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BuzzKill Notification Manager

BuzzKill Notification Manager

4.6
Downloads: 50,000+ Reviews: 2,440 Content Rating: Everyone
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Overview

Category

Tools

Developer

Sam Ruston

Price

Free

Released On

May 23, 2020

Contains Ads

No

Updated At

Apr 7, 2026

Features

TIMES MAGAZINE

BEST INVENTIONS 2025

ANDROID AUTHORITY

"This is the notification manager Google should’ve built for Android years ago"

LIFEHACKER

"BuzzKill Is the Best Way to Manage Your Android Notifications"

BuzzKill allows you to see the notifications you need to see when you need to see them and filter out everything else you don't. Here is just a taste of what BuzzKill can do:

Cooldown
Don't get buzzed multiple times when someone messages you multiple times in quick succession
...

TIMES MAGAZINE

BEST INVENTIONS 2025ANDROID AUTHORITY
"This is the notification manager Google should’ve built for Android years ago"LIFEHACKER
"BuzzKill Is the Best Way to Manage Your Android Notifications"BuzzKill allows you to see the notifications you need to see when you need to see them and filter out everything else you don't. Here is just a taste of what BuzzKill can do:
Cooldown
Don't get buzzed multiple times when someone messages you multiple times in quick succession
Custom alert
Set a custom sound or vibration pattern for a specific contact or phrase
Dismiss
Automatically swipe away any notification you don't want to see, without hiding all notifications for that app
Reply
Automatically reply to a message if you haven't seen it after a while
Remind me
Keep reminding you until you see a notification
Undo
Gives you a second chance to tap on a notification when you accidentally swipe it away
Snooze
Receive your notifications in batches so they fit your schedule
Alarm
Get your attention such as for a security camera notification
Secret
Hide the content of the notification
Keep a history of your notifications so you review or restore them later
And many more... FAQ: https://buzzkillapp. comBuzzKill is privacy first. There are no ads, no trackers and no data ever leaves your device. Unlike pretty much every app on your phone and the Play Store it doesn't have access to the internet (you can check) so you can be sure that your data is safe. Looking for a free trial? BuzzKill cannot connect to the internet to verify purchases, so it does not offer a free trial in the app. However if you're not happy with your purchase, please press the contact support button in the app and I'll refund your order if you're outside of Google Play's returns period. Wear OSBuzzKill has a companion app for Wear OS that allows you to trigger certain actions on the watch based on the rules that the phone triggers. For example you can create a rule in BuzzKill to trigger an alarm when you receive a certain notification. With the BuzzKill companion app, you can have the alarm show up on your watch too. Accessibility Service APIBuzzKill includes an optional accessibility service that allows it automate certain actions on your device. For example you set BuzzKill to automatically tap a button in a notification. No data is collected and no data leaves the device. You do not need to enable the accessibility service unless you create a rule that uses it. Does BuzzKill work with phone calls? Unfortunately phone calls work very differently to notifications and they have limited support in BuzzKill. E. g. you can't set a custom vibration or sound for a phone call, but you can use the unsilence rule to temporarily allow a phone call to unsilence your rule based on the time/location/phone number that is calling.

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Ratings breakdown

2,440 reviews
5★
89%
4★
6%
3★
2%
2★
0%
1★
3%

Developer contact

Name

Sam Ruston

Address

Butlers House Church Drive, Wentworth ROTHERHAM S62 7TW United Kingdom

Support

help@samruston.com

Privacy

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is BuzzKill Notification Manager free to download?
high

Yes. The app metadata lists BuzzKill Notification Manager as free.

Source: app_metadata

What do sampled users like about BuzzKill Notification Manager?
low

BuzzKill Notification Manager is praised by sampled reviewers for value, affordability, or tolerable ads. Only 1 sampled review supports this theme, so confidence is low.

Source: user_reviews

How to Use

TIMES MAGAZINE - BEST INVENTIONS 2025ANDROID AUTHORITY - "This is the notification manager Google should’ve built for Android years ago"LIFEHACKER - "BuzzKill Is the Best Way to Ma (app_description)

Getting Started

Source: app_description_and_user_feedback_noted

  1. Install BuzzKill Notification Manager from the appropriate app store.
  2. Open the app and start with the free experience.
  3. Review the main features described in the app listing.
  4. Adjust app settings based on your preferences.

Key Features (from app listing)

Source: app_description

  • Cooldown - Don't get buzzed multiple times when someone messages you multiple times in quick succession
  • Custom alert - Set a custom sound or vibration pattern for a specific contact or phrase
  • Dismiss - Automatically swipe away any notification you don't want to see, without hiding all notifications for that app
  • Reply - Automatically reply to a message if you haven't seen it after a while
  • Remind me - Keep reminding you until you see a notification
  • Undo - Gives you a second chance to tap on a notification when you accidentally swipe it away
Pro Tip: Start with the areas reviewers praised: BuzzKill Notification Manager is praised by sampled reviewers for value, affordability, or tolerable ads.

Theme 'value, affordability, or tolerable ads' identified in recent_reviews #2. Review #2 praises value, affordability, or tolerable ads.

How this content was created

Content type: pattern_analysis_of_user_reviews_and_metadata

AI generated: Yes

Data sources:
  • Google Play user reviews (12-20 preferred; may be smaller if source data is limited per app), August 22, 2025 to April 13, 2024
  • Google Play ratings distribution
  • App Store listing metadata
Limitations:
  • Review samples are not statistically representative of all user sentiment
  • High-engagement negative reviews can overrepresent complaints
  • Claims labeled 'low confidence' are based on single-review observations only
  • No real-world app testing was conducted
  • Feature availability may vary by region, device, and app version

Pros & Cons

Based on analysis of Google Play user reviews

Pros

  • Users appreciate the app: "Thank you so much. I couldn't figure out how to do this myself in automation apps, and I really needed my phone to be qu" medium

    Extracted from 3 high-rated user review(s)

    Evidence (3)
    “Thank you so much. I couldn't figure out how to do this myself in automation apps, and I really needed my phone to be quiet when someone in particular likes to text multiple times in a row when I'm as”
    Rating: 4★ April 13, 2024 18 likes
    “Worth paying for. I don't know what's up with people avoiding paid apps like the plague but it's good to pay sometimes. I would much rather skip one cup of coffee for a well made, ad free, app. Instea”
    Rating: 5★ September 30, 2024 147 likes
    “I have been searching for this functionality for so long. No more phone exploding like someone died over some dog video in the group chat. Weird edge case, if the chat name starts with a korean charac”
    Rating: 5★ May 12, 2023 12 likes
  • Cooldown - Don't get buzzed multiple times when someone messages you multiple times in quick succession medium

    Extracted from app description

  • Custom alert - Set a custom sound or vibration pattern for a specific contact or phrase medium

    Extracted from app description

  • Dismiss - Automatically swipe away any notification you don't want to see, without hiding all notifications for that app medium

    Extracted from app description

  • Reply - Automatically reply to a message if you haven't seen it after a while medium

    Extracted from app description

Cons

  • No significant user complaints identified from sampled reviews low

    No negative review patterns detected in recent reviews

Recent Reviews

njh93 “Nicole”

4★

Thank you so much. I couldn't figure out how to do this myself in automation apps, and I really needed my phone to be quiet when someone in particular likes to text multiple times in a row when I'm asleep. EDIT- sometimes if another text comes in fast enough, it'll still go off, but overall it's been helping since I installed it. The dev also reached out again after quite awhile and I assumed they had forgotten, so it was nice that they got back in touch!

April 13, 2024 18 likes

Spencer Solomon

5★

Worth paying for. I don't know what's up with people avoiding paid apps like the plague but it's good to pay sometimes. I would much rather skip one cup of coffee for a well made, ad free, app. Instead of a free ad riddled, buggy pos. I use this because I am logged in on a company Instagram and I don't want to receive notifications from it but I cant turn it off on Instagram without turning it off for everyone who is logged into it. It works great!

September 30, 2024 147 likes

Nico Fine

5★

I have been searching for this functionality for so long. No more phone exploding like someone died over some dog video in the group chat. Weird edge case, if the chat name starts with a korean character (maybe others too), it bypasses the rules and the app does not work. Maybe this will be fixed in later versions. Am using the app in english, but one chat has this exception.

May 12, 2023 12 likes

Nathan Wiebe

5★

I want my phone to use the ringer and audible notifications when I'm at home during the day but not at night and not when I'm out in public. This app lets me set a rule to only turn it off of silent when it's connected to my home Wi-Fi during the day. I've used this for three years and it's great! Another benefit is being able to cancel the stupid "x is typing" notifications from Snapchat.

September 03, 2025 24 likes

Ammar H

5★

It's really nice to take active control of notifications when you're working or busy. Some necessary apps can even start to bug you with unnecessary notifications, and this has helped with that. Edit: 8/22/25 After about 1 year of use, this is a must have application. Whether you get a lot of notifications from social media, texts, or emails, this app helps cut down the clutter. It also helps speed up certain tasks on your device such as automatic copying a verification code.

August 22, 2025 15 likes