People struggle to keep unwanted AI out of everyday apps
People who want AI-free software encounter promoted assistants and writing prompts in the apps they use, but have no reliable way to switch them off everywhere. Controls are app-specific or absent; one person found switching settings off app by app tedious enough to delete some apps. A standalone tool could reduce friction on supported websites, but cannot reliably disable features inside every native mobile app or make vendors honor a global preference.
For people who prefer software without generative AI. Mentioned from Feb 2024 to Nov 2025 on Bluesky and Hacker News.
6 different people described this problem in 6 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 2.0/10
- Pain
- 5.0/10
- Frequency
- 7.0/10
- Willingness to pay
- 4.1/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Consumers
- Competition
- Medium
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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i wish someone made Adblock for these "tools" that get shoved in your face by every service today, like Amazon's "Rufus" or BofA's "Emma" take up like half the mobile screen, utterly useless
Is there an app to block/delete all AI features of apps and software? Because if not, I think it's a million dollar idea
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- Current workarounds, existing solutions and risks