DetoxDroid: Digital Detoxing as Your New Default vs Yeeemp
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
DetoxDroid: Digital Detoxing as Your New Default
Usually, "Digital Detoxing" apps in Android are about opting-in for a contract to not use our phones for the next X minutes. Or that we will not use the app Y for more than Z minutes. These contracts are often reinforced with financial incentives, i.e. if we fail we will have to pay a fee of a few dollars to the developers. This app follows a different approach by stripping away all the attention-grabbing and manipulative features of other apps. DetoxDroid does not require you to choose a time and place when you want to "detox", or punish you if you fail. Instead, it aims to enable you to use your phone rather than letting your phone use you. FEATURES * Grayscale: Going grayscale removes positive reinforcements and dampens compulsive smartphone use. * Exceptions: Exclude apps like your camera or gallery from the grayscale feature. * Automatic Do Not Disturb: Never forget to enter the "Do Not Disturb" mode. * Opt-out > Opt-in: Deliberately pause DetoxDroid rather than deliberately switching it on. INSTALLATION Unfortunately, installing the app on your phone is not enough for the grayscale feature to work. If your phone is rooted, you can grant the necessary permissions from the app. Otherwise, you need to grant the WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission from your computer. Don't worry though, this usually will not take you more than a few minutes. Find out how to do it on GitHub: https://github.com/flxapps/DetoxDroid#installation SUPPORT DETOXDROID If you like the project, please consider becoming a patron on LiberaPay or buying me a coffee via Ko-Fi/PayPal. I would love to invest more time into it. Furthermore, always feel free to write me a mail or discuss the app on GitHub.
Yeeemp
Yeeemp — simple tag-based event tracker used to keep track of things you do and experience. You can make different queues for movies, books, meals, or whatever you want to track. Features: - Multiple Queues: Organize events into different queues. - Detailed Records: Add tags, descriptions, and a date for each event. - Privacy Focused: Your data stays on your device. - Backup & Restore: Easily save and restore your data from a backup file.
| Feature | DetoxDroid: Digital Detoxing as Your New Default | Yeeemp |
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| License | GPL-3.0-only | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | ProductivityFitness | ProductivityFitnessCalendar |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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