quietmoneySwitchly.saltyy
An open-source Android anti-distraction app that blocks apps, websites and certain sections inside apps, and can use NFC/QR tags to switch blocking on and off.
An Android antiOne-line growth story, compiled by us from public sources; speculation is marked separately below.
Checkout visits over time
Checkout: checkout.stripe.com
1. Productwhat it sells, to whom, and how it charges
- Product
- An open-source Android anti-distraction app that blocks apps, websites and certain sections inside apps, and can use NFC/QR tags to switch blocking on and off.
- Users
- Android users who want to cut down on phone use
- Positioning
- Open source, ad-free, free at its core; an Android alternative to physical-tag phone-detox solutions like Brick/Foqos
- Pricing
- Core app free; tag + offline premium €14.99 one-time, bundles €17.99 / €19.99 Billing: one-time Free tier: yes Source: Existing
- Prices on site
- (one-time)
- Acquisition entry points on site
- app store
- Sharing mechanics
- open source "The app source is public on GitLab, making the project easier to inspect..." "The core app is free, contains no ads and works without official hardware." Made in Austria
“"The app source is public on GitLab, making the project easier to inspect..." "The core app is free, contains no ads and works without official hardware." Made in Austria”Quote from the site
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: SEO (Non-brand search). Direct 78.2%, search 16.4%, referral 3.3%. Non-brand search about 13%, with terms like foqos, foqos android and alternative to brick, i.e. people looking for an Android alternative to iOS competitors. Returning users come straight back.
Last month's traffic sources
Top channel measured by Similarweb, others estimated by rank
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| SEO | 13% |
| Other | 87% |
Direct + brand search 82%. Direct and brand search count as viral only when the site shows sharing mechanics; the largest share wins, under 5% means Other.
Countries
| Country | Share of visits |
|---|---|
| India | 70.44% |
| Canada | 16.41% |
| United States | 13.15% |
Language
Mainly English, also German
Keywords
31 keywords · brand ~82% · organic 100% / paid 0%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| switchly |
| foqos |
| alternative to brick |
| foqos android |
| switchly salty |
Non-brand queries: switchly, foqos, alternative to brick, foqos android
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 191.1K (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- +101%
- Bounce rate
- 50.26%
- Pages / visit
- 2.62
- Visit duration
- 00:02:20
- Industry
- Unknown
- Top 3 channels
- Direct › Organic Search › Referrals (top channel 78.19%)
3. Growth pathhow the first users arrived and what kept it growing
Classification
Basics
Timeline
Growth loop
Revenue and scale clues
Confidence and gaps
Other sites that started via “Long-tail search”
Similar sitessame category, also growing via SEO
FAQ
How many checkout visits does Switchly.saltyy get per month?
About 8,596 last month (Similarweb estimate), #365 of 606; the month before was 207. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do Switchly.saltyy's new users come from?
New-user source: SEO (Non-brand search). New users mostly come from need-based searches Direct 78.2%, search 16.4%, referral 3.3%. Non-brand search about 13%, with terms like foqos, foqos android and alternative to brick, i.e. people looking for an Android alternative to iOS competitors. Returning users come straight back.
How much does Switchly.saltyy cost?
Core app free; tag + offline premium €14.99 one-time, bundles €17.99 / €19.99
Dossier confidence: medium. Parts 1 and 2 come from reading the site and Similarweb data; part 3 from public reporting, founder posts, Wayback snapshots, WHOIS and similar, with speculation marked.
The number: checkout visits is Similarweb's estimate of visits from the site to a checkout payment page; opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue. Small sites land on fixed buckets.
Data through last month. Page updated 2026-10-26.