Comparison

Dumb Phone (dp) vs Add notes on calls

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

Head to head
About

Dumb Phone (dp)

Transform your iPhone into a minimalist device by replacing distracting app icons and notifications with simple buttons for essential apps. Create custom launchers for different contexts and utilize detox modes to reduce digital distractions.

Highlights
  • Create minimalist launchers
  • Select essential apps
  • Style Home Screen with themes
  • Block and hide non-essential apps
  • Quickly switch launchers via Control Center
  • Adapt to Liquid Glass changes
Features
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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

About

Add notes on calls

Features
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Remember what matters before you answer—and while you talk. Call Notes lets you attach a short, private reminder to a contact’s phone number and see it in the familiar iPhone calling experience when you make or receive a call. Add the cue once, then use your Phone app as usual. Prepare for a client call. Remember a friend’s big news. Keep a preference, promise, or talking point where it is most useful: right beside the call. WHY CALL NOTES • See a concise note on incoming and outgoing calls • Add notes to existing contacts or create new contacts • Save a different note for each phone number • Use one note across all of a contact’s numbers when you prefer • Search by name, note, label, or phone number • Call contacts directly from the app • Turn call notes off at any time without deleting them FOR WORK AND LIFE Sales professionals, consultants, founders, recruiters, account managers, and small-business owners can keep client context close. Friends and family can remember plans, preferences, milestones, and the small details that help people feel remembered. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your contacts and call-note text stay on your iPhone. No account is required, and there is no contact-content cloud sync. Call Notes uses Contacts access to select or create contacts and place your note in the phone-number label shown by iOS. GOOD TO KNOW Call notes are short by design so they fit the call screen. A Contact Poster can cover the phone-number label; if that happens, Call Notes shows you how to remove the poster for that contact. Contact Posters themselves are never changed by Call Notes. PREMIUM Premium unlocks unlimited call notes and notes for each contact phone number. Choose monthly access or a lifetime purchase. Monthly access renews automatically unless canceled; you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/callnotesp/home Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/callnotesterms/home EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dumb Phone (dp)4 screens
Add notes on calls4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dumb Phone (dp) and Add notes on calls are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Dumb Phone (dp) sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Add notes on calls sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Dumb Phone (dp) versus Add notes on calls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumb Phone (dp)Add notes on calls
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size375 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael TigasAjay A S

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

Add notes on calls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Dumb Phone (dp)

Subscriptions8
  • 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 Family (1 year)$24.991 Year
One-time4
  • Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$24.99
  • Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$29.99
  • Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$39.99
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  • Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

Add notes on calls

Subscriptions1
  • Call Notes Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Call Notes Premium Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Dumb Phone (dp) free?
Dumb Phone (dp) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Add notes on calls free?
Add notes on calls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dumb Phone (dp) or Add notes on calls have ads?
Neither Dumb Phone (dp) nor Add notes on calls shows ads.

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