diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 9363877d4..a972cb5f3 100755
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(projects.core.data.impl)
   implementation(projects.core.playback)
   implementation(projects.core.scanner)
+  implementation(projects.core.initializer)
   implementation(projects.features.playbackScreen)
   implementation(projects.navigation)
   implementation(projects.core.sleeptimer.api)
@@ -171,7 +172,6 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(libs.appCompat)
   implementation(libs.material)
   implementation(libs.datastore)
-  implementation(libs.appStartup)
 
   implementation(libs.navigation3.ui)
 
@@ -198,9 +198,6 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation(libs.junit)
   testImplementation(libs.mockk)
 
-  implementation(libs.leakcanary.plumber)
-  debugImplementation(libs.leakcanary.android)
-
   implementation(libs.media3.exoplayer)
   implementation(libs.media3.session)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/voice/app/di/App.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/voice/app/di/App.kt
index 4697071c1..e1e9ff266 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/voice/app/di/App.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/voice/app/di/App.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import voice.core.common.rootGraph
 import voice.core.data.store.DarkThemeStore
+import voice.core.initializer.AppInitializer
 import voice.core.scanner.MediaScanTrigger
 import voice.core.sleeptimer.AutoEnableSleepTimer
 import voice.core.ui.DARK_THEME_SETTABLE
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ open class App : Application() {
   @Inject
   lateinit var autoEnableSleepTimer: AutoEnableSleepTimer
 
+  @Inject
+  lateinit var appInitializers: Set<AppInitializer>
+
   @field:[
   Inject
   DarkThemeStore
@@ -62,6 +66,9 @@ open class App : Application() {
       }
     }
 
+    appInitializers.forEach {
+      it.onAppStart(this)
+    }
     mediaScanner.scan()
     triggerWidgetOnChange.init()
     autoEnableSleepTimer.startMonitoring()
diff --git a/core/initializer/build.gradle.kts b/core/initializer/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7bcd7360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/initializer/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+plugins {
+  id("voice.library")
+}
diff --git a/core/initializer/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/initializer/AppInitializer.kt b/core/initializer/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/initializer/AppInitializer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44b699c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/initializer/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/initializer/AppInitializer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package voice.core.initializer
+
+import android.app.Application
+
+interface AppInitializer {
+
+  fun onAppStart(application: Application)
+}
diff --git a/core/logging/crashlytics/build.gradle.kts b/core/logging/crashlytics/build.gradle.kts
index 683225baa..50b2286f6 100644
--- a/core/logging/crashlytics/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/logging/crashlytics/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 plugins {
   id("voice.library")
+  alias(libs.plugins.metro)
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation(libs.appStartup)
+  implementation(projects.core.initializer)
   implementation(libs.firebase.crashlytics)
 }
diff --git a/core/logging/crashlytics/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/logging/crashlytics/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index a2461e4cd..000000000
--- a/core/logging/crashlytics/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<manifest xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-
-  <application>
-
-    <provider
-      android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
-      android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
-      android:exported="false"
-      tools:node="merge">
-
-      <meta-data
-        android:name="voice.core.logging.crashlytics.CrashlyticsLogWriterInitializer"
-        android:value="androidx.startup" />
-    </provider>
-
-  </application>
-</manifest>
diff --git a/core/logging/crashlytics/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/logging/crashlytics/CrashlyticsLogWriterInitializer.kt b/core/logging/crashlytics/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/logging/crashlytics/CrashlyticsLogWriterInitializer.kt
index e216c8261..f92d6ecd4 100644
--- a/core/logging/crashlytics/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/logging/crashlytics/CrashlyticsLogWriterInitializer.kt
+++ b/core/logging/crashlytics/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/logging/crashlytics/CrashlyticsLogWriterInitializer.kt
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 package voice.core.logging.crashlytics
 
-import android.content.Context
-import androidx.startup.Initializer
+import android.app.Application
+import dev.zacsweers.metro.AppScope
+import dev.zacsweers.metro.ContributesIntoSet
+import dev.zacsweers.metro.Inject
+import voice.core.initializer.AppInitializer
 import voice.core.logging.core.Logger
 
-@Suppress("unused")
-class CrashlyticsLogWriterInitializer : Initializer<Unit> {
+@ContributesIntoSet(AppScope::class)
+@Inject
+class CrashlyticsLogWriterInitializer : AppInitializer {
 
-  override fun create(context: Context) {
+  override fun onAppStart(application: Application) {
     Logger.install(CrashlyticsLogWriter())
   }
-
-  override fun dependencies(): List<Class<out Initializer<*>>> = emptyList()
 }
diff --git a/core/logging/debug/build.gradle.kts b/core/logging/debug/build.gradle.kts
index 4b69b10f6..0fd2e4c50 100644
--- a/core/logging/debug/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/logging/debug/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 plugins {
   id("voice.library")
+  alias(libs.plugins.metro)
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation(libs.appStartup)
+  implementation(projects.core.initializer)
 }
diff --git a/core/logging/debug/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/logging/debug/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index fb304434a..000000000
--- a/core/logging/debug/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<manifest xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-
-  <application>
-
-    <provider
-      android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
-      android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
-      android:exported="false"
-      tools:node="merge">
-
-      <meta-data
-        android:name="voice.core.logging.debug.DebugLogWriterInitializer"
-        android:value="androidx.startup" />
-    </provider>
-
-  </application>
-</manifest>
diff --git a/core/logging/debug/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/logging/debug/DebugLogWriterInitializer.kt b/core/logging/debug/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/logging/debug/DebugLogWriterInitializer.kt
index 164ac5b2e..c90204130 100644
--- a/core/logging/debug/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/logging/debug/DebugLogWriterInitializer.kt
+++ b/core/logging/debug/src/main/kotlin/voice/core/logging/debug/DebugLogWriterInitializer.kt
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 package voice.core.logging.debug
 
-import android.content.Context
-import androidx.startup.Initializer
+import android.app.Application
+import dev.zacsweers.metro.AppScope
+import dev.zacsweers.metro.ContributesIntoSet
+import dev.zacsweers.metro.Inject
+import voice.core.initializer.AppInitializer
 import voice.core.logging.core.Logger
 
-@Suppress("unused")
-class DebugLogWriterInitializer : Initializer<Unit> {
+@ContributesIntoSet(AppScope::class)
+@Inject
+class DebugLogWriterInitializer : AppInitializer {
 
-  override fun create(context: Context) {
+  override fun onAppStart(application: Application) {
     Logger.install(DebugLogWriter())
   }
-
-  override fun dependencies(): List<Class<out Initializer<*>>> = emptyList()
 }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 7e984fa8c..b899a9423 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [versions]
-leakcanary = "2.14"
 versionCode = "3603049"
 versionName = "8.6.2"
 
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ metro = "0.6.3"
 
 [libraries]
 androidPluginForGradle = { module = "com.android.tools.build:gradle", version.ref = "agp" }
-leakcanary-android = { module = "com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android-startup", version.ref = "leakcanary" }
-leakcanary-plumber = { module = "com.squareup.leakcanary:plumber-android-startup", version.ref = "leakcanary" }
 material = "com.google.android.material:material:1.12.0"
 junit = "junit:junit:4.13.2"
 mockk = "io.mockk:mockk:1.14.5"
@@ -40,7 +37,6 @@ documentFile = "androidx.documentfile:documentfile:1.1.0"
 koTest-assert = "io.kotest:kotest-assertions-core:6.0.1"
 datastore = "androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences:1.1.7"
 seismic = "com.squareup:seismic:1.0.3"
-appStartup = "androidx.startup:startup-runtime:1.2.0"
 turbine = "app.cash.turbine:turbine:1.2.1"
 molecule = "app.cash.molecule:molecule-runtime:2.1.0"
 immutable = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-collections-immutable:0.4.0"
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index bb39b6e22..e3a77a891 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ include(":core:scanner")
 include(":core:search")
 include(":core:strings")
 include(":core:ui")
+include(":core:initializer")
 
 include(":features:bookOverview")
 include(":features:bookmark")
@@ -79,4 +80,4 @@ include(":features:settings")
 include(":features:sleepTimer")
 include(":features:widget")
 include(":core:sleeptimer:api")
-include(":core:sleeptimer:impl")
\ No newline at end of file
+include(":core:sleeptimer:impl")