Peace of Mind+ vs Yet Another Call Blocker
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Peace of Mind+
We become more conscious of our phones as our lives become increasingly connected. Would you like to disconnect, if only for a moment? Your phone will go silent and disconnect from the world: no e-mail, no status updates, no SMS and no phone calls. Choose how long you wish to disconnect (up to 12 hours). Originally developed by Kwame Corporation for Fairphone 1, Peace of Mind+ aims simply to bring this beautiful app to other devices, and for future Fairphone-owners patiently waiting to receive their phone! App works without root, but from Android 4.2+ root access is needed to switch to flight mode. Without root access the app will switch the phone to silent mode only.
Yet Another Call Blocker
A simple call blocking application that will help you avoid answering unwanted calls using a crowdsourced phone number database. Features: * Uses offline database. * Blocks calls with negative rating automatically (option). * Local blacklist with wildcard support. * Displays a notification with phone number summary (rating, reviews count, category) during incoming calls (option). * Automatic incremental/delta database updates (option). * You can view online reviews for caller's number (provided by 3rd party service). * "Advanced call blocking mode" for blocking calls on Android 7+ before the phone starts ringing (needs to be manually enabled in app Settings). How to use: * Install and launch the app. * The option to show caller info notifications is enabled by default, so the app will ask for phone-related permissions. * At first start, the app will suggest to download main database which is required for most of the functions. Simply confirm the download. * Check the "Auto-update database" checkbox in the menu (recommended) to automatically receive daily DB updates (these are incremental/delta updates, so they consume very little traffic). * Check the "Block by rating" checkbox to block calls with negative rating automatically. * You can also check the "Use contacts" checkbox if you want your contacts not to be treated as unknown callers. * After these steps everything should just work (but you can always find more options in Settings). Enjoy! See frequently asked questions to learn more. The main phone number database is downloaded from a gitlab repository. Database updates and detailed review queries are performed using 3rd-party servers. No user-identifiable information is sent (except for the phone number the detailed reviews are loaded for). Yet Another Call Blocker is still under development. Any help is welcome. ''NonFreeNet:'' the 3rd-party service is not open source.
| Feature | Peace of Mind+ | Yet Another Call Blocker |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-Droid | F-Droid |
| Categories | SMSMessaging | SMSMessaging |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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