CLUSTER WEBSITES-DISTRACTING-FOCUS · 157 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2020-12-15
App blockers & screen time limiters
This cluster comprises 41 products focused on blocking distracting apps and websites, scheduling focus sessions, and tracking screen time to help users reduce digital distractions. Dated entries begin in April 2014 and increase gradually over the years, with the highest monthly counts occurring in late 2025 and early 2026. On traction, umbra leads with 8 stars, while the next highest show 0 stars.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 19 unlabelled
Operator · 5 hobby · 2 indie · 4 commercial · 9 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01umbra10★29 daysliveWindows app for focus sessions that blocks distracting websites, plays ambient sounds, and tracks local statistics.
- 02Roots: Screen Time Control0★9 dayslivecommercialScreen time management app that helps users set app limits, schedule downtime, and track usage to build healthier digital habits.
- 03Refocus: App Blocker & Lock0★24 dayslivecommercialA productivity app that blocks distracting apps and websites to help users limit screen time, with features like strict mode and scheduling.
- 04Screen Time Limit - Disconnect0★24 daysliveiPhone app that blocks distracting apps and schedules focus sessions to reduce screen time and help users build healthier digital habits.
- 05amethyst1★24 days—hobbyAndroid app that enables timed focus sessions, blocks distracting apps, and tracks screen-time usage locally.
- 06Forest: Focus for Productivity0★15 dayslivecommercialMobile focus timer that grows a virtual tree while users stay off their phone, with app blocking and social challenges.
- 07StillAcre: Screen Time Control0★1 moliveFocus app that blocks distracting apps during timed sessions and rewards focused minutes by growing a farming world.
- 08Screen Time Control: ScrollCat0★1 moliveScreen time control app that lets users set a shared daily limit across distracting apps, categories, or websites, then blocks them at the limit.
- 09orbit0★20 days—hobbyAndroid app blocker that quizzes users before opening blocked apps, sorts notifications by importance, and grows a cosmic visualization during focus sessions.
- 10daywell0★1 day—hobbyiOS app that blocks distracting social apps like Instagram and TikTok during scheduled windows and enforces a shared daily time allowance.
- 11anti-brainrot0★19 dayslivehobbyChrome extension and Android app that puts distracting sites and apps behind a friction timer and locks during focus hours.
- 12Nagomi: Screen Time Limit0★25 daysliveScreen-time app that blocks chosen apps during scheduled periods and lets users open them only a preset number of times.
- 13silk-ios0★10 days—hobbyiOS screen time app that puts distracting apps behind one door and grants access from a single daily budget via plain-language requests.
- 14Screen time control-Flux0★22 dayslivecommercialScreen time app that blocks distracting apps during scheduled focus sessions, tracks streaks, and shows saved time.
- 15CTRL0★14 dayslivehand-codedindieDigital wellbeing app that blocks distracting apps and filters social feeds to enforce screen-time limits.
- 16Unscroll: Live Screen Time0★7 daysliveApp that shows real-time screen time while users scroll, keeping them conscious of usage without blocking apps.
- 17Lachlan: Screen Time Control0★1 moliveScreen-time app that blocks distracting apps on a schedule and makes users explain their reason to receive limited access.
- 18pause now: Screen Time Control0★1 moliveindieScreen-time app that blocks distracting apps on a schedule and rewards focused minutes with stars to help users stay on task.
- 19Scroll Survival: Screen Time0★1 moliveApp that blocks distracting apps during timed focus sessions and rewards users who finish with progress in a virtual village game.
- 20App limit: Screen Time Control0★1 moliveApp that controls screen time by blocking or locking distracting apps, scheduling distraction-free periods, and automatically blocking apps at certain locations.
Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.