Comparison

Should I Answer vs Stop Calling

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

Head to head
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

About

Stop Calling

Identify unknown callers and protect yourself from fraudulent or annoying calls. See descriptions of incoming calls, such as "Financial Services" or "Telemarketing," directly on your screen. The database of suspicious numbers is constantly updated.

Highlights
  • Caller identification
  • Spam call blocking
  • Real-time call descriptions
  • Updated database of suspicious numbers
  • Protection from fraudulent calls
Features
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Are you getting calls from unknown numbers? Do you wonder whether to pick up because you don't know if they might be fraudulent or harassing? This app will help you with that and protect you from unwanted calls. If one of these numbers calls you, you will see on your phone's display, in addition to the unknown number, a description of it, such as "Financial Services" or "Telemarketing." We continuously update the list of fraudulent and harassing numbers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Should I Answer3 screens
Stop Calling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stop Calling at 4.7 against Should I Answer's 2.6. Stop Calling also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Should I Answer's advantage is ratings volume (471 vs 3) and iOS requirement (10 vs 17.6). 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. Should I Answer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Stop Calling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop Calling holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Should I Answer has 471 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Should I Answer's written reviews are positive against 38% of Stop Calling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Should I Answer ships an update every 2 months, Stop Calling every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Should I Answer versus Stop Calling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShould I AnswerStop Calling
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (471 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.5% of reviews38.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings471 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMister Group s.r.o.Miroslav Baudys

Customer experience

Should I Answer

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

Stop Calling

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive38.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Stop Calling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Should I Answer

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

Stop Calling

Subscriptions1
  • Buy me a coffee every month$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99

Questions

Is Should I Answer free?
Should I Answer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stop Calling free?
Stop Calling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Should I Answer or Stop Calling?
Stop Calling is rated higher. Should I Answer averages 2.6 out of 5 from 471 ratings, while Stop Calling averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Should I Answer or Stop Calling have ads?
Neither Should I Answer nor Stop Calling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Should I Answer or Stop Calling?
Should I Answer ships an update every 2 months, and Stop Calling every 11 days. Most recently, Should I Answer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Stop Calling on September 29, 2026.

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