SMSGRD vs Simple Call Blocker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMSGRD
This app helps you manage unwanted text messages by creating custom filter lists. It integrates with your messaging app to move spam to a separate folder, offering advanced filtering options for precise control.
- Customizable filter lists
- iOS and Message app integration
- Filter by sender and message content
- Alphanumeric sender support
- Wildcard and Regexp support (PRO)
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Our app provides you multiple easy yet powerful ways to build and manage your own filter list. Now SMS filtering is as easy as 1-2-3. ■ App features ■ • Clean simple yet powerful UI; • iOS and Message app integration – filter udesired incoming text messages into a separate folder for SMS spam; • Easy and convenient way to build your own personal filtering list: just add any number and choose an action; • Alphanumeric senders support; • "No sender" and "No message" [PRO version] messages support; • [PRO version] Filter by message content; • [PRO version] Wide range of options for precise filtering; • [PRO version] Wildcards support; • [PRO version] Regexp (ICU standard) support. ■ Contact Us, Support & Feedback ■ If you have any questions – feel free to contact us. You can use "Contact Us" link in the app, "App Support" link in the "Reviews" tab of the App Store or send us email on sergey.smirnov.dev@gmail.com. We are usualy responding within hours on every non-empty email. If you have contacted us, but haven't recieved our reply – check your Mail app, it's there. ;) Save your time and nerves!
Simple Call Blocker
Block unwanted calls on your iPhone by individual numbers or entire ranges. Create an allow list for specific numbers or contacts, ensuring they never get blocked. This app prioritizes simplicity and privacy, without collecting your data.
- Block individual phone numbers
- Block ranges of phone numbers
- Create an allow list
- Option to allow all contacts
- No personal data collection
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Simple Call Blocker is a utility that lets you block unwanted calls to your iPhone. It allows you to block individual numbers, or ranges of numbers. You may also add individual numbers or ranges of numbers to the Allow List, so that they will not be blocked by this app, even if they are in the Block List. Optionally, you may also allow all of your phone's contacts. ## Does the app contain a list of known phone spammers to block? No. Simple Call Blocker does not provide or maintain a known spammers blacklist. There are several other iOS call blockers that do, which you can use for free, if that feature is important to you. You may use Simple Call Blocker in conjunction with one of those other apps to blacklist additional numbers. ## Why would I use this app? Three reasons: 1. Simple Call Blocker allows you to block a range of phone numbers, to help prevent “neighbor spam”, for free. Other apps may let you blacklist individual phone numbers, but require an in-app purchase or paid subscription to block ranges of numbers. 2. Simple Call Blocker does not collect your personal information. You do not need to provide it access to your contacts unless you wish to enable the “allow all contacts” option. In contrast, some call blockers require a subscription or even a login to their web service in order to work. 3. Simple Call Blocker is designed to be very simple and reliable. In contrast, with many call blockers, it is hard to determine how many numbers are in the blacklist, whether or not the “Call Directory app extension” is loaded, and so on. ## Privacy Policy Simple Call Blocker does not collect any of your information, period. No data within the app or accessed by the app is ever transmitted to the developer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Call Blocker at 52% against SMSGRD's 0%. Simple Call Blocker also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). SMSGRD's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. SMSGRD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Call Blocker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Call Blocker holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Call Blocker has 3.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SMSGRD's written reviews are positive against 52% of Simple Call Blocker's.
SMSGRD ships an update every 2 months, Simple Call Blocker every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMSGRD | Simple Call Blocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.2 (3.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 52.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Smirnov | Michael Descy |
Customer experience
SMSGRD
Simple Call Blocker
Bugs and requests
SMSGRD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Simple Call Blocker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calls still getting through blocked numbers
- Validation issues with number formats
- Blocker not loading properly
Requested features
4 requests- Block entire area codes or countries
- Ability to block from contacts list
- Logging/reporting of blocked calls
- Expand blocking capacity
In-app purchases
SMSGRD
- PRO version upgrade$1.99
Simple Call Blocker
No in-app purchases
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