Dumbify vs Voice to Screen
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.
Voice to Screen
Dictate text from your iPhone directly into any Mac application. This app allows for quiet dictation in busy environments, sending your spoken words to your computer for seamless text input. It offers cloud or on-device processing for transcription.
- Dictate into Mac apps
- Use Voice to Screen keyboard in iPhone apps
- Cloud or on-device transcription
- Secure audio and text transfer
- Easy phone-to-Mac pairing
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Dictate into the Mac app you're already using—through the iPhone in your hand. When a busy office makes talking to your Mac awkward, hold your phone close, speak softly, and have the text appear on your Mac. Voice to Screen pairs your iPhone with a free Mac companion. Select a text field on your Mac, record on your phone, then review and insert the result. No separate desk microphone to buy. • Dictate into the Mac app where you're working • Dictate in iPhone apps with the Voice to Screen keyboard • Choose cloud transcription or processing on your iPhone when the needed language assets are available • Pair your phone with your Mac in a few steps In cloud mode, audio is sent securely while you record when live transcription is enabled, or after recording stops when it is disabled. The final text is encrypted for your paired Mac. The companion does not press Send or Return for you. The free Mac companion is required: https://voice-api.delanceylabs.com/downloads/VoiceToScreen-1.5.1.dmg Five minutes of dictation are free. After that, Voice to Screen Pro is available as a monthly subscription at the price shown in the App Store. Manage or cancel it in Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://voice-api.delanceylabs.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://voice-api.delanceylabs.com/terms Support: https://voice-api.delanceylabs.com/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Voice to Screen at Free against Dumbify's $4.99. Voice to Screen also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and device support (3 vs 1). Dumbify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (215 vs 1). On update cadence 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
Voice to Screen is free to download; Dumbify costs $4.99 up front. Voice to Screen sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Dumbify asks for nothing beyond the download.
Voice to Screen 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dumbify ships an update every 6 days, Voice to Screen every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dumbify | Voice to Screen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (215 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 215 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #26 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AB Apps Inc. | Delancey Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Dumbify
Voice to Screen
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
Voice to Screen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dumbify
No in-app purchases
Voice to Screen
- Voice to Screen Pro$0.991 Month
