Your time

How much screen time each day?

Pick the closest number. A rough answer is enough.

This reflection stays on this page. Your answer is not saved or sent.

One year

— choose a time

Choose a daily amount to see what it becomes over one year.

Not all screen time is wasted. The time you did not choose is the part to take back.

Your home screen

Your phone should help you. Not pull you in.

Less noise. Less mindless opening. More time for real life.

Minimalistic Android home screen with a large clock and a short favorites list
A quieter first screen

How distraction starts

Distraction starts small.

It often begins on the screen you see first.

  1. 01One bright icon.
  2. 02One alert.
  3. 03One quick check.
  4. 04Then time is gone.

How it helps

Change your home screen. Change what you do next.

Minimalistic keeps useful apps close and adds a pause before distracting apps. Everything else stays one search away.

Editorial home screen with indexed favorites and a large split clock
Editorial / dark OLED
01

Favorites stay intentional.

Start empty. Add only the apps that deserve a place on your home screen.

Minimalistic light home screen with a large clock and favorite apps
Original / light
02

Search stays one swipe away.

Swipe up to find any app. Swipe sideways for settings or tools, then return home in one move.

Build your own home

A launcher that can fit how you think.

Place clocks, app lists, images, text, timers, dividers, and more on a responsive grid. Resize, color, and layer each block.

Build Minimalistic home builder with a live phone preview and editing controls
Home Finished custom aesthetic home screen made with the Minimalistic builder
Five second mindful delay before opening Chrome

Mindful delay

Break the reflex, not the app.

Mark an app as distracting and choose a short delay. You can still open it, but the decision stops being automatic.

Delay
3, 5, 10, or 15 seconds
Control
Cancel or open anyway
Privacy
No app-usage history sent away

Useful without the clutter

Small tools. One quiet place.

Notes, to-do, timer, calendar, calculator, local music, weather, meditation, and a few pixel tools live inside the launcher.

TimerNotesCalendarWeatherMusicMeditation
Minimalistic pixel tool launcher arranged as a movable honeycomb
Drag the field. Move any tool to the center. Tap to open.
Minimalistic meditation session screen in dark mode
Set a quiet session and step away from the feed.

Your privacy

Your attention is not for sale.

01

Local settings

Favorites, profiles, notes, and launcher settings stay on your device.

02

Optional system access

Device-wide controls work only after you read the disclosure and enable Android Accessibility yourself.

03

Weather on request

Your typed city goes to Open-Meteo only when you ask for current weather. Location permission is not used.

Read the privacy policy

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Common questions

Before you change your home app.

Can Minimalistic become my default Android launcher?

Yes. Android can set Minimalistic as the Home app, so pressing Home returns to your chosen launcher layout.

Does it uninstall or permanently hide apps?

No. Hiding affects the launcher only. You can unhide an app at any time from Settings.

Does app blocking need Accessibility access?

The normal launcher and mindful delay do not. Optional device-wide blocks and reminders use Android Accessibility only after you enable it.

Will the custom home fit different phone sizes?

Yes. The builder preview follows the device window ratio, and saved blocks render against the available screen.

Make space for what matters

Use your phone with a reason. Then put it down.

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