Good question! To me it means “just the right amount” and an “intentional” set of apps would very much meet that definition 
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This is why I have my Mudita Harmony!
I don’t want my phone in my bedroom even if its a minimalist phone
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Here’s the apps I use:
- Lawnchair (launcher)
- gmail
- calendar
- google maps
- google keep
- youtube music
- pocketcasts
- plexamp
- firefox
- google photos
- duolingo
- moon+ reader
- beeper
And then not on my homescreen:
- banking app
- buienalarm (local weather that warns for rain)
- calculator (mudita)
- camera (mudita)
- cineville (local cinema subscription)
- clock (mudita)
- contacts
- files
- fm radio (mudita)
- goodreads
- letterboxd
- NOS (local news)
- NS (local trains)
- Outlook lite
- phone (mudita)
- postnl (post office app)
- deepl (translator)
- weather (mudita)
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I’ve sideloaded quite some apps, but the main reason is that the stock apps are not good enough yet.
- Auxio as music player. It’s one of the many lightweight FOSS apps, but this one has an equalizer. Also, all of these FOSS apps have the standard functionality to search and play by artist/album/genre etc. Why didn’t Mudita just take an open-source app and improve the interface for e-ink?
- AntennaPod for podcasts. I do have the impression that Mudita is going to add podcasts in their music app (or make a separate app) because the stock music app already allows for changing playback speed, which is useful mostly for podcasts (weird that they added that but not search or play by artist/album)
- Beeper for WhatsApp and Signal messages. I disabled the notifications, because I use WhatsApp/Signal like e-mail: check regularly manually. Note that if you use Beeper, you still need to have WhatsApp somewhere on another device.
- HERE We go: after I read the tips here. I don’t like their maps too much, they are not super up to date, but they do have opening hours of businesses, navigation, and traffic info. This app replaced Gmaps WV, which is a webviewer for Google Maps. I did not hide the stock Maps app, I do like it. And open street maps is the most accurate and up to date.
- FUTO keyboard, because the stock keyboard is slow
- Via browser. I thought long and hard about this, because a browser is a gateway to much distraction. But the Mudita has a browser anyway. If you get a hyperlink in Beeper, you can open it. I did find that browsing on the Kompakt is slow, annoying and painful, so I don’t feel like using it too much. Many dumbphones, even old Nokias, had basic browers to find things. The browser does replace some apps: I can find my train schedule and get information on delays, I can search with Kagi, I can access my Fastmail calendar etc.
The Via browser has some nice functionalities for e-ink and minimalism: block images, reader mode, text size, save to pdf (and then the pdf appears in the reader app!), a clear data button and also you can configure it to clear all history and cookies after quitting. It also has a QR code scanner built-in. My homepage is just some bookmarks.
The stock apps are very nicely done, though. They look slick on the e-ink screen. But for now, I’ve hid the following stock apps:
- Music (see above)
- Calendar: it’s too barebones. No sync (but this is coming), no reminders other than 5 min, no repeats, etc. I get it, most dumbphones don’t have sync either. Instead, I use my fastmail calendar and also a Hobonichi weekly planner I always carry in my pocket.
I do enjoy the Kompakt a lot. With this setup, I never had to take my smartphone out whilst on the road.
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I use the following pre-installed apps:
-Phone
-SMS
-Meditation
-Weather
-Alarm clock, which I only use when I’m sleeping away from home, as I use the Mudita Bell at home. Unfortunately, the alarm clock app doesn’t work properly for me either and doesn’t ring at all or rings too late.
I have installed the following, which will be uninstalled as soon as Mudita has improved its apps:
- Futo keyboard, as the pre-installed one has problems with umlauts
- Auxio to play some music and podcasts.
If the above mentioned apps are improved, I will be fully satisfied with the Kompakt and the pre-installed features. I don’t miss anything else 
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So happy for you, I remember your frustrations with the Pure, now you have the phone for you! Can’t wait to get mine which starts shipping next week
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I use a meditation app to track my work time. And I don’t hear notifications of incoming texts messages.
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So you basically built a new phone for yourself from scratch 
how is the batterylife? How does the phone handle all this? Just curious as it has only 3gb RAM
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I like to make things my own
I get about 3 days of battery life, and I listen to a lot of music and podcasts over bluetooth.
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I’m thinking these will be the apps I add when I receive my Kompakt.
Apps I use:
- Peloton
- Garmin Connect
- Oura
- Headspace
- Spotify
- Audible
- Synology Photos
- PingID
- Ram
- Bitwarden
- eink bro
- Skylight
Temp Replacements until the built in apps are fully functional:
- Here WeGo Maps
- Textra
- Keyboard
- OneCalendar
- Clock
- Notification Manager
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"6. Notification Manager”
What does this app do? Are you able to see notifications for e.g. Signal with this? How does the notifications look on the Mudita when you have it installed?
EDIT: I just saw that you haven’t received your Kompact yet.
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If you have a vehicle - any insight if Android Auto function for you with all these changes?
Good to know on Plexamp 
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It traps and displays notifications. Not sure how it will work on the Kompakt yet. But will report back when I know.
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can you link notification manager?
thanks
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Yes I own a vehicle, no it’s not a car 
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I personally find Android Auto too distracting and ugly. Unless you don’t have Sat Nav built into your vehicle, I see no need for yet another Google intrusion/tracker.
My truck has both built in Sat Nav and wireless Android auto. I used AA for about a month, then went back to the UConnect for hands free phone call and text messages, BT audio streaming and built in HERE navigation.
My biggest issues with AA are constantly popping up a message for me to acknowledge or dismiss and stopping Sirius radio instead of lowering the volume like all other built in notifications. And my biggest grip was the completely different UI and color scheme from my truck’s brown and gold theme.
If you don’t have built in nav, just get a Garmin GPS for $150 USD and avoid Google.
While I installed it from the Aurora Store, Aurora gave me a google link 
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In addition to all the apps that have been mentioned, I have to say: The official Wikipedia app is beyond awesome and my favorite app on the Kompakt:
I wish it had the better display mode for reading, though 
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You don’t find yourself using it as a crutch in place of a browser?
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