Birb Guardian is a customizable needs, habit, and self-care management app built for the autistic (me) by the autistic (also me) — featuring a gentle app blocker to help you unstick and take care of yourself.

Whether you struggle with executive dysfunction, remembering basic self-care habits (drinking water, eating, taking breaks), or getting stuck doomscrolling and reading fanfiction for hours on end, Birb Guardian is a gentle, compassionate companion designed to help you stay balanced.

🌱 HOW BIRB GUARDIAN HELPS

Birb Guardian acts as a supportive external boundary when executive dysfunction or hyperfixation makes it hard to switch tasks. Your personal needs — like hydration, meals, rest, and sensory breaks — naturally drain over time.

When a need reaches a critical point, Birb Guardian steps in with a gentle app blocker to pause chosen apps. You restore your needs and unblock your phone by logging simple self-care habits and daily activities!

✨ KEY FEATURES

• Needs & Self-Care Tracker: Track hydration, food, sleep, sensory breaks, and custom needs on your own terms.
• Gentle App Blocker: Automatically pauses selected apps when basic self-care needs drop into critical state.
• Habit Building & Activity Log: Build gentle daily habits and log positive activities to restore needs and keep your phone unlocked.
• Executive Function Support: Low-effort logging designed for low-energy and low-spoon days with zero shame or guilt.
• Weather-Adaptive Care: Automatically adjusts hydration drain based on local temperature during hot weather.
• Optional Strict Mode: Extra protection against accidental uninstallation or bypassing when you need a firm boundary.
• Theme Customization: Beautiful color themes, dark mode, and customizable status bar cards.
• 100% Offline & Private: No tracking, no accounts, and no screen monitoring. All data stays safely on your device.

💜 DESIGNED FOR NEURODIVERGENT MINDS

✔ Unstick from Hyperfixation: A compassionate circuit-breaker for when you're stuck reading or scrolling.
✔ Positive Habit Building: Care for your body through simple, repeatable daily routines.
✔ No Shame or Guilt: Self-care isn't a punishment — it's keeping your body and mind cared for.

🔒 PRIVACY & PERMISSIONS

Birb Guardian uses the Android AccessibilityService API solely to check when a blocked app enters the foreground. It never reads text on your screen, records input, or sends data outside your phone.

Download Birb Guardian today — a gentle, understanding companion for your habits, daily needs, and self-care.