Switchly - App Blocker

Content rating
Everyone
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Spotting a smart solution for those loving efficiency. Switchly - App Blocker by Saltyy is ready to meet APPzone user expectations. Check related details via Productivity.

Secret Tips For Playing The App Switchly - App Blocker

Stay focused. Stay in control.

Switchly helps you block distracting apps, manage multiple profiles, and automate your routines with one tap, schedules, NFC tags, QR codes, barcodes, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or location triggers — all with a clean, privacy-first experience.

🚀 What Switchly Does:
• Create multiple profiles for Work, Study, Sleep, Driving, or anything you need
• Block selected apps quickly and reliably
• Use NFC tags to enable, disable, toggle, or switch profiles
• Use Switchly QR codes and barcodes as physical unlock/control keys
• Add Quick Settings tiles for fast access to Switchly, QR scanner, and barcode scanner
• Create time/day schedules for automatic switching
• Use optional Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and location triggers for smarter automation
• Temporarily disable or enable blocking when needed
• Use Emergency Unlock as a limited safety bypass
• Manage keys, paired tags, QR codes, and barcodes in one place
• Backup and restore your setup using local files or optional cloud backup
• Customize the app with accent colors and a clean Material UI
• No ads, no unnecessary accounts, and no selling of personal data

🔐 Accessibility Service Usage:
Switchly uses Android’s Accessibility Service API for its app blocking feature.

This is required so Switchly can detect when a selected app is opened and enforce the blocking rules you configured.

Switchly uses Accessibility Service to:
• Detect which app is currently in the foreground
• Check whether the opened app is blocked in your active profile
• Show a blocking screen or return you away from the blocked app
• Keep your configured blocking rules active while switching apps

What Switchly does NOT do:
• It does not read your messages
• It does not read typed text, passwords, or keystrokes
• It does not record audio or video
• It does not collect or sell personal data
• It does not share your data with third parties

All blocking and profile logic runs locally on your device.

The Accessibility Service is optional and must be enabled manually by you in Android Settings. Without it, profile switching and automation can still work, but app blocking cannot be enforced reliably.

🎯 Perfect For
• Students and professionals who want fewer distractions
• Anyone who wants a simple but powerful focus mode
• NFC, QR, and barcode automation setups
• Desk, car, door, notebook, or glove compartment unlock keys
• People who want automatic routines based on time, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or location
• Minimalists who prefer privacy-focused, local-first tools
• Parents who want quick local app restrictions

Switchly keeps distractions away so you can focus on what matters — your time, your control, your flow.
Block distracting apps with profiles, schedules, NFC, QR, and barcode keys.
Updated on
Jun 17, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info and App info and performance
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

136 reviews
Alyssa Raymond
August 17, 2026
I love the NFC tag feature so I actually have to get up to disable blocked apps and goof off. The issue is that it doesn't close websites that are blocked. It only stops them from opening. If I open a website while the blocking is disabled, when the timer runs out, it will not close unless I exit out of the app to do something else and then get back into the app. My 20-minute period can easily turn into an hour of online gaming.
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Saltyy
August 18, 2026
Sorry for that! This is a good catch. Switchly currently re-checks websites mainly when the browser/navigation changes, so an already-open blocked page can slip through when a temporary break expires. I am fixing this for the upcoming 2.2.5 update so active websites are re-checked as soon as protection turns back on. Thanks for reporting it!
Aimee Jones
April 19, 2026
Phenomenal free alternative to Brick! I use the QR code function and I rarely even scan it to "un-switch" my phone. I have gone from 4-6 hours of screen time per day to 2-3, and I am slowly increasing my restrictions. Yesterday I had 53 minutes of screen time, and 40 of them were while I was using a digital shopping list at the grocery store. This app works wonders!
9 people found this review helpful
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Saltyy
April 22, 2026
Glad to hear that!
Jessica Fritzler
March 15, 2026
This app is really helpful for forcing me to stay off certain apps throughout the day. Setting up a QR code should be in settings but was hard to find since it isn't, and there's no way to save it (I had to screenshot). There needs to be more options for enabling/disabling. I want to enable with a tap but disable with a QR OR NFC, not be limited to one or all. I don't like that I have to trek through my house to get my QR code so I can turn blocking on. That will be less incentive to use it.
4 people found this review helpful
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Saltyy
March 20, 2026
Edit: Thanks for your review. I will soon add an Option that allows you to enable via Button and disable via the set option. Also your right about QR, I actually forgot to implement that correctly, I will adjust it so you can share at least the Image instead of the text Both should be added in 2.0.4 - my mistake didnt notice that!

What’s new

What’s new:
• Improved diagnostics for accessibility, usage access, battery, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth setup
• Improved foreground app detection reliability
• Improved Wi-Fi SSID refresh behavior
• Improved Bluetooth device handling
• Added clearer battery optimization guidance
• Fixed issues with setup checks and permission states
• Fixed several UI, validation, and stability issues