Alternatives to Freedom

An app and website blocker that syncs block lists and focus sessions across devices. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Freedom.

  • Cold Turkey Blocker

    A website and app blocker for Windows and macOS with scheduled, locked focus blocks.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Cold Turkey Blocker is freemium and can block desktop apps or the whole internet with locked schedules, but it runs only on Windows and macOS with no phone apps.

  • BlockSite

    A website and app blocker for browsers, desktop and phones, with focus sessions and a Premium tier.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSBrowser extension

    BlockSite is freemium and blocks sites and apps on browsers and phones with Focus Mode, with some features in a Premium subscription.

  • LeechBlock NG

    A browser extension that blocks distracting websites during set time periods or after a time limit.

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    LeechBlock NG is a free browser extension with scheduled block sets, but it cannot block apps outside the browser and has no Safari version.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Freedom as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Forest

    A mobile focus timer that grows a virtual tree while you stay off other apps.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Freedom actually blocks apps and websites and syncs sessions across phone, desktop and Chrome, but it is paid after the trial and needs an account.

  • StayFocusd

    A browser extension that blocks distracting websites or limits how much time you spend on them.

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    Freedom syncs block lists and focus sessions across desktop, phone and Chrome with a locked mode, but it is paid after the trial and needs an account.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.