SelfControl Alternatives for Android

SelfControl is not available for Android but there are plenty of alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android alternative is Forest, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to SelfControl and many of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to SelfControl are FocusMe, Plucky, Freedom and DetoxDroid.

SelfControl alternatives are mainly Anti Procrastination Tools but may also be Internet Filters or Pomodoro Timers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of SelfControl.

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SelfControl

Free • Open Source
Anti Procrastination Tool
Mac

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Forest
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Freemium • Proprietary
Anti Procrastination Tool
Pomodoro Timer
Android
iPhone
Google Chrome
Firefox
64 Forest alternatives
Forest is an app to help you stay focused on your work. Whenever you want to concentrate, you can plant a seed in Forest. In the next 30 minutes, this small seed will gradually grow into a big tree. However, if you cannot resist the temptation and leave this app to check...
- - Forest is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to SelfControl.
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Forest Features
1. Pomodoro TimerPractice the Pomodoro Technique in Forest to stay focused and productive.
2. GamificationForest makes use of game-design elements such as point scoring, competition, achievements, etc.
3. Distraction-freeForest has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
Block apps
Stay Focused
Comments about Forest as a Alternative to SelfControl
Almost everyone thinks Forest is a great SelfControl alternative.
Guest
It is a very cute app, but also very functional without unnecessary functions (like ColdTurkey has, for example).
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FocusMe
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Paid • Proprietary
Anti Procrastination Tool
Internet Filter
Pomodoro Timer
Mac
Windows
Android
Software as a Service (SaaS)
54 FocusMe alternatives
The All-In-One Application and Website Blocker for Windows, Mac and Android.
- - FocusMe is the most popular SaaS alternative to SelfControl.
- - FocusMe is the most popular commercial alternative to SelfControl.
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FocusMe Features
1. Distraction-freeFocusMe has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
2. Pomodoro TimerPractice the Pomodoro Technique in FocusMe to stay focused and productive.
Website blocking
Block Distraction
Stay Focused
Comments about FocusMe as a Alternative to SelfControl
Most users think FocusMe is a great SelfControl alternative.
Guest
Can be easily disabled. New update, I have been told by the developer, could change that though. (July 2017)
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Plucky
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Parental Control Tool
Internet Filter
Anti Procrastination Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
54 Plucky alternatives
Pluckeye is a filter that bolsters self-control on the Internet.
- - Plucky is the most popular Linux alternative to SelfControl.
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Plucky Features
Anti Porn
Website blocking
Time Scheduling
Web filter
Password protection
Application Blocker
Freedom
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Paid • Proprietary
Anti Procrastination Tool
Internet Filter
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
iPad
67 Freedom alternatives
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.
- - Freedom is the most popular iPad alternative to SelfControl.
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Freedom Features
Website blocking
Stay Focused
Multi-choice brushes
Off-the-grid
Comments about Freedom as a Alternative to SelfControl
Some users think Freedom is a great SelfControl alternative, some don't.
Guest
When you ask for alternatives for Windows, you dont wanna hear some apple stuff
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Guest
Really love it. Only thing they need to add is a whitelist feature.
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Guest
SelfControl is for Windows, Freedom is not.
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DetoxDroid
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Free • Open Source
Android
F-Droid
58 DetoxDroid alternatives
Usually, "Digital Detoxing" apps in Android are about opting-in for a contract to not use our phones for the next X minutes. Or that we will not use the app Y for more than Z minutes. These contracts are often reinforced with financial incentives, i.e.
- - DetoxDroid is the most popular Open Source alternative to SelfControl.
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DetoxDroid Features
1. Distraction-freeDetoxDroid has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
Block Distraction
TimeLimit.io
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Free • Open Source
Android
F-Droid
50 TimeLimit.io alternatives
Limit the usage of Android phones easily.
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TimeLimit.io Features
Block Distraction
Stay Focused
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Freemium • Proprietary
Anti Procrastination Tool
Android
61 Stay Focused alternatives
Stay focused helps you focus by restricting the daily usage of selected apps to the selected time. Spending too much of time Social Networking or Messaging Apps? Focus it and it will help you reduce the usage.
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Stay Focused Features
1. Distraction-freeStay Focused has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
Website blocking
Block Distraction
Block apps
Don't Waste Today!
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Free • Open Source
Anti Procrastination Tool
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
58 Don't Waste Today! alternatives
A procrastination tracker that will randomly ask if you're procrastinating or not.
- - Don't Waste Today! is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to SelfControl.
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Motion App
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Paid • Proprietary
Todo List Manager
Task Management Tool
Mac
Windows
Online
iPhone
Google Chrome
Android
73 Motion App alternatives
Motion automatically builds your schedule.
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Motion App Features
1. Calendar IntegrationMotion App lets you sync your tasks and events with your calendar application.
2. Sync with Google CalendarMotion App can be synchronized with Google Calendar
3. Kanban BoardMotion App allows you to organize your workflow by moving cards with drag-and-drop functionality between multiple columns.
4. RemindersMotion App allows you to set reminders for tasks, events or actions, based on parameters of time, place or condition.
Stay Focused
AI-Powered
iChooseTo
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Freemium • Proprietary
Anti Procrastination Tool
Android
57 iChooseTo alternatives
Android: Asks if you really want to use an app (e.g. YouTube) and/or if you really want to use your phone Windows: Press Hotkeys to take (forced) breaks and/or enter an intention each time you use your computer and get reminded of it!
iChooseTo has no features, suggest some!
Offtime
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Freemium • Proprietary
Time Tracking Tool
Android
iPhone
53 Offtime alternatives
Unplug yourself in a hyperconnected world.
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Offtime Features
Block apps
Block Facebook
Application Blocker
Distraction-free Writing
Real-time Statistics
Block youtube
Application whitelisting
ScreenZen
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Free • Proprietary
Anti Procrastination Tool
iPhone
iPad
Android
10 ScreenZen alternatives
Pause before opening a distracting app.
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ScreenZen Features
1. Privacy focusedScreenZen is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
2. Distraction-freeScreenZen has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
3. Ad-freeScreenZen doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Block Distraction
Application Blocker
Block apps
Stay Focused
Website blocking
Off-the-grid