Comparison

Slow Scroll 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

Slow Scroll

This application enables users to navigate websites by walking, offering a unique, hands-free scrolling experience. It transforms physical movement into digital interaction.

Highlights
  • Scroll websites by walking
  • Hands-free web browsing
  • Unique physical interaction
  • Productivity tool
Features
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This app allows you to scroll through websites, not with your finger, but by walking.

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

Slow Scroll3 screens
Dumb Phone (dp)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dumb Phone (dp) at 4.6 against Slow Scroll's 4.0. Dumb Phone (dp) also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 1). Slow Scroll's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Dumb Phone (dp) sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Slow Scroll asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dumb Phone (dp) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dumb Phone (dp) has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Slow Scroll versus Dumb Phone (dp): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlow ScrollDumb Phone (dp)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (3.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—68.6% of reviews
Number of ratings13.8K — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB590 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEtter Studio GmbHMichael Tigas

Customer experience

Slow Scroll

All ratings1 ratings
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

Slow Scroll

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

Slow Scroll

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 Slow Scroll free?
Slow Scroll 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, Slow Scroll or Dumb Phone (dp)?
Dumb Phone (dp) is rated higher. Slow Scroll averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Dumb Phone (dp) averages 4.6 from 3.8K ratings.
Do Slow Scroll or Dumb Phone (dp) have ads?
Neither Slow Scroll nor Dumb Phone (dp) shows ads.

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