Various Contact and Phone Tools

Call Confirm

2021-03-31

Have your phone asking you for confirmation before calling out (to prevent accidental calls)

Call Confirmation (4.5@121) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Call Confirm (4.3@5,396) Ǥ 12 1 LastUpdate: 2017-12-14
Confirm 2 Call (Drag2Call) (3.8@122) 7 LastUpdate: 2016-02-18
Call Confirm (3.8@16) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2011-06-30
Call Confirm (2.3@192) Ǥ 15 2

Call Blocker

2021-03-31

Chose wisely. As e.g. Phandroid reveals, some of those apps are mainly after your data – and sell your phone number to even more spam callers.

Truecaller: Phone Caller ID, Spam Blocking & Chat (4.5@14,740,842) Ǥ 51 13 Wikipedia; privacy warning 2015 EN | DE | 2018/2018; hands off / Finger weg
Calls Blacklist - Call Blocker (4.5@700,413) Ǥ 19 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Calls Blacklist PRO - Call Blocker (4.1@1,918; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 20 2 Test 2/2017; can block calls & SMS
Call blocker (4.5@2,079) 19 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-26
Call Master (4.5@11) 15 LastUpdate: 2018-09-24
Whoscall – The caller ID and block App (4.4@653,171) Ǥ 46 17
Call Blocker (4.4@235,583) 11 3 Test 1/2017
Block call and block sms (4.4@65,312) 20 4 LastUpdate: 2017-08-06
AntiNuisance - Call Blocker and SMS Blocker (4.3@55,493) Ǥ 22 11
Complete Call Blocker (4.3@2,928) Ǥ 12 4 LastUpdate: 2018-03-13
Sync.ME - Caller ID, Spam Call Blocker & Contacts (4.2@227,591) Ǥ 30 5 Privacy Warning (uploads your entire contact list to their servers)
Call Blocker Free - Blacklist and Whitelist (4.2@163,983) Ǥ 29 9
Android Blacklist (ABlacklist) (4.2@868) 17 1 LastUpdate: 2017-08-03
Call Control - SMS/Call Blocker. Block Spam Calls! (4.2@471) Ǥ 28 19
Mr. Number - Caller ID & Spam Protection (3.7@203,507) Ǥ 23 4
Root Call Blocker (3.7@2,522) Ǥ 22 2 LastUpdate: 2019-06-16
Blacklist Blocker (3.6@137) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-02 Github
NoPhoneSpam (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab
CallShield (0@0) Gitlab; requires root & Xposed
Xposed Call Blocker (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-05-10 / Xposed Call Blocker Unlock Key (3.9@111; ~EUR 2.00) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-08 Video Review 4/2014; Howto 4/2014
Yet Another Call Blocker (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab

Call Recorder

2021-03-31

Call Recorder (5@1) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab
Blackbox™ Call Recorder (4.6@20,939) Ǥ 25 3 LastUpdate: 2018-05-27 Review 1/2017
Call Recorder - Cube ACR (4.3@557,673) Ǥ 24 6 phone calls and VoIP conversations
Automatic Call Recorder (4.3@497,796) Ǥ 18 4 LastUpdate: 2019-07-30
Call Recorder Free (4.3@12,129) 10 4 LastUpdate: 2017-08-31
Call Recorder (4.3@9,918) 15 1 LastUpdate: 2018-05-13
Call Recorder - Automatic Call Recorder - callX (4.2@405,187) Ǥ 27 31 / Call Recorder S9 - Automatic Call Recorder Pro (4.3@329,126) Ǥ 27 32
Call Recorder (4.2@229) Ǥ 26 2 LastUpdate: 2017-06-26
Call Recorder (4@420,200) 15 3
Auto call recorder (4@147,261) 15 2 LastUpdate: 2019-07-24
Auto call recorder (4@248) 16 1
Call Recorder Automatic (3.9@428,662) Ǥ 19 12
Call Record+ (3.9@481) Ǥ 11 LastUpdate: 2017-03-04
Automatic Call Recorder (3.8@2,354,276) Ǥ 19 1 / Automatic Call Recorder Pro (2.9@55,392; ~EUR 8.50) Ǥ 17 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Call Recorder (3.8@284,141) Ǥ 16 3 LastUpdate: 2019-05-13
Call Recorder (3.8@98) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2014-11-15
Note Call Recorder, Call Recording (3.7@9,136) Ǥ 19 4
TapeACall - Record Calls (3.7@1,458) Ǥ 10 2 LastUpdate: 2018-11-19
Call Recorder - ACR (3.5@658,177) Ǥ 19 3
Call recorder for Android (3.5@406) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-10-22
Call Recorder (3.3@45,706) Ǥ 23 4
SW Call Recorder (3.1@20) Ǥ 13 2 Github
CM CallRecord (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-10-16 for CyanogenMod 11/12/12.1
XCallRecordingSettings (0@0) Github; CM 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0

Call anonymously

2021-04-01

If you don't want to use an app for that, simply prefix the called number with the disabling code (usually *31#, but might vary with country and provider).

Ghost Call - Phone Anomously! (4.5@156; ~EUR 0.75) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-12-20 per contact

Call prefixer

2021-03-30

Contacts Prefix Fixer (4.7@411) 5 2
IntlPrefix (4.4@123) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-12
IDD Prefix Dialer (IDD/ISD) (4.2@17) Ǥ 7 3
Telefonate free (4.1@319) 5 6 LastUpdate: 2016-07-13
Company Prefix (3.5@2,290) Ǥ 8 3
Edit Prefix Number (3.2@138) 4 4 LastUpdate: 2017-05-08

Call Notes

2021-03-26

Ahaaa (4.7@57) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-04-08 displays notes during a call
Call Notes Pro - check out who is calling (4.4@1,993; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 15 1 Intro 8/2014
Caller Notes (4.4@427) Ǥ 15 3 LastUpdate: 2017-05-04 Review 8/2014
FloatNote - phone call notes (4.3@3,094) Ǥ 9 2 LastUpdate: 2014-12-26 Intro 11/2014; Review 10/2014
Callizer (4.2@104) Ǥ 19 6 LastUpdate: 2019-03-25
Calltask - contact notes (4.2@55) Ǥ 18 3 LastUpdate: 2018-02-28
Call Writer (4.1@1,147) 7 3 LastUpdate: 2018-03-10
Call Note (4@85) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-04-21
Notes (3.9@4,949) Ǥ 23 13
My Notes And Notifications (3.9@11) Ǥ 14 2
Call Reminder (3.7@127) Ǥ 22 14
Free CallerID with Notebook (3.5@1,435) Ǥ 20 11
Call Reminder (3.4@126) Ǥ 22 7
Notas (3.1@586) Ǥ 15 12

Fake Caller

2021-04-13

Need some rescue from a boring meeting, horrible date, or to end your visit at great-aunt Marble? An incoming, ultra-urgent call might help you out!

Fake Call (4.6@48,223) 18 2 LastUpdate: 2018-02-17
Fake Call (4.4@714) 13 1 LastUpdate: 2017-11-13
Fake Call and SMS (4.4@245) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-07
Fake Call & SMS (4.3@19,249) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2016-11-17
Fake Call (4.3@7,567) 11 3 LastUpdate: 2016-04-28
Fake Call (4@13) 18 6 LastUpdate: 2018-08-08
Fake Me A Call (3.9@7,054) 11 1
Fake Call (3.9@4,273) 18 4 LastUpdate: 2016-02-18

Incoming Call Notifications

2021-03-26

Notification Reader: Shouter (4.4@28,049) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2019-06-11 / Shouter Pro- The Announcer. (4.1@2,535; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2019-04-10 Announces notifications via TTS
Caller Name Speaker (4.4@366) 7 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-31
Speak Who is Calling - read notifications aloud (4.4@235) Ǥ 9 1
Caller Name Announcer (4.3@816) 8 4 LastUpdate: 2018-03-20
VOICE Caller Name Announcer (4.2@599) 7 2 LastUpdate: 2019-03-24
Caller Name Announcer (4.1@26,725) Ǥ 23 3
Lollipop Style Call Screen (4.1@5,167) Ǥ 18 8 LastUpdate: 2017-08-09 Beware the trackers!
Intelligent Transparent Caller (4.1@223) 13 1 LastUpdate: 2017-08-03
CallHeads - phone call app (3.9@1,576) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-03-05 discrete announcement of incoming calls
Call PopOut (3.2@3,909) Ǥ 14 3 LastUpdate: 2014-10-06
Schlikk Calls (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab; increase volume (optionally for selected contacts) when the phone rings

Call Logs

2021-04-13

Smart Call Logs (4.2@2,641) 6 7 LastUpdate: 2019-07-18
My Call Duration (4@1,095) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2015-05-09
Advanced Contacts Manager - Backup & Restore (3.8@1,228) Ǥ 15 12
TrimNot (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-08-15 lifetime (unlimited) call log
Unlimited CallLog for Android 5.1 and higher (0@0) 2

Various caller tools

2021-04-01

Harass Me (4.5@231) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-29 Github; Never miss important calls when in silent mode!
Ril Control (4.4@16) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-09-11 GitLab; stop or start the ril-daemon (requires root)
Advanced Call Settings (4.3@1,174) Ǥ 7 LastUpdate: 2018-04-15
Raise To Answer (4.3@82) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; simply hold your phone to your ear to answer an incoming call
Rogervoice (4.1@1,010) Ǥ 23 3 transcribe your calls
Air Call Receiver (4@2,407) 9 5 LastUpdate: 2017-07-28
SMS and Call Tracker (4@1,228) 12 2 LastUpdate: 2018-09-01 track locations from where you made/received calls/SMS;
Call Actions: Caller ID Finder & Calls Organizer (3.9@202) Ǥ 27 6 LastUpdate: 2018-09-09
Sanity (3.8@4,875) 25 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-09-10 phone assistant, including audio recording, caller anouncement, call blocking and much more; Github
Auto Redial | call timer (3.6@109) Ǥ 13 4 / Auto Redial | call timer Pro (3.7@103; ~EUR 1.00) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-07-06 Intro 11/2017
Coma Phone (0@0) 4 Github; auto-answer calls in speaker-mode (even when in coma)

Further Readings:

CallerID & Call Blocker
- Here’s how spam blocking apps like Truecaller actually work (8/2017)
- Top Best Call Blocker Android App Free Download (3/2014)
- Featured: Top 10 Best Android Caller ID / Block Apps (2/2014)
Call Recorder
- Call recording apps for android (4/2014)
- Top Best Voice Call Recorder (Auto) Android App Free Download (3/2014)
Call History
- Infinite Call History on Android (4/2014)
The Secret Life of SIM Cards (DEFCon 21, 2013), also see SimHacks.io

2021-04-13

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