Dumbify

Found this app recommended by a YouTube creator, SOOO glad I downloaded it. Price point is worth that value compared to similar apps that are subscription based. Needing to utilize shortcuts can take some time getting used to, but the app creator is very engaging with the community to receive feedback and develop further. This app reduced my screen time by 80% in the first week. My overstimulating phone is now the optimized tool I always wanted it to be. If you're looking for something to help you focus better, spend the 1 time fee on this app. If isn’t intuitive enough for you now, the developer seems open to suggestions, and your purchase should help provide resources to optimize it even more. Great app! Excited to see where it goes from here!

Love it. Does exactly what it says. Massive points for 1x payment. Thanks. Looking forward to improvements. Would love to tip if you have the option.

Yes you can pay a few hundred dollars to buy a dumb-smartphone. Or you could pay for this, and achieve the same effect. Thank you for making a one time purchase app that is functional and useful. Three widgets is enough to contain every useful app I need to access, no less and no more.

I followed the instructions exactly and most of them worked at first and then stopped working. A couple apps never worked at all.

In a sea of clone apps with subscriptions and upsells, it’s refreshing to see a simple app that does what it says from the start.

I have been enjoying using this app to remove clutter from my Home Screen but there’s a bug with the settings launcher. Instead of launching the main settings it launches the dumbing settings. There are also a couple other stock apps that don’t open smoothly like the phone app and the camera.

Tried this alongside two other apps that accomplish essentially the same thing. None of the apps have every feature I’m looking for, but this one comes the closest, and also looks the best. The only personally necessary feature that’s missing (which the other apps have) is setting a custom background for the widgets, i.e. making them appear transparent on any wallpaper. I already bought this app so I’ll continue to use it, in the hopes that this feature is added in the future. Lots of potential here and an overall enjoyable UI/UX.

This app essentially does what it says, but the way apps launch is so clunky that it detracts from the user experience. There is a quick launch option to try to mitigate this, but it still doesn’t feel right. This isn’t the developer’s fault as it seems like they’re doing the best they can within the confines of iOS, but it’s just not what I was hoping for when I purchased the app.

works as intended but is a little clunky

I’ve never wrote a review before, but this app has been pretty cool to use. I’d trade my 13 mini for a Light Phone, but I don’t wanna be the green text guy and true dumb phones aren’t really practical. This app gets me most of the way there. Very simple and straightforward to use. I use focus modes, so I can switch back to my regular set up quickly. The only annoying thing is whenever I open Settings, it opens the Dumbify settings. Very strange so if there’s a fix please let me know.