Apps similar to Attentive include Freedom. It's paid, but ScreenZen and AppBlocker are free. Other options are FutureSelf, Pauza, Ratio: Productivity Homescreen and Digital Carrot . You can choose from more than 10 Anti Procrastination Tools like Attentive for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows.
Chesslock is a focus tool designed to make distractions harder and breaks more intentional. Instead of mindlessly switching to social media or other time-wasting apps, Chesslock blocks them during your work sessions and only allows access if you choose to take a break but with a...
WaitToUnlock helps you make iPhone Screen Time actually work by guiding you to set a passcode you won't remember and delaying access when you need it back.
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iPhone screen time app: a 5-second pause before Instagram, TikTok or YouTube that asks why you're opening it, keeps a daily focus score, and never blocks you out. A pause, not a blocker.
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Screentide is a flexible Android screen-time manager that helps you reduce distracting app and website use with blocks, limits, schedules, calendar-sync and in-app friction.
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Take control of your social media. Stop doomscrolling. Be Intentional. Scroll Less helps you use platforms like YouTube and Instagram without getting trapped in endless algorithmic feeds. Browse intentionally, block distractions, and focus on what matters.
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Unlinkd is an iPhone app for people who keep tapping "Ignore Limit" on Apple's Screen Time.
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Reclaim your time with smart app blocking.
BrainRotShield helps you stay focused by automatically blocking distracting apps—like social media, games, or streaming—during the hours you choose. Whether it's study time, work hours, or bedtime, your custom schedule keeps you on track.
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Fitlock is an iPhone app blocker that keeps your most distracting apps locked until you've moved. Pick the apps or websites you lose time to (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, whatever it is for you), set a daily goal, and they stay blocked until you hit it.
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