Various Contact and Phone Tools
Call Confirm
2023-01-16
Have your phone asking you for confirmation before calling out (to prevent accidental calls)
Call Blocker
2023-01-20
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.
- Call Blocker (4.6@254,486) 11
3
Test 1/2017
- Calls Blacklist - Call Blocker (4.5@770,179) Ǥ 19
2
/ Calls Blacklist PRO - Blocker (4.1@41,248; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 16
1
Test 2/2017; can block calls & SMS
- Call Master (4.5@11) 15
LastUpdate: 2018-09-24
- Truecaller: Caller ID & Block (4.4@18,530,769) Ǥ 48
20
Wikipedia;
privacy warning 2015 EN | DE | 2018/2018;
hands off / Finger weg
- Showcaller: Caller ID & Block (4.4@168,904) Ǥ 30
5
- Mr. Number - Caller ID & Spam (4.3@206,423) Ǥ 25
4
- Call & SMS Blocker - Blacklist (4.2@142,105) Ǥ 24
10
- Caller ID, Phone Dialer, Block (4.1@111,657) Ǥ 29
3
- CallApp: Caller ID & Block (4@1,165,721) Ǥ 44
21
- Call Control. Call Blocker (4@110,973) Ǥ 29
8
- Sync.ME: Caller ID & Contacts (3.9@234,055) Ǥ 31
7
Privacy Warning (uploads your entire contact list to their servers)
- Call Blocker - Blacklist (3.9@164,727) Ǥ 30
12
- Whoscall - Caller ID & Block (3.6@742,912) Ǥ 45
15
- Blacklist Blocker (3.6@137) 13
LastUpdate: 2018-06-02 Github
- NoPhoneSpam (0@0) 8
LastUpdate: 2021-05-29 GitLab
- CallShield (0@0)
LastUpdate: 2020-03-25 Gitlab; requires root & Xposed
- Xposed Call Blocker (0@0)
LastUpdate: 2014-05-10 Video Review 4/2014; Howto 4/2014
- Yet Another Call Blocker (0@0) 10
GitLab
- Silence (0@0) 5
Github
Call Recorder
2023-01-19
- Call Recorder (5@1) 12
GitLab
- Showcaller: Caller ID & Block (4.4@168,904) Ǥ 30
5
- Call Recorder - callX (4.1@438,544) Ǥ 28
8
/ Automatic Call Recorder Pro (4.1@395,499) Ǥ 28
8
- CallApp: Caller ID & Block (4@1,165,721) Ǥ 44
21
- Call Recorder - Cube ACR (4@747,471) Ǥ 26
5
phone calls and VoIP conversations
- Automatic Call Recorder (4@611,958) Ǥ 16
5
LastUpdate: 2019-08-12
- Automatic Call Recorder (3.9@2,578,250) Ǥ 20
2
/ Automatic Call Recorder Pro (3.9@59,455; ~EUR 8.50) Ǥ 17
- Call Recorder Automatic (3.8@488,752) Ǥ 20
10
- Call Recorder (3.8@442,640) 15
2
- Call Recorder (3.5@46,490) Ǥ 23
3
LastUpdate: 2020-10-12
- Note Call Recorder, Call Recording (3.5@11,314) Ǥ 18
3
LastUpdate: 2021-02-20
- Call recorder for Android (3.5@406) 8
LastUpdate: 2017-10-22
- Call Recorder (3.3@284,734) Ǥ 15
4
- Call Recorder - ACR (3.1@669,676) Ǥ 17
2
- Auto call recorder (3.1@174,214) 15
2
LastUpdate: 2019-07-24
- 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
2023-01-16
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).
Call prefixer
2023-01-26
- Contacts Prefix Fixer (5@489) Ǥ 8
2
- Edit Prefix Number (5@142) 4
4
LastUpdate: 2017-05-08
- IDD Prefix Dialer (IDD/ISD) (4.2@18) Ǥ 7
3
LastUpdate: 2020-04-03
- Company Prefix (3.6@2,337) Ǥ 8
3
Call Notes
2023-01-13
- Notes - Notepad and to do list (4.6@25,870) Ǥ 24
11
- Call Notes Pro (4.4@2,200) Ǥ 13
1
- Call Writer (4.1@1,147) 14
3
LastUpdate: 2018-03-10
- My Notes And Notifications (3.9@11) Ǥ 14
2
LastUpdate: 2020-11-03
- Call Reminder (3.6@136) Ǥ 18
15
LastUpdate: 2021-06-23
- Free CallerID with Notebook (3.3@1,438) Ǥ 16
11
LastUpdate: 2021-06-23
- Call Reminder (3.3@133) Ǥ 23
7
- Productive Call Assistant (0@0) Ǥ 22
2
record, transcribe and organize your phone calls
Fake Caller
2023-01-18
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!
Incoming Call Notifications
2023-01-24
- Speak Who is Calling (4.4@29,600) Ǥ 10
1
- Notification Reader: Shouter (4.2@38,417) Ǥ 8
1
LastUpdate: 2019-06-11 / Shouter Pro- The Announcer. (4.3@3,067; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 7
1
LastUpdate: 2019-04-10 Announces notifications via TTS
- Caller Name Announcer (4@28,462) Ǥ 23
9
- Schlikk Calls (0@0) 3
LastUpdate: 2021-05-29 GitLab; increase volume (optionally for selected contacts) when the phone rings
Call Logs
2023-01-24
- Advanced Contacts Manager (3.7@1,242) 10
11
- TrimNot (0@0)
LastUpdate: 2014-08-15 lifetime (unlimited) call log
- Unlimited CallLog for Android 5.1 and higher (0@0) 2
LastUpdate: 2021-01-24
Various caller tools
2023-01-19
- Harass Me (4.5@231) 4
LastUpdate: 2017-06-29 Github; Never miss important calls when in silent mode!
- Ril Control (4.4@16) 0
LastUpdate: 2018-09-11 GitLab; stop or start the ril-daemon (requires root)
- Rogervoice (4@1,368) Ǥ 25
5
transcribe your calls
- Raise To Answer (3.9@476) 4
Github; simply hold your phone to your ear to answer an incoming call
- Sanity (3.8@4,875) 25
LastUpdate: 2013-09-10 phone assistant, including audio recording, caller anouncement, call blocking and much more; Github
- Auto Redial | call timer (3.3@12,713) Ǥ 18
5
/ Auto Redial | call timer Pro (3.8@120; ~EUR 2.50) 13
3
Intro 11/2017
- Advanced Call Settings (3.3@1,218) Ǥ 7
2
LastUpdate: 2018-04-15
- CallForwardingStatus (0@0) 5
Github
- Vibe (0@0) 1
Github; vibrate when your call is answered
- Coma Phone (0@0) 4
LastUpdate: 2021-03-19 Github; auto-answer calls in speaker-mode (even when in coma)
Further Readings:
- The 5 Best Truecaller Alternatives for Caller ID and Spam Blocking (8/2021)
- Best Android Call Blocker Apps to Block Unwanted Calls (10/2020 - 12/2021)
- Here’s how spam blocking apps like Truecaller actually work (8/2017)
- The Secret Life of SIM Cards (DEFCon 21, 2013), also see SimHacks.io
2023-01-26