A minimalist Android home screen built around one idea: your phone should show you apps when you need them, not compete for your attention. Mark any app as a distraction - next time you try to open it, you get a 10 second countdown to think twice. No widgets. No badges. No subscription. Free with a one-time Pro unlock at $2.99. Built by one person, no team, no funding.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I built Blank Launcher because I kept opening Instagram without even deciding to.
It was muscle memory, not intention.
The 10 second friction timer sounds like a small thing but it genuinely changed how
I use my phone. That pause breaks the automatic behavior.
This is my first shipped app. Built it solo over several months, learned Android
development from scratch in the process.
Happy to answer any questions about the app or the technical decisions behind it.
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About Blank Launcher on Product Hunt
“A home screen that does less, so you can do more”
Blank Launcher was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #173 on the daily leaderboard. A minimalist Android home screen built around one idea: your phone should show you apps when you need them, not compete for your attention. Mark any app as a distraction - next time you try to open it, you get a 10 second countdown to think twice. No widgets. No badges. No subscription. Free with a one-time Pro unlock at $2.99. Built by one person, no team, no funding.
Blank Launcher was featured in Android (57.1k followers) and Productivity (649.8k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 165.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Blank Launcher?
Blank Launcher was hunted by Matias Javier. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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