DoNotNotify
Notification manager in Phones & tablets
Free Android app that filters notifications by rule; people like its price and lack of internet access. Main caveat: critics want it open source, since it reads all notifications.
10 people recommended DoNotNotify in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
9 of the 10 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “DoNotNotify is now Open Source”.
Summary written by Claude from 33 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 10 of those comments still count.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- mixed feelings
- 1
- warn against or regret it
- 0
The record
Recommended in 2 of 12 months
In 2 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 2 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 9 of its 10 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 10 of the 12 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Lets users control notifications
“you’ve done a genuinely positive and helpful thing to allow ordinary users to fight back”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “DoNotNotify is now Open Source” “Thank you for helping Android users customize their digital environment.”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “DoNotNotify is now Open Source” “this appears to have a lot more granularity”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “DoNotNotify is now Open Source” Reduces distraction and spam
“I still highly recommend anything like this for those who're tired of notifications spam”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “DoNotNotify is now Open Source” “I would pay a lot to have this on iPhone as I'm distracted easily due to my ADHD.”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “DoNotNotify is now Open Source” Verifiable and open source
“The real win here is that you listened to feedback and made it verifiable.”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “DoNotNotify is now Open Source” “Thanks for making it open source”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “DoNotNotify is now Open Source”
What people said
10 of the 12 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Thanks for making it open source”
“This addresses email notifications only.”
“I would gladly pay a dollar in the official store to get this app”
“you’ve done a genuinely positive and helpful thing to allow ordinary users to fight back”
“I would pay a lot to have this on iPhone as I'm distracted easily due to my ADHD.”
“I still highly recommend anything like this for those who're tired of notifications spam”
“Thank you for helping Android users customize their digital environment.”
“this appears to have a lot more granularity”
“The real win here is that you listened to feedback and made it verifiable.”
“Especially since the companies do not honor their notification type.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.