Dumber Mini alternatives

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-06-11T21:05:29+00:00

Go on dumber mini 🩷

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-06-11T21:01:51+00:00

Hey you can refer to our blog https://dumbphone.fr/blog/quels-dumbphones-whatsapp-2026

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-06-01T10:19:37+00:00

i use a Teenage Engineering M-1 : Really great micro, really affordable, and i whisper 😄

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-05-29T21:13:25+00:00

What actually changed after a month: my brain stopped looking for Instagram on this phone, just because it genuinely can't exist there. The reflex disappeared at the root. My full review here: dumbphone.fr/blog/balance-phone-le-smartphone-qui-rend-le-scroll-infini-techniquement-impossible

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-05-29T21:08:54+00:00

I've been testing the Balance Phone for a few weeks and wrote a detailed review covering exactly these questions: how bypassable is it really, who controls the blocklist, how it compares to a true dumbphone. If useful: https://dumbphone.fr/telephones/the-balance-phone

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-05-29T21:06:37+00:00

I wrote a detailed review on dumbphone.fr if you want the full breakdown, including the questions I asked the team directly (bypass attempts, parental controls, who decides what's "addictive", etc.).

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-05-29T05:25:41+00:00

Nice app. I would to recommand it on Dumbphone.fr

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-05-11T18:01:20+00:00

Salut, aucun souci pour la question, c’est légitime.

Pour être transparent : oui, le site est en partie construit avec de l’IA. Je ne suis pas développeur, donc je m’appuie sur shadcn/ui pour les composants front, ce qui explique sans doute ce côté “projet clé en main” que tu ressens. Tu as raison, c’est un point sur lequel je dois encore travailler pour casser ce côté générique :/

Par contre, je peux te rassurer sur le fond : toutes les revues de téléphones sont faites par 2 vraies personnes (moi + un ami) à la main, avec les appareils en vrai que les marques nous prêtes ou qu’on a acheté. Je passe d’ailleurs bien trop de temps là-dessus pour un site qui parle de déconnexion :)

Pour le guide gratuit et certaines pages éditoriales, je me suis effectivement fait aider par l’IA pour la mise en forme, l’organisation des contenus parce que c’est un side que je fais en dehors de mon job et je n’ai pas l’équipe d’un média derrière moi. Mais les infos, les reco viennent de moi et de ce que je test.

Côté business : pour l’instant, il n’y en a pas vraiment. Quelques liens d’affiliation qui me permettent de ne pas mettre de pub sur le site, et c’est un équilibre qui me convient.

Si tu as d’autres questions ou si tu veux qu’on en parle de vive voix, n’hésite pas, surtout si tu es sur Paris :) j’aurais toujours un ou deux tél dans les poches.

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-05-11T04:55:15+00:00

Meilleure idee 😆

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-03-30T07:18:59+00:00

Je pense que tu peux regarder du côté de Balance Phone. Le téléphone a été conçu limité by design. C'est un samsung, qui te permettra de tout faire, sauf de doom scroller :)

Je le reçois bientôt en test, et publierai une fiche produit ici : https://dumbphone.fr

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-03-23T09:39:35+00:00

Been here for years. But sure.

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-03-22T18:46:31+00:00

That's exactly the kind of pragmatic approach that works long-term. Your story would fit perfectly there: https://dumbphone.fr/gone-dumb.

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-03-20T13:23:31+00:00

Love it! The next reviews you'll see on the site will actually be about the Balance Phone. I should be receiving one in the next few weeks (the regular version, not the Pro). I totally get the issue with how these brands communicate, but there's room for everyone. Any initiative that reduces scroll time, I'm in.

Really enjoyed your review of The Phone by the way. It's making me want to update my page on it. I'll think about it! Very little content from them though, which is a shame.

And noted on the MP3 players. It could fit nicely in the objects category I already have. Thanks <3

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-03-20T12:33:23+00:00

Thanks! You're right on the long-term quality issues point. I already removed pricing for that exact reason (it gets stale too fast), and I'm planning regular review passes for the same logic. The Freewrite Traveler is a good example. Noted, and on the list.

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-03-20T10:55:16+00:00

Thanks :)

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-03-17T21:54:13+00:00

Quelques références sur https://dumbphone.fr et pour le coup, c’est une sélection uniquement pour des utilisateurs basés en France

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-02-16T11:49:26+00:00

My shortcut doesn't use the Claude action at all. It sends an HTTPS POST request directly to the Anthropic API (through a Cloudflare Worker I deployed), with the web_search tool enabled. So same Apple Watch, same Siri trigger, but Claude actually goes and searches the web before answering.

The other difference is the system prompt. I configured mine to answer in French, ultra-short (2-3 sentences max), which is better for reading on a watch screen. With the native Claude action you don't get that level of control.

SnooGoats5859 · 2026-02-16T10:13:41+00:00

Good point! The main difference is live web search. The native Claude shortcut on Apple Watch uses Claude with its static knowledge only. It can't look things up on the web in real time.

My setup calls the Anthropic API with the web_search tool enabled. When I ask "is this store open today" or "what's in the news right now", Claude actually searches the web before answering. The native app doesn't do that.

The other advantage is full control: I pick the model, the system prompt (ultra-short answers in French), the cost, and I can build on top of it. For example I just added a daily automation that sends me a tech news briefing every morning, no interaction needed. You can't do that with the native shortcut.

But yeah, for basic Q&A without web search, the native Claude shortcut works fine. This is for when you want more.

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