Nudge - ADHD App Blocker
Raedus Labbs Tools
Break phone addiction. Built for ADHD, by ADHD.
- Downloads
- 937+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 5
- 2026 · v1.21.0
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About Nudge - ADHD App Blocker
App blockers ask for Accessibility Service permissions — the most powerful permission on Android. It can see everything on your screen. Most app blockers are closed-source with vague privacy policies. Nudge is different.
Nudge is open source, requests zero internet permissions, and keeps all your data on your device. No analytics. No telemetry. No data leaving your phone. Ever.
Features:
* Delay-to-open — wait through a breathing exercise or countdown before opening distracting apps
* Hard blocking — completely block apps you don't want to access
* Daily time budgets — allow 30 minutes of Instagram per day, then block
* App groups — create a "Social Media" group, configure once, apply to all
* Schedule-based rules — block social media 9-5 on weekdays
* In-app blocking — block Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts without blocking the whole app
* Grayscale mode — make blocked apps less appealing by forcing grayscale display
* Usage stats — see where your screen time actually goes
The delay/breathing modes are the core idea. They don't lock you out — they insert a moment of intentional friction that breaks the automatic habit loop driving most mindless phone usage.
Zero internet permission is declared in the manifest — verifiable, not a promise.
Nudge is open source, requests zero internet permissions, and keeps all your data on your device. No analytics. No telemetry. No data leaving your phone. Ever.
Features:
* Delay-to-open — wait through a breathing exercise or countdown before opening distracting apps
* Hard blocking — completely block apps you don't want to access
* Daily time budgets — allow 30 minutes of Instagram per day, then block
* App groups — create a "Social Media" group, configure once, apply to all
* Schedule-based rules — block social media 9-5 on weekdays
* In-app blocking — block Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts without blocking the whole app
* Grayscale mode — make blocked apps less appealing by forcing grayscale display
* Usage stats — see where your screen time actually goes
The delay/breathing modes are the core idea. They don't lock you out — they insert a moment of intentional friction that breaks the automatic habit loop driving most mindless phone usage.
Zero internet permission is declared in the manifest — verifiable, not a promise.
What’s new
Version 1.21.0 · Updated October 5, 2026
• New: "Bro. wtf." check-ins. Hit a wall, bounce through a few other apps, hit a wall again, and Nudge sends one friendly notification asking if you want a break. • Off by default. Turn it on in Settings under Check-ins. • At most one check-in every 30 minutes. It only listens to the app switches Nudge already sees, so there is no extra battery cost.
User reviews
Open source, no Ads, no network access, no data connection... It can't be better 🔥
Really really liking the app, honestly great work, we need friction into using apps to be mindful... The app is great, but with some inconsistencies, such as how the blocked app gets blocked after a while, maybe a battery optimization issue even tho mines turned off for this app... Also... Things I look for... Contr...
thanks buddy for taking my suggestion it really help me a lot and thank for your update for holding button also i want to know is you will you forever keep this app free or start charging later may be you can add some ads
Free, open-source, does what it's supposed to
Great thank you particularly for the hard challenge to unlock the mode. I hope that it's gonna work forever
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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