Digital Detox Alternatives

Apps similar to Digital Detox include RescueTime. It's paid, but LeechBlock and Curbox are free. Other options are Cold Turkey, Fomi, ClearSpace and Produchive. You're spoiled for choice with Anti Procrastination Tools like Digital Detox: we list more than 100 alternatives for Android, iPhone, Mac, Windows and iPad.

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  1. Work-Timer is the best tool to easily track your working time. Just press the record button when starting to work and enter a short description when finished. Working breaks and wages can be determined as well.

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    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Ochi icon
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    Block distracting apps & websites on all devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  3. A modern Windows productivity suite built with Python & PySide6. Features a strict app blocker, focus timer, analytics dashboard, and a stunning Acrylic Glass UI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Think First is an iOS app that inserts a deliberate pause before you open Instagram, TikTok and other distracting apps — a countdown and one question, not a hard block.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    A Windows self-blocker you cannot uninstall while a block is active — not even yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Digital Detox Tree is a calm digital wellbeing widget that lives on your Android home screen and turns screen time into a tree you can watch grow. The less you use your phone, the more your tree grows. No shame, no blocking — just a gentle nudge toward mindful device use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  7. Android focus tool that uses Calm mode to redirect launches and Immersive mode to hide selected apps during sessions. Reusable profiles retain essential apps, while completed sessions build stars, planets and galaxies with streaks, analytics, ranks and leaderboards.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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  8. Block distracting websites and entire categories while preserving access to useful pages through custom exceptions. Describe a task to allow relevant sites, lock blocks for a set duration, and schedule free time across supported desktop and mobile platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  9. Halanoi icon
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    A privacy-first, on-device AI focus lock and content blocker for Android. Utilizing local machine learning models and Device Owner policies.

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
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  10. Take back control of your time with ByeDistraction — the powerful, native macOS app that helps you stay focused by automatically blocking distracting applications. We've all been there: you sit down to work, and before you know it, you've spent an hour scrolling through...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Useful for everyone, anytime & anywhere. End procrastination with this simple app that locks down your selected apps for a specific time!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  12. Fitlock icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
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