Getcontact vs PhoneBlock

Getcontact is a caller ID and spam-blocking app that identifies calls from numbers outside a user's contacts and alerts them to unwanted calls. Spam Protection can automatically guard against robocalls, telemarketers, and scam calls. Users can also report unwanted calls, contributing to the community-powered number lookup that helps identify callers and flag spam. The free mobile app provides standard functionality. Premium adds ad-free use, information about who viewed tags or queried a number, private mode, a Premium badge, and three-month phone-number search statistics. Other monthly tariffs set allowances for searches and tag views: listed plans range from 100 to 1,500 searches and 10 to 150 tag views. Getcontact is available on Android, iOS, and web. To use Getcontact Web from a computer, users open the phone app and scan a code; minimum app versions are listed for Android and iOS. The Privacy Management Centre lets subscribers and non-subscribers adjust profile visibility, edit profile information, or deactivate a profile. Getcontact says it does not sell personal information and offers 24/7 customer support.

PhoneBlock is a free call-blocking service that uses a community-maintained database to identify unwanted advertising and spam calls. Users can report numbers through the app, website, or personal blacklist, and reports join the shared blacklist. The Android app blocks known spam calls, keeps call history, and supports reports and personal lists; it requires Android 10 or later. For incoming calls, the Android app sends only the phone number’s SHA-1 hash and does not access contacts.

Landline users can choose a router dongle, a Fritz!Box cloud answering machine, or a blocklist phonebook synchronized through CardDAV. The documented iPhone setup syncs spam numbers into contacts through CardDAV; a native iPhone app is in development, and beta registration is available. Phone systems can download the blocklist in different formats or query it through an API. PhoneBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and operated as a private project. The operator accepts email requests for help, including for mistakenly listed numbers. PhoneBlock costs nothing, with donations optional; its terms advise against business use.