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.
Sidekick is how you take back control of your most valuable resource, time. As the world gets increasingly distracted, we must be intentional with how we spend our time because once it's gone, it's gone forever.
This app will make you aware of when you keep using certain apps for too long. I call this a Mind Leak. When this happens, the app will show you yourself staring into the phone (or alternatively someone else staring) as a reminder that your mind leaked.
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The cozy focus timer with a cute bean companion that helps you stay focused. When you focus, your Bean will focus too!
Focus Train is a native iOS focus timer (Pomodoro) that reframes deep work as a train journey. Instead of a sterile countdown, you pick a session length like choosing a destination, board, and watch your train travel across a stylized rail map for as long as you stay focused.
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SPACE is designed to help users understand their phone usage, break phone addiction and to find their phone life balance.
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Time Sink helps you track how you spend your time on your Mac. It automatically logs opened windows and applications, and keeps track of how long you've spent using things in total (i.e. running), and in the foreground (i.e. actively using).
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MindShield is an open-source browser extension that adds a 5-second reflection timer before submitting simple queries to ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, helping you build better AI habits while processing 100% locally.
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Windows app blocker that forcibly closes processes, blocks websites system-wide, and enforces schedules or daily limits. PIN-protected focus sessions offer Pomodoro cycles and a kiosk-style desktop mode, while local tasks, habits, notes, and reports stay offline.
App blocker that makes you earn screen time with exercise. Unlock apps by doing camera-verified pushups or squats instead of tapping skip.
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