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Dumb Phone™ vs TickerNotch

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Dumb Phone™ compared with TickerNotch
DetailDumb Phone™ logo Dumb Phone™TickerNotch logo TickerNotch
What it doesTurn your iPhone into a minimalist phone to reduce distractions and dopamine hits Stock and crypto ticker, weather and news in your MacBook notch
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inAU GR
Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingFree to try; upgrade for $2.99/month, $9.99/year, or $24.99/one-time Free version forever with one ticker, one weather slot, one social counter, one news channel, one alert and one menu bar pin. Pro: $5 per month or $40 lifetime.
Key features
  • Simplify Home Screen with text buttons instead of colorful icons
  • Break Bad Phone Habits by removing visual distractions
  • Quick App Access to frequently used apps
  • Customizable themes with dark or light mode
  • Create Multiple App Launchers for different contexts
  • Automate with Shortcuts integration
  • Live tickers for stocks, crypto, indices and commodities with real-time crypto prices and 15-minute delayed stock prices
  • Weather slots with multiple metrics like temperature, feels-like, rain chance and UV index for any city
  • Live social follower and subscriber counts from YouTube, GitHub, Twitch, Bluesky and Mastodon
  • System metrics showing CPU, memory, network download and upload speeds sampled locally
  • RSS news marquee with breaking item flags and multi-channel support
  • Menu bar pinning for individual tickers and metrics
  • Candlestick charts with timeframes from 1 minute to 1 day and technical indicators
  • Portfolio holdings tracking with dollar profit/loss instead of daily percentage
  • Price and percentage move alerts with rolling window or daily open options
  • Technical indicators including moving averages, Bollinger Bands, RSI, MACD, Supertrend and Volume Profile
What makes it different
  • Completely replaces colorful app icons with text to eliminate visual dopamine triggers
  • Significantly reduces screen time through minimalist design
  • Makes all apps into simple text, reducing addictive behaviors
  • No account required; all data and settings stay on your Mac with no sync or cloud
  • Lives in menu bar with no Dock icon; works on MacBooks without notch via simulated notch mode
  • Private by design with daily usage reporting optional and fully disableable
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)31 no change since last check16 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)250
Citation Flow (Majestic)398
Referring domains (Majestic)17453

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