Features & Capabilities

Number Shield blocks caller ID spoofers by letting you block entire groups of numbers with wildcard patterns. Enter a pattern like 714-555-#### to stop similar numbers and even block international calls, while ensuring your contacts can always reach you.

Block management is accessible from your missed calls screen. Note limits: up to 7 wildcards per pattern and up to 50,000,000 numbers blocked. Blocked calls go to voicemail and blocked texts go to Junk; iMessages are not blocked. See FCC resources at https://www.fcc.gov/spoofing for more info.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Kinnaman Software LLC
Rating:
4.50
(1,831)
4 new ratings
Version:
3.3 Last updated: 2025-09-15
Version code:
878094005
Creation date:
2017-12-02
Compatible devices:
Size:
8.75MB
Price:
2.99
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-07
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Developed by:
Kinnaman Software LLC
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/number-shield/id1319082167
Website:
https://www.kinnamansoftware.com/number-shield

User Reviews

User reviews show Number Shield is valued for blocking area codes and its affordable price, but reliability is problematic: it often crashes during setup and fails to block numbers consistently, including texts, leaving calls slipping through despite blocking settings. Some praise the app when it works, but frequent instability and hard limits on number blocks dominate sentiment.
Pros
  • Blocks entire area codes or large number ranges (useful for sweeping spam)
  • Low, one-time price with no ongoing subscription
  • Silences or diverts unwanted calls to voicemail when functioning
  • Described by some users as one of the best call-blocking apps they’ve used
Cons
  • Often fails to block calls/texts; numbers still get through or go to voicemail
  • Frequent crashes during the blocking setup (e.g., at ~25–30%)
  • Cannot reliably block mass numbers; limits on patterned blocks and area codes
  • Blocking for texts is inconsistent or unsupported; not reliable for SMS
  • Reliability degrades after iOS updates or with long-term use; app can become unstable
Recent reviews
If a number is blocked on your iPhone, you also have to set it up on your connected iPad, etc. otherwise it just rings on your iPad…
by Ri*****, 2026-05-14

This app does not block calls. It just sends them to voicemail which you can do simply by setting your phone to send an identified caller to voicemail. It’s not helping at all.
by Ex*****, 2026-04-04

I constantly find numbers getting through that I have blocked in a larger string of numbers, that should include it and block it !
by TN*****, 2026-04-01
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