SelfControl Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to SelfControl is Mindful : Focus & Screen Time, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Cold Turkey, Plucky, Focus Firewall and Freedom. You're spoiled for choice with Anti Procrastination Tools like SelfControl: we list more than 100 alternatives for Android, Mac, iPhone, Windows and iPad.

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  1. Use Android's Digital Wellbeing tools to find better balance with your phone. More productivity, more time unplugged, or more controls for the whole family.

    118 Digital Wellbeing alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  2. Ascent icon
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    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.

    97 Ascent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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  3. Quiet icon
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    Push distractions aside, silence disruptions and enter a zen like state of focus with Quiet for Mac OS X. With the push of a button, silence noisy applications and fade out all unwanted windows. It gives you that moment of peace you need to get on with work.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. SiteCop icon
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    SiteCop is a light and sharp extension made to protect us from those life-draining websites that make us waste hours on them through no fault of our own. It features 3 different option-rich timed lists to block websites and a bonus Pomodoro option.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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  5. AntiSocial is designed to not only help you understand what ‘normal usage’ looks like, but to give you the tools to manage, block and control your cell phone usage so that you can unplug, minimize distractions and focus on the things that matter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  6. FocusMode icon
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    Web extension to help users to focus by prompting confirmation dialog when accessing distracting websites so users will only be browsing with careful thought while in focus mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
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  7. Recode icon
     5 likes

    Break free from phone addiction. Taps are too easy. That’s why Recode makes you scan a real barcode or QR to take a break from blocking. A tiny hurdle for your phone, a giant leap for your focus.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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  8. Time Farm icon
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    Get things done in a fun way! Stay focused, complete your tasks, and grow your farm with adorable pets!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. AuraAI icon
     1 like

    An AI-powered, gamified wellness platform combining habit tracking, an AI psychologist, and mini-games into a single ecosystem.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
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  10. With the touch a button, block distracting websites and get back your time on the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
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