Number Shield Reviews

When adding my first series of numbers, the program worked fine. When I started to add a second series, the program crashed. I followed the instructions and still got the error. Eventually I was able to add the second series. Worked fine until today. One of the calls slipped through so I tried to update the blocked numbers and the program crashed. Now I can’t get to load any numbers. I’ll be happy to upgrade my rating if I can get NumberShield to work properly. Until then, here come the unwanted calls (sigh)

I’m torn here. Ever since upgrading my phone I’ve gotten 5+ spam calls every single day. On the one hand, NumberShield works for blocking numbers in certain formats. However, it doesn’t matter. It’s like the spammers know what I’ve already blocked and just use a different area code+first three.

If we had enough “blocks” to be able to block a ton of area codes I think it would look better, but unfortunately with the limit there are just too many remaining options.

As someone with a phone number from a state I haven’t lived in in over a decade, I would love to just block ALL numbers from that state that aren’t in my contacts. I think that’s the only thing that would really work and I would pay extra for that.

I ran up against the Apple limit of 5 million numbers, and decided to delete one of the area codes and replace it with another. Once I tried that NumberShield error out, and I have not been able to recover it since not withstanding having reached out to Support 24 hours ago with no response.
There are some automated instructions to deleted and reinstall it, which I have done several times, with zero results
I will say that up until the time that I tried to make the change, it was working

I got NumberShield a couple of months ago and it has worked great at blocking numbers from area codes outside my state. NumberShield is slow while adding new numbers to block but it does work. My biggest issue is that NumberShield only lets you block a large but finite amount of phone numbers. I think it was something like 5 million numbers that you can add but I really wish there weren’t a limit on this. Please update NumberShield so there is no limit on the amount of phone numbers that we can add the blocked lists.

It blocks the calls that you tell it to block. Needs an option to cancel the “blocking numbers” process. It requires the phone to be on and NumberShield to be open. Takes at least 15 minutes. I typed in a wrong number and now have to wait until the numbers have been blocked, then wait again to have the number unblocked, then wait again to have the correct numbers blocked. Ugh.

Amending my earlier review below. Now I get what the purpose of NumberShield is and it accomplishes that. Thanks for your response.

Doesn’t really “block” numbers it just doesn’t let them ring. I still get voicemails from the spam numbers. If I’m doing something wrong I’d be happy to amend my rating.

This is a great solution for most spam. However, it is limited to 50 million entries. This is a limitation of the system and not the software. My gripe is it must reload after making any changes to contacts. Every time I open NumberShield it wants to reload and therefore disabling my phone for about 25 minutes. Still worth the money (99 cents LOL), but you would think incremental selective rewrite would be better.

This is the only app I’ve found that actually blocks spoofed numbers without me having to look at the phone and silence it. Other apps tell you the number is spoofed but the phone still rings. I put several variations of spoofed calls I’ve received into NumberShield and it has virtually eliminated unwanted calls. I highly recommend NumberShield!!

I got a new phone # and immediately started getting multiple text messages daily for “Joseph”, after years of dealing with the late night texts waking me up to tell me if I “take a spoon full of this to have the best sleep ever”, I got NumberShield! At some point I realized most of the text messages came from 1 certain state I’ve never been too and I know nobody in… with NumberShield I blocked the entire state, I got a few other text after from other area codes, but I just clicked “report as junk” and now I almost never get spam text! Thank you so much!

NumberShield just saved my sanity! A week ago I started receiving 25 spam calls per day. Of course, I tried the most popular and expensive robo killers which didn’t even work! One of them offered the neighborhood scam feature but continued to let calls through. I found this one in an Apple forum. It does exactly what it says. I’ve had peace and quiet since I installed it yesterday. Thank you!

I normally don’t do reviews on apps but I have to say this is a great. I think it’s better than robocaller. I love its simplicity when adding numbers. I was getting 15 robots a day. NumberShield has reduce it to none. It actually blocks the number so it doesn’t come thru and this is what I was looking for. I don’t know who created NumberShield but thank you so much

I’ve been using NumberShield for several years and it works great. You have to pay attention to setting it up but afterwards it just does its thing. I’ve tried several of the big-name blocker apps but this one is better. The developer is responsive if you have an issue or question. I wish I were more of an influencer so I could help it get more recognition! Thanks to the developer!!

I have been getting harassed by spam calls non stop. I didn’t want to go with robokiller because it requires a monthly subscription. Number shield is a buy once and you’re done. You can block entire number ranges, entire area codes. It can even read your contacts (if you let it) so if you have contacts within the blocked range, those contacts won’t be blocked. Awesome app!

First app I have found that lets me use wildcards to block numbers. Love it.
Update: Developer is very responsive when you have issues. I was advised what to do to resolve the issue and it worked! My main concern was spoofed calls from 3 area codes that was ongoing for over two years. This is the only app I found to really fix this.

Edit: thanks that helps for adding numbers. Overall great app!

I love that this is straightforward and simple. I tried robokiller and it’s embarrassing when a real call gets a response bot. I don’t need a subscription either. I love the focused effort here.

In iOS 12 you can swipe on a recent call to add to spam list. I’d love that for NumberShield.

This is still one of the best cures for robocalls. I’m surprised it doesn’t get mentioned more in the press. My original review is shown below.

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NumberShield is just what I was looking for. There are several highly rated subscription apps that handle robocalls and known scammers. However, I don’t get so many calls that I mind manually blocking these calls. What drives me nuts, however, are the calls from a range of numbers that are probably coming from the same entity. NumberShield is perfect for this situation. I have been trying to keep the ranges down to a few thousand numbers because I think the developer said that Apple will only allow one million blocked numbers. No problem—this should do the trick. Did notice one glitch when setting up my iPhone X. The second number entered will keep NumberShield loading. To fix this I just force quit NumberShield , and all subsequent numbers entered fine.

A simple app to effectively block area codes with no ads, changes to my carrier settings, no subscriptions or features I don’t need! It JUST WORKS!

I’m so glad I found the developer’s reddit post. It’s a shame this amazing app is being buried by all these scam apps that sell your data to scammers instead of simply protecting you from spam calls. Please promote NumberShield, in any way you can!

I've been having a great experience with NumberShield. I have been getting spam calls from similar numbers with the same first part and only the last two digits varying. I can block all numbers in this range with NumberShield , which has reduced spam calls from 10/day to 1 or 2. I currently have 100,200 numbers blocked. Thank you for NumberShield!

NumberShield works as advertised by the developer, but you have to first configure couple things in your iPhone Settings to make it work. Inside the Messages setting go to “Unknown & Spam” and turn on the toggle ‘Filter Unknown Senders’. Then tap on the Number Shield in order to select NumberShield to filter your messages, otherwise NumberShield won’t be able to block matching number patterns. Make sure to tap on “Enable” when Apple ask you to confirm your selection in a popup. That’s it. Good bye notifications from spam texts! You will find the spam messages inside the Junk folder, and from there you can block and report the numbers as Junk to Apple and your phone carrier.

This is the only app that promises to block entire area codes. It’s the one thing that has been driving me crazy. Luckily I kept a phone number from an old area so now nobody should be calling me from there who’s not in my contacts. All other apps I know block only area + prefix, so all sorts of random prefixes still go through.

Thank you! Please keep updating NumberShield !

It works pretty good so far although one call did get through which I’m not exactly sure how that happened.

Would be very cool if they could make it so that you can cancel a number pattern part way through NumberShield ’s blocking process. This way, if I change my mind, I can cancel and redo and not wait for NumberShield to complete the process.

I was skeptical at first thinking this would be another app with bloated features that made claims of fixing a problem but didn’t.

I gave NumberShield a week and to my surprise; it ACTUALLY WORKS! Not only is it simple to use, it isn’t filled with garbage features. My thanks to the developer for NumberShield, best $0.99 I’ve ever spent! At last, I have control over my phone again from all these spoof calls. Bravo!

-Jim

I don't usually write app reviews, but had to for this one. I was suddenly getting 15+ spam calls a day from numbers with the same first six digits. I would block one number, then continue to get more spam calls from different numbers with the same first six digits. With NumberShield, I was able to block all numbers with this same six digit prefix, and FINALLY peace at last. $0.99 to block pesky spam callers for good? Yes please.

Very easy to use. It helped reduce the bogus calls I get (or at least it reduced the distraction of getting bogus calls because they go straight to voicemail, and most are not leaving messages so less work for me). Adding new spam callers from the phone's Recent "missed calls" list via NumberShield 's "share" feature is great. Finally, I'm glad to see NumberShield's privacy policy is clear: "Number Shield does not collect any personal information." and "Your contacts are never transmitted or collected."

I have scoured NumberShield Store for a call blocker that actually works. This is the best one I’ve found so far. You are able to block arrays of numbers based on the spam calls you receive while still letting contacts through. My spam calls have dropped to maybe 1 or 2 every 2-3 weeks. As I add more number ranges, calls continue to lessen. Blocked calls go to voicemail, so you are able to catch wanted calls that may not be in your contacts yet. Definitely recommend over any other apps currently out there.

Best $0.99 I have ever spent. No more neighborhood spoofing calls.
I was part of the equifax data breach so all my information including my phone number was leaked. I was getting 15 spam calls a day, most of the neighborhood spoofing (first 6 digits of your phone number). I was at my wits end until I read about NumberShield.
When you put your phone on do not disturb you can see missed calls from numbers you have blocked using NumberShield. I am a night shift worker so whenever I wake up from sleeping I always see at least 1 neighborhood spoofing call in my call history which reminds me how well NumberShield is working.

This was the first solid app I found that peacefully ended the torment of so-called neighbor spoofing robocalls. I get (got) 5-7 calls a day from numbers beginning with the same first 6 of 10 digits as my number. NumberShield made it easy to block them and forget about it. Recently, iOS & NumberShield updated to allow 50 million blocked numbers. So now I use this to block a couple entire area codes that spam calls predominantly come from for me. This was the best dollar I ever spent on NumberShield Store.

Edit 12/22 - been using this tool over 4 years now and it stops a lot of spam. Very flexible rule creation. Love NumberShield.

I've tried various robocall apps. Most of them require you entire omen number at a time. The problem is, as I have discovered, you can enter a number, but the software the robocalled use, will quickly use another similar number to avoid your blocked number and they'll call you again and again and again. In particular, I've had a lot of trouble with robocalls that originated with Texas or Washing DC phone numbers (I'm in CA). Using Number Shield's wild cards, I was able to quickly block all calls originating from these areas. I no longer have to deal with those annoying spam calls!

By far the best solution to block unwanted callers, robot calls, spoofed calls, and unsolicited sales calls. No other app I have tried actually works, not even the Hiya app. Thank you so much for NumberShield! First day of use I was able to block an annoying call I get every morning from the same prefixed number at 8:30am with the last four digits always changing—no more!

Number Shield has always been a life saver for me. However, with the latest iOS (18.0.1 for me, actually I don't know when this behaviour began) the app still blocks the number (which is wanted), but I still get a notification.