out that someone has written a review for personal number, we work to delete it ASAP). Why is not this iOS app for free? We’ve been thinking about how to do this for a really long time. We want to offer you a full service including regular updates (so you can really count on the app). However, since there are no adverts in the app itself, we were thinking about how to secure financing our programmers’ time (because the growing database of numbers needs daily maintaining). That’s the reason, why we decided to add subscription to the iOS app. In our opinion, it’s the best way how to ensure your app will be well maintained and always saving your time as it should be. Hope you understand and stay with us :-) Where can you learn more? Interested in more info? Just have a look on our webpage (you can find a lot of uselful information about telemarketing and phone scam there). Or connect with us on Facebook. About subscription Caller ID information, blocking of unwanted calls and daily database updates are available after purchasing 1 month auto-renewal subscription. There is 1 month trial period to test if the app fit your needs. Subscription details: – Title: Database Subscription – Length of subscription : 1 month – Price of subscription: 1.99 USD. Price can differ according automatic recomputation for your country – 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 – Links to Privacy Policy and Terms of Use : https://www.shouldianswer.net/iosmanual/latest – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable

Screenshots

Nomorobo4 screens
Should I Answer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nomorobo at 4.5 against Should I Answer's 2.6. Nomorobo also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (22K vs 473). Should I Answer's advantage is review sentiment (28% vs 17%) and iOS requirement (10 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Nomorobo sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Should I Answer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nomorobo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nomorobo has 22K ratings behind it against 473, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Nomorobo's written reviews are positive against 28% of Should I Answer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nomorobo ships an update every 3 weeks, Should I Answer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Nomorobo versus Should I Answer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNomoroboShould I Answer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (22K ratings) — better2.6 (473 ratings)
Positive reviews17.3% of reviews27.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22K — better473
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#130 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.610 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTelephone Science CorporationMister Group s.r.o.

Customer experience

Nomorobo

All ratings21,736 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive17.3%
Neutral11.6%
Negative71.1%

Should I Answer

All ratings471 ratings
Positive35.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative54.6%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative63.8%

User reviews

Nomorobo

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Effective at blocking spam calls
  • 👍 Helpful in reducing nuisance calls
  • 🔒 Protects against scammers and fraudsters
  • 💡 Useful feature to report and block numbers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App not consistently updating or refreshing
  • 🐛 Numbers still getting through despite being reported
  • 🐛 Inaccurate spam detection and false positives
  • 🔋 Drains battery when app is kept open
  • 💰 Subscription fees not justifying the service

Should I Answer

From 473 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Effective at blocking calls
  • 👍 Great app for controlling unwanted calls
  • 🚀 Blocks most scam/telemarketing calls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't block all spam calls
  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy/security
  • 💰 Paid subscription required
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance on iOS

Bugs and requests

Nomorobo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or crashing after updates
  • Inability to update blocklist or report numbers
  • Inconsistent performance across iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More granular control over call handling options
  • Automated updates without needing to manually refresh
  • Better integration with phone's native call blocking features
  • Ability to block international and spoofed numbers

Should I Answer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Database not updating properly
  • Inability to paste numbers into search
  • Ads even with paid subscription

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to easily report/block numbers
  • Improved database updates
  • Free version for basic functionality

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Nomorobo

Subscriptions13
  • Nomorobo Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$3.991 Month
Show 10 more
  • Privacy Protection$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Privacy Protection$14.993 Months
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Nomorobo Annual Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Nomorobo Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Privacy Protection$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Privacy Protection$14.99
2 purchases

Should I Answer

Subscriptions2
  • Database Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Database Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Nomorobo free?
Nomorobo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Should I Answer free?
Should I Answer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nomorobo or Should I Answer?
Nomorobo is rated higher. Nomorobo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Should I Answer averages 2.6 from 473 ratings.
Do Nomorobo or Should I Answer have ads?
Neither Nomorobo nor Should I Answer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nomorobo or Should I Answer?
Nomorobo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Should I Answer every 2 months. Most recently, Nomorobo was updated on October 26, 2026 and Should I Answer on October 24, 2026.

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