Comparison

Dumbify vs Scanner OS

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

Scanner OS

Features
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Scan like a flatbed scanner – right on your iPhone. Lay the page down, hold your iPhone over it: Scanner finds the page, captures it on its own and turns it into a clean PDF. No account, no third-party cloud, no subscription. ON YOUR MAC SECONDS LATER With Pro, every scan lands on your Mac's Desktop automatically – through your own iCloud, with no third-party server. Pick the Desktop folder once, done. Scan on your iPhone, keep working on your Mac. (On the Mac, “Desktop & Documents Folders” must be turned on in iCloud Drive.) LIKE A FLATBED SCANNER • Finds the page and captures as soon as you hold still; flash auto, on or off • Straightens pages shot at an angle and turns them upright • Evens out shadows and light: white paper, crisp text, stamps and signatures keep their color • Removes punch holes as well as fingers and bits of table at the border • Pages with large photos, such as flyers, are only gently brightened • Filters: Scan, Grayscale, Black & White, Original RECEIPTS UNDER CONTROL (PRO) • Amount, date, sender and VAT are recognized • Monthly totals at a glance, uncertain amounts are flagged • Monthly package for your accountant: all receipts as PDFs plus a list (CSV) in one ZIP FIND INSTEAD OF SEARCH (PRO) • Searchable PDFs with a text layer • Search finds every word in all your scans • Automatic file names from date, sender and amount, in the order you like EVERYTHING A SCAN NEEDS • Multiple pages, reorder, rotate, crop with a magnifier • Share the PDF, rename, merge scans, add pages • Import images from Photos or Files • With Pro: redact, sign (black or blue), password, ID cards with front and back on one page • Shortcuts “Scan” and “Scan receipt” for Siri, from iOS 18 also as a Control Center button • Dark Mode, English and German, VoiceOver YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU Everything happens on your iPhone: page detection, text recognition, receipt recognition, PDF. No account, no ads, no tracking. App Store privacy label: Data Not Collected. FREE AND PRO Free: unlimited scanning and importing, the full scan look, all filters, create and share PDFs. Pro: buy once, keep forever. No subscription. With Family Sharing for your whole family.

Screenshots

Dumbify4 screens
Scanner OS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scanner OS at Free against Dumbify's $4.99. Dumbify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#37 vs unranked). 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

Scanner OS is free to download; Dumbify costs $4.99 up front. Scanner OS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dumbify asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Dumbify versus Scanner OS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumbifyScanner OS
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (214 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings214 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#37 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAB Apps Inc.Julian Paul Bermeiser

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

Scanner OS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dumbify

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scanner OS

One-time1
  • Scanner Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Dumbify free?
Dumbify costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scanner OS free?
Scanner OS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dumbify or Scanner OS have ads?
Neither Dumbify nor Scanner OS shows ads.

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