Comparison

Call Blocker vs telGuarder

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Block any phone number
  • Identify commercial calls
  • Report suspicious numbers
  • Avoid common scams
  • Access community database
  • Automatic dangerous number blocking
Features
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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/

About

telGuarder

Block unwanted calls and identify unknown numbers. This app uses a community-powered database to warn you about spam and allows you to look up call statistics for any number directly from your call history.

Highlights
  • Spam call alerts
  • Community-supported spam list
  • Caller number lookup
  • Call statistics for numbers
  • Share extension for call history
Features
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AVOID SPAM CALLS telGuarder will alert you about spam calls, effectively reducing your time spent on unwanted calls. With a community supported list of spam numbers, you will stay protected from spammers. VERIFY ANY CALLER - Enter any number to lookup call statistics for this number - Lookup phone numbers directly from your native call history using the Share extension

Screenshots

Call Blocker4 screens
telGuarder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Call Blocker at 78% against telGuarder's 0%. Call Blocker also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months). telGuarder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 Blocker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. telGuarder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Call Blocker ships an update monthly, telGuarder every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Call Blocker versus telGuarder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCall BlockertelGuarder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 19 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperUnknownPhone.comTelguarder AS

Customer experience

Call Blocker

All ratings1,229 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews988 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative17.1%

telGuarder

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

telGuarder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Call Blocker

Subscriptions10
  • 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
None

telGuarder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Call Blocker free?
Call Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is telGuarder free?
telGuarder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Call Blocker or telGuarder have ads?
Call Blocker shows ads; telGuarder does not.
Which is updated more often, Call Blocker or telGuarder?
Call Blocker ships an update monthly, and telGuarder every 19 months. Most recently, Call Blocker was updated on October 26, 2026 and telGuarder on October 3, 2026.

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