Comparison

iPatente vs Whooming

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

Head to head
About

iPatente

This app simplifies interactions with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. It provides notifications for license expiry, points changes, and vehicle inspection deadlines. Access important information about your boat licenses and their expiry dates.

Highlights
  • License expiry notifications
  • Points change alerts
  • Vehicle inspection reminders
  • Boat license information
  • Digital communication with authorities
  • User interface redesign
Features
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E’ disponibile negli store Apple e Google la nuova versione dell'app iPatente. Tale nuova versione, oltre al completo ridisegno delle interfacce, migliora il processo di accreditamento ai servizi offerti dal Portale dell'Automobilista (www.ilportaledellautomobilista.it) ed implementa ulteriori funzioni finalizzate ad innovare e semplificare il colloquio tra il cittadino e la Motorizzazione. Infatti, sarà possibile attivare un servizio di notifica che segnalerà la prossima scadenza della patente, eventuali variazioni di punteggio della stessa a seguito di infrazioni commesse, la scadenza della revisione, oltre a tante altre informazioni utili e sempre disponibili come, ad esempio, i dati caratteristici delle imbarcazioni da diporto intestate con tutte le scadenze d'interesse. Coerentemente all'avanzamento di tale processo di digitalizzazione, verranno progressivamente dismesse tutte le altre comunicazioni di carattere informativo, attualmente ancora recapitate per via postale.

About

Whooming

This service reveals the real phone numbers behind blocked calls. Simply reject an anonymous call, and the app will display the caller's number. It offers a free trial of premium features, with ongoing free access to partially obscured numbers.

Highlights
  • Discover real numbers of blocked calls
  • Identify harassing callers
  • Reject anonymous calls to reveal number
  • Free trial of premium features
  • Access call log
  • Register multiple phone numbers
Features
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Whooming, the service that discovers the real number of blocked calls. Give finally a face to that harassing hidden number. Defend yourself against stalkers, call centers, and telephone pranks that hid their phone number and violate your privacy. Using Whooming is easy: just download the App and register. When you receive an anonymous call, you just have to reject it, and after a few seconds, the caller's clear number will be available in your Whooming call log. Whooming is free, and for the first 7 days we give you the PREMIUM subscription that allows you to see the numbers completely in clear text. After the first week, Whooming remains free, with the last four digits of the number blacked out. But don’t worry! If you want to know the entire number immediately, there are subscriptions of different durations that can be purchased directly from the app. We are always happy to receive your feedback, contact us in case of problems and/or if you have any suggestions to improve the service. HOW IT WORKS - Once you have registered and configured Whooming, when you receive a hidden call you must reject it. - Within a few seconds, you will be able to view the telephone number of the person who called you with the hidden number in your Whooming call log. - If you want to take a test by being called from a hidden phone number, you must prefix # # # (from smartphone) or * 67 # (from landline) to your number. - In the list of rejected calls with Whooming, only the blocked calls received and rejected after the app installation will be displayed. - Some smartphones ask permission to access your contact list and show the app notifications at Whooming’s first launching. You need to click on "Allow" to consent to the full functionality of the app. - Warning: if the anonymous caller hangs up the call before receiving the busy signal, the blocked call (even if rejected) cannot be identified, because there was no time to divert it to our server. - We advise you to check your phone credit. Whooming is free, as is forwarding a call, but some operators require that the phone credit is not terminated to forward a call. We suggest you always have at least 1 euro. - You can check the "busy diversion" to our service number by typing * # 67 ** 11 #. - You can register multiple phone numbers in the same Whooming account. - You do not need to be connected to the Internet when you reject the anonymous call to identify, but you must be connected to the Internet to access the app's features (including the call list) - For questions, clarifications and assistance, take a look at the "Whooming guidelines" section at this address https://www.whooming.com/en-EN/guidelines.html

Screenshots

iPatente4 screens
Whooming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Whooming at 2.8 against iPatente's 2.0. Whooming also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). iPatente's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Whooming sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. iPatente asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whooming holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of iPatente's written reviews are positive against 37% of Whooming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPatente ships an update every 2 months, Whooming every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iPatente versus Whooming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPatenteWhooming
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (7 ratings)2.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews37.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings716 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinistero delle Infrastrutture e dei TrasportiDefConTwelve S.r.l.

Customer experience

iPatente

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive34.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative65.5%

Whooming

All ratings16 ratings
Positive43.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive37.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative54.7%

In-app purchases

None

iPatente

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Whooming

One-time6
  • 5 euro di credito Whooming$5.99
  • 10 euro di credito Whooming$10.99
  • 3 months$11.99
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  • 6 months$14.99
  • 1 year$21.99
  • 25 euro di credito Whooming$25.99

Questions

Is iPatente free?
iPatente is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whooming free?
Whooming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iPatente or Whooming?
Whooming is rated higher. iPatente averages 2.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Whooming averages 2.8 from 16 ratings.
Do iPatente or Whooming have ads?
Neither iPatente nor Whooming shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPatente or Whooming?
iPatente ships an update every 2 months, and Whooming every 3 weeks. Most recently, iPatente was updated on October 23, 2026 and Whooming on October 23, 2026.

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