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Drowser vs No More Background: catalog facts
Drowser	No More Background

Best for: Stopping background apps on a rooted Android phone	Best for: Android users who want to stop apps running in the background
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Android	Linux, Android
Automatically stops chosen apps when screen off Simple, focused purpose Can reduce background battery drain	Set-and-forget approach to stopping background apps Open source and actively developed Available on Flathub
Requires root Force-stop can make apps misbehave Android only	Narrow purpose focused on Android background activity Limited documentation in the research about how it connects to the device
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Drowser gitlab.com/juanitobananas/drowser play.google.com/store/apps/details f-droid.org/packages/com.jarsilio.android.drowser Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for No More Background github.com/adil192/no_more_background f-droid.org/packages/com.adilhanney.no_more_background Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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