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Whoscall: Caller ID & Block
Gogolook · 2,937 ratings · ★ 4.7
4.7
★★★★★
2,937 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 60 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"update"
13 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not able to update database. Often not able to update the database." - DrKevisn
2
"does"
10 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Does not work with Apple 17 Pro Max. The app does not work with I phone 17 promax but did work with i phone 16 promax" - DM0619
3
"database"
8 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Madness of fullscreen ads. It doesn't block spam, just showing who is calling to me if it existed in their tiny database, but it is limited even about thousand. No fresh updating until I need to see full screen long ad video. Even I need watch ad to write a claim, gr…" - rageworx
4
"call"
8 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Madness of fullscreen ads. It doesn't block spam, just showing who is calling to me if it existed in their tiny database, but it is limited even about thousand. No fresh updating until I need to see full screen long ad video. Even I need watch ad to write a claim, gr…" - rageworx
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"doesn"
7 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Madness of fullscreen ads. It doesn't block spam, just showing who is calling to me if it existed in their tiny database, but it is limited even about thousand. No fresh updating until I need to see full screen long ad video. Even I need watch ad to write a claim, gr…" - rageworx
6
"work"
6 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Does not work with Apple 17 Pro Max. The app does not work with I phone 17 promax but did work with i phone 16 promax" - DM0619
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"phone"
6 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Does not work with Apple 17 Pro Max. The app does not work with I phone 17 promax but did work with i phone 16 promax" - DM0619
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"spam"
6 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Madness of fullscreen ads. It doesn't block spam, just showing who is calling to me if it existed in their tiny database, but it is limited even about thousand. No fresh updating until I need to see full screen long ad video. Even I need watch ad to write a claim, gr…" - rageworx
9
"working"
6 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "iOS 26.0.1 not working. Not working anymore" - Bluedick
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"calls"
6 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "erroneous database. I was going to sub the lifetime iap then I answered coupled of calls to see how good is the DB. Only then I realize that above 90% of the labels are incorrect. What a shame" - kolytih
11
"useless"
6 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "All calls shows no result. This didn’t do anything for me. I rather return voicemail message since all the calls still went unidentified. Useless." - iPhone Game Lover
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"nothing"
6 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Does not work at all.. It’s literally doing nothing AT ALL!!" - Antoinette35
📋 All 60 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
Does not work with Apple 17 Pro Max
The app does not work with I phone 17 promax but did work with i phone 16 promax
Madness of fullscreen ads
It doesn't block spam, just showing who is calling to me if it existed in their tiny database, but it is limited even about thousand. No fresh updating until I need to see full screen long ad video. Even I need watch ad to write a claim, great hugh?
This app is the madness of full screen ad.
This app is the madness of full screen ad.
iOS 26.0.1 not working
Not working anymore
Not working at iOS 26.0.1
All call block is not working now, also this app make ios26's call reason not working too
Horrível
Ultimamente não tem bloqueado nada
All calls shows no result
This didn’t do anything for me. I rather return voicemail message since all the calls still went unidentified. Useless.
80% calls are wrongly identified
And when you click 'contact us', they open up gmail with the email address column being: //
why
why subscriptions
Fraudulently charged my credit card
I subscribed for one year at $19.99 and started my free 7 days trial. They clearly state that your credit card WILL NOT BE CHARGED until after the trial period ends. My card was charged immediately, approximately 5 minutes after I subscribed. BUYER BEWARE! I immediately canceled my subscription and deleted the app off my phone. my advice, DO NOT USE THIS APP, DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP, DO NOT SUBSCRIBE WITH THIS APP!!!!!
Does not work at all.
It’s literally doing nothing AT ALL!!
Don’t waste your time
Horrible app that never works. People call me from blocked numbers constantly and their contacts are never revealed. Don’t waste your money or time on this app, it’s garbage. If I could give 0 stars I would
A lie
It said it can see who in the call history was calling u but it doesn’t it only works for someone if they call not for in the past so:/
Does Nothing
It didn’t do anything. I even tested it by looking up some numbers in my contacts and it didn’t tell me anything. No different than without it :/
付費版還是常常失效不會顯示推銷電話
已經付費訂購2年，之前偶爾出現沒有來電顯示，最近特別頻繁，手動輸入號碼進去反查，那些號碼的確是已經在資料庫裡面的房仲、貸款推銷電話號碼。為什麼時好時壞呢？請修正問題，謝謝！
Very Limited
Very limited and framed
This app does not cover enough geographical areas
This app does not cover enough geographical areas
Not working
Didn’t even work and paid for it
Sorry, way too much garbage here
Need a simple app. No intrusive notifications, access to caller ID, etc, etc. I'm not interested in playing games.
Keep crashing
This app keep the poor code quality and keep crashing to ask you to redownload the app to increase their download count. Nasty
資料庫總是發生更新錯誤
真的是爛透了，一天到晚發生資料庫更新錯誤，動不動就要移除、重新開機、重新安裝，真是一點都不穩定也沒品質的app！
Problemas de atualização.
Infelizmente o aplicativo não atualiza mais. Já fiz o solicitado pelo app, já entrei em contato com o desenvolvedor e nada adiantou.
Not able to update database
Often not able to update the database.
Becoming a fishy app
I just found out by checking the battery usage this app runs in background even I have background refresh off. Not recommended any more.
Ads everywhere
After the last update, this app detects nothing but is only full of ads. Most of them are full screen, unskippable and cannot be muted.
Disgusting.
I immediately removed this app after a full-screen unskippable ads showed up.
Disgusting.
I immediately removed this app after a full-screen unskippable ads showed up.
Unable to use
It’s gone by itself on setting!
Useless
So for the first few months the app worked. Now it continues to tell me to go to my setting and follow what it says, and when you try it says error no matter what you do.
The app is literally useless. They haven’t updated it or anything. In fact they haven’t updated it in a WHILE! Ha
The app is literally useless. They haven’t updated it or anything. In fact they haven’t updated it in a WHILE! Ha
Hiya
Stopped working after iOS or app update. Reinstalling didn’t help.
No longer works
Is it abandonware?
App no longer works
With the recent updates, it seems like I cannot enable “Call Blocking & Identification” on my 12 Pro Max anymore.
설정에 후스콜을 위한 메뉴가 없습니다
아이폰 설정에 후스콜을 위한 설정을 하라고 하는데
그 메뉴 자체가 안보입니다
그래서 설정이 불가능하고 후스콜 업데이트도 안되고
결국 후스콜이 작동도 안되는것 같습니다
그 메뉴 자체가 안보입니다
그래서 설정이 불가능하고 후스콜 업데이트도 안되고
결국 후스콜이 작동도 안되는것 같습니다
Does NOT work with iPhone 12 Pro Max
Does NOT work with iPhone 12 Pro Max
Not working completely
It is not compatible with the latest update on iPhone. Useless application.
Can’t report number anymore!
With the latest update, the app no longer allow number to be reported. How am I going to contribute to the community?
Don’t Bother
Practically worthless-virtually all numbers say: “This number has not been reported yet”
No response ever!
This app is flawed. I cannot get it to download any updated database. I send reports to the developer and get no response at all. Do not pay for an app that refuses to fix a fatal flaw. What little of the flawed code I can read is wrong. I am on an iPhone SE not an iPhone 8. Shame on the developer for his or her lack of concern. Shame on Apple for letting this continue.
Useless
Fxxking update
Fxxking protect
Fxxking ability
Fxxking protect
Fxxking ability
Bait and switch
Caller ID is now a subscription only feature.
Terrible
After update, iOS disabled Whoscall with no way to re-enable without error. Then I restarted and error persisted. I reinstalled, could enable, but cannot download caller ID Data. The app is completely useless.
👎🏻 In-app ads for Ashley Madison? Really?
Doesn't seem to help much in identifying spam calls, either.
Cannot activate
[Do everything that FAQ told but still getting error com.apple.callkit.calldirectorymanager][0][[:]]
Good but one flaw.
It says it's compatible with iPod touch! IPod touch does NOT have PHONE in settings! Fix this piece a junk!
Doesn't help much, database doesn't update
It reminds you from time to time to update spam numbers from their server, but I haven't seen any change in number of phone numbers in each of the three categories for months since I installed it. I have personally reported 10+ spam phone numbers.... And it does not block spam calls automatically. These days, spammers change phone numbers rather quickly, so if a call blocker does not automatically block spam calls somehow based on crowd reporting, it's not going to work. I'm uninstalling.
Update: Not only the above, it seems that I'm getting more spam calls after started reporting spam numbers :O(
I have uninstalled it. I have been let unrecognized calls go to voicemail anyway...
Update: Not only the above, it seems that I'm getting more spam calls after started reporting spam numbers :O(
I have uninstalled it. I have been let unrecognized calls go to voicemail anyway...
Too much notification spam
Too many unnecessary update notice from the app.
No caller ID
The phone rings, but NOTHING from the app. Followed the refresh instructions, no dice.
Found problem
I found a problem about app in lasted version. My phone is iOS updated but I can't download and install them. Could you please fix it ASAP.
Does not function.
Just says no internet connection. Obviously I do or I wouldn't be posting an online review.
Erro no identificador
O
Crash
Crash!!!
Unstable
Crashes since last update, shows up in tasks but won't stay on screen. App support link in App Store doesn't offer any actual support options or way to provide feedback, just marketing and company info.
Tiny database makes it useless
I have yet to see it work once. The database is so small no wonder it's doing squat. It also never seems to increase in size. I've reported multiple spam calls on to get them a few days later and the database was updated.
Feedback: make it easier for me to report a spam call. And actually push out db updates. This app has potential and you are doing nothing with it.
Feedback: make it easier for me to report a spam call. And actually push out db updates. This app has potential and you are doing nothing with it.
erroneous database
I was going to sub the lifetime iap then I answered coupled of calls to see how good is the DB. Only then I realize that above 90% of the labels are incorrect. What a shame
+ 10 more in the clipboard copy
Sentiment summary
95%
Positive (4-5★)
1%
Neutral (3★)
4%
Negative (1-2★)