Magic Sorting Hat vs NumberBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Sorting Hat
This app randomly selects an item from a user-provided list. It's designed to help with decision-making for everyday choices like meals, movies, or chores.
- Add items to a list
- Random item selection
- Decision-making aid
- Choose meals
- Select movies
- Assign chores
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Add some items to the hat and and ask the hat to choose you one at random! Great for helping you decide on things like what to eat, what movie to watch, or who in the family has to take the garbage out! The magic sorting hat never disappoints.
NumberBox
This app helps you identify unwanted calls by allowing users to report and tag spam or telemarketing numbers. All submissions are anonymous and help build a community-driven database to protect users from potential scams.
- Voluntarily report unwanted numbers
- Manually add tags to phone numbers
- Identify spam and telemarketing calls
- Anonymous tag submissions
- Privacy-focused data policy
- In-app support
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NumberBox is a simple and secure tool that allows users to voluntarily report unwanted or spam phone numbers to help keep the community safe. Users can manually add tags to phone numbers — for example, “Scammer,” “Telemarketing,” or “Spam.” All tags are submitted voluntarily by users to help others recognize potentially unwanted calls. Privacy & Data Policy NumberBox does not collect, store, or share any personal data. The app does not access contacts, call history, messages, or any other private information. All user-submitted tags are stored anonymously and are not linked to personal identities. Contact & Support If you have any questions, or wish to modify or remove user-submitted data, please contact us through the in-app support section or via our official support email.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NumberBox at 4.5 against Magic Sorting Hat's 2.7. NumberBox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (61% vs 36%). Magic Sorting Hat's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Magic Sorting Hat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NumberBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
NumberBox holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NumberBox has 536 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Magic Sorting Hat's written reviews are positive against 61% of NumberBox's.
Magic Sorting Hat ships an update every 5 months, NumberBox every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Sorting Hat | NumberBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (23 ratings) | 4.5 (536 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 60.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 536 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gagandip Singh | Marvan Salemi |
Customer experience
Magic Sorting Hat
NumberBox
Bugs and requests
Magic Sorting Hat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NumberBox
Reported bugs
5 issues- App stopped working after latest update
- Unable to identify any numbers despite core function
- Update installation failures
- Incorrect name matching for phone numbers
- App displays personal information without user consent
Requested features
5 requests- Offline functionality
- Location information display
- Anonymous call profile display
- Expanded database for specific regions (Yemen)
- Expanded number database
In-app purchases
Magic Sorting Hat
- Magic Hat Unlimited$0.99
NumberBox
No in-app purchases
