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 overall

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+

Best for keeping in touch

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

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+

Picked by hand, 17 Oct 2026

Caller ID and spam blocking that can also place calls

A big-button home screen that can be your phone and SMS app

A tiny, fast dialer and call log

A dialer with blocking, contacts and its own in-call screen

A minimal dialer with an API for other apps

See all 13 appsShow the top 8 only

12 apps · sorted by name

All 12 apps
App ▼	What it does	Price	Updated ▼	Min Android ▼	Get it
WelefonTop 8wivewa	A minimal dialer with an API for other apps	Free	27 May 2026	Android 10+	F-Droid
Seca Phonearditore	Private dialer: telemarketing filter, blocked profiles, SIM per contact	Free	16 Oct 2026	Android 12+	F-Droid
NovaDialDhilip	Unlock a secure, calling experience with NovaDialer	Free	27 Sept 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
Koler	uniquely stylized phone app with customizable features	Free	27 Jul 2023	Android 7.1+	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
Fossify PhoneTop 8Fossify	Unlock a secure, calling experience with Fossify Phone	Free	4 Feb 2026	Android 8.0+	F-Droid
Emerald DialerTop 8Henri Dellal	A tiny, fast dialer and call log	Free	9 Mar 2026	Android 5.0+	F-Droid
Easy-phoneHandy Open Source	Accessibility helper for the elderly or visually impaired	Free	29 Aug 2021	Android 4.4+	F-Droid
ContactPublic Emergency Codes	Calling and messaging with built-in emergency tools	Free	16 Oct 2026	Android 7.0+	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
AmadzTop 8Talsk	A Material Design dialer with its own in-call screen	Free	16 Oct 2026	Android 8.0+	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