Comparison

Dumbify vs Paca

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

Paca

Features
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Paca is a packing checklist that merges every trip and every day into one list — build once, pick today's contexts, never forget a thing. Your days vary — office, gym, a trip away, the school run, rain. Each one needs different gear. Other apps give you one static packing list per trip. Paca is the first to compose several at once and dedupe them into a single "today" checklist. How it works - Build a loadout once — Office, Gym, Travel, Rainy Day, Kids — with the items it needs. - Pick what today looks like. Tap the loadouts you're running. - Get one merged list. Shared items (charger, water bottle) appear once, with a badge showing where they came from. - Check things off and walk out the door. Built for real life - Grouped the way you actually pack: on body → each bag → before you leave. - "Lives in bag" items show pre-checked — present for peace of mind, zero friction. - Last-minute essentials (phone, wallet, keys, lunch, meds) always ride along. - Gentle memory: if something went missing last time, Paca quietly reminds you. - Auto-resets each morning at a time you choose. No streaks, no guilt, no nagging. - Seven starter loadouts included — Office, Gym, Travel, Cycling, Rainy Day, Dog Walk, Kids Day Bag. - Works with Siri & Shortcuts: "Add an item", "Reset today", "Mark everything packed". Private by design Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no data collected. Pay once No subscription. Ever. Buy it once and it's yours. Leaving the house shouldn't feel like a boss fight. Paca is your calm pre-flight check.

Screenshots

Dumbify4 screens
Paca4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paca at Free against Dumbify's $4.99. Dumbify's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#22 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Paca is free to download; Dumbify costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dumbify ships an update every 6 days, Paca every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Dumbify versus Paca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumbifyPaca
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (207 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings207 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAB Apps Inc.CONOR LUDDY

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

Paca

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dumbify

No in-app purchases

None

Paca

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dumbify free?
Dumbify costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paca free?
Paca is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dumbify or Paca have ads?
Neither Dumbify nor Paca shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dumbify or Paca?
Dumbify ships an update every 6 days, and Paca every 2 months. Most recently, Dumbify was updated on September 30, 2026 and Paca on September 25, 2026.

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