minimalist phone®: Launcher

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4.5
42.9K reviews
5M+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Turn your phone into a minimalist phone. Screen time control and app blocker to stay focused and increase productivity. Boost productive habits, filter notifications, and improve concentration by setting a time limit for apps

FAQ:
• What plans does the minimalist phone offer? You can choose from monthly, annual, or one-time purchase. All 3 plans include a free trial. Please see purchase screen for details.
• How to uninstall the minimalist phone? To go back to your original home screen uninstall the simple phone app by clicking on "Uninstall" here in the Play Store.

Features


👍 Minimal or dumb phone interface that supports productivity
👍 Notification filter - move unimportant notifications out of your sight for improved productivity avoid procrastination.
👍 Customizable color theme, font, and font size, grayscale
👍 App blocker
👍 Rename apps
👍 Blocking schedules for productivity and focus
👍 Supports work profile apps (install minimalist from non-work profile first)
👍 Monochrome mode (similar to grayscale) - view selected apps in black and white (requires activation on pc)

Use your phone in a mindful way to improve happiness, productivity and stay focused



Open the apps that you need to reduce screen time and avoid distractions. Using the dumb phone launcher with app blocker, grayscale and blank space to develop your own digital detox habits to control your focus and increase productivity.

A minimalist home-screen launcher designed to reduce distractions, increase productivity, and break free of procrastination. Your launcher for digital detox



The minimalist launcher allows you to block and hide undesired apps and notifications to avoid unwanted activity. Set a time limit or activate the app blocker to help you decrease screen time and start your digital detox with your dumb phone

minimalist launcher and dumb phone is designed to direct your focus on your most productive apps, and help with productivity and digital detox. Its app blocker feature, grayscale, blank space will help you focus, increase productivity, reduce screen time and stay away from social media and distractions. Your dumb phone launcher

Screen time control (not the other way around) to live a happier life


minimalist phone will become your new home screen and help you limit app usage in a positive way. Your dumb phone launcher with grayscale, blank space and app blocker for your digital detox

Reduce screen time by using our dumb phone launcher and app blocker. Or set a time limit to reduce screen time, improve concentration. Simple Phone launcher and Digital Detox app

Start by replacing your current home-screen (launcher) with our minimal launcher. This dumb phone helps you reduce your screen time with a time limit. The minimalist phone launcher is more than just an app theme or home screen - hide apps, rename apps and restrict addictive apps and games and use grayscale and blank spaces

No distraction interface that supports productivity, positive habits, and happiness


Phone addiction can affect your physical and mental health, your relationships and productivity - do digital detox to avoid procrastination and stay focused. Start feeling the benefits of app detox immediately. This minimalist launcher app or dumb phone launcher can help you use your device in a mindful way by increasing your focus and encouraging positive habits.*.
*applies to dark theme and OLED displays.

minimalist launcher may use Accessibility services for in-app reminder and blocking. No personal information provided by accessibility services is collected.

By downloading or installing minimalist phone you agree to Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Updated on
Aug 27, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
42.5K reviews
Crystal Frye
October 4, 2024
it's great for staying off of your phone, genuinely. However the UI is slightly glitchy - sometimes when you unlock or try to switch apps it doesn't register your actions (sorry I'm trying to explain this well for developers but it's hard to explain), not that it freezes your phone, just seems kind of "stuck" - it goes away when you unlock and then lock , and it doesn't happen very often. it's also nice to have most of your notifications in a place to sift thru - love this!
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Focus Experts
October 8, 2024
Hi! Thank you very much for your support and your review! We highly appreciate it. Feel free to recommend minimalist phone to your friends and don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions. Best regards, minimalist phone - the app for focus and productivity
Amy Yeary
January 8, 2025
This app works great. You can add your favorite apps to a main screen for easy access. Anything else has to be searched (also quick and easy). Not seeing icons and not having apps readily available bas cut down on my doomscrolling for sure. I do wish it also made apps grayscale. If Instagram, for example, were grayscale, it would definitely be less appealing.
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Focus Experts
February 10, 2025
Hi, sure you can do that with the monochrome mode. For this go to minimalist phone settings (gear wheel icon in all apps) > monochrome mode > follow on-screen instructions to activate it. If you need an assistance, feel free to reach out to us at hello@care.minimalistphone.com. Your minimalist phone team!
Stine W
April 28, 2025
I was very skeptical about this, but it instantly halved the time I spend on my phone and even recontextualized my phone when I take it off (so it's like rehab). I have to take it off sometimes when I am traveling and need to find stuff "habitually", but it's really a very boring launcher. the app features like timers and blockers work even if you don't have the launcher running on the whole phone. I feel funny about paying for something so ugly and boring but that's what I needed.
86 people found this review helpful
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Focus Experts
May 5, 2025
Hi! Thank you very much for your support and your review! We highly appreciate it. Feel free to recommend minimalist phone to your friends and don't hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions. Best regards, minimalist phone - the app for focus and productivity

What’s new

* Fix Android 14 screen freeze
* Blocking schedules
* Double-tap to lock
* Block websites of blocked apps (enable Precision mode)
* App shortcuts (e.g. from Chrome, Maps)
* Optional mindful delay when opening an app
* Folders
* Option to exit app automatically when in-app time reminder is over
* Customize camera app, phone app and clock app
* App blocker
* In-app time reminder
* Choose search provider for swipe up gesture
* Monochrome mode for selected apps (requires activation on PC or Mac)