Numbuster
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| Developer(s) | Numbuster Ltd. |
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| Initial release | 2014 |
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| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Instant messaging, Caller ID, Spam blocker, Crowdsourcing |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website |
numbuster |
| Founded | 2014 |
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| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Founder(s) |
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| CEO | Pluzhnik Evgeny |
| Employees | 20 |
| Website |
numbuster |
NumBuster! is a phone community that users can access via a mobile phone client and a Web application. Developed by NumBuster Ltd, it allows users to find contact details of any phone number, exchange information about numbers with other users and block calls and messages. The client is available for Android and Windows Phone.
History
NumBuster! was developed by NumBuster Ltd, a privately held company founded by Evgeny Gnutikov, Ilya Osipov and some others. The project was launched by Moscow Business School graduates on Android and as a Web site in February 2014. As of September 2014, it has more than 100 000 users in Russia and the CIS, where it was first launched.[1] In July–August 2014, NumBuster! was accelerated in the biggest startup accelerator in France, NUMA Paris.
Features and functionality
The service is a global telephone directory that has social and call-blocking functionality. It allows its users not only to find out the name of an unknown caller, whether it’s a person or a business, but also to rate and comment, thus adding more value to the service and helping other users in the community to get more information. Apart from that, users can block any phone number.[2] An in-app IM and SMS chat are available from September 2014.[3]
Languages and localization
NumBuster! is available in 13 languages: English, Russian, Arabic, German, French, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Japanese and Korean.
Reception
Upon its release, NumBuster! gathered positive feedback from Russian bloggers and media, including a publication in a leading news web-site.[1][2][4][5]
See also
- Comparison of instant messaging clients
- List of most downloaded Android applications
- TrueCaller (a major competitor)
- Viber (a major competitor)
- Whatsapp (a major competitor)
References
- 1 2 "NumBuster review: detect and block spam". July 25, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
One of the app’s main features is that anyone can contribute to the quality of the service. The more people use the app, the more effective it will become in the battle against phone spam and scams.
- 1 2 "NumBuster filters SPAM". April 25, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
The app’s interface is very simple and user-friendly (see screeshots and our video review). You can register an account and set up a profile in a couple of minutes.
- ↑ "NumBuster BigData Keynote!". September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
You’ve probably heard of Big Data, but what exactly is it and what can we do with it?
- ↑ "NumBuster: SPAM shall not pass!". April 25, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
There are tons of smartphone apps to get rid of unwanted calls and messages, but NumBuster! seems to include much more than just a simple black list function. It also has a learning algorithm based on likes and dislikes made by users.
- ↑ "NumBuster: forget about SPAM". May 3, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
Surely, everyone knows what phone spam looks like. You get a phone call from an unknown number and start wondering whether or not to pick up. It’s in situations like this that NumBuster! comes for help.