Cortex Alternatives

Apps similar to Cortex include Mindful, which is free and open source. Other options are Cold Turkey, Reef Wellbeing, QuestPhone and ScrollGuard. You're spoiled for choice with Anti Procrastination Tools like Cortex : we list more than 25 alternatives for Android, iPhone, Mac, iPad and Windows.

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  1. Blokr icon
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    Blokr is a powerful focus and screen time management app that lets you block distracting apps, set limits, and automate schedules to build better digital habits.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  2. Blocks selected iPhone apps during scheduled night and optional morning windows, using Strict Mode to resist mid-session removal. Tracks protected-time streaks, badges and reclaimed hours, provides weekly snooze tokens and freezes, and supports friend leaderboards.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Web Blocker is a google chrome web blocker for deep focus. This web blocker chrome extension provides web blocking with a secure password to block web site access and stop procrastination.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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  5. Worth My Time is a free Chrome extension that converts every online price into the equivalent hours of your life you'd need to work to afford it. Enter your salary once, the extension does the rest automatically across 99% of e-commerce sites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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  6. PosePause is a digital wellbeing app for iPhone, iPad and Android that turns screen-time limits into movement breaks. When a selected app reaches its daily limit, the user holds a guided yoga pose in front of the camera to restore access.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  7. HyperSleep is an Android app blocker that unlocks your social apps only after on-device sensors verify you've actually slept. Instead of a timer, you earn your scroll time by sleeping. Multi-sensor detection runs locally, with no account and no data leaving your phone.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Android
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  8. FocusDragon is a macOS website and application blocker. It can block websites and apps in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Edge, Arc, and other browsers, replacing blocked sites with a FocusDragon page. It supports allowlists, recurring schedules, breaks and Pomodoro-style...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  9. Phoneless Garden is a screen time app that helps you build more intentional phone habits, without blocking your apps or making you feel bad about using them.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  10. 12Focus icon
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    12Focus is built for ambitious people who want a better system for execution. Instead of relying on motivation alone, it helps you create structure, reduce distraction, and follow through.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  11. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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