Comparison

Grayscale App vs Dumb Phone (dp)

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

Head to head
About

Grayscale App

Manage hiring and employee engagement on the go. Seamlessly message candidates and employees, schedule events, and collect feedback via SMS or WhatsApp. Stay productive and organized from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Candidate messaging
  • Employee engagement
  • Event scheduling
  • Feedback collection
  • SMS and WhatsApp integration
  • Onboarding management
Features
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Take your hiring and employee engagement process wherever you go with the Grayscale Mobile app! Stay connected by seamlessly messaging candidates, new hires, and employees, scheduling events, and collecting feedback—all through convenient sms or WhatsApp messaging. Whether you’re managing interviews, onboarding, or ongoing communication, Grayscale keeps everything moving effortlessly, right from your mobile device. Stay productive, responsive, and organized, no matter where you are!

About

Dumb Phone (dp)

Transform your iPhone into a minimalist device by replacing distracting app icons and notifications with simple buttons for essential apps. Create custom launchers for different contexts and utilize detox modes to reduce digital distractions.

Highlights
  • Create minimalist launchers
  • Select essential apps
  • Style Home Screen with themes
  • Block and hide non-essential apps
  • Quickly switch launchers via Control Center
  • Adapt to Liquid Glass changes
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a Dumb Phone. Dumb Phone™ lets you create your very own minimalist-style phone on iOS. Replace colorful app icons, pesky notification badges, and anything that might give you a dopamine hit when you unlock your phone, with simple buttons to open your essential apps - and nothing more. Key features: • Break out of your existing habits Every time you unlock your phone, all you will see is apps that you need, without being coerced into easy distractions from colorful apps on your Home Screen or the App Library. • Create a Minimalist Launcher Select apps and add Dumb Phone widgets to your Home Screen to blend everything together. • Choose your essential apps Select apps that you frequently use, so they are a single tap away. • Style your Home Screen Choose from a Dark or Light minimalist style, by adjusting your wallpaper, background, text, and more, with themes. • Adapt to Liquid Glass changes Reduce the addictive elements of the Liquid Glass Home Screen style, applied in the latest version of iOS. • Create multiple app launchers Create launchers for leisure, work, night time, so you see the most important apps in context to your day. • Detox Mode Create an immersive dumb phone experience by choosing which non-essential apps to block and/or hide on your device, with the powerful capabilities of Screen Time. • Control Center widgets Quickly switch between app launchers from the Control Center with new control center widgets that instantly change your Home Screen. Download the Dumb Phone app today and embrace the full benefits of minimalism, and turn your iPhone into a powerful utility once more. Visit the Dumb Phone app website for more info: https://dumbphone.so/ View our Privacy & Terms at: https://dumbphone.so/privacy https://dumbphone.so/terms

Screenshots

Grayscale App4 screens
Dumb Phone (dp)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grayscale App at none against Dumb Phone (dp)'s 12. Grayscale App also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Dumb Phone (dp)'s advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. Dumb Phone (dp) sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Grayscale App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grayscale App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dumb Phone (dp) has 3.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Grayscale App's written reviews are positive against 69% of Dumb Phone (dp)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grayscale App ships an update every 2 months, Dumb Phone (dp) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Grayscale App versus Dumb Phone (dp): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrayscale AppDumb Phone (dp)
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (3.8K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better68.6% of reviews
Number of ratings43.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB590 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrayscale Labs, Inc.Michael Tigas

Customer experience

Grayscale App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dumb Phone (dp)

All ratings3,764 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews840 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative26.3%

Bugs and requests

Grayscale App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dumb Phone (dp)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not appearing in list
  • Apps opening through Shortcuts app
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to hide App Library
  • More widget customization options
  • Customizable widget labels
  • Detox mode for specific apps
  • Support for more third-party apps

In-app purchases

None

Grayscale App

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Dumb Phone (dp)

Subscriptions8
  • Dumb Phone Pro (1 month)$2.991 Month
  • Dumb Phone Pro (1 month)$3.991 Month
  • Dumb Phone Pro (1 month)$5.991 Month
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  • Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$9.991 Year
  • Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$12.991 Year
  • Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$14.991 Year
  • Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$19.991 Year
  • Dumb Phone Pro Family (1 year)$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$24.99
  • Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$29.99
  • Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Grayscale App free?
Grayscale App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dumb Phone (dp) free?
Dumb Phone (dp) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grayscale App or Dumb Phone (dp)?
Grayscale App is rated higher. Grayscale App averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Dumb Phone (dp) averages 4.6 from 3.8K ratings.
Do Grayscale App or Dumb Phone (dp) have ads?
Neither Grayscale App nor Dumb Phone (dp) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grayscale App or Dumb Phone (dp)?
Grayscale App ships an update every 2 months, and Dumb Phone (dp) fortnightly. Most recently, Grayscale App was updated on September 16, 2026 and Dumb Phone (dp) on September 24, 2026.

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