# BuzzKill Notification Manager

> Enhance your notifications with superpowers

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.samruston.buzzkill](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.samruston.buzzkill)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.samruston.buzzkill`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sam Ruston
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 103,283
- **Rating:** 4.69 / 5 (2,865 ratings)
- **Version:** 36.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2020-05-23
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samruston.buzzkill)
- **Website:** [https://buzzkillapp.com](https://buzzkillapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://samruston.com/buzzkill/policy.html](https://samruston.com/buzzkill/policy.html)

## Description

**BuzzKill Notification Manager** gives Android notifications smart, customizable rules so you see important alerts at the right time while filtering out distractions. Create cooldowns, custom sounds and vibrations, automatic replies, reminders, snoozes, alarms, notification history, secret notifications, and automatic dismissal rules.

BuzzKill is privacy-first, with no ads, trackers, or internet access—your notification data stays on your device. It also supports optional accessibility automation and includes a Wear OS companion for triggering watch alerts and actions.

## Rankings

- #217,697 — Overall
- #116 — Android wear (Gross)
- #1 — notification

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.samruston.buzzkill.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `net.dinglisch.android.tasker.PERMISSION_RUN_TASKS`

## Review summary

BuzzKill Notification Manager is praised for its powerful and customizable notification controls that help users reduce overload and tailor alerts effectively. Users appreciate the one-time purchase model and developer support. Common issues include occasional app freezes, problems with notification retention after restarts, limited location feature functionality, delayed audio alerts, and some inconsistencies in rule enforcement across devices. Overall, it significantly improves notification management and user experience despite minor bugs.

### Pros

- Highly customizable notification management with the ability to create specific rules for apps, keywords, and contacts.
- Effective at reducing notification overload and helping users regain phone control.
- Allows customization of vibration patterns, sounds, and batching of notifications.
- No subscription, one-time purchase with lifetime access and no ads.
- Developer is responsive and actively updates the app based on user feedback.

### Cons

- App occasionally freezes and requires force stop to recover.
- Some users experience loss of notifications after device restart, especially those marked 'not dismiss'.
- Location-based notification features rely only on Wi-Fi networks, limiting effectiveness.
- Delayed audio notification sounds by about 2 seconds, which some users find annoying.
- Rules sometimes do not apply as expected, e.g., repeated notifications within cooldown periods or incomplete blocking on paired devices like smartwatches.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.samruston.buzzkill)