Website and app blockers for ADHD

AppBlock

Android app and website blocker with strict mode

AppBlock is an app and website blocker for setting boundaries around phone and browser use. It offers immediate blocking for a focused session and schedules that can run automatically around work, study, rest or another routine. Rather than asking you to notice every distraction in the moment, a block interrupts access to the apps or sites you have already chosen to limit. A simple setup might block social apps during a morning work period while leaving messages, maps and essential services available. Quick Block handles an unscheduled session; recurring schedules can use time, usage limits and other supported conditions. Reports help you see where time is going before deciding which rule to change. An allowlist approach can instead keep only selected essentials accessible. Strict Mode adds a stronger commitment layer by restricting changes to blocking rules. Depending on the platform and configuration, unlock methods include a timer, cooldown, PIN, charger condition or approval from someone you trust. Review these settings before activating a long session, and test a short block with the tools you genuinely need. Stronger restrictions are most useful when they match a realistic plan. AppBlock supports Android, iOS and browser extensions, but its capabilities are not identical across them. Android setup can require usage access, overlay and accessibility permissions for particular functions. On iPhone, Apple's Screen Time framework limits which conditions can be combined in one schedule. Advanced tools also depend on the paid plan. AppBlock may suit people who want more deliberate control than a dismissible screen-time reminder. Begin with one clear boundary and check that it works on your device before building several overlapping schedules.

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BlockSite

Block distracting sites and apps with one click

BlockSite is a website and app-blocking tool for creating boundaries around distracting digital destinations. Its feature set includes blocklists, scheduling and focus-oriented controls, with additional options such as category blocking, redirects and password protection. The available behavior depends on the platform and plan being used. A practical first setup is a small list of destinations that commonly pull you away from a chosen activity. For a study period, that might mean blocking a social feed and a video site while leaving course resources accessible. Test the rule for a short session before making it part of a regular schedule, particularly when work and leisure share the same service. Redirects and customized block pages can provide a reminder of what you meant to do instead. Category blocking offers a broader option when maintaining individual entries becomes inconvenient, while password protection adds friction to changing settings. These controls serve different purposes: a reminder may be enough for one situation, while another may call for a more defined time boundary. BlockSite may fit people who want to reduce repeated visits to a known set of distractions. It is worth checking the permissions requested by the extension or app, the limits of the edition you choose and whether the blocking scope covers your actual devices. Start narrowly rather than assuming that a long blocklist will produce a better day. The goal is to make an intended activity easier to continue, with realistic breaks and essential access preserved. The blocker supplies a boundary, while deciding what should happen inside that boundary remains your own planning task.

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Cold Turkey

Extreme website and app blocker for ultimate focus

Cold Turkey Blocker is a desktop website and application blocker designed to make a chosen boundary difficult to undo. You define what should be unavailable, start or schedule a block and can lock it so that a momentary change of mind does not immediately remove the restriction. The product supports macOS and Windows rather than acting as a universal phone blocker. A practical setup begins with a short list of specific distractions and a modest test session. For writing, you might block social feeds and games while leaving the documents and research sites you need accessible. Exceptions allow a more selective arrangement than simply turning off the internet. Check the result before applying a strong lock, particularly if your work depends on sign-in pages or services that share a domain. The free version provides basic timed website blocking, while Pro extends the available tools. The official pricing page describes a one-time purchase model and a trial of Pro features. Review the current feature comparison for the scheduling, application blocking and locking options relevant to your setup; a feature shown in a tutorial may depend on the edition being used. Cold Turkey may fit people who already have a clear task but repeatedly bypass softer restrictions. Its strength is also the central trade-off: a broad or poorly timed block can interfere with legitimate work, and changing it may be deliberately difficult. Plan necessary access and breaks in advance, and avoid starting a long locked session just to test the product. It provides a boundary around distractions rather than a complete plan for the work inside that boundary. Pairing it with a realistic next action makes the restriction easier to use intentionally.

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Enough App

Take back your attention. Enough is a free-to-download digital detox and Screen Time app that helps you disconnect, unplug, and focus, without relying on willpower.

BENEFITS - A real digital detox: unplug and disconnect from the apps that pull you in - Less time lost to apps you never meant to open, great for ADHD - More focus at work, home, or wherever you need it - Calmer and more present, with less reaching for the phone - Safer driving with no manual toggling - Routines that block apps for you, so you don't have to remember - You stay in control of your screen time

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FocusMe

Enterprise-grade website and app blocker for serious focus

FocusMe is a distraction blocker for creating rules around websites, applications and screen time. Its focus plans combine what to block, when the rule applies and how difficult it should be to stop. That makes it useful for recurring work sessions as well as a temporary boundary around a particular task. For example, a weekday writing plan could block games and social sites while leaving research resources available. A separate evening plan could limit entertainment time instead of blocking it completely. The setup wizard supports targets such as websites, parts of URLs and installed applications. Plans can use timers, weekly schedules or work-and-break cycles, with options for full blocks, time budgets, session limits and screen breaks. The protection level is an important part of the setup. Gentler choices add a typing challenge or delay before a plan stops; Enforced Mode is intended to keep a plan running until it ends. Review the summary and test a short session before committing to a strict rule, especially if work tools share a domain with something you intend to block. The current product also includes tasks and an optional AI Coach that uses activity and goals to suggest adjustments. FocusMe offers desktop and mobile versions, with platform-specific behavior. Its iPhone app uses Apple's Screen Time framework, while Android requires permissions for detecting and blocking activity. Premium adds plan synchronization, so check current licensing and device support for your setup. FocusMe may fit people who want detailed schedules and stronger interruption of automatic browsing. The flexibility takes some configuration: a small, understandable plan is easier to maintain than a large collection of rules whose interactions are difficult to predict.

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Forest

Gamified focus app that grows trees while you work

Forest is a focus timer that turns periods of attention into a growing virtual forest. You choose a session length and a tree, then let the tree grow while you work or spend time away from distracting apps. Over time, the collection gives those sessions a visible record rather than leaving them as an abstract total of minutes. A useful starting session might be a short period of reading, a household task or one small part of an assignment. Decide what you want to finish before starting the timer and put the phone somewhere that makes it easier to leave alone. Forest's tree-growth mechanism provides a concrete reason to stay with the session, while its stronger focus options can restrict distracting app use. Exact behavior and available tools depend on your device and settings. The app also offers focus statistics and ways to focus with friends. Its real-tree partnership with Trees for the Future is another part of the offering, with the current program's conditions described by Forest. It is sensible to treat that as an additional feature rather than equating each virtual session with a particular physical tree. Forest may suit people who enjoy a visual cue and a small game-like commitment around starting work. The tree-loss mechanism will not feel encouraging to everyone, especially when a session is interrupted for a legitimate reason. Begin with achievable sessions and necessary breaks instead of using a long timer as a test of willpower. It is primarily a way to frame time and reduce distraction; you will still need to decide what the next action is and whether the work needs to be broken into smaller pieces.

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Freedom

Cross-device distraction blocker with synced schedules

Freedom is a website and app blocker for setting boundaries around distracting digital activities. Instead of asking you to ignore a feed or game each time it becomes tempting, it makes selected destinations unavailable during a focus session. Sessions can include multiple devices, helping close the easy escape route from a blocked laptop to an unblocked phone. The core workflow is to create or choose a blocklist, decide which devices to include and start a session. A writing block might restrict social media and news while leaving research resources available. On Mac and Windows, website exceptions can reverse that arrangement: allow a small set of needed websites and block the rest. Test a short session first so you can catch anything essential that belongs outside the blocklist. Scheduling and recurring sessions let boundaries begin automatically around a regular study period, workday or evening routine. Premium features include advanced scheduling and Locked Mode, which is designed to prevent ending a session early. Freedom also offers background focus sounds, including ambient environments, for people who want an audio cue alongside the digital boundary. Freedom has apps for major desktop and mobile platforms, with browser-extension options for Chromebook and Linux. The exact blocking capabilities differ by platform, so check the instructions for the devices you actually use before relying on a particular feature. This approach may suit someone who already knows what they want to do but keeps opening the same distractions. It does not decide the next task, estimate its effort or solve a confusing workload. Pair a realistic block with one clear activity and necessary breaks. Strong restrictions can also interrupt legitimate access if configured too broadly, making a small trial and a carefully chosen blocklist more useful than immediately locking down everything.

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News Feed Eradicator

Remove social media feeds to use platforms with intention

News Feed Eradicator is a browser extension that hides social-media feeds and replaces them with a quote. Its purpose is to let you visit a service for something specific without immediately entering its stream of recommendations and updates. It changes the page you see rather than asking you to delete the account or block the entire website. A practical use is opening Facebook to check an event or a group, or visiting YouTube for a video you already intended to watch. With the relevant feed hidden, you can go directly to that purpose and leave afterward. The extension's options let you choose supported sites and, for some services, which sections to remove. Current releases include controls for recommendation areas and other distracting components, although individual site changes can affect what works. Version 3 added a redesigned options page, per-site visual preferences and an optional hold-to-snooze action that adds a pause before revealing content. You can manage lists of quotes and import or export them. The project provides Chrome and Firefox versions and publishes its source code. Its developer describes the scope as deliberately minimal, with ongoing fixes rather than an ambition to become a complete productivity suite. News Feed Eradicator may fit people who still need social networks for communication or specific resources but find their feeds difficult to leave. It is a gentler, more targeted intervention than a full website lock: other browsing routes remain available, and it does not create a schedule or guarantee a time limit. Test the exact pages you use and revisit the settings when a site redesign changes their behavior. Do not assume a browser extension will also remove feeds inside a phone's native apps.

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One Sec

Mindful app pauses before you open distracting apps

One Sec is an app and browser tool that adds an intentional interruption before opening a distracting destination. The interruption might be a breathing prompt or another small action that creates a pause between the impulse to open something and actually using it. It also offers blocking and scheduling options, so the setup can range from gentle friction to a firmer boundary. A practical first experiment is one app or website you often open without a clear reason. Set an interruption and observe what happens during a normal day. The pause gives you a moment to decide whether you came for a particular message or simply followed a familiar habit. If the destination is still useful, the aim can be more deliberate access rather than removing it from your life entirely. One Sec allows customization of intervention types and timing, including delayed or repeated interruptions. Its browser extension extends the approach to websites, while mobile capabilities differ by platform and continue to develop. Check the current device support and plan for the particular settings you want. The product also describes integrations with other tools, but those are optional additions to the core interruption workflow. One Sec may fit people who find total blocking too rigid but want more friction than an ordinary reminder. The trade-off is that a repeated pause can become something you automatically dismiss. Begin with one meaningful target and an interruption that makes the decision clearer, then review whether it is actually changing the pattern. Pairing the pause with a realistic next activity can help it serve a purpose beyond simply adding another screen to tap through.

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OneTab

Collapse all open tabs into a list to clear your mental bandwidth

OneTab is a browser extension that turns a crowded set of open tabs into a saved list. Click its toolbar icon to collect the tabs in a window, then restore one link or a whole group when you need it. It offers a concrete way to clear visual clutter without having to decide immediately whether every page deserves a permanent bookmark. Saved tabs can be organized into groups and folders, moved by dragging, and found with search. The current version also includes a quick list for frequently used items, stars and task markers. These controls can help distinguish a reference you want to keep from a page that represents an unfinished action. You might collect the sources for one assignment, give the group a recognizable name and reopen only the pages needed for your next step. OneTab supports importing and exporting tab lists, and it can publish a group as a shareable web page. That sharing action makes the list available outside your own browser, so review its contents before using it. The newer optional cloud sync and backup feature is described by OneTab as end-to-end encrypted. Check its current terms and setup separately from the basic tab-saving workflow. The official site offers versions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari, with compatibility for additional browsers through the Chrome extension. Reducing the number of active tabs can reduce browser resource use, although the amount depends on what was open. OneTab may suit someone who mainly needs a quick place to park a browsing session. Keep an exported copy of important lists, and follow the official troubleshooting guidance before uninstalling: removing the extension can delete locally stored tabs. Saving a link also does not preserve unsaved work inside the original page.

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Opal

Powerful screen time blocker for focus and digital wellness

Opal is a screen-time and distraction-management app for setting boundaries around selected digital activities. It offers ways to block apps, start focus sessions and review patterns of use. Its current offering also includes broader wellbeing-oriented progress information, so it is useful to decide whether you want a specific blocking tool or a more involved tracking routine. A practical setup begins with one part of the day that repeatedly gets disrupted. You might protect a study period from a few social apps or create an evening boundary around a habitual source of browsing. Choose a realistic length and test that essential activities remain available before relying on stronger restrictions. A successful session does not need to cover the entire day. Opal's focus tools can combine chosen destinations with a defined period of time. The exact blocking options, schedules, progress features and device support depend on the current product and plan. Check these directly for your phone or desktop rather than assuming that an older review demonstrates the same setup you will receive today. Opal may suit people who already know which apps displace activities they care about and want a visible commitment around those boundaries. The trade-off is that a blocker can interrupt legitimate use if the rules are too broad. Progress scores can also become less useful when they are treated as a judgment on a whole day. Start with one concrete aim, such as completing a piece of reading without opening a feed, and assess whether the restriction supports that aim. A clear plan for what to do during the protected time remains part of the process.

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