Reviews of BuzzKill Notification Manager

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List of user reviews and ratings for BuzzKill Notification Manager

Total ratings

4.63 (Rating count: 2,779)

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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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 4.63

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14% (11)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-16	Is*****	Auto dismiss works on system UI notifications! I run apps that draw over others and I explicitly set the permissions for those apps to do so. Yet Android thinks I need a notification whenever the draw event occurs (often). Not sure why a notification was stressing me out, but I am physically relieved that it's gone. Edit: this dev team is COOKING. They just keep adding new features that are legitimate value.
Auto dismiss works on system UI notifications! I run apps that draw over others and I explicitly set the permissions for those apps to do so. Yet Android thinks I need a notification whenever the draw event occurs (often). Not sure why a notification was stressing me out, but I am physically relieved that it's gone. Edit: this dev team is COOKING. They just keep adding new features that are legitimate value.
2026-08-15	Pa*****	Best app in the world! thank you!
Best app in the world! thank you!
2026-08-11	Su*****	This app not only increases control on notifications but also saves time by providing better options than stock android settings.
This app not only increases control on notifications but also saves time by providing better options than stock android settings.
2026-08-10	Ma*****	this app keeps me out of trouble when my wife messages me and wants an immediate response (instead of 3 hours later), and it's the only reason Microsoft teams is even remotely usable
this app keeps me out of trouble when my wife messages me and wants an immediate response (instead of 3 hours later), and it's the only reason Microsoft teams is even remotely usable
2026-08-10	Ev*****	saved my sanity with all these notofications.
saved my sanity with all these notofications.
2026-08-09	Ya*****	Wonderful app for declutering your digital life.
Wonderful app for declutering your digital life.
2026-08-07	*****	Lifesaver. Naww, Life-saner 😅 . Works great and being improved all the time.
Lifesaver. Naww, Life-saner 😅 . Works great and being improved all the time.
2026-08-07	Mi*****	pixel 8 Pro android 17 , august 26. doesn't work, even for a simple rule, messaged the support and never had a reply. I paid for nothing. good luck if you wanna try! which email did you use? yahoo or Gmail. I have nothing on 29th neither in junk
pixel 8 Pro android 17 , august 26. doesn't work, even for a simple rule, messaged the support and never had a reply. I paid for nothing. good luck if you wanna try! which email did you use? yahoo or Gmail. I have nothing on 29th neither in junk
2026-08-07	Ha*****	The app straight up does not work and instead of alerting me of notifications from the app Tumblr like I wanted it to, it made it so they effectively didn't exist at all
The app straight up does not work and instead of alerting me of notifications from the app Tumblr like I wanted it to, it made it so they effectively didn't exist at all
2026-08-06	Ma*****	Great app! But maybe you should rename the Custom Alert to Banner Alert, would make more sense directly to the user.
Great app! But maybe you should rename the Custom Alert to Banner Alert, would make more sense directly to the user.