Leash Browser vs Click The Bell

I made Leash out of my own necessity: For years, I've not only uninstalled social media apps and email from my mobile, I also had disabled my browser – otherwise, it was too tempting to simply distract myself with news sites or access webmail. Some people may have enough willpower to simply not do that, but I need more friction. Enter disabling the browser! Life without a browser is great, as my phone usage drifted towards more creative things: taking photos, capturing thoughts, catching up and a meticulously curated stream of news, via a RSS reader. But then, life comes along, and asks you to scan a QR code to purchase a ticket. Also, when people sent me a website that I should check out, I had to go a lot of extra miles to do that (i.e. adding it to my todo list and checking it at the laptop). Lastly, some things just don't work without a browser, such as signing in for an app that requires you to do the authentication via their website. Oh, and search! I even installed the Wikipedia app to look up things, but it also has limits. So, I decided to make a 'minimal' browser that will keep the friction where it's needed to withstand the sirens of the internets, but be assistive as a browser should be in living a life in 2026. So here comes Leash! It's built to replace your system browser, and it has three major features: - no address bar - no favorites - no color ... but you can register it as the 'default browser' on your system, and so you'll be able to use it to open links that come 'from the outside world' (= friends, QR codes) and also to open a web search from your phone's search bar. I enjoy it a lot, and I hope, you do, too! (If anything goes wrong, please get in touch – I'm actively developing this, and I'd love to learn about things that aren't working well just yet.)

Click The Bell notifies you the moment your favourite YouTube channels publish something new. And unlike the regular bell, you decide whether you want to hear about long videos, Shorts, or both. Per channel. HOW IT WORKS • Add a channel by searching for its name, typing its @handle or pasting a link to the channel or a video • Pick formats per channel with the two buttons: Long and Shorts • Get a notification when the channel publishes – usually within minutes. Tap it and the video opens in YouTube MORE THAN A BELL • Daily digest: collect a channel's videos into one notification a day, at the time you choose • History: all your pings in one place, with unread markers • Quiet hours: pick a window without sound or banners. New videos still land in your history • Widget: see the latest video from your channels right on your Home Screen • Made for iPhone (including iPhone Duo) and iPad, in light and dark mode, and the text follows your text size MEMBERS VIDEOS (SUBSCRIPTION) Are you a member of a channel on YouTube? With the Members videos subscription you also get notified when the channel publishes videos for members only – including members Shorts and early-access videos. Covers all your channels with members content. 7 days free, then 19 DKK per month (or the equivalent in your currency). Renews automatically until you cancel it in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. You need to be a member of the channel on YouTube to watch the videos, and YouTube requires channel members to be at least 18. FREE AND EXTRA SLOTS Follow up to 3 channels for free. Need more? Buy one extra slot at a time, up to 10 channels in total. One-time purchases. NO ACCOUNT, NO TRACKING Nothing to sign in to. The app stores only what it needs to send you notifications: your push token, channel choices and settings. You can delete your data at any time under Settings → Delete my data. No ads, no tracking. Click The Bell does not play, download, or store videos. Videos open in the YouTube app or in Safari. The app uses YouTube API Services and is not affiliated with YouTube or Google. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ding-backend-406091357599.europe-west1.run.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://ding-backend-406091357599.europe-west1.run.app/privacy