Permly — Selective Notification Blocker for Android | No Ads, No Tracking

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How to Block Notifications on Android<br>with Permly

Selectively mute any app, per situation. Work. Sleep. Focus. One tap to switch — all on-device, no account, no tracking.

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★★★★★<br>4.8 on Google Play<br>5,000+ downloads

Google Play

Android 8.0+

Zero Data Collected

No Ads — Ever

5,000+<br>Downloads

4.8 ★<br>Google Play rating

0 bytes<br>Data collected

Free<br>to try, always

How Permly Works: One-Tap Notification Control

Simple, clean, and focused — just like your notifications should be.

Your profiles, at a glance

Pick exactly which apps to mute

One tap to activate a profile

Stats of notifications blocked

What people are saying

Real reviews from Google Play and around

★★★★★

"Finally an app that lets me silence only the apps I want. I can keep calls and important messages coming through while blocking everything else during work. Exactly what I needed."

Marco R.

★★★★★

"It's simple, intuitive and works smoothly."

A.

Google Play

★★★★★

"Simple, clean, and it just works. No ads, no weird permissions, no account needed. I set up my Sleep profile in 2 minutes and haven't been woken up by notifications since."

Sarah K.

★★★★★

"Very useful! The three offered profiles with the free plan are more than enough to manage my notifications. No ads as promised. It simply works."

Euly R.

Google Play

★★★★★

"The privacy aspect sold me. Unlike other apps that read your notification content, Permly only sees the app name. All data stays local. This is how apps should be built."

Dev J.

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 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. Each profile silences exactly the apps you choose. Free tier includes 3 profiles; Pro offers unlimited.

Automatic Scheduling Pro

Set start and end times for each profile. Set it once and forget it — runs entirely on-device.

Selective App Muting

Choose exactly which apps get silenced per profile. Social media blocked during work; calls from family always through.

Quick Settings Tile

Toggle your active profile directly from the notification shade — one swipe down, one tap. Works on Android 7.0+ with standard Quick Settings.

Distraction Statistics

Track how many notifications each profile has blocked and which apps interrupt you most. Free: 7-day history. Pro: full history. All stats stay local.

No Root Required

Works on any Android 8.0+ device via official APIs. Simple setup, no ADB or sideloading needed.

We never read your notifications.

Permly only sees the app name — never the content. No analytics. No cloud. No account. Your data never leaves your phone.

No analytics<br>No cloud<br>No accounts<br>No ads<br>Local-only

DND is a sledgehammer. Permly is a scalpel.

Android's built-in silence is all-or-nothing. Permly lets you choose exactly which apps get through.

Android DND<br>✗ Silences everything — or nothing

✗ No per-app selection

✗ No saved profiles

✗ No distraction stats

Permly<br>✓ Silence only the apps you choose

✓ Full per-app control per profile

✓ Multiple saved profiles

✓ 7-day distraction stats (free) · full history (Pro)

Other apps read your messages. Show you ads. Permly never does.

Your messages stay private

Permly only knows which app sent a notification — never what it says. No content is ever read, stored, or sent anywhere.

AppBlock, BuzzKill & FilterBox all read your notification content

Free to start. Never an ad.

Core features are free with no advertisements, ever — not even on the free tier. No bait-and-switch.

AppBlock & FilterBox show ads. BuzzKill has no free tier.

Profiles that actually work

Multiple fully customizable profiles — not one fixed mode or limited presets. Work, Sleep, Focus: each silences exactly the apps you pick.

AppBlock, BuzzKill & FilterBox all offer limited profile control

* 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.

Productivity

Work Mode

Mute social media, games, and shopping apps during work hours. Keep Slack, email, and calls through.

Rest

Sleep Mode

Block everything at night except emergency contacts and critical apps.

Deep Work

Focus Sessions

Deep work, studying, or creative sessions...