Minimal Launcher vs Dumbify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minimal Launcher
This app offers an extremely minimalist home screen experience, designed to reduce distractions and encourage mindful phone usage. It allows you to curate a select list of essential apps and utilize widgets to break phone habits.
- Minimalist home screen
- Curated app list
- Home screen widgets
- Reduces phone habits
- Encourages mindful usage
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The simplest Home Screen for your iPhone. on point brings your most important apps and actions together in minimal, text-only Home Screen widgets. Add an on point widget to your Home Screen, touch and hold it, and choose Edit Widget to select apps, shortcuts, and system actions. Each widget has its own configuration. Download a matching light or dark wallpaper and arrange your Home Screen around what matters to you. Pro unlocks up to twelve apps and actions per extra-large widget, background colors, alignment, font size, and Rounded and Monospaced styles. Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Existing lifetime purchases can be restored. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://riedel.wtf/privacy/
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: Minimal Launcher at Free against Dumbify's $4.99. Dumbify's advantage is rating (2.9 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads and device support 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
Minimal Launcher is free to download; Dumbify costs $4.99 up front. Minimal Launcher sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Dumbify asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dumbify holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dumbify has 215 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Minimal Launcher's written reviews are positive against 46% of Dumbify's.
Minimal Launcher ships an update every 2 months, Dumbify every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minimal Launcher | Dumbify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.9 (215 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.9% of reviews | 46.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 215 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #33 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | riedel.wtf apps S.L. | AB Apps Inc. |
Customer experience
Minimal Launcher
Dumbify
User reviews
Minimal Launcher
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Minimal and focused home screen
- 👍 Helps reduce screen time
- 🚀 Efficient app launching
Room to improve
- 🐛 Clunky app opening process after update
- 🔧 Difficult to add custom apps
- 🔧 Limited widget customization options
- 🔧 Inability to rename app titles
Dumbify
From 215 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Minimalist and clean interface
- 👍 Helps reduce phone usage and distractions
- 💡 Clever use of widgets and shortcuts
- 🔒 No subscription required, one-time purchase
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent app launching experience with shortcuts
- 🔋 Battery drain due to constant shortcuts usage
- 🔍 Limited app integration and customization options
- 🤔 Confusing setup process for some users
Bugs and requests
Minimal Launcher
Reported bugs
3 issues- Apps disappearing from widget after update
- Shortcuts not working as expected
- Inability to add widgets to home screen
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more default iOS apps (e.g. Camera, Photos, Clock)
- Allow more widget configurations
- Option to change font size and style
- Randomize app order in widgets
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
Minimal Launcher
- on point pro$0.991 Month
- one year pro | Minimal Phone$9.991 Year
- on point | lifetime unlock$9.95
Dumbify
No in-app purchases
