Dumbify vs Unhook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Unhook
This app blocks the YouTube news feed, preventing endless scrolling and distracting content. It allows users to access YouTube for specific videos without falling down rabbit holes of unrelated content. Enjoy a more focused viewing experience.
- Blocks YouTube news feed
- Eliminates distractions
- Focused YouTube usage
- No ads
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Let's face it, how many times have we gone to YouTube for something specific only to end up watching a video on beluga whales doing somersaults? Say Good By to that with the YouTube News Feed BLOCKED. So you Use YouTube Without Getting Used by it. Unhook Mobile App | News Feed Eradicator | DF Tube Terms of Use: https://www.betimeful.com/eula https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Unhook at Free against Dumbify's $4.99. Unhook also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.9). Dumbify's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Unhook is free to download; Dumbify costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Unhook holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 214 and 271 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Dumbify's written reviews are positive against 37% of Unhook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dumbify ships an update every 6 days, Unhook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dumbify | Unhook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (214 ratings) | 4.2 (271 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews — better | 37.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 214 | 271 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #46 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AB Apps Inc. | Be Timeful Inc |
Customer experience
Dumbify
Unhook
User reviews
Dumbify
From 214 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
Unhook
From 271 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helps stop doomscrolling
- 👍 Great for avoiding distractions
- 👍 Good for limiting shorts use
- 👍 Helps curb YouTube addiction
- 👍 Blocks addictive ads
Room to improve
- 💸 Scam, keeps billing
- 💸 Unusable without subscription
- 💸 Forced to unlock pro
- 💸 Dark patterns, scammy design
- 💸 Money grab
Bugs and 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
Unhook
Reported bugs
17 issues- Videos don't open
- Cancel subscription button doesn't work
- Constant error code 152-4
- Daily progress resets
- App is glitchy
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- Search results don't appear or scroll quickly
- Shows only thumbnails and prompts to subscribe
- App won't let you do anything without Screen Time access
- Can't find Screen Time permission in settings
- App directs to BeTimeful after finding Unhook online
- No features in free version
- Blank screens and few settings
- No instructions
- Can't tap on free plan option
- Spammed with pop-ups to use pro
- Doesn't show feed initially
- Makes it hard to scroll through shorts
Requested features
5 requests- Extension for Safari on iPhone
- Allow free version use without forced pro
- Clearer instructions for screen time permission
- Option to sign out of YouTube account
- Ad-free use without review manipulation
In-app purchases
Dumbify
No in-app purchases
Unhook
No in-app purchases
