Dumbify 4+

Almost perfect

Overall works very well with one small gripe.
I’d like the widget to either be full screen or half screen to allow placing two widgets on my iPhone SE. I added too many apps, and the names are now overflowing outside of the widget. Currently I can only place 10 apps and I wanted 11!

It also looks like the Settings app doesn’t launch to the main page.

Developer Response ,

Thanks so much for the review! I will be adding support for multiple widgets in an upcoming release! Also, thanks for pointing out the settings app, I will take a look into that!

Best yet

I’ve been trying to dumbify my phone in fits and starts for a while now. I was in another fit and start a couple days ago. I tried one app I had read about but it was clunky to use and couldn’t find/link to simple apps that come with the iPhone. Found another and tried it and the process was convoluted and confusing. While trying to find out how to work it, I discovered Dumbify. It is heads and tails over anything else I’ve seen or tried. Simple, elegant user interface. In just two days, my phone use has already gone down.

I asked a question on the Reddit post where I discovered the app, and the developer was quick to respond, which was awesome.

A few (not all) of the iPhone native apps require going though Shortcuts (this is an Apple thing, not a Dumbify thing), and seeing that burst of color interrupt my calm minimalist phone drives me bonkers. It’s very quick and temporary, but come on, Apple!

Great App, Does as Advertised

I saw ads for a lot of similar apps on Instagram but they were all early access or subscription nonsense. Then I stumbled across this app and was quite delighted! There's not a whole lot to say; the app does exactly what it says, and does it well. It's gotten my screen time down, which is what I was hoping to see. Waiting for multi-page support, but I've stop-gapped that with a few Shortcuts for now. If you're looking to spend less time on your phone, give this a try!