Comparison

Kabe vs PhishOut

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

Head to head
About

Kabe

This app blocks unwanted calls and scam SMS messages globally. It uses intelligent filtering based on number prefixes and content analysis, ensuring your privacy by processing all data on your device. You can customize blocking rules and whitelist important numbers.

Highlights
  • Worldwide phone number blocking by prefix
  • Intelligent scam SMS detection
  • Privacy-first, on-device processing
  • Global enforcement list integration
  • Customizable exception list (whitelist)
  • Distinguishes from built-in iOS features
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Kabe one-stop blocks spam calls and scam SMS worldwide. Call matching and SMS filtering run on your iPhone; your calls, messages and contacts are never uploaded. ■ Worldwide phone number blocking Register the starting digits of prefixes you want to block, and every matching incoming call is blocked instantly. Whether: • United States (+1): 1-800 / 1-888 / 1-877 toll-free telemarketing, robocalls from spoofed area codes • China (+86): 95xxxx bank marketing, 400 corporate-spam • Japan (+81): 0120 / 0570 telemarketing • Or any other country, any prefix Smart country-code recognition. Register one prefix and every matching number is blocked, no need to add hundreds of individual numbers. ■ Intelligent scam SMS blocking Kabe automatically identifies SMS from unknown senders, detecting: • Phishing URLs (suspicious shorteners / domains) • Brand impersonation (USPS, UPS, FedEx, Amazon, Apple, Chase, Wells Fargo, 150+ brand database) • Suspicious content patterns (IRS / Social Security scams, package delivery phishing, gift card scams, prize-winner fakes) Filtered messages go straight to the iPhone Junk folder, never interrupting you. ■ Privacy first All call matching and SMS filtering happens entirely on your iPhone via Apple's Call Directory and Message Filter extensions. Your call history, message content and contacts are never sent to any server. Zero analytics, zero tracking, zero advertising IDs. ■ Blocklist Kabe continuously collects spam numbers from the enforcement lists regulators publish (currently the US FTC and Germany's BNetzA), and pools the numbers and ranges users block. After verification these form a blocklist used to block spam calls. ■ Common use cases • Telemarketing robocalls from 1-800 / 1-888 / 1-877 toll-free prefixes • Spoofed-area-code spam from unknown +1 numbers • Scam SMS impersonating USPS / Amazon / Apple / major banks • "IRS" or "Social Security" phishing texts • Package "delivery failed" phishing with suspicious links • Gift card scams and prize-winner fakes ■ Exception list (whitelist) If a number you need (a support hotline, a known shop) gets caught by your block rules, just add it to the exception list. It will always be allowed through. Note: Numbers already in your iPhone Contacts are never blocked by Kabe, iPhone itself exempts contacts from third-party call blocking. ■ Completely free No ads, no subscriptions. If you find it useful, you can optionally support development via the in-app Tip Jar. ■ Difference from "Silence Unknown Callers" Unlike the built-in iPhone option that silences every unknown caller, Kabe only blocks calls matching the prefixes you register. Legitimate unknown calls (hospitals, delivery, etc.) still ring normally. SMS filtering complements your existing Messages app. Simple. Transparent. One-stop blocking of spam calls and scam SMS, worldwide.

About

PhishOut

Features
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PhishOut analyse vos messages suspects directement sur votre iPhone et vous dit, en quelques secondes, s'il s'agit probablement d'une arnaque. UN VERDICT CLAIR, EN UN COUP D'ŒIL Collez un SMS, un e-mail ou un lien douteux. PhishOut affiche un score de risque et surligne les signaux d'alerte : urgence artificielle, menaces, usurpation d'identité, demandes d'informations sensibles, liens trompeurs. Chaque signal est expliqué simplement, pour que vous compreniez POURQUOI un message est dangereux. 100 % PRIVÉ, 100 % HORS LIGNE PhishOut ne fait AUCUNE connexion réseau. Aucune donnée n'est envoyée, aucun compte n'est requis, aucune publicité, aucun traceur. Toute l'analyse se déroule sur votre appareil grâce à l'intelligence embarquée d'Apple. Vos messages restent vos messages. TROIS NIVEAUX D'ANALYSE • Règles expertes : détection des schémas d'arnaque connus. • Modèle embarqué : classification par apprentissage automatique, sur l'appareil. • Analyse linguistique : ton, incohérences et tournures suspectes. CONÇU POUR TOUT LE MONDE Interface claire, mode simplifié, prise en charge complète de VoiceOver et de la typographie dynamique. Pensé pour aider aussi les personnes les plus ciblées par les fraudes. PARTAGE DIRECT Recevez un message douteux dans une autre app ? Partagez-le vers PhishOut en un geste pour l'analyser aussitôt. GRATUIT, AVEC DES OPTIONS 1 analyse gratuite par jour, sans compte ni inscription. L'abonnement mensuel (1,99 €/mois) monte à 10 analyses par jour avec historique illimité. L'achat à vie (4,99 € une seule fois) supprime toute limite, définitivement. PhishOut ne remplace pas votre vigilance : il vous aide à décider. En cas de doute, ne cliquez sur aucun lien et ne communiquez jamais vos identifiants. Conditions d'utilisation (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kabe4 screens
PhishOut4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kabe and PhishOut 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. Kabe sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and PhishOut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Kabe versus PhishOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKabePhishOut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB520 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBo SUNMatteo Turc

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Kabe

One-time4
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Lunch$2.99
  • Thanks$5.99
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  • Special Thanks$19.99
2 purchases

PhishOut

Subscriptions1
  • PhishOut Premium Mensuel$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • PhishOut Premium à vie$3.99

Questions

Is Kabe free?
Kabe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhishOut free?
PhishOut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kabe or PhishOut have ads?
Neither Kabe nor PhishOut shows ads.

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