Our smartphones have made communication easier and faster but we still get disturbed by annoying calls and SMS that can reduce quality time in our everyday lives. What best way can these spam calls and SMS be blocked on an iPhone? With call and SMS blocking apps, you can prevent unsolicited calls from disturbing you. The apps listed here were curated from the Apps Store and will help you block those calls.
Best Call and SMS Blockers for iOS
1. Call Control
Call Control is an app for iOS devices that has capabilities of blocking calls. It is a free app that will block unknown callers, private numbers, personal blacklist, community blacklist and SMS from spam and blacklist too. The app comes with features such as do not call, do not disturb mode as well as online synchronization and Local Backup.
2. Mr Number Lookup & Call Block
Mr Number is another app for with the call and SMS blocking function. The app boasts of features like blacklist management, spam calls alerts and text messages, call blocking filtered according to location, call blocking before picking them up and others. The app provides an extensive database and helps you look up numbers calling you. It will even provide the name of the caller.
3. Truecaller
Truecaller helps you find out the person calling in real-time. It has call identification features and is based on caller ID. Truecaller for iOS has ability to know if a call is spam in an automatic manner and will block the unwanted caller. With Truecaller, you can know the source of text messages and filter junk SMS automatically. The app lets you get information about contact and the name whenever you make direct calls from the app.
4. Sync.ME
This app for the iPhone does more than identifying phone numbers and blocking annoying spam calls. It adds something different from the rest. It fetches the profile picture of the caller from Twitter, Facebook and Google+, which means you can quickly identify who is calling you. The Sync.ME widget allows you to know callers without you launching the app.
5. Hiya
Hiya was previously called White Pages Caller ID and Call Blocker and it a reverse-number lookup app, it blocks calls and offers a caller ID service. Callers can be identified as the service analyses over 3 billion calls each month so that it identifies any caller as much as possible. Your calls are also analysed upon registration with the service.
6. Whoscall – Caller ID & Block
You can get the Whoscall app on your iPhone to help block calls. It is a top-rated app that is has many downloads on the App Store and it boasts of useful features. It is similar to Truecaller as it identifies who’s calling you before you accept the call. The app also blocks calls and you can schedule-block any number and stop annoying calls from coming into your phone.
7. YouMail
This one is a robocall blocker that blocks scammers and telemarketers by employing an ‘out of service’s message. The app allows you to block calls and remove your number from backlisted caller’s list. If you own a business, you can let the app greet your customers by name or with a custom greeting. It is absolutely free for iPhone and it is also available for Android.
