Comparison

Whooming vs CieID

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

Head to head
About

Whooming

This service reveals the real phone numbers behind blocked calls. Simply reject an anonymous call, and the app will display the caller's number. It offers a free trial of premium features, with ongoing free access to partially obscured numbers.

Highlights
  • Discover real numbers of blocked calls
  • Identify harassing callers
  • Reject anonymous calls to reveal number
  • Free trial of premium features
  • Access call log
  • Register multiple phone numbers
Features
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Whooming, the service that discovers the real number of blocked calls. Give finally a face to that harassing hidden number. Defend yourself against stalkers, call centers, and telephone pranks that hid their phone number and violate your privacy. Using Whooming is easy: just download the App and register. When you receive an anonymous call, you just have to reject it, and after a few seconds, the caller's clear number will be available in your Whooming call log. Whooming is free, and for the first 7 days we give you the PREMIUM subscription that allows you to see the numbers completely in clear text. After the first week, Whooming remains free, with the last four digits of the number blacked out. But don’t worry! If you want to know the entire number immediately, there are subscriptions of different durations that can be purchased directly from the app. We are always happy to receive your feedback, contact us in case of problems and/or if you have any suggestions to improve the service. HOW IT WORKS - Once you have registered and configured Whooming, when you receive a hidden call you must reject it. - Within a few seconds, you will be able to view the telephone number of the person who called you with the hidden number in your Whooming call log. - If you want to take a test by being called from a hidden phone number, you must prefix # # # (from smartphone) or * 67 # (from landline) to your number. - In the list of rejected calls with Whooming, only the blocked calls received and rejected after the app installation will be displayed. - Some smartphones ask permission to access your contact list and show the app notifications at Whooming’s first launching. You need to click on "Allow" to consent to the full functionality of the app. - Warning: if the anonymous caller hangs up the call before receiving the busy signal, the blocked call (even if rejected) cannot be identified, because there was no time to divert it to our server. - We advise you to check your phone credit. Whooming is free, as is forwarding a call, but some operators require that the phone credit is not terminated to forward a call. We suggest you always have at least 1 euro. - You can check the "busy diversion" to our service number by typing * # 67 ** 11 #. - You can register multiple phone numbers in the same Whooming account. - You do not need to be connected to the Internet when you reject the anonymous call to identify, but you must be connected to the Internet to access the app's features (including the call list) - For questions, clarifications and assistance, take a look at the "Whooming guidelines" section at this address https://www.whooming.com/en-EN/guidelines.html

About

CieID

Access public administration and private services online using your electronic identity card. Securely authenticate your access from PC or smartphone with simplified login methods, including QR codes and push notifications. Supports NFC for enhanced security on compatible iPhones.

Highlights
  • Access public administration services
  • Access private services
  • Simplified PC access via QR code
  • Push notification authentication
  • Biometric authentication
  • NFC access for high security
  • PUK recovery functionality
Features
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Con l’app CieID puoi accedere ai servizi online della Pubblica Amministrazione e dei privati aderenti ad “Entra con CIE”. Attiva le credenziali CIE (livello 1 e 2) su www.cartaidentita.it, apri l’App e configura l’accesso semplificato. Potrai autorizzare i tuoi accessi da PC semplicemente: - inquadrando dalla App il QR code che trovi nella pagina di richiesta accesso e inserendo il codice app CieID che avrai creato in fase di certificazione del dispositivo; se hai attiva la biometria, l’accesso è ancora più semplice perché puoi sostituirla al codice app CieID oppure - inserendo le tue credenziali CieID (username e password) nella pagina di richiesta accesso, riceverai una notifica push in App che dovrai accettare tramite l’utilizzo del codice app CieID o della biometria. Se accedi al servizio online da smartphone, autenticati con le credenziali CieID oppure apri la App e inserisci il codice app CieID, usa il riconoscimento biometrico se attivo. Se hai un iPhone dotato di tecnologia NFC puoi scegliere di accedere con il massimo livello di sicurezza (livello 3). Dopo aver ricevuto la tua Carta di Identità Elettronica, apri l’App e registra la tua carta inserendo il PIN di otto cifre e avvicinando la Carta sul retro dell’iPhone quando richiesto. Con l’App CieID è inoltre disponibile la funzionalità di Recupero PUK, per i cittadini in possesso di una Carta di Identità Elettronica che hanno associato alla propria identità digitale un indirizzo di posta elettronica o un numero di cellulare. Dichiarazione di accessibilità: https://form.agid.gov.it/view/85d3aa40-88cd-11f0-ae26-159be1ec7c8c

Screenshots

Whooming4 screens
CieID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CieID at 4.2 against Whooming's 2.8. CieID also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (254 vs 16). Whooming's advantage is review sentiment (37% vs 9%). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Whooming sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. CieID asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CieID holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CieID has 254 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Whooming's written reviews are positive against 9% of CieID's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whooming ships an update every 3 weeks, CieID monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Whooming versus CieID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhoomingCieID
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (16 ratings)4.2 (254 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.2% of reviews — better9.4% of reviews
Number of ratings16254 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDefConTwelve S.r.l.Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato Spa

Customer experience

Whooming

All ratings16 ratings
Positive43.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive37.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative54.7%

CieID

All ratings215 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive9.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.6%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Whooming

One-time6
  • 5 euro di credito Whooming$5.99
  • 10 euro di credito Whooming$10.99
  • 3 months$11.99
Show 3 more
  • 6 months$14.99
  • 1 year$21.99
  • 25 euro di credito Whooming$25.99
None

CieID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whooming free?
Whooming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CieID free?
CieID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whooming or CieID?
CieID is rated higher. Whooming averages 2.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while CieID averages 4.2 from 254 ratings.
Do Whooming or CieID have ads?
Neither Whooming nor CieID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whooming or CieID?
Whooming ships an update every 3 weeks, and CieID monthly. Most recently, Whooming was updated on October 23, 2026 and CieID on October 29, 2026.

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