HabitBuilder tracks habits and shows progress to help users maintain routines.
Open source
24 alternativesMindful
This open-source tool helps users observe digital habits and build routines for focused device use.
About Mindful
Mindful is a free and open-source Android app for observing screen time and managing distracting app use. It offers focus sessions, daily app limits, weekly usage and data insights, and blocking for apps and internet access.
It also includes notification batching, a bedtime mode that pauses apps during sleep hours, and parental controls. It works offline with data stored on the device, and uses a local VPN requiring network permission to block internet for selected apps.
Key features
- Focus sessions with Study, Work, or Creative types using countdown or stopwatch
- Set daily app limits with grouped shared limits and Invincible Mode
- View weekly screen time, app usage, and data consumption
- Block selected apps or internet access and filter adult content
- Batch, schedule, or mute notifications during focus time
- Parental controls with tamper-proof restrictions and optional biometric lock
Best for: Android users who want to limit distracting apps including short video, and parents setting device habits for children.
Good for
- Free and open-source under GPL-2.0 license
- Described as working offline with data kept on device, without ads or tracking
- Offers Invincible Mode and optional biometric lock to prevent bypassing restrictions
Mindful at a glance
- Category
- Mobile Apps › Android Productivity Apps
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Mindful FAQ
Why does Mindful request internet permission?
Android requires network permission to create a local VPN, which Mindful uses to block internet for selected apps. The project states it does not collect or transmit user data and that this can be checked in network usage.
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