Call Forwarding Lite vs Simple Call Blocker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Call Forwarding Lite
Manage conditional call forwarding on your iPhone. Forward calls when busy, unanswered, or out of reach. Activate, deactivate, and check the status of these forwarding options.
- Conditional call forwarding
- Forward when busy
- Forward when no answer
- Forward when out of reach
- Activate forwarding
- Deactivate forwarding
- Check status
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Now you can have conditional call forwarding on your iPhone you can forward calls when busy, when no answer, and/or when out of reach. with call forwarding you can activate, deactivate and check status of all of the above conditional call forwarding types. **This app is using default call forwarding codes which are used by GSM carriers all over the world if your carrier is not a GSM carrier this app will not work with you**
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 Call Forwarding Lite's 2%. Simple Call Blocker also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 60 months). Call Forwarding Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (10.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Call Blocker holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Call Blocker has 3.7K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of Call Forwarding Lite's written reviews are positive against 52% of Simple Call Blocker's.
Call Forwarding Lite ships an update every 60 months, Simple Call Blocker every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Call Forwarding Lite | Simple Call Blocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (36 ratings) | 4.2 (3.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.3% of reviews | 52.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdel Karim Souman | Michael Descy |
Customer experience
Call Forwarding Lite
Simple Call Blocker
Bugs and requests
Call Forwarding Lite
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
Call Forwarding Lite
No in-app purchases
Simple Call Blocker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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