Ascent is described as 'The main goal of Ascent is to build healthy phone usage habits in the long term. Ascent pauses destructive apps giving the ability to avoid procrastination loop from the start. App prevents undesired scrolling through news feeds and short videos' and is a anti procrastination tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Ascent for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Android, Windows, iPhone and Google Chrome apps. The best Ascent alternative is ActivityWatch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ascent are Mindful : Focus & Screen Time, TimeScribe, LeechBlock and DigiPaws.