Best overall
Fossify Phone
Fossify
A quick, tidy phone app: dial, search, block numbers and see your history, with no ads and nothing to sign up for.
FreeUpdated 4 Feb 2026Android 8.0+
Phone
Replace your Phone. Start with these.
As of 17 Oct 2026, 13 apps can replace the Phone on Android. These 8 are where we'd start.
The top 3
Best for keeping in touch
Bondwidth
phonepvr
A full phone and contacts app that also reminds you who you haven't called in a while, and when birthdays come up.
FreeUpdated 15 Oct 2026Android 8.0+
Best for Material design
Amadz
Talsk
A young Material dialer with its own in-call screen, built to look at home on a current phone.
FreeUpdated 16 Oct 2026Android 8.0+
Also great. Five more.
Picked by hand, 17 Oct 2026
Caller ID and spam blocking that can also place calls
Google Play
A big-button home screen that can be your phone and SMS app
F-Droid
A tiny, fast dialer and call log
F-Droid
A dialer with blocking, contacts and its own in-call screen
F-Droid
A minimal dialer with an API for other apps
F-DroidSee all 13 appsShow the top 8 only
10 apps · sorted by name
| App ▲ | What it does | Price | Updated ▼ | Min Android ▼ | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AmadzTop 8Talsk |
A Material Design dialer with its own in-call screen | Free | 16 Oct 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
BondwidthTop 8phonepvr |
A phone and contacts app that nudges you to call people you miss | Free | 15 Oct 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
ContactPublic Emergency Codes |
Calling and messaging with built-in emergency tools | Free | 16 Oct 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
Emerald DialerTop 8Henri Dellal |
A tiny, fast dialer and call log | Free | 9 Mar 2026 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
Fossify PhoneTop 8Fossify |
Unlock a secure, calling experience with Fossify Phone | Free | 4 Feb 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
HomeTilesTop 8kicker |
A big-button home screen that can be your phone and SMS app | Free | 16 Oct 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
MTS DialerTop 8MTS |
A dialer with blocking, contacts and its own in-call screen | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 9+ | F-Droid |
NovaDialDhilip |
Unlock a secure, calling experience with NovaDialer | Free | 27 Sept 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
Seca Phonearditore |
Private dialer: telemarketing filter, blocked profiles, SIM per contact | Free | 16 Oct 2026 | Android 12+ | F-Droid |
WelefonTop 8wivewa |
A minimal dialer with an API for other apps | Free | 27 May 2026 | Android 10+ | F-Droid |
'Top 8' marks the apps above. Data from F-Droid and hand-checked entries, as of 17 Oct 2026.
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How we pick the top 8: a person tries the apps and checks each maker's page, then writes the labels down with a date. How we choose