Circle Alternatives
Circle is described as 'products help families better manage time spent online. Filtering content and balancing online usage has never been easier. From devices on your home network, both wireless and wired to connected devices, Circle has you covered' and is an app in the Home & Family category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Circle for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, Mac and iPad. The best alternative is ActivityWatch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Circle are RescueTime (Freemium), LeechBlock (Free, Open Source), Freedom (Paid) and Timeular (Paid).
- ActivityWatch is an app that automatically tracks how you spend time on your devices. It is open source, privacy-first, cross-platform, and a great alternative to services like RescueTime, ManicTime, and WakaTime.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Google Chrome
- Python
- Chromium
- Firefox
- Understand exactly how you spend your time and attention, with no data entry. Get Smarter with Effortless Time Tracking With no data entry, know exactly what software and sites you’re actively using.
- LeechBlock is a simple free productivity tool designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day. All you need to do is specify which sites to block and when to block them.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Freedom is an application that disables networking on an Apple computer for up to eight hours at a time. Freedom will free you from the distractions of the internet, allowing you time to code, write, or create.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- The easiest way to track your time - effortless, reliable and in real-time. Understand and improve how you work and increase your productivity!
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- StayFocusd is a productivity extension for Google Chrome that helps you stay focused on work by restricting the amount of time you can spend on time-wasting websites.
- Free • Proprietary
- Online
- Google Chrome
- Qustodio helps parents protect their kids online. See how they use the Internet, set healthy access limits, and protect against dangerous or inappropriate content, cyberbullying, and online predators.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
- Norton Online Family protects your kids from online predators by allowing you to understand what your kids are really doing online and spot potential dangers before they become problems
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Internet Explorer
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Opera
- Firefox
- Focus is a Mac app that blocks distracting websites (like Facebook and Reddit) and applications, so you can improve your productivity. It has lots of awesome features like scheduling, showing motivational quotes on blocked pages, whitelisting and pomodoro support.
- FamilyShield, powered by OpenDNS, blocks adult websites from home computers for free, with no software to install.
Discontinued
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