Comparison

Dumbify vs Nobrainrot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Minimalist home screen launcher
  • Reduces screen time
  • Customizable app selection
  • Clean, text-based interface
  • Supports dark and light mode
Currently charting
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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.

About

Nobrainrot

This app helps you regain focus by blocking distracting applications with a single tap. It offers unbreakable focus sessions, tracks your screen time, and provides analytics to help you take back control of your attention from social media algorithms.

Highlights
  • Block any app instantly
  • Unbreakable focus sessions
  • Screen time tracking and analytics
  • Daily streaks and progress sharing
  • Optional physical commitment device
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Nobrainrot is a focus app blocker for people who open Instagram without deciding to. Pick the apps that eat your day, tap once, and they stay locked until your session ends. People who keep a mode running for two weeks or more get back 2h 13m a day on average (Nobrainrot in-app data). HOW IT WORKS Choose the apps to block: social media, short video, games, anything that pulls you in. Start a session with one tap or put it on a schedule. Open a blocked app and you get a quiet block screen instead of the feed. PICK HOW STRICT YOU WANT IT Easy: stop any time, or take a break of up to 15 minutes and come back. Hardcore: no way out until the timer ends. Not even the emergency unlock can end it. Shift: use the Shift device, a small NFC puck sold separately. Your apps stay blocked until you tap your iPhone on it. Leave it in another room and doomscrolling turns into a walk. The Shift device is optional. The app works on its own. SCHEDULES THAT RUN THEMSELVES Block social media every weekday from 10:30 to 19:30, before bed or during study time. Set it once. STRICT MODE While a block is running you can't change the mode or delete the app. Future you will try. This stops them. STATS AND STREAKS See how much time you shifted today, set a daily goal and keep your streak alive. Share your offline time as a card, not your feed. FREE AND PRO The free plan includes 3 modes and 1 schedule. Nobrainrot Pro lifts those limits and adds the allow list. Nobrainrot Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly to your Apple ID. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://nobrainrot.com/pages/shift-app-terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://nobrainrot.com/pages/shift-app-privacy Built in Poland by a small team with one idea: your attention is yours. Join the resistance. Questions: contact@nobrainrot.com

Screenshots

Dumbify4 screens
Nobrainrot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nobrainrot at Free against Dumbify's $4.99. Nobrainrot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9). Dumbify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Nobrainrot is free to download; Dumbify costs $4.99 up front. Nobrainrot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Dumbify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nobrainrot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dumbify has 215 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dumbify ships an update every 6 days, Nobrainrot every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Dumbify versus Nobrainrot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumbifyNobrainrot
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (215 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings215 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#31 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAB Apps Inc.Wojciech Filipowicz

Customer experience

Dumbify

All ratings207 ratings
Positive45.9%
Neutral10.1%
Negative44.0%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative44.1%

Nobrainrot

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Nobrainrot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dumbify

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Nobrainrot

Subscriptions2
  • Nobrainrot Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Nobrainrot Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Dumbify free?
Dumbify costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nobrainrot free?
Nobrainrot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dumbify or Nobrainrot?
Nobrainrot is rated higher. Dumbify averages 2.9 out of 5 from 215 ratings, while Nobrainrot averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dumbify or Nobrainrot have ads?
Neither Dumbify nor Nobrainrot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dumbify or Nobrainrot?
Dumbify ships an update every 6 days, and Nobrainrot every 2 months. Most recently, Dumbify was updated on November 4, 2026 and Nobrainrot on November 4, 2026.

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