Comparison

Call Blocker vs Arquea

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

Arquea

Features
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This is the Arquea mobile application: the revolutionary solution for detecting Listeria in food industry processes in less than 60 minutes. This mobile application allows you to easily control the Arquea detector, categorize analyses, initiate them, and display the final results. To use this application, you must be a customer of the Arquea product. If you are not yet a customer, please contact us at contact@thenextpangea.com.

Screenshots

Call Blocker4 screens
Arquea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arquea at none against Call Blocker's 10. Arquea also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Arquea asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Call Blocker versus Arquea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCall BlockerArquea
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB127 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperUnknownPhone.comGomeru Apps

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

Arquea

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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  • Call Blocker Premium - 3 Months7 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Call Blocker Premium - 3 Months3 Months trial$9.993 Months
  • Three months subscription$14.993 Months
  • Call Blocker Premium - 3 Months7 Days trial$14.993 Months
  • Call Blocker Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • Call Blocker Premium - 1 Year1 Year trial$22.991 Year
  • Call Blocker: 1 Year$22.991 Year
None

Arquea

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Call Blocker free?
Call Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arquea free?
Arquea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Call Blocker or Arquea have ads?
Call Blocker shows ads; Arquea does not.
Which is updated more often, Call Blocker or Arquea?
Call Blocker ships an update monthly, and Arquea monthly. Most recently, Call Blocker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Arquea on October 30, 2026.

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