Various Contact and Phone Tools
Call Confirm
2022-05-24
Have your phone asking you for confirmation before calling out (to prevent accidental calls)
Call Blocker
2022-05-24
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.
- Calls Blacklist - Call Blocker (4.5@748,802) Ǥ 19
LastUpdate: 2020-03-30 / Calls Blacklist PRO - Call Blocker (4.1@39,796; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 17
2
LastUpdate: 2019-12-12 Test 2/2017; can block calls & SMS
- Call Master (4.5@11) 15
LastUpdate: 2018-09-24
- Truecaller: Caller ID & Block (4.4@17,525,136) Ǥ 48
19
Wikipedia;
privacy warning 2015 EN | DE | 2018/2018;
hands off / Finger weg
- Call Blocker (4.4@247,801) 11
3
Test 1/2017
- Showcaller: Caller ID & Block (4.4@160,078) Ǥ 29
5
- Mr. Number - Caller ID & Spam Protection (4.3@205,909) Ǥ 22
4
- Caller ID, Phone Dialer, Block (4.2@101,845) Ǥ 29
5
- Call & SMS Blocker - Blacklist (4.2@83,559) Ǥ 24
10
- Call Control - SMS/Call Blocker. Block Spam Calls! (4.1@109,700) Ǥ 29
8
- CallApp: Caller ID & Recording (4@1,015,163) Ǥ 44
22
- Sync.ME - Caller ID, Spam Call Blocker & Contacts (4@232,160) Ǥ 31
6
Privacy Warning (uploads your entire contact list to their servers)
- Call Blocker - Blacklist (4@164,699) Ǥ 30
11
- Blacklist Blocker (3.6@137) 13
LastUpdate: 2018-06-02 Github
- Whoscall - Caller ID & Block (3.5@722,341) Ǥ 45
15
- NoPhoneSpam (0@0) 8
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) 6
Github
Call Recorder
2022-05-24
- Call Recorder (5@1) 12
GitLab
- Call Recorder Automatic (4.6@11) Ǥ 19
10
- Showcaller: Caller ID & Block (4.4@160,078) Ǥ 29
5
- Auto call recorder (4.4@41,813) 16
1
- Call Recorder (4.3@31) 15
2
- Call Recorder - Cube ACR (4.1@693,260) Ǥ 26
5
phone calls and VoIP conversations
- Automatic Call Recorder (4.1@583,379) Ǥ 16
5
LastUpdate: 2019-08-12
- CallApp: Caller ID & Recording (4@1,015,163) Ǥ 44
22
- Call Recorder - callX (4@430,374) Ǥ 27
8
/ Automatic Call Recorder Pro (4.2@381,130) Ǥ 27
9
- Automatic Call Recorder (3.7@2,513,521) Ǥ 20
2
/ Automatic Call Recorder Pro (3.5@57,920; ~EUR 8.50) Ǥ 17
- Call Recorder (3.5@46,325) Ǥ 23
3
LastUpdate: 2020-10-12
- Call recorder for Android (3.5@406) 8
LastUpdate: 2017-10-22
- Note Call Recorder (3.4@10,939) Ǥ 19
3
- Call Recorder (3.3@284,690) Ǥ 16
3
LastUpdate: 2019-05-13
- Auto call recorder (3.2@168,071) 15
2
LastUpdate: 2019-07-24
- Call Recorder - ACR (3.1@667,799) Ǥ 17
2
- Cube ACR - Call Recorder (0@0) 4
5
- 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
2022-05-24
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
2022-05-23
- Contacts Prefix Fixer (5@489) Ǥ 8
3
- 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
2022-05-28
- Notes - Note Taking and Memos (4.6@18,337) Ǥ 26
14
- Call Notes Pro (4.4@2,179; ~EUR 6.00) 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
- Free CallerID with Notebook (3.3@1,438) Ǥ 18
11
- Call Reminder (3.3@133) Ǥ 23
8
- Notas (3.2@590) Ǥ 15 12
- Productive Call Assistant (0@0) Ǥ 21
2
record, transcribe and organize your phone calls
Fake Caller
2022-05-23
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
2022-05-12
- Speak Who is Calling (4.4@24,065) Ǥ 9
1
- Notification Reader: Shouter (4.3@34,742) Ǥ 8
1
LastUpdate: 2019-06-11 / Shouter Pro- The Announcer. (4.3@2,902; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 7
1
LastUpdate: 2019-04-10 Announces notifications via TTS
- Caller Name Announcer (4@27,944) Ǥ 25
14
- Schlikk Calls (0@0) 3
GitLab; increase volume (optionally for selected contacts) when the phone rings
Call Logs
2022-05-22
- Advanced Contacts Manager - Backup & Restore (3.7@1,242) Ǥ 14
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
2022-05-24
- Raise To Answer (4.6@293) 4
Github; simply hold your phone to your ear to answer an incoming call
- 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@1,247) Ǥ 25
5
transcribe your calls
- 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 (3.4@12,557) Ǥ 16
4
/ Auto Redial | call timer Pro (4@115; ~EUR 2.50) 13
3
Intro 11/2017
- Advanced Call Settings (3.2@1,208) Ǥ 7
2
LastUpdate: 2018-04-15
- Vibe (0@0) 1
Github; vibrate when your call is answered
- Coma Phone (0@0) 4
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)
- Here’s how spam blocking apps like Truecaller actually work (8/2017)
- Call recording apps for android (4/2014)
- Infinite Call History on Android (4/2014)
- The Secret Life of SIM Cards (DEFCon 21, 2013), also see SimHacks.io
2022-05-28