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Beeswax

Turn your Android device into a dumbphone by blocking web browsers and selected applications.

Pricing

$0/mo

Free
Score

4.2/5

License
CC0-1.0
Last technical review
2026-11-05
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Technical Overview

Beeswax is an open-source Android application designed to turn a smartphone into a minimalist device. It allows blocking web browsers, newly installed apps, and any chosen software using a lock code. It is deployed by configuring the device owner via ADB and runs without network access or personal data collection.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Open-source codebase with verifiable reproducible builds.
  • Operates completely without network access or invasive permissions.
  • Automatically blocks newly installed apps to prevent bypass attempts.

Technical Considerations

  • Requires a computer with ADB and USB debugging enabled for initial setup.
  • Removing restrictions requires a factory reset if the lock code is misplaced.

Technical Capabilities & Features

3/7
Not available:REST & GraphQL API
Not available:SSO / SAML Authentication
Included:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Included:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Not available:Custom Domains & SSL
Not available:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Beeswax

76/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Excellent
81/100
Pricing Fairness
Excellent
87/100
Security & Governance
Favorable
68/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Favorable
62/100
Performance & Reliability
Excellent
80/100
Pricing & TCO
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Pricing

$0.00/mo

Model: FREE.

Free Tier Verification:

  • No credit card required
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Unlimited usage with no expiration
  • No mandatory watermarks
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: Beeswax$0.00/mo
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Licensing Cost (1 to 100+ seats)
$0/forever
Unlimited team members with zero penalties
SSO Tax (SAML Enterprise)
$0no surcharge
No artificial security barriers
3-Year Investment (Software TCO)
$0total
operates under a zero-cost or open-source model. Licensing TCO is identical:
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: BeeswaxWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 10 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 50 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 250 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 1,000 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$0/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
$0/month extra
Usage covered within plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$0/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

Security & Data Exit
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Compliance & Security Standards: Beeswax

SOC 2 Type IINot reported
ISO 27001Not reported
GDPR / RGPDNot reported
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇺🇸United States [US]Subject to US CLOUD ActGDPR DPA Available
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
No SSO Documented
Data Residency
SELF_HOSTEDEUUSAWS
AI Privacy Policy
Not evaluated
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: BeeswaxJSON
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
JSON
Password Hash Portability
Locked: Proprietary Algorithm / No Export

Credential hashes are guarded under proprietary algorithms and cannot be exported.

Exit Protocol & Migration Notes

Se requiere un restablecimiento de fábrica del dispositivo Android para eliminar la configuración de propietario.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: BeeswaxCC0-1.0
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageKotlin
Code LicenseCC0-1.0
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name beeswax -p 8080:8080 beeswax:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
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Technical Reputation of Beeswax

68/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Open-source codebase with verifiable reproducible builds.
  • Operates completely without network access or invasive permissions.
  • Automatically blocks newly installed apps to prevent bypass attempts.

Reported Production Frictions

  • Requires a computer with ADB and USB debugging enabled for initial setup.
  • Removing restrictions requires a factory reset if the lock code is misplaced.
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:1-Click Cancellation

Immediate cancellation from account settings without phone calls or forced retention.

Open source repository activity: Beeswax13
Stars, forks and release cadence
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Stars13
Forks0
Open Issues4
SPDX LicenseCC0-1.0
Latest Commit DetectedNov 3, 2026

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Beeswax)

How do you install and set up Beeswax?

You need a computer with ADB, USB debugging enabled, and no active accounts or secondary users on the Android device while configuring it as the device owner.

Does Beeswax collect any personal data or analytics?

No. The tool is designed with strict privacy in mind, operating without network access and collecting zero personal or telemetry data from the device.

What are the ways to bypass the restrictions?

The only ways around the application's restrictions are entering the designated lock code or performing a full factory reset on the mobile device.

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