We analyzed 62 negative reviews of Dumbify from the App Store. Here's what users are saying.
Relies on Shortcuts causing clunky multi-step app launches; iOS 26 Liquid Glass breaks minimal aesthetic completely
"when tapping the name of certain apps in the widget it opens the shortcut app brielfy before opening the actual app"
"With the advent of iOS 26 and Liquid Glass, this app has become completely unusable from a UI/UX perspective"
I downloaded the app to help spend less time on my phone. Trying to get this app to actually perform how it said it would has caused me more time on my phone. Deleted immediately and asked Apple for a refund. It said it was not eligible for refund. TOTAL SCAM!
Unfortunately a new iOS update has broken this app. Developer is does not maintain it. Avoid
Genuine biggest waste of money ever so useless needs more features to be worth money can i please get a refund
Needs update. I’m not one to leave 1 stars but don’t do it
Great app but unfortunately no updates for over a year. If you use iOS 26 I don’t recommend this app as the UI looks bad.
With the advent of iOS 26 and Liquid Glass, this app has become completely unusable from a UI/UX perspective. It is now distracting to look at anything on the home screen, which defeats the point of using it. Until this app is fixed, I cannot give it anything more than 1 star.
Unfortunately, this app doesn’t pair well with iOS 26. The Liquid Glass completely ruins the minimalism, creating weird outlines, mismatched colors and other issues with app mapping. This isn’t necessarily on the app developers shoulders alone, but has made it not the app it should be with the new...
This app needs an update for iOS 26
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