Dumb Phone (dp) vs Indistractable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dumb Phone (dp)
Transform your iPhone into a minimalist device by replacing distracting colorful icons with simple buttons for essential apps. Create custom launchers for different contexts and utilize Detox Mode to block non-essential applications, helping you break digital habits and regain focus.
- Minimalist launcher creation
- Customizable app launchers
- Detox Mode for app blocking
- Dark and Light minimalist styles
- Control Center widgets for quick switching
- Reduces digital distractions
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Turn your iPhone into a Dumb Phone. Dumb Phone™ lets you create your very own minimalist-style phone on iOS. Replace colorful app icons, pesky notification badges, and anything that might give you a dopamine hit when you unlock your phone, with simple buttons to open your essential apps - and nothing more. Key features: • Break out of your existing habits Every time you unlock your phone, all you will see is apps that you need, without being coerced into easy distractions from colorful apps on your Home Screen or the App Library. • Create a Minimalist Launcher Select apps and add Dumb Phone widgets to your Home Screen to blend everything together. • Choose your essential apps Select apps that you frequently use, so they are a single tap away. • Style your Home Screen Choose from a Dark or Light minimalist style, by adjusting your wallpaper, background, text, and more, with themes. • Adapt to Liquid Glass changes Reduce the addictive elements of the Liquid Glass Home Screen style, applied in the latest version of iOS. • Create multiple app launchers Create launchers for leisure, work, night time, so you see the most important apps in context to your day. • Detox Mode Create an immersive dumb phone experience by choosing which non-essential apps to block and/or hide on your device, with the powerful capabilities of Screen Time. • Control Center widgets Quickly switch between app launchers from the Control Center with new control center widgets that instantly change your Home Screen. Download the Dumb Phone app today and embrace the full benefits of minimalism, and turn your iPhone into a powerful utility once more. Visit the Dumb Phone app website for more info: https://dumbphone.so/ View our Privacy & Terms at: https://dumbphone.so/privacy https://dumbphone.so/terms
Indistractable
This app helps you regain focus by blocking distracting applications and notifications. It aims to combat bad habits and improve concentration, allowing you to be more present. Access to blocked apps requires an accountability partner or a QR code.
- Block distracting apps
- Silence notifications
- Improve concentration
- Accountability partner access
- QR code unlock method
- Take control of time
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Indistractable: App Blocker You don't need more willpower. You need a phone that respects your focus. Indistractable is a commitment device for your attention. Pick the apps that actually matter, lock your phone into a focus session, and unlike Screen Time, you can't just tap "ignore" to get back in. To unlock early, you have to mean it. Try it free: download, pick the apps that pull you away, and run a real blocking session before you pay anything. No account needed. HOW IT WORKS - Build a mode. Save a set of the only apps you want available (just your maps, music, and messages, say), or pick exactly what to block. - Lock in. Start a session and everything else is blocked, phone-wide. - Choose how hard it is to quit: Normal, Strict, or Hardcore. THREE WAYS TO UNLOCK, ALL OF THEM ON PURPOSE - Scan a QR code you've stashed across the room, so quitting means physically getting up. - Ask your accountability partner, who approves the unlock from their own phone. - Spend an emergency unlock, a limited few, for when you truly need out. MORE FOCUS, WHERE IT COUNTS - Schedule focus sessions to start automatically: mornings, work hours, bedtime. - Block whole categories, not just single apps. - Unlock with a tap of an NFC tag. - Watch the time you win back add up. WHO IT'S FOR Deep workers, students, makers, and anyone tired of reaching for their phone and losing an hour. If Screen Time never stuck because it was too easy to bypass, Indistractable is built to actually hold. Focus you can trust. Your first blocking session is free, with no account and no payment. An in-app subscription unlocks everything else: unlimited sessions, multiple modes, Strict and Hardcore locks with QR, NFC and partner unlocks, scheduled sessions, and emergency unlocks. Available yearly with a 7-day free trial, or monthly. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dumb Phone (dp) at 68% against Indistractable's 0%. Dumb Phone (dp) also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Dumb Phone (dp) sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Indistractable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dumb Phone (dp) ships an update fortnightly, Indistractable every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dumb Phone (dp) | Indistractable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 375 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Tigas | Red Kite 9 Ltd |
Customer experience
Dumb Phone (dp)
Indistractable
Bugs and requests
Dumb Phone (dp)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not appearing in list
- Apps opening through Shortcuts app
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to hide App Library
- More widget customization options
- Customizable widget labels
- Detox mode for specific apps
- Support for more third-party apps
Indistractable
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dumb Phone (dp)
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 month)$2.991 Month
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 month)$3.991 Month
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 month)$5.991 Month
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- Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$9.991 Year
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$12.991 Year
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$14.991 Year
- Dumb Phone Pro (1 year)$19.991 Year
- Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$24.99
- Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$29.99
- Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$49.99
Indistractable
- Indistractable Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Indistractable Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Questions
Is Dumb Phone (dp) free?
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