Dumbify

The idea is nice, but in practice IOS does not provide the tools for a smooth experience: - App relies on shortcuts and widgets - Adding an app that is not on the official list is kind of a pain - It is all smoke and mirrors: basically you setup a dark wallpaper, the app creates a widget with the apps you wan listed. Widget size is limited so you cannot add many apps, otherwise you will not see them. - when you open an app, it has to go through the Dumbify launcher first, it is jarring. Even worse for some apps like Phone, you go through Dumbify then Shortcuts then Phone Conclusion: really WIP, not sure it will ever be possible to circumvent all IOS limitations

My only suggestion would be a clear widget to show a picture on the background. I mainly have my cats in the background and would love to keep it. But besides that is good.

Dumbify has a great asset on my phone, I love it! It has helped minimize the distractions that can often come from a smartphone. I’m hoping that there are plans to tweak the background color settings a bit to accommodate for the iOS 18 customization updates that have pushed out (Light vs. Dark mode).

Saw a video of a dad that claimed this app helped him simplify his phone and become more productive and a better example to his kids. This app does not work at all, your phone is NOT dumbified. Waste of money, and apple wont give me a refund.

This is a fantastic app that makes your home screen look just like a Light Phone. There are no special permissions required and it works great, even on iOS 18! Just some minor nits. The iOS 18 setting for Accessibility -> Per App Home Screen & App Library -> Reduce Motion is not being detected in the app, although it appears to be working. Additionally, the app icon does not change for iOS 18 dark mode.

Right up front, I am shocked at all the negative reviews. This app is PERFECTION. For years I have struggled with phone addiction and screentime. This app does exactly what it says it will do, give you a minimalist screensaver. This happened to dramatically benefit my life. Also, if you are annoyed with it bringing you to shortcuts during the initial setup for the app, just set your phone to monochrome. The fact that so many people are making a big deal out of that is quite honestly ludicrous. Anyways, thank you developers for the fantastic app

Just downloaded it and I’m on setting it up. But unlike the tutorial video, stacking widgets is not working. Fix it please

I tried the language hack to fix, but this app still does not let me add widgets to my Lock Screen.

This app consistently fails by showing only black blocks on my Home Screen instead of my app list, to the point of not being able to use my phone if I want to only use the widgets. I definitely regret paying for it. You can’t make a home launcher that consistently blacks out.

it’s a little hacky, but does really well for how limiting ios can be