Call Blocker vs Clever Dialer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Call Blocker
Block unwanted calls, identify suspicious numbers, and report spam. Access a large community database to avoid phone scams and extra charges. Protect yourself from telemarketers and unknown callers.
- Block any phone number
- Identify commercial calls
- Report suspicious numbers
- Avoid common scams
- Access community database
- Automatic dangerous number blocking
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Protect your iPhone from spam calls with Call Blocker. Enable automatic protection to identify and block calls from numbers on our spam protection list, which we update as new threats are detected. Find out who called you, check suspicious numbers, and take control of unwanted calls. AUTOMATIC SPAM CALL PROTECTION Call Blocker helps protect your phone from unwanted telemarketing calls and potential phone scams. With protection enabled, your iPhone identifies and blocks calls from numbers included in the protection list. Your protection list updates automatically to include newly detected spam numbers. WHO CALLED ME? Look up a phone number before calling back. Check available information from UnknownPhone.com to see whether a number has been associated with telemarketing, unwanted calls, or potential scams, and read other users' reports. BLOCK UNWANTED CALLS Alongside spam protection, add individual numbers to your personal block list. Choose which numbers to block and manage your list in the app. REPORT SUSPICIOUS NUMBERS Received a suspicious call? Report the number and share what happened. Your feedback helps us identify new suspicious numbers and improve our protection. MORE PROTECTION WITH AN OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION • Access to the full database of dangerous numbers available for your country. • Automatic updates to your protection list. • Automatic identification and blocking of numbers included in the protection list. • Unlimited credits and unrestricted access to available lookup results. • An ad-free experience. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Clever Dialer
This app identifies unknown callers and blocks unwanted spam calls. It leverages a community-driven database to detect and warn users about fraudulent or nuisance calls, offering features like reverse lookup and real-time spam alerts.
- Reverse phone number lookup
- Spam caller identification
- Community-reported spam database
- Real-time spam call warnings
- Spam call blocking
- Automatic database updates
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Spam calls are omnipresent - not just annoying, but sometimes dangerous. Clever Dialer effectively protects you from spam calls. Incoming calls are matched against our extensive spam database. Every user, including you, can report spam calls - so even numbers that only recently started spamming are covered. The Clever Dialer community helps us stay on top of things and keep the spam database up to date. Free features: - Finds out who is behind a phone number (reverse lookup) - Shows you details about phone numbers and spam callers - Lets you rate phone numbers - helping other users at the same time PRO features: - Warns you about spam calls the moment your phone rings - Marks spam in your call log, or… - Blocks spam calls completely if desired - Automatically updates the spam number database Clever Dialer products support Family Sharing - so you can easily protect your loved ones too. Join the Clever Dialer community! How does the Clever Dialer app work? Based on the ratings and experiences of all Clever Dialer users, spam data is collected through various channels. Users can visit our websites to get information and to report spam calls. The app fetches updates from our servers several times a day. How does the spam database update work? Due to the nature of iOS, the Clever Dialer app must be running either in the foreground or background for the database to be updated. The app periodically sends a notification reminding you to open it to receive an update. When you open the app, the database is updated immediately, provided your phone is connected to the internet. You can also trigger the update manually within the app at any time. Who is Clever Dialer? Clever Dialer is a service that provides caller identification and spam protection across multiple platforms. There are also websites available for several countries. Clever Dialer PRO Clever Dialer PRO spam protection is available as a subscription or as a one-time purchase. The monthly subscription renews automatically each month; the annual subscription renews automatically each year. Payment is charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be disabled. The subscription management link can be found in the settings (gear icon). Free trial: Our subscriptions include a free trial period. The duration of the trial depends on the chosen subscription and will be shown in the App Store before purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited upon purchase of a paid subscription. Purchases and subscriptions are processed by Apple. The contracting party for purchases is Apple Distribution International Ltd. Information on cancellation and refunds can be found at https://reportaproblem.apple.com and in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. Terms of Use: https://www.cleverdialer.app/en/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cleverdialer.app/en/privacy-statement-ios-app/ Imprint: https://www.cleverdialer.app/en/imprint/ Missing a feature? Please contact us at: supportios@cleverdialer.de
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Call Blocker at 4.5 against Clever Dialer's 3.4. Call Blocker also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 14) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Clever Dialer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Call Blocker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Clever Dialer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Call Blocker holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Call Blocker has 1.2K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Call Blocker's written reviews are positive against 61% of Clever Dialer's.
Call Blocker ships an update monthly, Clever Dialer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Call Blocker | Clever Dialer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better | 3.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.2% of reviews — better | 61.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | UnknownPhone.com | Sellwerk GmbH & Co. KG |
Customer experience
Call Blocker
Clever Dialer
Bugs and requests
Call Blocker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Database update errors
- Inability to block certain numbers
Requested features
3 requests- Automatic database updates
- Block calls from unknown/private numbers
- Integration with phone's native call blocking
Clever Dialer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Call Blocker
- Call Blocker 1-Month Shield$4.991 Month
- One month subscription$6.991 Month
- Call Blocker: 3M Shield$9.993 Months
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- Free 1 week trial + 3 months7 Days trial$9.993 Months
- 50% Discount - Three months3 Months trial$9.993 Months
- Three months subscription$14.993 Months
- Free 1 week trial + 3 months7 Days trial$14.993 Months
- Call Blocker: 1 Year$22.991 Year
- Call Blocker: 1 Year - 1 Free Week7 Days trial$22.991 Year
- Call Blocker: 1 Year (50% Discount)1 Year trial$22.991 Year
Clever Dialer
- Monthly subscription (1 month)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual subscription (1 year)7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Longlife (unlimited)$39.99
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