Does it really block? Can I just force-close it?

Uses UsageStats polling (~900ms) from a START_STICKY foreground service — no AccessibilityService. Asks for battery exemption and shows a troubleshooter if killed.

Does it upload my camera?

No. Frames stay in RAM, MediaPipe Pose Landmarker runs on-device. Nothing stored or sent. Airplane mode works.

Can I cheat by waving?

Waving yields 0 reps. Plank hip-shoulder gate, elbow ROM 150→90→150, visibility checks and 800ms min per rep filter cheats.

What about emergencies?

One 60-sec emergency pass per day, logged honestly on the dashboard.

Yes for the loop — unlimited blocking, rolling 7 days plus lifetime totals. Pro adds depth, customization and export.

What permissions and why?

Usage Access, Display over other apps, Camera during challenge, Notifications. No AccessibilityService by design.

Offline · Private · On-device AI

Earn your
scroll back.

Pick the apps that steal your focus. Do 15 push-ups — counted live on your phone — for 15 minutes back. No cloud. No account.

Get it onGoogle Play See how it works

Start free · On-device counting — your camera never leaves the phone·Blocks Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & any app you choose

Airplane mode · Works offline

doomscrolling

discipline

Why it matters

Scroll 2 hours a day and you lose a month every year.

PushBuff turns that month into reps, not regret.

InstagramTikTokYouTube+ any app

How it works

Three moves to
take your time back.

No hacks. No willpower Olympics. Just push-ups before the scroll — counted on-device.

Pick apps to block

Choose Instagram, TikTok, YouTube — or any app. 15 min grace after each earn.

Do push-ups

Front camera counts reps live with MediaPipe. Hips drop? Waving? Zero reps — plank gate says try again.

Earn time back

Nail 15 → 15 min unlocked. Streak grows. Need a break? One 60-sec emergency pass per day.

⚠Block • Push • Earn • Repeat⚠Block • Push • Earn • Repeat⚠Block • Push • Earn • Repeat⚠Block • Push • Earn • Repeat

What you get

Holds the line when
willpower doesn't.

Six pieces — blocking, counting, streaks, widgets, theming, privacy. Bento-style, not SaaS-grid.

Blocking that holds

UsageStats + foreground service. START_STICKY, per-package grace, survives Xiaomi/Samsung killers.

wireframe · 1/6

Real rep counting

CameraX → MediaPipe Pose (VIDEO). Elbow state machine, plank gate, ≥90% accuracy.

wireframe · 2/6

Streaks & time

Today ring, flame, 7-day bars, hours reclaimed — local, honest.

wireframe · 3/6

Home-screen widgets

Small/Mid free, Large with per-app rows. Glance + M3 expressive.

wireframe · 4/6

Theme your way

Material You, 9 palette styles, AMOLED true black. Your vibe.

wireframe · 5/6

Private by design

Frames never leave RAM. Room + DataStore local, airplane mode.

wireframe · 6/6

Privacy-first

Your reps never leave
your phone.

No cloud. No frames stored. Nothing uploaded — ever.
No account. Local DataStore + Room only.
Airplane mode works. Camera indicator honesty in onboarding.

CameraX → MediaPipe Pose Landmarker → RepCounter

On-device pipeline

CameraX→Pose→Counter

Frames stay in RAM. Nothing leaves the phone.

Inside the app

Wireframes

Picker · UsageStats

Wireframe

Block distracting apps

Search, filter, toggle. Bulk actions from FAB.

Challenge · MediaPipe

Wireframe

Do push-ups — AI counts live

Wavy rep ring + skeleton on Canvas. Haptics on complete.

Dashboard · 7-day bars

Wireframe

Earn 15 minutes. Grace timer runs.

Streak, weekly bars, reclaimed hours. Local-only.

Wireframe placeholders — replace with real screenshots after Play freeze.

FAQ

The hard questions, answered honestly.

It uses UsageStats polling (~900 ms) from a START_STICKY foreground service — no AccessibilityService by design (Play-policy clean). We ask for battery-optimization exemption and show a troubleshooter if Xiaomi/Samsung kill it. Nothing is unkillable on Android — we make bypass cost effort, not taps.