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24 alternatives to Pepper

Block robocalls before they ring your phone ❌🤖

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pepper launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   CallStop – Superhuman for your phone number▲91

   Robocalls and unwanted calls are one of the biggest hassles these days. Over 50% of phone traffic is spam. I'm the founder of CallStop: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/callstop/id1455892856 CallStop allows you to: - Block 100% of robocalls on your current number, using your contacts as a whitelist - Effortlessly email call invites to an any email (that can be joined in one tap, the PIN is embedded), where the recipient can only call you starting 5 minutes before the meeting start and up until 5 minutes after the meeting end - Pause call filtering and have it…

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   RoboKiller▲85

   The app that stops spam calls forever

   2019 · robokiller.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Contacts Only▲66

   Block all calls not in contacts 🤚

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   RoboStopper▲70

   Block spam calls or get paid for them wasting your time

   2019 · robostopper.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Firewall▲21

   Extreme Robocall Blocker

   2019 · tryfirewall.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Castle▲115

   Free your phone from spam calls 🤖

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MyHumans: Spam Call Blocker▲69

   Stop 100% of spam calls

   2019 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   RoboCash▲72

   Get paid to block spam calls

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dasha Assistant▲154

   Stop every spam call, no matter who is calling

   2020 · dasha.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SMS Junk Filter for iOS▲102

    Block unwanted SMS spam text messages

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Callblock▲204

    The first app to block telemarketers automatically in iOS

    2017 · callblockapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Owly▲108

    An AI powered iOS mobile app that blocks spam messages

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Firewall – Extreme Robocall Blocker▲16

    Download Firewall - Spam Call Blocker by Ad Hoc Labs, Inc on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Firewall - Spam…

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Callthentic▲64

    Intelligent prevention of spam calls on iOS.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Calltag▲72

    Let contacts know why you’re calling before they pick up.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SMS Shield▲112

    Machine Learning-based SMS spam filter for iOS 11

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    JMP▲136

    Boundaries for your phone number, not for you

    2023 · jmp.chat · its alternatives →

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    CallStop: Block 100% Of Spam Calls▲3

    Accept Whitelist Requests + PINs From Any Number To Call You

    2019 · callstop.com · its alternatives →

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    stonewall call blocker▲67

    easily block calls, contacts or contact groups on iOS

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Call Control▲60

    Crowdsourced phone spam blocking and reporting (Android)

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hiya▲86

    Know who's calling or texting and block spammers on Android

    2016 · hiya.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Make senders work to get into your inbox▲44

    Hi HN :) really excited to share this with you. The one thing AI reliably does is generate noise. Half the tools I see launch are just machines for producing more noise across more channels. And people are starting to see this in the form of emails in their inboxes as spam filters are struggling. There used to be a useful signal in email: the effort a sender put into customizing a message was a rough proxy for how relevant it actually was. AI killed that. Now it's customized slop with the appearance of effort with none of the cost. It is painful that the open internet / open channels…

    Jul 2026 · captchainbox.com · its alternatives →

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    escape from meetings, etc with a prearranged phone call: GetOutCall.com▲83

    2012 · getoutcall.com · its alternatives →

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    Robokiller▲8

    🤖 Block Spam Calls & Identify Callers 😵

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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