SelfControl Alternatives

SelfControl is described as 'Free and open-source application for Mac OS X that lets you block your own access to distracting websites, your mail servers, or anything else on the Internet. Just set a period of time to block for, add sites to your blacklist, and click "Start' and is a anti procrastination tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to SelfControl for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Mac, Windows and iPad apps. The best SelfControl alternative is Cold Turkey, which is free. Other great apps like SelfControl are StayFocusd, Mindful : Focus & Screen Time, FocusMe and DigitalZen.

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  1. Mind Leak icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  2. Focus Friend icon
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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!

    57 Focus Friend alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  3. 1Block icon
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    Do you find yourself wasting time at your device? Certain apps always the cultprit?

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Focus Train icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  5. SPACE is designed to help users understand their phone usage, break phone addiction and to find their phone life balance.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. Time Sink icon
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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).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Mind Shield  icon
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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.

    52 Mind Shield alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  8. ScrollToll icon
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    ScrollToll is a gamified fitness and productivity application designed to break the cycle of digital addiction and mindless doomscrolling. Instead of relying on passive screen-time limits or generic block modes, the app introduces a strict physical micro-transaction system for...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. Focusbar icon
     3 likes

    Bring your tasks to a focus with Focusbar - simple but powerful tool to help you work on one thing at a time. Stop multitasking and stay focused.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. LockIn MCP icon
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    A distraction block built for the AI agent era. Rather than using a bypassable Chrome extension, you now just tell your favourite agent to block distractions for you, and it can do it natively.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Node.JS
     
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