distraction and screen time blockers
Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.
Distraction and screen time blockers help professionals, students, and mindful digital consumers curb compulsive device habits by restricting access to addictive apps, websites, and feeds. These tools frequently incorporate behavioral friction such as gamification, physical challenges, or routine checkpoints to unlock screen access. Unlike passive time trackers or basic network filters, they focus on self-directed accountability and habit modification to stop doomscrolling.
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Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▼ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admonere — I watch, you don't have to | PH | 1 | 2026-10-02 |
| Offimo | PH | 1 | 2026-10-06 |
| AppBlockr | PH | 1 | 2026-09-18 |
| minulo | PH | 1 | 2026-10-05 |
| Focus Hotel | PH | 1 | 2026-10-12 |
| tamatem | PH | 1 | 2026-10-05 |
| ShieldBrain Reels Counter App | PH | 1 | 2026-09-20 |
| Hourcess | PH | 1 | 2026-10-01 |
| FocusShield | PH | 1 | 2026-10-07 |
| TwoSelves | PH | 1 | 2026-10-07 |
| Lessly | PH | 1 | 2026-10-13 |
| Sane Screen | PH | 1 | 2026-10-09 |
| Lock Me Out: Stop Screen Time | PH | 1 | 2026-10-07 |
| Unhooked: Screen Time Pet | PH | 1 | 2026-09-15 |
| Impedo: Insistent App Blocker | PH | 1 | 2026-10-10 |
| Circuit | PH | 1 | 2026-09-29 |
| Random Focus | PH | 1 | 2026-10-08 |
| Curtail | PH | 1 | 2026-09-06 |
| Sanctum | PH | 1 | 2026-09-12 |
| Gemify | PH | 1 | 2026-09-25 |
| CutFocus | PH | 1 | 2026-09-11 |
| Threshold - A Minimal Focus Launcher | PH | 1 | 2026-09-25 |
| D.off | PH | 1 | 2026-09-09 |