Dumb Phone (dp)

Name: Dumb Phone (dp)
Rating: 4.6 (3793 reviews)
Author: Michael Tigas

Minimalist Launcher

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases

3.8K Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Michael Tigas
Language

EN
+ 20 More
Size

389.3
MB

iPhone

Turn your iPhone into a Dumb Phone. Dumb Phone™ lets you create your very own minimalist-style phone on iOS. Replace colorful app icons, pesky notification badges, and anything that might give you a dopamine hit when you unlock your phone, with simple buttons to open your essential apps - and nothing more. Key features: • Break out of your existing habits Every time you unlock your phone, all you will see is apps that you need, without being coerced into easy distractions from colorful apps on your Home Screen or the App Library. • Create a Minimalist Launcher Select apps and add Dumb Phone widgets to your Home Screen to blend everything together. • Choose your essential apps Select apps that you frequently use, so they are a single tap away. • Style your Home Screen Choose from a Dark or Light minimalist style, by adjusting your wallpaper, background, text, and more, with themes. • Adapt to Liquid Glass changes Reduce the addictive elements of the Liquid Glass Home Screen style, applied in the latest version of iOS. • Create multiple app launchers Create launchers for leisure, work, night time, so you see the most important apps in context to your day. • Detox Mode Create an immersive dumb phone experience by choosing which non-essential apps to block and/or hide on your device, with the powerful capabilities of Screen Time. • Control Center widgets Quickly switch between app launchers from the Control Center with new control center widgets that instantly change your Home Screen. Download the Dumb Phone app today and embrace the full benefits of minimalism, and turn your iPhone into a powerful utility once more. Visit the Dumb Phone app website for more info: https://dumbphone.so/ View our Privacy & Terms at: https://dumbphone.so/privacy https://dumbphone.so/terms

Events

MAJOR UPDATE
Full Screen Minimalism

Adapted for iOS 27's new Full Screen Widgets, keep more essential apps on-screen alongside the date, weather, and more.

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

3.8K Ratings

This app is exactly what I need
05/17/2025
BradT83357
Unfortunately, actual “dumb phones” have to sacrifice all the quality apps people still need with their homegrown operating systems. The Dumb Phone (dp) app lets you shut out the distractions while keeping easy access to your most important apps. While Apple doesn’t make it easy to customize your aesthetic, this app totally breaks the mold and gives you the closest thing to a minimal phone possible. I’ve nearly removed all app icons in replacement of lists. I’m not longer searching my pages for something to do. It’s brilliant. Yes, it takes some getting used to. Yes, you’ll learn how to set new apps up. Yes, it’s not at all like how you organize traditionally. But isn’t that the point. Put in a little effort to protect your mind and you’ll reap the benefits of not being tied to your phone. Lots of customization available still. And you can always create a page of apps if you need to on top of the text-based app links. If you’re looking for a minimal skin for your iPhone, this is it. Developer is awesome and super responsive to adding new apps and making improvements as well.

Developer Response
Thank you so much for the super kind review Brad! 🙂That is fantastic to hear how well Dumb Phone has worked out for you, keeping your most important apps handy while cutting out all the distractions. Really appreciate the kind words about the responsiveness too, and you're so welcome for the app requests.Hope you continue to get plenty of value from using it each day!Cheers, and enjoy!
This app is exactly what I need
05/17/2025
BradT83357

Unfortunately, actual “dumb phones” have to sacrifice all the quality apps people still need with their homegrown operating systems. The Dumb Phone (dp) app lets you shut out the distractions while keeping easy access to your most important apps. While Apple doesn’t make it easy to customize your aesthetic, this app totally breaks the mold and gives you the closest thing to a minimal phone possible. I’ve nearly removed all app icons in replacement of lists. I’m not longer searching my pages for something to do. It’s brilliant. Yes, it takes some getting used to. Yes, you’ll learn how to set new apps up. Yes, it’s not at all like how you organize traditionally. But isn’t that the point. Put in a little effort to protect your mind and you’ll reap the benefits of not being tied to your phone. Lots of customization available still. And you can always create a page of apps if you need to on top of the text-based app links. If you’re looking for a minimal skin for your iPhone, this is it. Developer is awesome and super responsive to adding new apps and making improvements as well.
Developer Response Aug 27
Thank you so much for the super kind review Brad! 🙂That is fantastic to hear how well Dumb Phone has worked out for you, keeping your most important apps handy while cutting out all the distractions. Really appreciate the kind words about the responsiveness too, and you're so welcome for the app requests.Hope you continue to get plenty of value from using it each day!Cheers, and enjoy!
Detox app you won’t disable in 5 seconds
10/05/2025
buzzybeezybee
*Astounded* by how well this app works for minimizing distraction. I first thought (as with other apps) that my muscle memory for turning off the app lock feature would be lightning speed by the end of Day One. But no! The app’s built in NFC lock lets you use any tap thing you already have (I use my metro card) to lock detox mode. Perfect amount of friction (walk to my front door, wait a few seconds, press yes, I’m sure, then tap card unlock). I’m too afraid of losing my metro card so it stays in my purse, bht choose your own difficulty level. The design is beautiful; people have commented on my Home Screen and is totally worth the app alone tbh. There are lots of clever hacks (shout out to the developer for the level of support in helping!); I have the wallpaper and launcher change between work and home—a seamless prompt. I’m no long drawn to my phone line a moth to light, it’s now more likely I want it leave it on the charger lest it annoy me. Recommend to anyone struggling with dopamine hits from apps, focusing with ADHD, or who just wants a better looking phone screen.

Developer Response
Thank you so much for the super kind review, and you are so welcome! 🙂That is fantastic to hear how well Detox Mode with the NFC locking is working out for you, and that the added friction is helping keep you away from the dopamine hits. Great to hear the Home Screen design has been turning heads too, and appreciate you supporting our work.Hope you continue to get plenty of value from using Dumb Phone each day!Enjoy, and cheers!
Detox app you won’t disable in 5 seconds
10/05/2025
buzzybeezybee

*Astounded* by how well this app works for minimizing distraction. I first thought (as with other apps) that my muscle memory for turning off the app lock feature would be lightning speed by the end of Day One. But no! The app’s built in NFC lock lets you use any tap thing you already have (I use my metro card) to lock detox mode. Perfect amount of friction (walk to my front door, wait a few seconds, press yes, I’m sure, then tap card unlock). I’m too afraid of losing my metro card so it stays in my purse, bht choose your own difficulty level. The design is beautiful; people have commented on my Home Screen and is totally worth the app alone tbh. There are lots of clever hacks (shout out to the developer for the level of support in helping!); I have the wallpaper and launcher change between work and home—a seamless prompt. I’m no long drawn to my phone line a moth to light, it’s now more likely I want it leave it on the charger lest it annoy me. Recommend to anyone struggling with dopamine hits from apps, focusing with ADHD, or who just wants a better looking phone screen.
Developer Response Aug 27
Thank you so much for the super kind review, and you are so welcome! 🙂That is fantastic to hear how well Detox Mode with the NFC locking is working out for you, and that the added friction is helping keep you away from the dopamine hits. Great to hear the Home Screen design has been turning heads too, and appreciate you supporting our work.Hope you continue to get plenty of value from using Dumb Phone each day!Enjoy, and cheers!
Final Boss of Phone Addiction
06/18/2025
MarieMMXX
This app is exactly what I’ve been needing for years! If you’re someone who’s struggled with compulsively opening your phone, flicking back and forth looking for….. “Wait, why am I on my phone again?!” Then you need this app. Because it works utilizing custom widgets, it was easy to get set up once I got the hang of it and much more customizable than I expected! For example, if you want to go full on analog style, you can have a main page with nothing but the Dumb Phone display, but If you want to keep the messenger/phone/email app widget on the main page to monitor the notification bubble, you can keep them right there! It’s HIGHLY customizable based on your needs. This in combination with the iOS 18 new app widget styles, will give you the simplified phone of your dreams. My phone feels like a phone again instead of the black hole I was always falling into. I honestly felt a sense of calm once I got it set up.

Developer Response
Thank you so much for the super kind review Marie! 🙂That is fantastic to hear how much Dumb Phone has helped with the compulsive phone checking, and that you found it so customizable to set up exactly how you need it. Hope your phone keeps feeling like a phone, and you stay enjoying that sense of calm each day.Cheers, and enjoy!
Final Boss of Phone Addiction
06/18/2025
MarieMMXX

This app is exactly what I’ve been needing for years! If you’re someone who’s struggled with compulsively opening your phone, flicking back and forth looking for….. “Wait, why am I on my phone again?!” Then you need this app. Because it works utilizing custom widgets, it was easy to get set up once I got the hang of it and much more customizable than I expected! For example, if you want to go full on analog style, you can have a main page with nothing but the Dumb Phone display, but If you want to keep the messenger/phone/email app widget on the main page to monitor the notification bubble, you can keep them right there! It’s HIGHLY customizable based on your needs. This in combination with the iOS 18 new app widget styles, will give you the simplified phone of your dreams. My phone feels like a phone again instead of the black hole I was always falling into. I honestly felt a sense of calm once I got it set up.
Developer Response Aug 28
Thank you so much for the super kind review Marie! 🙂That is fantastic to hear how much Dumb Phone has helped with the compulsive phone checking, and that you found it so customizable to set up exactly how you need it. Hope your phone keeps feeling like a phone, and you stay enjoying that sense of calm each day.Cheers, and enjoy!
Dumb phone, not the dumbest app
Aug 30
Cyrus H123
I got dumb phone as a free alternative to the blank app. I already had some measures in order to stop consuming as much short form content on my phone. Actually, by the time I downloaded dumb phone I did not need apps like TikTok or instagram anymore. This app was more of a means to make my phone less convenient in order to further lessen screen time. Overall, it wasn’t the most effective as it is very easy to overcome its limits if you get incredibly desperate, but its overall not bad, especially for someone who’s already less dependent on the dopamine of short form content. Overall, however, something that I’d recommend much more is something like PushBlock. It’s another free app with a similar but also different usage and structure. On this app, you get to choose different apps that you can restrict almost completely, and the only way to overcome this is, you guessed it, doing pushups. As a lazy bum who’s also trying to get better at body weight exercises like pushups, this has been a very good way of both discouraging myself and getting to do more exercise at more times throughout the day.

Developer Response
Thank you so much for the super kind review, Cyrus! 🙂That is fantastic to hear Dumb Phone has helped make your phone less convenient and lowered your Screen Time even further, and thanks for the feedback about the limits being easy to overcome when desperate. We do offer app blocking at the moment through our Detox mode - and we have lots of improvement coming to that real soon!Hope you continue to get plenty of value from using it each day, and good luck with the push ups!!Cheers!
Dumb phone, not the dumbest app
Aug 30
Cyrus H123

I got dumb phone as a free alternative to the blank app. I already had some measures in order to stop consuming as much short form content on my phone. Actually, by the time I downloaded dumb phone I did not need apps like TikTok or instagram anymore. This app was more of a means to make my phone less convenient in order to further lessen screen time. Overall, it wasn’t the most effective as it is very easy to overcome its limits if you get incredibly desperate, but its overall not bad, especially for someone who’s already less dependent on the dopamine of short form content. Overall, however, something that I’d recommend much more is something like PushBlock. It’s another free app with a similar but also different usage and structure. On this app, you get to choose different apps that you can restrict almost completely, and the only way to overcome this is, you guessed it, doing pushups. As a lazy bum who’s also trying to get better at body weight exercises like pushups, this has been a very good way of both discouraging myself and getting to do more exercise at more times throughout the day.
Developer Response Sep 3
Thank you so much for the super kind review, Cyrus! 🙂That is fantastic to hear Dumb Phone has helped make your phone less convenient and lowered your Screen Time even further, and thanks for the feedback about the limits being easy to overcome when desperate. We do offer app blocking at the moment through our Detox mode - and we have lots of improvement coming to that real soon!Hope you continue to get plenty of value from using it each day, and good luck with the push ups!!Cheers!

Thank you for supporting Dumb Phone and we wish you the best with being more mindful when using our phones each day! This update adds support for the latest version of iOS and reduces the size of the app. Please consider leaving a kind review if you find Dumb Phone super helpful each day :)

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Seller: Tigas Industries Pty Ltd
Size: 389.3 MB
Category: Productivity
Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.1 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 16.1 or later.
Languages: English and 20 more

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Age Rating: 4+

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In-App Purchases: Yes

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Dumb Phone Pro (1 year) $9.99

Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime $24.99

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Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime $29.99

Dumb Phone Pro (1 year) $12.99

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Dumb Phone Pro (1 year) $19.99

Dumb Phone Pro Family (1 year) $24.99

Dumb Phone Pro Lifetime $39.99

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