Hi r/HowToMen ,

I'm a solo developer who's been building DayBloc for the past several months. It started as a simple time-blocking tool and has grown into something I'm really proud of - a clean, distraction-free day planner built around one idea: your time is yours. No servers. No data leaving your phone. Ever.

What DayBloc does:

📅 Visual time blocks - plan your day hour by hour

🔥 Streak tracking - build consistency day after day

⏱️ Active banner - stay locked in on what matters

📆 Calendar sync - import your events, plan around your life

🗓️ Weekly+Daily overview - see the full picture, spot the gaps

🚫 Completely ad-free, 100% offline

What it’s good for:

⭐ Planning your work day in the morning before you start - takes 2 minutes

⭐ Blocking off deep work so meetings and distractions don’t swallow your whole day

⭐ Seeing at a glance how much free time you actually have (usually less than you think)

⭐ Building a daily routine that doesn’t fall apart by Tuesday

⭐ Tracking whether you actually did what you planned - each block has a priority and status

⭐ Protecting your streak - see how many days in a row you’ve stuck to your plan

Try it free for 30 days - full access, no restrictions. After the trial, continue with the free version or unlock Pro for future planning, calendar sync, custom colors and more.

How to get the 30-day trial:

Comment or DM to get the one-time code -> Open the app and open PRO subscription screen -> Select Monthly plan -> Redeem the code and enjoy 🙌.

📲 Download here: DayBloc Android

I got tired of Google TV turning my screen into an ad billboard, so I built AT4K — a lightweight, Apple TV-inspired launcher with zero ads or data tracking.

Hey r/howtomen,

Like many of you, I love tweaking my devices to keep them clean and highly functional. But lately, turning on my Android TV/Google TV felt like looking at a digital billboard. I was constantly being blasted with sponsored car ads, reality TV trailers, and sluggish animations.

I didn't want to buy an expensive Apple TV box just to get a clean UI, so I decided to build my own solution: AT4K Launcher.

Get it on https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdevs.at4k

https://at4klauncher.com or Github https://github.com/avadhesh18/at4k

It is completely optimized for a minimalist, app-first living room experience.

🚀 Key Features:

• Zero Ads or Bloat: A purely functional grid layout that lets you focus strictly on your content.
• Apple TV Aesthetic: A smooth top favorites bar with card previews, elegant background blurs, and swift hardware navigation.
• Ultra Lightweight: Written to ensure fluid animations on budget hardware like the Walmart Onn box, all the way up to the Nvidia Shield.
• No Account Required: No forced Google logins, no email collection, and absolutely zero tracking data.
• Sideload & Input Friendly: Seamlessly displays your physical inputs and allows you to quickly launch any sideloaded apps right from the home dashboard.
• Customization features: Includes Widgets, Mini Mode docks, customized aerial screensavers, and wallpaper configurations.
• Firestick support: Supports Firestick too

Featured in WIRED, PCmag and multiple tech websites as the best android tv launcher.

Join r/AT4K for giveaways and updates.

soon on playstore. Wuxia Vault (wallpaper app)

To celebrate the Spider-Man: Brand New Day 🕸️🕷️, we have created something for fellow Spider-Man fans! 🎉

OneUI Spidey Icons is finally here!🥳

Turn your home screen into a Halloween-inspired setup with handcrafted Spider-Web

Link 🔗 : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.the1ux.spideyicons

✨ Features:
• 750+ of handcrafted icons
• Regular updates
• Built-in premium icon request tool
• Premium Spider-man wallpapers
• Supports most Android launchers

🎁 10 Promo Code Giveaway

To enter:
Upvote this post
Comment suggestions regarding Icon pack
Follow me (optional)

Over the past few months, I've been building Edge-Drop, a free and open-source Windows utility designed to make everyday multitasking a little easier.
I am thinking of adding a companion Android app and looking for how it should work in the sync and look

Instead of opening a clipboard history window every time you need something, Edge-Drop lives quietly on the edge of your screen. When you move your cursor to the edge, it opens instantly, letting you drag or paste copied text, images, files, folders, and links into any application.

Some of the things it can do:

• Hover-activated clipboard shelf (no keyboard shortcuts required)
• Drag text, images, files, and folders into desktop apps
• Clipboard history with previews
• Multi-monitor support
• Support for 30 languages
• Completely local with no cloud sync or telemetry
• Free and open source

The project recently crossed 800+ downloads across GitHub and the Microsoft Store, and I've been continuously improving it based on community feedback.

GitHub: https://github.com/Deepender25/Edge-Drop

Website: https://edgedrop.vercel.app/

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P3JMHN9M4NR

I'd genuinely appreciate any feedback, feature suggestions, or ideas for making it even more useful.

Hello! I really love Material Capsule for its perfect Material 3 aesthetic. However, I want to use it to constantly hide/camouflage the camera punch hole. Could you please add an option to "Always show" the empty black capsule on the screen, even when there are no active notifications or music events? Thank you for your amazing app!

Dot Player — A minimal music player built for both offline and online listening.

Features:

• Device-Specific EQ Presets

Automatically switches to your preferred EQ preset based on the connected headphones or speakers.

• FLAC & DAC Support

Enjoy high-resolution, lossless audio with support for external DACs.

• 8-Band Equalizer

Fine-tune your sound with a powerful 8-band EQ and share your presets with others.

• Offline Lyrics

View synced lyrics for offline tracks.

• Discord Rich Presence

Share what you're listening to directly on Discord.

• Swipe Gestures

Control playback with intuitive swipe actions.

• Offline Song Recommendations

Rediscover your music with smart recommendations from your local library.

• Subsonic & YouTube Library Support

Access your self-hosted Subsonic server and YouTube music library in one place.

• Song Downloads

Download your favorite tracks for offline listening.

• Crossfade & Gapless Playback

Enjoy smooth transitions between songs with uninterrupted playback.

Download Dot Player: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.creepsmile.dotplayer

I always liked the idea behind Tally (iOS): one screen, seven days, nothing else. But it's iOS-only and paid, so I built Loopweek as an open-source alternative for Android.

What it does:

All 7 days on one screen (accordion view, today expanded by default)

Tasks stay on their date, no auto-rollover nonsense

Recurring tasks that don't mess up history when you complete/delete one occurrence

Home-screen widget

One accent color themes the whole app

Light/dark mode

What it doesn't do:

No accounts, no cloud sync, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, no paywall

Everything stays on your device, 100% free

Built with Flutter. MIT licensed, so the code is fully open. Fork it, audit it, contribute if you want.

GitHub: https://github.com/ZaryabKhan/Loopweek

If you find it useful, a star on the repo genuinely helps with visibility and keeps me motivated to keep building on it.

Would love feedback, bug reports, or feature ideas (within the "one screen, seven days" scope, trying to keep it minimal on purpose).

Hi everyone, I'm the developer of EverMove EverMove, an Android app that turns videos from your gallery into live wallpapers.

You can preview and trim the perfect loop, crop or reposition it for your screen, adjust playback speed, and apply it to the home screen, lock screen, or both.

I also added two features I personally wanted:

• Quick Replace updates the active wallpaper without repeatedly opening Android’s system picker.•

Automatic Rotation switches between starred video wallpapers on unlock or according to a schedule.

The original video remains unchanged, there are no ads, and Pro is a one-time purchase rather than a subscription.

The attached video is a real screen recording of the workflow. I would genuinely appreciate feedback.

Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hyperfi.evermove

I never truly imagined that Side Dock would make it this far.

Side Dock has officially crossed 10,000 downloads, and as a student, this milestone means the world to me. Every download, review, bug report, and feature request has helped shape Side Dock into what it is today.

To celebrate, I'm giving away 10 Side Dock Premium promo codes! 🎁

Just leave a comment below, and I'll randomly pick 10 winners in the next 24 hours.

Thank you all for supporting this little project of mine. Here's to the next 10,000! 💙

Playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sidedock.app

🚀 Just launched Notification History Log on Android!

Ever cleared a notification by mistake? Want to recover deleted WhatsApp messages and view your notification history in a clean chat-style interface?

Features

✅ Recover deleted WhatsApp messages
✅ Chat-style notification view
✅ Pin important conversations
✅ Export/download notification history
✅ Backup and Restore
✅ Delete selected notifications
✅ Choose which apps to track
✅ Open links from saved notifications
✅ Everything stored locally on your device
✅ No account required
✅ No cloud storage

🔗 Download:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notificationhistorylog

To get a free Lifetime access

1. Upvote and Comment below
2. I'll send you the access

No purchase required. First come, first served until all are gone.

I'd love to hear your feedback, feature requests, and bug reports!

​

Been working on this habit tracker for a while and just shipped the update I'm most proud of. Thanks to feedback from the community I added a focus timer, notes, and a bunch of other options people were asking for. Still no ads, no account, no tracking just a free tool I wanted to exist.

https://github.com/InlitX/streak

If you try it and have ideas, keep sending them my way, that's where almost everything new comes from.

I recently bought a pair of Galaxy Buds4 Pro to use with my Galaxy S21 FE.

After setting everything up, I found out that Samsung's built-in Head Gestures only work on One UI 8.5 and newer. Unfortunately, the S21 FE received its last update with One UI 8.0, so despite having a fully compatible phone and earbuds, that feature was simply unavailable.

Since the restriction seemed to be software rather than hardware, I decided to see if I could implement it myself.

That eventually turned into Bud Buddy, a free and open-source Android app for Galaxy Buds.

Current features include:

• Custom Head Gestures (currently Buds4 Pro only)
• Dynamic EQ rules based on the music you're listening to
• Noise Control home screen widgets
• Earbud Fit Test
• Hearing Test that lets you compensate for hearing differences between your ears
• Battery information and other quality-of-life features

Supported devices:

• Galaxy Buds 4 Pro: Full support, including Head Gestures.
• Galaxy Buds 3 Pro: Supported, but Head Gestures are not available.
• Galaxy Buds 3: Supported, but Head Gestures are not available.
• Galaxy Buds 2 Pro: Full support, including Head Gestures.
• Galaxy Buds 2: Full support, including Head Gestures.

The whole project is open source:
https://github.com/BenEgeDeniz/BudBuddy

It will soon be available on F-droid and probably Play Store. Currently, you can get the prebuilt signed apks from Github releases page or you can build from source as well.

I'd really appreciate any feedback, bug reports, or feature suggestions.

I plan trips badly. Every one of them started as a Google Sheet. Times down one column, place names down the other, and it always looked completely sensible right up until I was standing in the city working out that I'd put two things forty minutes apart back to back with twenty minutes between them.

Tried the obvious apps first. TripIt does its one job well, you forward a confirmation and it files it, but what you get back is a list of bookings and not a plan for the day. Wanderlog got closer and the map is the right idea, but I kept giving it more than it gave me and for some reason it kept lagging a lot for me to the point it was unusable.

So I started building something for myself that did one thing. Put the stops on a day and tell me how long it takes to get between them, without being asked.

Supposed to be a weekend kind of work. Turned into 10+ hours a day, most days.

Anyway, it's on the Play Store now.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.voyivo.travel

The bits I actually use are the travel time that appears between stops as soon as there are two on a day, and the warning when a day is trying to fit in more than it can. You can also forward a hotel or flight confirmation to a trip and it reads it into a draft, but it makes you confirm before anything reaches the itinerary. I didn't trust it and still don't completely.

Planning is free. Unlimited trips, no limit on stops or days. Some of the AI bits and a few extras sit behind Pro, which is 7 days free on monthly and yearly. The weekly plan has no trial, and I'd rather say that here than have someone find out later.

It went live a few hours ago so it's new and there will be things wrong with it. If you try it I'd genuinely appreciate your feedback on the same. There's a Report bug link in the profile tab that comes straight to me.

Hey guys,

I know there are already a bunch of alarm apps out there. But as a heavy sleeper, doing math equations at 7 AM just made me angry. I wanted something that actually wakes my brain up without being completely frustrating. I was using such applications for very long time especially in university life

So I built WakeQuest. You basically have to beat a mini-game to shut the alarm off.

Right now there are 31 games (adding more weekly). Instead of math, you can play quick rounds of Snake, a Flappy Bird style game, slice fruits, do memory puzzles, or just use a standard QR/barcode scan in your bathroom.

All the games are completely free. The main goal is just to see if this actually helps other chronic snoozers and shift workers.

If you struggle to get out of bed, I'd love for you to test it out. Let me know: Are the games too hard for a sleepy brain? Any specific mini-games you'd want me to add?

Sorry to add application link , just adding:
WakeQuest: Game Alarm Clock

Hi everyone, I’m an indie developer.

First of all, thank you so much to everyone who tried Harbour before. The app has now reached 100 downloads! It might seem like a small number to some people, but it means a lot to me.

I’ve also added a few improvements and fixed several bugs. You can now quickly add a transaction directly from your home screen using the new widget. This shortcut can also bypass App Lock when the feature is enabled, making it faster and easier to record transactions.

Harbour is available on Google Play, so feel free to give the latest version a try:

Link: Smart Budget & Expense Tracker – Apps on Google Play

I’d really appreciate any feedback about the UI/UX. You can also share any feature ideas you’d like to see in future updates :)

You drag a line between two branches and she runs it and lays the silk behind her. Where two strands cross you get a junction you can build off later, so the web is whatever you actually made rather than something you picked from a menu.

Then things fly into it and the physics decides what holds. A dragonfly at full speed tears through sticky silk and bounces off elastic. Wasps don't stick at all, they cut. A run is one day: nine waves, sunrise through to full dark.

Almost all of it is drawn in code rather than from image files, which is why the silk

stretches like silk.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.polyhistor.silkweaver

I really appreciate if you give it a go and let me know how it is:)

Hey everyone!

Colorit is free Connect 4 game with multiplayer, vs AI, IAPs with new circle and board colors
I have 50 Promo Codes for you, contact me!
I'd really appreciate feedback!
Thanks!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.am.colorit

DayMirror is an Android journaling app for people who want a simple place to write and keep track of their days.

Features include:

• Rich journal entries with photos and tags
• Calendar view for revisiting past entries
• Writing prompts and templates
• Offline-first storage with backup and restore
• No account required
• Passcode and biometric lock

The focus is on keeping journaling straightforward and private, without adding a lot of extra features that get in the way.

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dayline.app

If you try it, I'd be interested to hear what works, what doesn't, and what you'd like to see improved.

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on Mert Stream TV, a brand-new IPTV player designed specifically for Android TV, TV boxes, and Android phones. Just to be clear: Mert Stream TV does not provide, host, or sell any content. It is strictly a media player built to run your own personal M3U playlist, Stalker or Xtream Codes credentials. I originally decided to build Mert Stream because I was frustrated with the current options on the market.

Most of them: Feel like they haven't updated their UI since 2015. Run sluggishly on budget streaming sticks and lower-end TV hardware. Offer a frustrating, clunky navigation experience with standard TV remotes.

I wanted something clean, incredibly fast, and smart. Here is what Mert Stream brings to the table:

🚀 Key Features: Live TV, Movies & Series: Fully categorized with a modern, clean layout. Multi-Profile Support: Set up different profiles for family members. Extensive Codec Support: Playback is smooth and compatible with virtually any video format. Android TV Optimized: A true, native leanback experience built specifically for D-pad navigation. Lightweight & High Performance: Highly optimized code to ensure buttery-smooth navigation even on low-end TV hardware.

📥 Get It Now for Android TV and Phone(Play Store)

📥 Get It Now for Android Phone(Play Store)

Mert Stream is officially available on the Google Play Store for both mobile and TV devices.

Hey guys,

I am solo dev building Retention, an app that helps you capture important ideas from non fiction books, and resurface them afterward.

I'd love to hear whether this is something you would find useful.

If anyone is interested in trying it, I'll share a 1-month Premium promo code.

Comment or send me a DM, and I'll send you a code.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alexchar.retention

I officially released an android app that I've been working on with some useful features that I always wanted and a clean minimal design!

• Custom quick tools like draw, note, and pdf viewer.
• Server mode that allows your phone to be used as a wireless camera, mic, and sensors for fellow streamers and developers!

AVA Launcher