I’ve been looking for a way to declutter - not just my phone but my thoughts and interactions with my devices. I stumbled across a bunch of videos about how to accomplish this and this app was NOT recommended - it SHOULD HAVE BEEN!
The app has both succinct video and swipe-able concise text instructions for how to make your phone ‘dumb’ using the app. It’s very easy to set up, already has support for a lot of other, non-Apple apps included, and has a feature to request/suggest an app that isn’t currently ‘officially’ supported. I submitted a daycare app I use daily during the week and the developer emailed me ~24hrs later to tell me it had been added to the list to be supported in an upcoming update! In the meantime, the app has a walkthrough showing you how to add an unsupported app in the interim and the developer included an additional suggestion in their email.
I installed Dumb Phone at the end of my work week and in just a short couple of days I can’t imagine going back. When I mindlessly unlock my phone now I see the screen and I realize I could be using a more purpose-oriented device or just not looking at a device at all.
The price is reasonable for a test drive - US$2.99 for a month at the time of my review (NOV2025) - and just US$25 for lifetime access.