Permly
Take Back Your Focus
The privacy-first notification blocker for Android. Mute distracting apps per profile — no ads, no tracking, no notification reading.
See Permly in Action
Simple, clean, and focused — just like your notifications should be.
How It Works
Set up in minutes. Focus for the rest of the day.
Create a Profile
Name it Work, Sleep, Focus, or anything you need. Free tier includes 3 profiles.
Pick Apps to Mute
Choose exactly which apps get silenced in each profile. Everything else comes through normally.
Activate & Focus
One tap — or let auto-schedule (Pro) handle it. Distractions gone, important stuff through.
Selective Notification Blocking — Not All-or-Nothing
Unlike Do Not Disturb, Permly lets you choose exactly which apps to silence in each situation.
Custom Notification Profiles
Create profiles for any situation — Work, Sleep, Focus, Meetings, Gaming. Each profile silences exactly the apps you choose. Free tier includes 3 profiles; Pro offers unlimited.
Selective App Muting
Silence specific apps per profile. Social media during work? Blocked. Dating apps around family? Gone. Calls from loved ones? Always through.
Quick Settings Tile
Toggle your active profile directly from the notification shade — no need to open the app.
Distraction Statistics
Track how many notifications each profile has blocked and see which apps interrupt you most. Free: 7-day history. Pro: full history.
Automatic Scheduling Pro
Set start and end times for each profile. Work mode every weekday, sleep mode every night — set it once and forget it.
No Root Required
Works on any Android 8.0+ device using official Android APIs. Simple setup, no ADB, no sideloading.
No Ads. No Data. Ever.
No ads in any tier. No analytics SDK. No crash reporters. No cloud servers. All data stays on your device. Your attention is not our product.
Why Not Just Use Do Not Disturb?
Android's built-in DND silences everything — or nothing. Permly gives you the middle ground.
| Feature | Permly | Android DND |
|---|---|---|
| Mute specific apps only | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Multiple saved profiles | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Per-profile app selection | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Automatic scheduling | ✓ Pro | ⚠ Limited |
| Distraction statistics | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Quick Settings tile | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| No ads | ✓ Always | ✓ N/A |
How Permly Compares
Looking for an AppBlock alternative, BuzzKill alternative, or FilterBox alternative? Here's how they stack up.
| Feature | Permly | AppBlock | BuzzKill | FilterBox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reads notification content | ✗ Never | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Free tier available | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ Paid only | ✓ Yes |
| Contains ads | ✗ Never | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| May share data with third parties | ✗ No | ✓ Yes* | ✗ No* | ✗ No* |
| Selective app muting | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Custom profiles | ✓ Yes | ⚠ Limited | ⚠ Limited | ⚠ Limited |
| Privacy-first design | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ⚠ Partial | ✗ No |
* Per their publicly available privacy policies as of April 2026. Features and policies may change. Read Permly's Privacy Policy.
Built for Real Situations
One app, infinite focus scenarios.
Work Mode
Mute social media, games, and shopping apps during work hours. Keep Slack, email, and calls through.
Sleep Mode
Block everything at night except emergency contacts and critical apps.
Focus Sessions
Deep work, studying, or creative sessions without a single interruption.
Family Time
Silence work apps and social media. Stay reachable only to who matters.
Meetings
No embarrassing buzzes. No distractions. Just the meeting.
Privacy Mode
Mute sensitive apps (dating, banking, health) in shared or public environments.
Simple, Honest Pricing
No ads in any tier. No dark patterns. No pressure.
- Up to 3 custom profiles
- Unlimited apps per profile
- One-tap activation
- Quick Settings tile
- 7-day statistics
- No ads, no tracking
- Unlimited profiles
- Full statistics history
- Automatic scheduling
- Priority support
- All future features
- No ads, no tracking
- Unlimited profiles
- Full statistics history
- Automatic scheduling
- Priority support
- All future features
- No ads, no tracking