Night in the Library vs Dumbify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Night in the Library
Experience an overnight festival of ideas featuring talks, panels, workshops, and performances. This edition explores the philosophy of mathematics, its fundamental role in various aspects of life, and related paradoxes. Engage with concepts of truth and proof in a unique intellectual gathering.
- Talks and panels
- Interactive workshops
- Live performances
- Exploration of mathematical philosophy
- Celebration of free-flowing ideas
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Night in the Library, BPL's overnight festival of ideas, invites you to talks, panels, workshops, and performances that celebrate the free flow of ideas in the company of others. For the program’s 10th edition, Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Mathematics will explore truths, proofs and other paradoxes. Math may feel remote, if not incomprehensible, to many. Yet it is a fundamental element in all components of our lives, underpinning everything from science and the natural world to architecture, sports, fashion, music, and technology. Night in the Library: The Philosophy of Mathematics is supported by the Simons Foundation and is part of its “Infinite Sums” initiative.
Dumbify
This minimalist launcher for iPhone declutters your home screen to help reduce screen time. It allows you to select and display only your most important apps in a clean, text-based interface, reclaiming your time and simplifying your digital life.
- Minimalist home screen launcher
- Reduces screen time
- Customizable app selection
- Clean, text-based interface
- Supports dark and light mode
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Dumbify is a minimalist home screen launcher for iPhone. Dumbify helps you keep screen time down by keeping your home screen clean and clear of notifications. Our minimalist home screen launcher is fully customizable. Dumbify allows you to select the apps that are most important to you, and displays them in a clean minimalist launcher on your home screen. The minimalist launcher for iPhone works perfectly with dark or light mode, so you can pick what looks best to you. This text based minimalist launcher lets you reclaim your most valuable asset, your time! Stop spending hours of your precious time getting distracted by your phone, and let Dumbify, a launcher exclusively for iPhone, simplify your digital life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Night in the Library at Free against Dumbify's $4.99. Night in the Library also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and device support (3 vs 1). Dumbify's advantage is ratings volume (207 vs 5) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Night in the Library is free to download; Dumbify costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Night in the Library holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dumbify has 207 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Night in the Library ships an update every 2 weeks, Dumbify every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Night in the Library | Dumbify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (207 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 46.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 207 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #24 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brooklyn Public Library | AB Apps Inc. |
Customer experience
Night in the Library
Dumbify
Bugs and requests
Night in the Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dumbify
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with widget not displaying app list properly
- Settings app not launching to main page
- Occasional crashes or freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More widget size and layout options
- Ability to customize background and font styles
- Seamless app launching without shortcuts
- Integration with more popular apps
In-app purchases
Night in the Library
No in-app purchases
Dumbify
No in-app purchases
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