Comparison

Dumb Down vs JupiTerp

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

Head to head
About

Dumb Down

Integrate a secondary, simpler phone to disconnect from your smartphone. This app facilitates a digital detox, allowing you to be more present during social outings, dedicated tech-free periods, or personal reflection times. Migrate your digital life to your computer for seamless integration with your dumbphone.

Highlights
  • Second phone integration
  • Digital detox facilitation
  • Real-world presence enhancement
  • Computer sync for dumbphones
  • Offline moment support
Features
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Welcome to the Flip Side! Using the Dumb Down app, seamlessly integrate a second dumbphone for those times when you want to be more in the real world! Get DUMB when you are out on the town living it up, for a weekly smartphone sabbath, or for evenings and morning with your own thoughts! Migrate your digital life onto your computer and use the Dumb Dumb Sync app to easily integrate the dumbphone I for those offline moments best savored in the present and without distractions.

About

JupiTerp

This app helps University of Maryland students plan their course schedules efficiently. It allows searching the full course catalog, filtering by various criteria, and visualizing the weekly schedule on a grid. Schedules can be saved and exported to a calendar.

Highlights
  • Search full UMD course catalog
  • Filter by department, GenEd, professor
  • View PlanetTerp/RateMyProfessors ratings
  • Live seat availability
  • Visual weekly schedule grid
  • Automatic time conflict detection
  • Export schedule to calendar
Features
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Jupiterp — the course planner built for Terps. Stop juggling Testudo tabs and spreadsheets. Jupiterp gives University of Maryland students a fast, focused way to build the perfect schedule — search any course, browse every section, see who's teaching, and watch your week come together on a clean visual grid. Built for how students actually pick classes - Search the full UMD course catalog with instant results - Filter by department, GenEd requirement, or professor - Type `@ProfessorName` to find every course they teach - See PlanetTerp / RateMyProfessors ratings right on each section - Live seat availability — know what's open before you register A schedule you can see - Visual weekly grid with color-coded class blocks - Automatic time conflict detection — sections that clash are flagged before you add them - Async, weekend, and TBA classes tracked separately so nothing gets lost - Save multiple plans (Plan A, Plan B, "dream semester") and switch between them From planning to your calendar in one tap - Export your schedule directly to your calendar - Recurring weekly events through the semester end date - No accounts, no sign-up, no tracking Made by UMD students, for UMD students. Free and open source. *Jupiterp is not affiliated with the University of Maryland.*

Screenshots

Dumb Down4 screens
JupiTerp3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dumb Down at every 6 days against JupiTerp's every 3 months. Dumb Down also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dumb Down against 5.0 for JupiTerp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dumb Down has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dumb Down ships an update every 6 days, JupiTerp every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dumb Down versus JupiTerp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumb DownJupiTerp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.6
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOffline DC Inc.Justin Fournier

Customer experience

Dumb Down

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

JupiTerp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dumb Down

No in-app purchases

None

JupiTerp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dumb Down free?
Dumb Down is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JupiTerp free?
JupiTerp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dumb Down or JupiTerp?
Dumb Down and JupiTerp are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Dumb Down or JupiTerp have ads?
Neither Dumb Down nor JupiTerp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dumb Down or JupiTerp?
Dumb Down ships an update every 6 days, and JupiTerp every 3 months. Most recently, Dumb Down was updated on October 30, 2026 and JupiTerp on October 31, 2026.

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