General Number vs WhoDo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
General Number
This app generates a short numerical identifier to share contact information, eliminating the need to spell out details. It also allows users to retrieve company contact information and promotions by entering a displayed identifier.
- Generate short numerical identifiers
- Share contact information easily
- Request contact information from others
- Retrieve company contact details
- Receive promotions via identifiers
- No account or registration required
- Privacy-focused, no user tracking
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Have you been frustrated lately when spelling your name, street address, or email to customer support or while exchanging contact information with a business associate or a friend? With this application, instead of spelling your contact information, you will provide a randomly generated short numerical identifier – General Number (GN), which acts as a handle to request contact information from your phone. Just choose what you want to share, click “send,” and you are done. When you see the GN logo displayed on a website or billboard, you can use this app to transfer all of the company’s contact information and promotions into your phone by simply typing in the GN and clicking "submit." We respect your privacy and neither track users nor ask them to provide any information to us. GN does not require an account or registration. Your contact information is sent directly from your phone to the recipient device (phone or computer) and is not stored in the cloud.
WhoDo
Effortlessly convert text into new contacts on your iOS devices. Automatically format names, add area codes, and assign contacts to specific accounts or groups. Save time by quickly creating contacts from copied text or through the share sheet.
- Convert text to contacts
- Assign to accounts and groups
- Automatic name capitalization
- Add area codes to phone numbers
- Editable contact view
- Process multiple contacts
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The same WhoDo app runs on iPhone, iPad - put WhoDo on ALL your iOS devices! With Family Sharing - everybody in your family can also use WhoDo! You don't need to launch an application to use WhoDo! Just select the desired text in any application and use the Share action! If Share is unavailable or inconvenient, you can also use 'Copy' and then switch to WhoDo. Whenever you open WhoDo it immediately assesses the current clipboard for contact data. WhoDo can handle multiple rows in a spreadsheet - this works best if you include the header row WhoDo has a very minimal user interface - it has a single purpose and is designed to be the least possible interruption in your workflow. WhoDo uses Apple's data detectors and natural language processing. Download WhoDo for free - you can then create 3 contacts to verify WhoDo's functionality. After you have created the 3 free trial contacts you must make an in-app purchase. 2 weeks usage - 99¢ 1 year usage - $3.99 Permanent license - $7.99 WhoDo does NOT use subscriptions - there are no automated renewals. You can purchase either of the short term usages as many times as you need. WhoDo can: • assign the new contact to a specific Account (e.g. Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, ...) • assign the new contact to a Group (if Groups are supported in the Account) • create either a Person or an Organization • assign unlabelled values with either Work or Home labels • automatically capitalize names of all types • automatically supply the area code for casual phone numbers • populate the new contact's ‘Note’ with text of your choosing; you can also add the date & time of creation as well as the full text of source data. • provides the contact in an editable Contact view for your final approval before you Save • each time you open WhoDo it can provide the contents of the clipboard for use a new contact so you can 'Copy' and then open WhoDo if that is more convenient than using 'Share' • extract multiple contacts from Numbers - best if you include the header row you can elect to process multiple contacts individually or in one bulk action. WhoDo works with iOS 15.4 and later Terms of Use: https://swampdog.info/whodo/core/termsOfUse/ NOTE: If you have any comments, general or technical issues, please contact us directly at developer@swampdog.info. We will usually respond with one business day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: General Number at 100% against WhoDo's 25%. General Number also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.4). WhoDo's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. WhoDo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. General Number asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | General Number | WhoDo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | General Number, LLC | Swamp Dog, LLC |
Customer experience
General Number
WhoDo
In-app purchases
General Number
No in-app purchases
WhoDo
- 2 Weeks Usage (Does NOT Renew)$0.99
- 1 Year Usage (Does NOT Renew)$3.99
- Permanent License$7.99
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